Beatmatching question

i think the words you are looking for are 'skill'

i dont have it , so dont be sad

I have this all the time particularly with older tracks mate, as Earl said it is a skill, hearing a track drift & being able to sort it out within that split second is a fine art.

New tracks are nearly always mastered professionally, so you shouldn't really be having the above problem, however there are still a few out there that hit a roll or break for example & loose that 0.01% which in turn slowly starts to knock it out of sync.

Most trance labels I.e. Discover, are all mastered the same BPM, most producers that are mates with other producers I.e. Downey, Askew, Patters etc.. will all make there stuff the same speed too. Logical way when you think really.

However, I wouldn't fanny on with all these programmes to correct the pitch etc... just warp your tracks through Ableton if it's doing your head in that much & you'll never have a problem again

that is seriously fucking gay


If you think modern tunes are hard to mix then try some of the early chicago house stuff, the loops are ridiculously loose...proper shambles after a few pints

or the Trax on da Rocks tunes by Thomas "I think i'll change the track . . . . . now!" Bangalter

yes , i expireince this also after many e's . theres some mad shit about from years ago , on vinyl to , so even harder to mix , but im an oldcunt in a modern world so il step out here

this one being an absolute cunt

http://www.discogs.com/Roy-Davis-Jr-Rock-Shock/master/162180

loads of us still play records

im buzzin for ya

could be that the motor that is making the cd turn around can not be completely accurate 100% of the time?

i recently started doing a funk, soul and disco mix early doors on saturday nights, that is some fun shit to mix

Why did I picture you just saying that with one hand on your hip, pointing a finger with the other.


**Shudders**

Because you stood outside my window watching me do it?

a lot of the guys here in holland now digitally programme thier music to find bpm to the nearest .1 of a beat and re-record it at that speed,this gives you the option of having numerous cd's with nearly all your music running at almost perfect bpm.so the skill is pressing the cue button at precisely the right time.
the worlds so-called no1 dj once turned up here with 2 memory sticks and all tracks were set at 130bpm,an easy set for €5000 an hour.

If I go out & see a DJ layering tracks with other tracks, manipulating sounds/his set & is constantly hands on, knowing that he can only do this due to having free'd up that little bit time bit taking away the beatmatching element, then I certainly wouldn't have a problem.

Makes me laugh how some people are still so stubborn to new technology & ways of DJ'ing. Theres no point in cutting your hands of & restricting yourself to one format when theres so much out there to be explored thats so easily available to the Bedroom DJ in these days? You'll end up becoming stuck in time almost.

I still love playing records but equally enjoy learning new programmes & different techniques. I've just recently moved from CD's to Traktor as I became really bored with the whole CD function of DJ'ing, I wish id done it so much earlier now, it's opened up a whole new level of creativity, something you just cant get with records & CD's alone.

Vinyl is like your 1st girlfreind. You'll always have a place for it in your heart, deep down you know you'll be stepping back in time if you wanted a dabble, but you cant help it as it feels nice.

With chicago and acid house i try to mix tunes by the same person who mastered them as they tend to stay in more.

Mixing Acid house oldschool rave Chicago house and old italo disco, has made me a much better dj as i find modern house/techno much with its 16 bar intro some much easyier to mix.

Oldschool Rave is by far the hardest music to mix correctly as its all over the place and rarely fits to a correct pattern.

Thats why i cut those kinds of records before up to find where they sinc up then drop the tracks in togeather and blending them out.

Aphex Twins stuff is even more insane.

But on cdj's you should really no problem as they hardly drift compared to technics.Unless the tracks arre made AT 120.45 bpm I know aphex does this but would not imagine house producers do it.

To me i will also use at least one technic while mixing as the sound quality is better and i have lot records that you can not get on digital format. I may go over to tractor or cdjs when i have more money but i just love the sound and feel of records.