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Originally posted by xstalkrx another question... lets say the club is open for 4 hours. I get to play the first hour. Am I responsible for getting off the decks on time or do the other DJ/DJ's come and let you know? When you are playing your last record for your set, do you leave immediately after you put it on so that the next DJ can decide what track to play and beatmatch it? Saw Ferry this weekend, but when he came on he just stopped the last record that was being played by the opening act.

when i saw ferry he just continued on... the guy befor ehim was playing proggyish trance tho.. easy transition..

i think unless you are oakenfold you just continue on..

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It varies depending on how well I know the track, new tracks take me between 30-45 sec's. Tracks I know, 15-20 seconds (mainly because I know their BPM's).

But I havent played aloud yet, so its gonna be a second learning curve for me.

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Originally posted by Coup Vlad wins. Flawless victory.

i usually beatmatch for around 10-30 secs (depending on what tune it is). i just get it roughly and the use the pitch bend or fader to correct it after that.

if you can master correcting the record before it becomes noticable then you're mixes will become much quicker and ul have more time to spend on everythin else (eq'in, cuttin, effects, scratchin, needle droppin, etc)!

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never heard of needle dropping before...what is that


sucks that the thread that was supposed to define this got moved back

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simply droppin the needle at different parts of records.

eg.

(best if you play techno)
have a tune spinnin on channel 1, & have the cross fader in the middle. then if you choose a bit of a track (beatless bit, maybe a breakdown or guitar) then drop the needle on it for maybe 4 beats then lift it & drop it on a different part of the track on the next beat, etc.

you can also do it with a track playin backwards quite fast!

il post more about it in the mixin tips sticky thread when a get a chance

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Originally posted by wee_rooney simply droppin the needle at different parts of records. eg. (best if you play techno) have a tune spinnin on channel 1, & have the cross fader in the middle. then if you choose a bit of a track (beatless bit, maybe a breakdown or guitar) then drop the needle on it for maybe 4 beats then lift it & drop it on a different part of the track on the next beat, etc. you can also do it with a track playin backwards quite fast! il post more about it in the mixin tips sticky thread when a get a chance

Of course this works best with tunes that are 133 bpm cos they'll have exactly 1 bar per revolution of the record so wherever you drop the needle it'll be in time

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Originally posted by Stu Cox Of course this works best with tunes that are 133 bpm cos they'll have exactly 1 bar per revolution of the record so wherever you drop the needle it'll be in time

aye, but the tune your droppin in doesnt necessarily have a beat, so thats no too important! tunes like david bowie, etc. with big slow guitar intros.

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About 6-7 seconds to get "pretty close," and then maybe another 15 to make it as close as it's gonna get.

Of course, if I have a lot of time before I want to mix in, I'll spend more time to perfect it.

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I take as much time needed to get the beats locked perfectly as much as I can. I'd rather be doing something productive that helps me sound better, than sitting there waiting for the song to come to near end.

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Depends on what I'm mixing in/out of.
Usually 20 seconds or so, to get the pitch right. And then however long it takes to wait for the right time to cue it up.

20 - 30 my ass. I like to get it so I can sit there and play the whole record out before it starts fading out. I like as much time NOT touching the decks and just straight up concentraing on the smoothest mix I can get.

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Originally posted by SpecRadio 20 - 30 my ass. I like to get it so I can sit there and play the whole record out before it starts fading out. I like as much time NOT touching the decks and just straight up concentraing on the smoothest mix I can get.

Umm... people here are talking about how long it takes you to beatmatch 2 tracks, not how long your transitions are.

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Originally posted by Coup Vlad wins. Flawless victory.