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Re: having some problems with beatmatching
| quote: | Originally posted by P`zazz
Will I be able to beatmatch tracks like this later on when my ears get more training? |
Yes. With experience you won't be relying entirely on the beat. You will be able to beatmatch using different frequency ranges (like highats in the upper range). This way you will be able to beatmatch with whatever occurs on every beat. Doesn't necessarily have to be the drum beat itself.
As for your current dilemma, I know that the Evacuation mix of The Drill does have a strong beat. If you're having problems beatmatching those two, try isolating the beat of the cued track by using the EQ's. Conversely, depending on your mixer, try out different ways of beatmatching. Instead of the traditional one-eared monitoring, try playing one channel through the left earcup and the other channel through the right, and beatmatch within your headphones. Or you could even have both channels playing at the same time in stereo, all within your headphones. Again, your mixer may or may not be able to do these, but many (most?) can.
Hope that helps. With practice it will come to you, there's no question about that. So practice! 
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I understand you, sometimes it all might get frustrating enough that you need some encouragement. 
But the "troublesome" learning-to-beatmatch phase passes by fairly quickly if you practice regularly. It's a an inverse curve - you learn the majority of the skill quickly, then spend a lot of time fine-tuning. So once you get the essential beatmatching concept down, which usually takes a few months at the most, you will spend a lot more time getting the real feel of it. In time you will be able to get two tracks beatmatched very quickly, to the point that you won't think about it, you'll just feel it. Your ears will know. Sometimes I don't even beatmatch beforehand, but do it while mixing in the new track.
