I was just thinking that a beatcounter is more versatile as a beatcount guesstimator - you get the general idea of what BPM the track should be at and get the fine little details of matching afterwards.

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Originally posted by tu_face the beat counter on the axis9 is amazing (for a beat counter).. you can tell it which peaks it needs to follow.

That's why i trust the numark's beat counter over the pioneer. Either way, it's not a good idea to use bpm counters while mixing.

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Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot. He who laughs last thinks slowest!

I've been known to use a tap counter to catalogue my records but I don't bother getting the exact BPM. Thats what your ear is for. I don't like even looking at the BPM counters on mixers while I'm using them it messes with my beatmatching.

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They can't be as bad as the TTX1 BPM counters

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We should all agree that bpm counters suck in general. They're only useful when sorting records.

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Originally posted by dj chex They're only useful when sorting records.

or using effects

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I usually tap the BPM for effects but then again I don't spin any 4 to the floor styles its all brokenbeat.

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Originally posted by bass.exe My beatmatching skill isnt perfect yet but I would like to start mixing in more records in my sets..like 1 every 2 mintues.

a new song every 2 minutes? what exactly are you planning to spin

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I usually tap the BPM for effects but then again I don't spin any 4 to the floor styles its all brokenbeat.

although most breakbeat uses 4/4 time signature.


try not to use bpm counters for beatmatching & mixing. youd be faster marking the bpms on each of your records so you know the general direction to pitch them

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Originally posted by razzi a new song every 2 minutes? what exactly are you planning to spin

sounds like techno madness to me!

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although most breakbeat uses 4/4 time signature.

Thats why I find it easier to tap in the tempo manually than to wait for the DJM to find the peaks and calculate the BPM.

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Originally posted by tu_face sounds like techno madness to me!

Correct! im actually starting to use 3 turntables so I am trying to mix in a new record every 2 mins. Need to train my ears some more.

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Originally posted by bass.exe Correct! im actually starting to use 3 turntables so I am trying to mix in a new record every 2 mins. Need to train my ears some more.

Sounds like a great time to me.

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