i don't see how people can mix with their headphones on

ive tried it and it was so weird
because the incoming track is clearly heard in my left ear (side i have my headphones on) then on the right side i have to try and make the mix sound good from the monitor

why not dedicate both ears to hearing hte final product and making it sound perfect, then wasting one ear and putting all the pressure on little ol' righty

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i mix with the headphones on both ears.

on the left ear, i hear the cued track, on the right, i hear the output....so whatever is goin thru tha speakers, is goin thru the right ear.

its pretty much the same as if you only have the headphone on one ear.

WTF??????????

Peple actually keep their phones on during the transition, thats ridiculous!!!!!!!!!

you gotta hear the real thing.

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Originally posted by SeventhSun WTF?????????? Peple actually keep their phones on during the transition, thats ridiculous!!!!!!!!! you gotta hear the real thing.

dude on some mixers u can listen to the song on cue and the song coming out the speakers in the headphones at the same time.

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Originally posted by SeventhSun WTF?????????? Peple actually keep their phones on during the transition, thats ridiculous!!!!!!!!! you gotta hear the real thing.

yeah i agree!

once i've got it all set to go i take my phones off and go by what im hearing in the speakers...

makes it so much easier to hear if anythings out and correct on the fly

I struggle to mix with 1 ear and the monitor because of the asshole who lives upstairs and bitches about the most miniscule amounts of bass. Generally, I have to mix in my phones. I keep the incoming track at about 60% volume while the playing track is at 40% (on the cue fader) and always have the pitch on the incoming track set at 0. I scratch over whatever beat I'm cueing up on the incoming track and get them in sync with the playing track and then release. Then, when the beats drift, I usually nudge the incoming track in the direction I think it needs to be moved (either sped up or slowed down). I'm usually right, but sometimes wrong, and it helps me determine which direction to move on the pitch slider. Then, I move the pitch around a bit, nudge the record again and get the beats close, and see how much the beatmatch has improved. I do this several times until I get it to what appears to be close to perfect. Then I wheel back to the original beat I had started on in the first place (obviously on some records I have to play with it a bit more), scratch and release and listen to both tracks in my phones evenly in the cue fader 50% each, for usually 64 beats or more, and if they are still aligned, I know I'm ready to go. I then wheel back one more time, scratch and release when I want to start my mix... DEFINATLEY remove my headphones, and let it fly.

This brings me to a few questions. I'm prone to trainwreck... usually whenever I'm recording a CD or streaming live to friends on the internet, and generally around the middle of the set/CD. I think it's because my beatmatching sucks. Do you guys see flaws in this method? Any recommendations? Someone mentioned earlier fixing on the fly, how do you do that? Nudging the label is generally a no-no if you've got both tracks going in the mix isn't it? Do you use the pitch slider? How do you know what to do? Any have any tips or comments on how I beatmatch?

All your feedback is appreciated. I'm trying to learn from everybody.

honestly I could never get it right either...then one day in class, it was like literally a light bulb, like WHOA that's how they do it..I was so excited I skipped the rest of class and work, went home and spun for like 8 hours. You'll get it just keep practicing