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Speed increments w/ cdj's
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| recoil |
Does anyone have the following issue when tryig to adjust the speed of a track?:
I use cdj400's w/ speed increments of 0.02
Most of the time, no matter how slowly/gently i move the slider, the speed jumps by 0.04 & it takes a while of fiddling up & down w/ the slider to get the track to a speed that i want.
Has anyone come across this?
cheerz |
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| Tony Morello |
| you just have to be real light with it, it's like when using a turntable and you want to adjust the pitch ever so slightly, you just give it a very light nudge, you don't even really need to move the slider, it's just a nudge |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by recoil
Does anyone have the following issue when tryig to adjust the speed of a track?:
I use cdj400's w/ speed increments of 0.02
Most of the time, no matter how slowly/gently i move the slider, the speed jumps by 0.04 & it takes a while of fiddling up & down w/ the slider to get the track to a speed that i want.
Has anyone come across this?
cheerz |
I use to have this same issue with my 200s. It seemed that it was worse with some tracks than others. Rather than fight with it to get it exact, I would typically just adjust the live track or just say eff it altogether and quit DJing for the rest of my life. Which leads me to now. |
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| recoil |
ahh, yes. Ive seen friends use the nudge technique, i tried to copy it but still no dice. Ive even tried tilting the slider, pushing it in all the way, pulling at it, moving it to a far off speed & bringing it back in hope of landing on the speed that i want.
hahaha
but its good to know that im not the only one with this stupid issue
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| IpLaYWiTLiGhTs |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ygrene
just say eff it altogether and quit DJing for the rest of my life. Which leads me to now. |
haha...too true. |
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| tubby |
i get that on the 800's and with a 0.05 increment I shoudl have twice the movement to get it where I want. I just take it well away from the spot I'm trying to get and try again.
annoying but you have to live with it |
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| DJ_Rafnel |
Just keep practicing being light with it. The best thing to do in my opinion is to take 2 tracks, and mix into and out of them over and over and over for an hour or so. But purposely mess up the pitch so you can get adjusted to getting it on fast.
Goodluck man! |
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| recoil |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_Rafnel
Just keep practicing being light with it. The best thing to do in my opinion is to take 2 tracks, and mix into and out of them over and over and over for an hour or so. But purposely mess up the pitch so you can get adjusted to getting it on fast.
Goodluck man! |
YES!
That is exactly what i used to do when i first started out about half a year ago. Good call !!!
That is a great way to train the ear up w/ the different speed of 2 tracks.
But im working on syncing the tracks real fine now so as to leave the wheel alone & focus on the eq's, thus the issue w/ the super expensive pioneer ball breaker decks :( |
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| DjWoody |
| You also gotta remember that some tracks do drift if not made properly. I own the first CDJ 800's and honestly, I never paid attention to the .02, .05 thing. I learned to mix with 1200's so I just play it by ear. It's more fun that way rather than trying to be all technical about it. lol |
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| DJ_Rafnel |
Yeah, alot of tracks on vinyl will drift over time that were ripped to digital.
As far as focusing on the EQing and letting it play without drifting goes. I would def stick with 2% if you can get it dialed in within 4%, its very simple to figure it out from there.
Best thing i could say is let it play...dont keep restarting the beatmatching process. Start the incoming track on a downbeat and let it play...dont restart the process unless its desperate. That way once u get it pretty much dialed you can make fine adjustments and see how long it stays matched over time.
If you can get it matched before the breakdown, and it comes in still matched. You should not have to worry 99 percent of the time.
If its not matched when it comes in, nudge the platter just a tad to get it back, and make your adjustment accordingly.
Also, always be ready to make fine adjustments in the mix with the platter and pitch. |
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| recoil |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjWoody
You also gotta remember that some tracks do drift if not made properly. I own the first CDJ 800's and honestly, I never paid attention to the .02, .05 thing. I learned to mix with 1200's so I just play it by ear. It's more fun that way rather than trying to be all technical about it. lol |
yea, keeping one hand on the wheel & both ears on the beat mismatch is more involving, but after scrutenising several 'pro' djs in action i noticed how when they mix a track in they hardly revert to the wheel, so the beats are spot on when both tracks are in.
i think that is something for me to strive for, being a punk-arse noob & all... |
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| Adam420 |
| quote: | Originally posted by recoil
yea, keeping one hand on the wheel & both ears on the beat mismatch is more involving, but after scrutenising several 'pro' djs in action i noticed how when they mix a track in they hardly revert to the wheel, so the beats are spot on when both tracks are in.
i think that is something for me to strive for, being a punk-arse noob & all... |
I think you'd definitely have to agree that it has to do with track selection as well...no? |
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