I'm actually pretty much scratching the kickdrum while I'm waiting for the phrase to begin, so it's pretty much like you.

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Originally posted by DJ_Ikronix I'm actually pretty much scratching the kickdrum while I'm waiting for the phrase to begin, so it's pretty much like you.

dats what I do too.

I just scratch away to the beat.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 dats what I do too. I just scratch away to the beat.

Same... But then again I'm pretty new, so who knows if it's the "best" way or not.

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first i pitch match, then i find a cue-in point, then i start to match just as the cue comes up, then i mix in once it's comfy and all phrase-sync'd. sexy work. sexy sounds. sexy mixing.

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OK people, please don't laugh at this but..
How do you guys know where your cue point is? I'm sure after a few spins you kinda can get a general idea of where everything is on a vinyl, but is there someting on there that gives you a clue?

I usually just touch the edge of the vinyl. I don't think it really matters though. It's just the way I learned to do it, and it feels comfortable.

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Originally posted by raynbo OK people, please don't laugh at this but.. How do you guys know where your cue point is? I'm sure after a few spins you kinda can get a general idea of where everything is on a vinyl, but is there someting on there that gives you a clue?

what i do is put the needle on the record and spin it with my hand (while the platter is spinning) until i get to the first real beat (kick drum?), and go from there.

some songs have weird intros... i usually skip over them and start from the first real beat. if the intro has some kind of a beat to it, like alittle ting or something, i might play the song from the begining. it all depends on the song and how long of a mix intend on doing.

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i start where ever the phrase is... but thats like 95% of the time on the first beat...

you can see each section of the track on the vinyl. there are lighter and darker parts .basically u can figure out where the intro is, where the break is, or where the ending is. use those as a reference and then find the first beat of a phrase where u wanna mix it in. thats basically wut i do.

In response to the question of what to do if there's a weird intro:

I often move forward to the area with beats and cue it up there, matching the beats and making sure the tempo is the same. Then, if I know the record well and know that the first sound (of the weird intro) is on a 1 beat, let's say, then I just start it in time with the beginning of a phrase of the outgoing record. If the first sound on the second record is on the fourth beat, then I start it on the note just before the beginning of a phrase of the outgoing record.

After that, you can either tweak the eqs and fade out the last record so you have a nice span of time over which their are no beats and just the funky intro, or (depending on when you start the second record) you can switch over the beats so they are continuous. At least that's how I do it! Hope it helps.

use what feels most comfortable for you - there is no right way as it is all dependant on what set up you have.

play around with it till you find whats best for you

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