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Originally posted by dJohn Especially CD turntables...you need vinyl to get a feel for how the music is being maniupalted when timing and locking beats...because it's impossible to manually speed up the record(or CD) to a desired point, it makes beatmatching very very hard to do. Bottom line? Get a set of tables or practice on a friend's. Fundamental techniques require basic equipment. Without one, the other is useless.

that is so untrue, on the prioneer cdj series you got a great control of your cd, very samiliar to turntabels, plus you have Cue and digital pitch which helps alot.
actually, i believe that beatmixing on cd decks is easier and simpler. using the Cue you can catch a beat by setting your Cue right before it and than starting the mix when you got the beats set on each other already, then by holdig the Cue for a period of time you can set the pitch, and when you leave the Cue it foes back right before the beat you seted and you can start mixing from the exact point you wanted with you pitch seted.

i must agree that it is hard to explain and teach how to beatmatch since eventhough you explain it, it is impossible to just catch, especially on the board and not physicly, it's all about practice, and i also agree that each one has his own technique, there are probably dozens of ways to beatmatch which differ from one person to another. personaly i started from nothing, i just bought my gear and start playing with it and developed my own way which works perfectly and i doubt there's a person who's beatmatching exacly the way i do...

the only real tip that you can use is like the other guys said, don't use those beatcounters. they are rather misleading, they only could help if you have a drastic differnce between the bpms, then you can know which track is slower and should be pitched up.