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Originally posted by recoil yea, keeping one hand on the wheel & both ears on the beat mismatch is more involving, but after scrutenising several 'pro' djs in action i noticed how when they mix a track in they hardly revert to the wheel, so the beats are spot on when both tracks are in. i think that is something for me to strive for, being a punk-arse noob & all...

I actually see more DJs always keeping one hand on the pitch and constantly riding it.

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Originally posted by siastyle Okay iv hurd the Album and lemmi tell you guyz.... Tiesto is gono make it back to the top again with these hits. The thing about it is that hes trying 2 bring a new style tho just like he did with Just be and it worked. they songs areunt TOO HIGHT up. but the vocals acaully are the best thing in 2007. The Track Carpe Noctum is like traffic but it hink he could of prefected the shit ouf it. but generalllyy its an amazing album...oh and Ten Seconds Before Sunrise is like Forever today TIMES 12

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Originally posted by DJ_Rafnel Yeah, alot of tracks on vinyl will drift over time that were ripped to digital.

Even digital ones do. Load up Ableton and check the majority of your tracks. Many of them will be 127.01, 136.05, 132.03, 133.96 etc etc.

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The method I use in the percentages is the beat method. 4/4 beat. A beat on the percentages is .80. A perfect beat is .40. For example lets say you have two songs. Song "A" is 135 and song "B" is 138 in its natural state. Bring song "B" down to 135 from 138 then subtract .40 from where the song originally hit 135. I've noticed that my beats don't sound mashed up or messy as long as it sounds good in my booth monitors and headphones.

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Originally posted by CDJA The method I use in the percentages is the beat method. 4/4 beat. A beat on the percentages is .80. A perfect beat is .40. For example lets say you have two songs. Song "A" is 135 and song "B" is 138 in its natural state. Bring song "B" down to 135 from 138 then subtract .40 from where the song originally hit 135. I've noticed that my beats don't sound mashed up or messy as long as it sounds good in my booth monitors and headphones.

Thats a good idea but its always a good idea to practice beatmatching without the display. Often times i cover the display with a flyer...like Above and Beyonds Halloween NYC show(for inspirational purposes hah!)

Think about it, Turntables do not have a display...it will only make you better. Its a good idea though too. Sometimes when im in a pinch, ill use the display to get me on track pretty fast but i try not to.

Your idea is pretty good though.

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Originally posted by DJ_Rafnel its always a good idea to practice beatmatching without the display. Often times i cover the display with a flyer

i did that when i started, once again u present a good tip for training up the beatmatching ear.
Personally, i try not to relly on the bpm counter in the display & want to relly on the old ear holes to do the work. But i use the display to help w/ the fine adjustments (which brought me problems & started this thread)

when u guys say "ride', do you mean adjusting the slider or adjusting the wheel? ive heard that term heaps of times but not sure exactly what it means

As far as saying "ride" goes.

When i say ride the pitch i mean like the slider.

Usually though im kinda riding both. I have seen people beat match mainly only using the slider. I honestly use both probably equually.

Its like:

1. Start cued up track on downbeat of playing track
2. Adjust with platter to get on beat
3. Adjust slider accordingly depending on how far off beat it goes
4. Adjust platter
5. Adjust slider again
6. etc etc add infinite until its on beat

So its kinda like...a happy balance of both haha.

others do it differently, i guess its finding what works for you.

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With regard to the pitch slider not going where you want it to: That used to annoy the fuck out of me when I used a friends 200, made them unuseable in my eyes, and made me glad I got the 1000mk3s.

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Originally posted by recoil i did that when i started, once again u present a good tip for training up the beatmatching ear. Personally, i try not to relly on the bpm counter in the display & want to relly on the old ear holes to do the work. But i use the display to help w/ the fine adjustments (which brought me problems & started this thread) when u guys say "ride', do you mean adjusting the slider or adjusting the wheel? ive heard that term heaps of times but not sure exactly what it means

The slider.

Some people prefer not to touch the platter because you'll be interfering with the torque and accuracy. The record needs adjusting, not the platter, ya know?

I say fuck it though, with quality equipment that isn't a problem at all. Use whatever works, whether it be finger breaking or pitch bending.

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Originally posted by siastyle Okay iv hurd the Album and lemmi tell you guyz.... Tiesto is gono make it back to the top again with these hits. The thing about it is that hes trying 2 bring a new style tho just like he did with Just be and it worked. they songs areunt TOO HIGHT up. but the vocals acaully are the best thing in 2007. The Track Carpe Noctum is like traffic but it hink he could of prefected the shit ouf it. but generalllyy its an amazing album...oh and Ten Seconds Before Sunrise is like Forever today TIMES 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWa7KCFIkzM

lol

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Originally posted by siastyle Okay iv hurd the Album and lemmi tell you guyz.... Tiesto is gono make it back to the top again with these hits. The thing about it is that hes trying 2 bring a new style tho just like he did with Just be and it worked. they songs areunt TOO HIGHT up. but the vocals acaully are the best thing in 2007. The Track Carpe Noctum is like traffic but it hink he could of prefected the shit ouf it. but generalllyy its an amazing album...oh and Ten Seconds Before Sunrise is like Forever today TIMES 12

Hey guys whats a good way to practice with the slider...? I barley use it cause I don't use it well. I normally use the wheel. My beats normally start to drift but I want them to stay synced so I could eq better. Thanks alot!

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For all the people having problems on CDJs here is a tip.

Lets say you have 2 tracks
track 1: 125.xx
track 2: 127.xx

load up track 1 and start increasing or decreasing the pitch (moving the slider) until you see the BPM counter switch up to 126 and then stop.

load up track 2, start decreasing the pitch until you see the slider switch down to 125, now bring it back up slowly and when you see it switch up to 126 stop.

your tracks should now be lined up.
now restart track 2 on the downbeat and match it up with track 1 using the wheel.

This will work 99% of the time.

However don't rely on this, because if you play out you might not always get a perfect situation like you do at home.. So still make sure you can actually beatmatch by ear!