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how long before you could beatmatch?
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| DeleriuM2K |
took me about 3 months :o
I bought my tables (tech1200s) and mixer (vmx300) without knowing absolutely anything about mixing
what I would is start one track, then start the other and just keep adjusting the pitch on both sides
it didnt occur to me to start the beginning of a new bar/measure with a new bar/measure from the other track as a starting point
when I realized thats what I should do, my DJing skills improved immensely and quickly. I can lock 2 vinyls now in about 20-30 seconds. it takes a little longer to lock 2 CDs, cause of the 0.1% increments :( |
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| SUNWmsf |
I started on some gemini belt drive tables back in 1991. It took me about 5 months (16hrs per day). the first 5 months, I had no clue of what i was supposed to do, or even what to match. I just played records together, and adjusted the pitch until i didnt hear out of sync snares. The song would run out before I was able to match the beats... During my learning time of DJing, I didnt have any help cuz i didnt know any other DJ's personally. I guess I am one of those "self-taught" DJs....(so i really dont know any of the tricks and stuff that the DJ's do cuz I wasnt exposed to any of it...)
I had stopped DJing for awhile cuz my tables began to not work properly. The speed of the platter would change if the turntable was playing too long, the pitch would not adjust when I moved the slider..., etc... stuff like that. So I stopped DJing for about 5 yrs and started skateboarding..
Anyways... , I got a new girlfriend whose brother was into DJ'ing and also did Sound for concerts and performances at clubs. So I eventually got back into DJ'ing using his equipment. The both of us (my girlfriends brother and myself), did fraternity parties, weddings , hall parties..., stuff like that, and I got back into DJ'ing.
After awhile, my girlfriend started getting jealous that I would go do shows and i guess she noticed that girls were peeping me out... So since my girlfriend was jealous, she wanted me to not do shows anymore. So, I stopped...
I broke up with that girl about 2 yrs later, and started hangin out with some new fools... One of the guys was into music and he wanted to get some equipment. So the both of us went to guitar center and picked up some 1200/m3d's and a PMC05-pr mk2 mixer. I used his equipment for about a year, just to do bedroom DJing , and also parties at his ladies house when the parents would leave.
I just recently go my own equipment this year ( ~Mar 2003).
I can beatmatch on the fly , but If i want precision and have the time, it will probably take me about 20 secs, do get it. (NO adjustment - minor adjustments needed for 20 sec record pitch setup.)
My new girlfriend wants me to DJ cuz it makes me happy. and when I drink alot, it sobers me up cuz i get all hyped up.
My new girlfriend is cool... im getttin married to her in Dec. Im 30 now. |
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| las3rjock |
| I just got my first turntable last week and I can't beatmatch worth a damn yet! :stongue: |
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| whitesmoke |
| quote: | Originally posted by las3rjock
I just got my first turntable last week and I can't beatmatch worth a damn yet! :stongue: |
hehe...keep at it. congrats on the new purchase.
--strep-- |
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| VIO |
| hhhmmmm... i ask because i was able to beat match the first time i tried. in fact the first time i every tried to mix i was able to spin/mix 4 trance tracks in a row beatmatched and phase matched pretty well. it completely blew away everyone who was there. i just never had to try, i just knew how. it rarely takes me more then 16 beats to lock up two tracks pretty well. i'm not trying to come off as arrogant or say i'm cool because of that. i'm just curious if anyone was able to beatmatch their first time. |
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| SUNWmsf |
dayam.... thats hella good... you must be a natural... or maybe you used to listen to alot of music before you dj'ed?
Did you take any music classes prior to dj'ing?
I wish I was like that...[beatmatch first time djing...]:) |
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| VIO |
| quote: | Originally posted by SUNWmsf
dayam.... thats hella good... you must be a natural... or maybe you used to listen to alot of music before you dj'ed?
Did you take any music classes prior to dj'ing?
I wish I was like that...[beatmatch first time djing...]:) |
i started playing piano when i was 7. i've studied music for a long time and i read online about beatmatching so i'm sure that had something to do with it. |
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| las3rjock |
| quote: | Originally posted by VIO
hhhmmmm... i ask because i was able to beat match the first time i tried. in fact the first time i every tried to mix i was able to spin/mix 4 trance tracks in a row beatmatched and phase matched pretty well. it completely blew away everyone who was there. i just never had to try, i just knew how. it rarely takes me more then 16 beats to lock up two tracks pretty well. i'm not trying to come off as arrogant or say i'm cool because of that. i'm just curious if anyone was able to beatmatch their first time. |
Wow, that's amazing! So far, I've only successfully beatmatched two tracks twice and trainwrecked innumerable times. :stongue: Part of the problem is that my records range from 90 bpm house to 140 bpm trance...at some point, I should sit down and determine the bpm of each of my records so I have a starting point for beatmatching. I don't imagine it will take me too long to pick it up, though...twelve years of classical training in piano threw much more complicated rhythms at me than 4/4... ;) |
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| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by las3rjock
Wow, that's amazing! So far, I've only successfully beatmatched two tracks twice and trainwrecked innumerable times. :stongue: Part of the problem is that my records range from 90 bpm house to 140 bpm trance...at some point, I should sit down and determine the bpm of each of my records so I have a starting point for beatmatching. I don't imagine it will take me too long to pick it up, though...twelve years of classical training in piano threw much more complicated rhythms at me than 4/4... ;) |
once you play a record for a long time you just know the BPM. I have a few records where I can just put the pitch at the right spot and it is usually dead on.
although I need to get some new tables or pitch adjusters cause after playing on mk5's these mk2's just don't lock on the same.
damn now I need to make a mix....see ya in an hour or two. |
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| Trance(PL) |
| quote: | Originally posted by las3rjock
Wow, that's amazing! So far, I've only successfully beatmatched two tracks twice and trainwrecked innumerable times. :stongue: Part of the problem is that my records range from 90 bpm house to 140 bpm trance...at some point, I should sit down and determine the bpm of each of my records so I have a starting point for beatmatching. I don't imagine it will take me too long to pick it up, though...twelve years of classical training in piano threw much more complicated rhythms at me than 4/4... ;) |
Wazup las3rjock, it was fun partying with you at Armin/Necto . BTW 12 years of piano damn man, produce some tracks im sure you got the skillz. |
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| Dj_Psygnosis |
| i used programs to mix at first for a while...when i did actually get my TTs, it took me about a week to beatmatch properly... |
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