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Easiest ways to beatmatch (pg. 2)
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| kreamy |
| i am trying the head bobbing thing but the problem is after my head bobbing is "in beat" lets say with turntable 1, and then i switch to turntable 2 in my ears and i start playing it, i just cant seem to keep bobbing at the right speed. Like i suddenly switch to whatever im listening to. Like its beyond me. I can't help but to completely focus on wtv im listening too. Its getting pretty annoying. |
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| Nsonic |
when i mix..i start track 2 so that it lines with a beat on track 1
then if and when i hear it go outta sync, i (usually) slow down the second track (slowly, by pressing gently on the side of the platter) then if it goes in sync again, i change the pitch down. if it goes even more out of sync, i change the pitch up.
then repeat
thats probably a slow way to beatmatch....is it?
but if oyu have one ear to track 1 and one ear to track 2, you can usually feel which one is faster.. |
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| Timski |
It all works and every one has there own way of doing it... the end result is all the same anyway.
...Use the force |
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| TruffleShuffle |
| Would you guys say the volume output can affect how well you beatmatch? What I mean is, I have my setup in my basement and I don't necessarily "blast" the speakers when I'm spinning, so hearing the beat is probably a little harder than hearing it at, let's say, a gig. |
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| BpMorning |
I'm new to the forums so like to say whats up=)
ive noticed myself bobbling my lips as a bad habbit when im setting a beat match..i spin atleast 50% better when the speakers are blasting..easier for me to feel what im doin' there for more invloved. |
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| Zild |
| The thing that really helped my beatmatching a lot was when I stopped touching the record to make corrections. |
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| xx_lucy_xx |
| quote: | Originally posted by X-scream
I'm more into heel tapping
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Yeah i heel tap, and when i cant feel the beat of the record playing and i get pissed, it usually turns into a stamp. |
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| mzvirbulis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
The thing that really helped my beatmatching a lot was when I stopped touching the record to make corrections. |
i have noticed the same thing zild! maybe its because the push is to hard and makes more of a change than what you think it would have done. and then sometimes you froget if you still need more or less pitch.
but it all good now. |
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| Breeze |
Theres two things that can make beatmatch easier,
1.Gifted
2.Practice |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by mzvirbulis
i have noticed the same thing zild! maybe its because the push is to hard and makes more of a change than what you think it would have done. and then sometimes you froget if you still need more or less pitch.
but it all good now. |
For me it helped a lot with my beatmatching speed (not to mention smoothness of the live mix). Instead of having to push/pull, make a small pitch adjustment, wait for the track to go out again then repeat this 4-5 times until i have the beats locked; I just cue it on phrase ride the pitch back and forth a few times and bring the track in. Thats about 3 times faster than my old method. |
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| Scorchio |
Just listen, dont tap your foot, dont snap you fingers...
Easiest way to do it is just to practice your ears, I reccomend listening to both tunes together, becuase not all clubs have a high quality monitors that you will be able to use to beatmatch, also if you listen to both of them at the same time, youll develop selective hearing which will help you later on with attention to double beats, desync etc etc...
and yeah... practice. |
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| Omega_Blue |
| quote: | Originally posted by Scorchio
Just listen, dont tap your foot, dont snap you fingers...
Easiest way to do it is just to practice your ears, I reccomend listening to both tunes together, becuase not all clubs have a high quality monitors that you will be able to use to beatmatch, also if you listen to both of them at the same time, youll develop selective hearing which will help you later on with attention to double beats, desync etc etc...
and yeah... practice. |
+1. using the blend function works great. if the beats are even slightly off, you'll hear it when they're blended together.
my best word of advice... get the two beats in about the same general BPM.. then barely nudge the slider up or down.. if you can hear one track go too fast, then nudge it down a little bit... wait for it to slowly get back into sync.. then nudge it just a little bit up (to keep it from getting too slow).
that probably didn't help you too much. my bad. |
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