Registered: May 2005
Location: Miami, United States
how many of you write down the BPMs on the covers of your vinyl
im learning to spin so im still counting beats for both records and then matching them, i count for 15 sec and then multiply by 4. just wondering how many of your pre-count the BPMs and write them down on the record or the cover for quicker mixing.
Dec-15-2005 06:00
Boomer187
Spicy Hotdog
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: USA
not me.
just practice and it gets simple.
Dec-15-2005 06:16
Vero
Still Lurking Around...
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Orlando, FL
um, no. dont try and match BPMs, match the beat. dont tap it out or use a counter. Use your ear.
Dec-15-2005 07:18
djthunderbird
welcometoESTonia
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Estonia, Tallinn
I was planning to add a sticker to each vinyl with Bpm and key for harmonic mixing purposes but I never got around to it.
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Dec-15-2005 07:28
hiram
vrooom!
Registered: May 2005
Location: Miami, United States
quote:
Originally posted by Vero
um, no. dont try and match BPMs, match the beat. dont tap it out or use a counter. Use your ear.
i do use my ear. i turn off the counter everytime i mix. but sometimes i cant tell which beat is faster and by how much, i guess my ears get tired or somthing. its frustrating
Dec-15-2005 07:57
mzvirbulis
"Boom Boom"
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Ballarat, Victoria
but see you really need to know which one is quicker naturaly by practice. you dont need a bpm counter. just practice using your ear every time no matter what. like when it comes to making corrections live in the mix, you dont have the time to be stuffing around with your bpm counter.
i just kept at learning by ear and now it's nothing!
to be honest learn by ear it's the most important if you want to suceed even as an amature dj!
although things like good bpm counters may come in handy in certain situations but that depends on how you use it.
Dec-15-2005 08:06
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
I do, but I don't have any problems beatmatching. I use it only for set programming.
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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Melbourne, Australia
i write the bpm and key for key matching.
Dec-15-2005 12:36
FirstBorn
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: London, UK
quote:
Originally posted by djthunderbird
I was planning to add a sticker to each vinyl with Bpm and key for harmonic mixing purposes but I never got around to it.
I do this for harmonic mixing purposes and it makes a huge difference.
