Hey guys,

I started to spin about 6 months ago, and I still can't beatmatch properly. On average, I practise about once in two weeks, spend about +/- 40 hours on it.. starting to get a little bit impatient now So that's why I'm curious over what period (x weeks, x mothns, x years) it took you to be able to beatmatch, and an indication of how many hours you've practised would be nice too..

Sorry if this has been asked before, I couldn't find any thread about it.. + for the n00bishness

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Originally posted by Unique2701 Hey guys, I started to spin about 6 months ago, and I still can't beatmatch properly. On average, I practise about once in two weeks, spend about +/- 40 hours on it.. starting to get a little bit impatient now So that's why I'm curious over what period (x weeks, x mothns, x years) it took you to be able to beatmatch, and an indication of how many hours you've practised would be nice too.. Sorry if this has been asked before, I couldn't find any thread about it.. + for the n00bishness

I've been spinning for about a week and I can do it about 3/4 of the time.... but I have to rewind the song playing like twice

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took me maybe 3 months but i was mixing literally with 1 hand on the mixer and the other continually touching the record to correct.

it took me maybe a year, maybe a year and a half before i could be cocky about it. ie line the tracks up, go take a piss, come back and theyd still be matched up

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it took me 6or7 month before i knew what i was doing i practised quite alot

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Originally posted by HotDogWater I've been spinning for about a week and I can do it about 3/4 of the time.... but I have to rewind the song playing like twice

yeah that's what i do, but i don't count that as properly beatmatching

and @ Basstard: Yeah that's what i mean! Haha, cocky indeed skillz!

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took me about 5 or 6 months because i give myself an ultimatum after the 5th month that if i didnt get it in a month i was selling my decks. best way to grasp it is to use tunes with a strong kick and the same bpm, say all the tracks you practice with make sure they are 133bpm or 145bpm.

Took me about a week after getting my decks to learn how to beatmatch properly I reckon. I practice about 1-2 hours a night.

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A week? Oh come on now.

Beatmatching is something that you'll always ALWAYS work and improve on, even many years in. And I still go through periods where I'm very tight, and periods where I need to really work at it.

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Originally posted by chubbs Took me about a week after getting my decks to learn how to beatmatch properly I reckon. I practice about 1-2 hours a night.

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 A week? Oh come on now. Beatmatching is something that you'll always ALWAYS work and improve on, even many years in. And I still go through periods where I'm very tight, and periods where I need to really work at it.

exactly. and youd be surprised how many people think they can match accurately when basically they sound like my arse. i thought my matching from 12 months ago was pretty good, i listen to old mixes now and i cringe. its a journey of constant improvement.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN exactly. and youd be surprised how many people think they can match accurately when basically they sound like my arse. i thought my matching from 12 months ago was pretty good, i listen to old mixes now and i cringe. its a journey of constant improvement.

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i'm learning new shit every time i play

my new mixes sound tight, a year ago, not as much, a few years ago, a world of difference

as for the topic, i played out for the first time 6 months after touching my first record, so about 2-4 months til i was consistent

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Last edited by Tony Morello on Mar-10-2006 at 01:34

took me about 3 -4 months to get to a reasonable standard

friend of mine could beatmatch two records at a level thatwould have been good enough to play out after about 3 hours (i actually saw this, almost hit the bastard lol).

You have to remember that the ability to beatmatch does not necessarily make you a decent dj tho.

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