I have been practicing my beatmatching with PCDJ (Obviously without the BPM aids). Generally I can get very close in a couple seconds. The fine tuning though can take several minutes, leaving little time to start mixing, even less to think about anything else. Alot could be just practise, but I wonder if I could do anything to speed up the fine tuning. I should mention that I am planning on buying turntables soon so anything I do I would like to be transferable to the tables as well. Thanks,

BasilF1

Well, most of the stuff that you do is not transferable to turnables. Mixing on TT's is different than mixing using software.

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Well this is pretty much the obviouse but just in case you didnt know. The best headphones for mixing are the closed type because these block out sound and have heavier base. This way you can be much more precise. So if you dont have a pair get em! lol

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the only thing you can do to speed up your fine tuning is to get better at it. to do this you need to practise

always start the cue track from a slower pace than the track you are trying to match it to, and pitch up on the fader until you get there.

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Thanks Tommy, I did know that and I'll be looking forward to the time when I have an awesome set of headphones. And yes I will contiune practising. Maybe I was I bit vague, with my question. The beats do line up but the drift slowly enough that I'm waiting for a while (usually a min or two) to see how close I was. Adjust then wait again.
Alot of waiting, little doing.
So the headphones may help, but I don't want to make it easier for myself with tools, just my ears.

BasilF1

if the beats are holding for a minute or two you have nothing to worry about. when its beatmatched to that level its easier to just nudge the the track as and when required than it is to piss about trying to get it 100% beatmatched forever.

when you transfer this to decks, you will need to learn ways of nudging tracks without getting a 'whaarp' sound when you do it. you can either be very light touching the record following it round with your finger on the label, use the spindle gently, or use the pitch fader to nudge it up again, making sure you get it back in the right place.

you should find that if you are just mixing one track into another, 1-2 minutes of being beatmatched will generally be long enough for a mix. remember, it doesn't have to be 100%, it only has to be 100% for the length of the mix

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Originally posted by tu_face if the beats are holding for a minute or two you have nothing to worry about. when its beatmatched to that level its easier to just nudge the the track as and when required than it is to piss about trying to get it 100% beatmatched forever. when you transfer this to decks, you will need to learn ways of nudging tracks without getting a 'whaarp' sound when you do it. you can either be very light touching the record following it round with your finger, use the spindle gently, or use the pitch fader to nudge it up again, making sure you get it back in the right place. you should find that if you are just mixing one track into another, 1-2 minutes of being beatmatched will generally be long enough for a mix. remember, it doesn't have to be 100%, it only has to be 100% for the length of the mix

True.

Beatmatching on decks is very different from mixing on a computer tho..

It will take you some practice, but you'll get it right eventually...

I like to have the cue track faster and slow it to the same speed as the track that is playing. Just easier for me but really it comes down to practice.

Keith

thanks for the suggestions and advice.

BasilF1

I always start a record, and than set the pitch to *about* the correct setting, and fine-tune it by pushing (speed up) or touching (slow down) the record, while making minor pitch adjustments.

Mixing with cd's is the same, but instead of touching the records I use the jog-wheel or pitch-bend buttons.