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theoretical question regarding beat matching
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| mayank247 |
| I have a question regarding the mixing of two MP3 files. I am currently using the software called Mixvibes Pro 5 to record mixes. Now I have been doing beat matching using the speed slider and using the pitch to keep the songs in sync. What I am wondering, however, is that if you are changing the BPM of one song to match the other, and if the song that you want to mix in has, say a much lower BPM than the one playing already, then what technique should one use to make the transition, at the same time, not have the incoming song sound all too fast since its BPM has been increased to match the other one. In addition, if you change the BPM of any song considerably, then naturally the song will sound different. So how exactly are you supposed to mix these two songs that have like totally different BPM without either sounding weird when the transition is complete. |
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| colombian raver |
| You can't just go up 6 BPM in one song transition. You have to bring up or slow down the tempo of the set slowly, one song at a time. Lets say you start off at 135 BPM but you eventually want to get in a 145 BPM song in your set. Mix in a song a little higher than 135 like at around 137. Then mix in a slightly faster one, keep progressively going up until you can smoothly mix in the 145 BPM song. |
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| Tegu |
| bump it up slowly bit by bit after 32nds or just wait til a breakdown |
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| Synbios |
| If you are using cd players, use their loop functions to match the beats manually. I would probably only do this for rap though. |
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| i got big pants |
| just use flanger and just transition in...lol |
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| DJ 00 Tommy |
| quote: | Originally posted by i got big pants
just use flanger and just transition in...lol |
Yea thats called the cheap no skill dj transition :toothless
Although i guess their is probly some way to make it sound good |
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| cartlemmy |
| You could always modify the mp3 to a completely different BPM...I do this in Cool Edit all the time. It's super fun! It can totally change the vibe of the song. The key is to split the song into at least 4 different freuency bands (bass/mid/treble) and time strech/compress those bands at appropriate sounding settings. It comes out really smooth sounding using this technique (no noticible echoe type effect) |
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| dinoXpress |
i like to stick to a +4/-4% increse/decrease. i find that thats generally the max for making it sound good.
generally if ur track selection is on, you wont need any more than that... usually only when switching genres. |
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| i got big pants |
| quote: | Originally posted by dinoXpress
i like to stick to a +4/-4% increse/decrease. i find that thats generally the max for making it sound good.
generally if ur track selection is on, you wont need any more than that... usually only when switching genres. |
+1. i say if you need to do more than that a -+4% pitch...it usually sounds waaaaaaaaay too speedy or slowed down like a mofo, although it actually works sometimes. |
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| moondog |
| it depends on the track also, some tracks you can get away with playing much faster or slower than 0, others, especially tracks with vocals, you cant |
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| Boomer187 |
change the BPM of the current track so teh difference isn't that much....
or pick a new song :P. |
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| Omega_Blue |
i have the same problem sometimes.. is there a program where you can speed up the tempo without changing the pitch of the tune?
atm whenever this happens i just wait for the breakdown like what tegu said |
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