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| quote: | Originally posted by Inertia
if you REALLLLLLY need to change something, you can always...
*this post only apt for DJs who suffer of OCD*
well, this is a bit complicated to explain, although not so much to do. lets start from the top.
if you have CDJs, you are in luck. whenever you record, try and write down the tracks, and the pitch you played it at. then, when you listen, you know what track was at what tempo.
now, say you wanted to change something in a mix, decided to include another track, or take one out.
grab the track that you mix into for the mix you would like to change. try to get your levels as near as it was when you recorded (by a rule, try to always record near +0dB) and get it at the same pitch. pick a part you really recognize of a track, like a big kick after a breakdown or something.
play it, and mix what you wanna mix. then, in a wave editor, you can edit the 2 mixes and add/remove what you want. this will take some practice, some trial and error, but if you look for a particular part of the track, you can make the edits seemless.
now, if you don't have the pitches written down, what you can do is:
put a copy of your demo CD in your CDJ/play it off you computer into your mixer, and beatmatch the track on vinyl/CD to the one from the mix. voila, it's pitched just like it's supposed to be. then, do the same for the next track, and you now have them both pitched quite near identical as to in the mix. record your altered mix, and then edit it in with a wave editor.
it is kind of cheating. i developed this method one day i was pissed off because since i live in a 3rd world country, the power dies often, and even though i have a generator, the PC might blink when the power dies, ruining the recording. now, i can just sort of pick up where i left off with this. also kicks ass for when you've recorded a monster set so far, but need to take a crap or do something important and whatnot.
it's really easy after a couple tries, but sort of tedious. but if that mix is REALLY bugging you and you MUST change it, why not? |
do NOT listen to this guy. Im sure he is only kidding anyhow. 
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