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Originally posted by Sound O fTrance What's wrong with putting pressure and touching the record to beatmatch? (i.e. constantly cueing and releasing to see if beats 'match')... is there any reason it is better to solely use the pitch slider and not touch the record? And lets say you adjust ONLY with pitch slider... if you get both songs in sequence.. will they line-up eventually.. im guessing that is where some "touching" is involved?

i don't mean touching the record to cue it up, of course you need to touch the record then.

just speeding up/slowing down your record by applying pressure with your hands either in the middle of the record or against the platter.

it's inconsistent
it's not accurate
and it puts wear on the motor.

if you have a problem getting the song back up to pitch using the slider, i suggest "kicking" the slider up or down (depending on how fast/slow it's going compared to the playing track) in a quick motion and then setting it back to the matched tempo

it makes for a quicker, more accurate correction of the pitch.

What helped me alot was using the same record method. Now I beat match all the time preety damn good. Everyone has their own technique. If im fast mixing irene styli, Ill use my hands alot on the records normally Ill release it then depending on how much pressure I put on the record to synch it up rather it be faster or slower will help me determine just how far to find the pitch. If im not rushed at all ill just use pitch. I get it matched up quick then play it again and see how long it is matched for time wise and make the 3rd release tweak a lil and be gold by then.

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Originally posted by bokus mixing irene styli

I thought i irene was a has been, anyways i dont like her.. lol her tracks dont do it for me. JMO,

anyhoot, i stopped mixing years ago, got some used decks about a year ago, now i have about 100 records in my collection. All i could say is, I still havent lost it. But the only bad on my part is have trouble when there is no kick or clap to match the beat with the other, for instance.. BT and PVD mix of flaming june, so what I usually do is go half way till i find the kick or the clap beat match then go from there. Also one lesson I learn, no pair of tables are like your own!

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Omega Blue i know what you mean. You are right it is inconsistant especially when you have a warped record that spins all the way around with just a little touch. I only do the pitch correcting thing when i m playing on a mk3 or mk5 becsaue of the 0 pitch button. I can just push it and let go and it will return to the original pitch. Whenever I play on a Mk2 or anything else i never touch the pitch becasue i find that no matter how accurate you are you will never put it back to where it originaly was.

Another trick i find that really controls the consistantcy of shifting the record forward and back is to only touch the platter. This requires you to be pretty comfortable when playing live becasue the slightest twitch can ruin everything. For minor corrections always be moving your arm before actually engaging the platter. Heres what I do i extend my hand infront of my me. Twirl it clockwise to speed it (start @ 10 o clock and move towards 2 oclock it until your beats are matched, repeat if its really off, remember alittle at a time). Make sure your arm is moving the same speed as the platter when you first make contact, speed up slowly, like really really slowly. When you release your hand form the platter your hand should be moving the same speed as the platter). Oh yeah When slowing down go counter-clockwise start @ 2 oclock and move to 10 oclock. Most of you probably already know this but after trying every possible techniqe i find this one never fails. Takes practise but trust me you will never touch your record again when you have perfected it. (you can stop rolling yours eyes now)

hope that wasnt too boring and made some sense. I hate touching my records makes them dirty.

you guys have all been helpfull.. im sure before long my Mix will be available for DL. it will be great!