ss2274
Let me first by saying. I'm not a very very beginner. But I'm still learning betmatching. I can do beatmatching that is simple but where I get lost is which direction to go when using the pitchfader. I always seem to go the wrong way.....Of course using the sycch I can do the mixing/fading part just fine while adding in some creativity.so please insert suggestions here please. Next suggestions I need is with controllers. Let me start by saying. ll I ever want to do is be a bedroom DJ. That was when I had a controller. I need a new controller. I have been looking at the Numrk party mix because with xmas I may not be able to get the mixtrack as a present.I my or may-not not sure, but anyway is the party mix decent or junk for the bedroom DJ?
geposted Tue 22 Nov 16 @ 5:06 am
locoDog
Partymix is right at the bottom entry level (almost childish), even for bedroom djs.
I'd go for something that has 8 pads per side,
If budget is the leading issue the MTP3 would probably serve you well.
I'd go for something that has 8 pads per side,
If budget is the leading issue the MTP3 would probably serve you well.
geposted Tue 22 Nov 16 @ 5:46 am
djgalaxi12
como seguir usando controlador
geposted Tue 22 Nov 16 @ 6:25 am
mitchiemasha
The maths is simple, it just takes practice. Do you have a controller yet? Use the bend!
1st of all perfect your cue... by practising cueing over and over. When you have perfected it you will always land the first beat in time with the down beat of the track playing. Even do this with the same song both decks.
2nd, Practice with songs that are similar in bpm. As your cue is spot on every time, the first few beat will be in time... now here is the magic, when the beats start to go out, bend it forward/use the plus, if they go more out, you made the wrong choice, recue. If beats go back together, speed up the track a bit on the pitch fader. If you recued, do the opposite, this time use the minus button and slow down the track.
3rd, perfect zeroing in/locking on using 1 and 2. it's a process of elimination. Keep speeding it up until the right choice becomes the wrong choice, now slow it down (or vise versa). Speed it up speed it up, now it's too fast, slow it down, now it's too slow, speed it up but not further than before you slowed it down.
4th, once you get good at the 3 you will no longer need to recue and be able to correct for the wrong choice and add the right choice in 1 action. Making the wrong choice will become quite rare.
5th, once you get good at 4, now you will learn how much, in the right direction, you need to move the pitch fader simply by how soon the beats started to go out and how much you had to press the + or nudge the platter. Matching beats will now be second nature, you will no longer need headphones and be able to zero in off the first cue and hot both faders up.
It's a lot easier to learn with the key lock off. You begin to recognise how much you are nudgeing the sound by the bend in the sounds pitch. Beat matching is a rote skill, we never actually learn the maths and numbers at play and even if one did learn the maths, knowing the exact formula, it wouldn't help them in the task one bit. Only through practice can you program yourself how to respond to the offset in phase, bends in the pitch, how much adjustment to apply to that pitch fader.
1st of all perfect your cue... by practising cueing over and over. When you have perfected it you will always land the first beat in time with the down beat of the track playing. Even do this with the same song both decks.
2nd, Practice with songs that are similar in bpm. As your cue is spot on every time, the first few beat will be in time... now here is the magic, when the beats start to go out, bend it forward/use the plus, if they go more out, you made the wrong choice, recue. If beats go back together, speed up the track a bit on the pitch fader. If you recued, do the opposite, this time use the minus button and slow down the track.
3rd, perfect zeroing in/locking on using 1 and 2. it's a process of elimination. Keep speeding it up until the right choice becomes the wrong choice, now slow it down (or vise versa). Speed it up speed it up, now it's too fast, slow it down, now it's too slow, speed it up but not further than before you slowed it down.
4th, once you get good at the 3 you will no longer need to recue and be able to correct for the wrong choice and add the right choice in 1 action. Making the wrong choice will become quite rare.
5th, once you get good at 4, now you will learn how much, in the right direction, you need to move the pitch fader simply by how soon the beats started to go out and how much you had to press the + or nudge the platter. Matching beats will now be second nature, you will no longer need headphones and be able to zero in off the first cue and hot both faders up.
It's a lot easier to learn with the key lock off. You begin to recognise how much you are nudgeing the sound by the bend in the sounds pitch. Beat matching is a rote skill, we never actually learn the maths and numbers at play and even if one did learn the maths, knowing the exact formula, it wouldn't help them in the task one bit. Only through practice can you program yourself how to respond to the offset in phase, bends in the pitch, how much adjustment to apply to that pitch fader.
geposted Tue 22 Nov 16 @ 5:54 pm
djdad
Choose a controller with a large Pitch fader to get the most accuracy. PartyMix is an excellent choice for beginners, but the very small Pitch fader is not suitable for beat matching, even when a small pitch range is selected
geposted Tue 22 Nov 16 @ 6:24 pm
groovindj
I don't know how you're listening to your tracks at the moment, but you may find it easier with a split cue (one track in each ear) to figure out which track is fast/slow and which way to adjust.
geposted Tue 22 Nov 16 @ 7:35 pm
ididitagain2day
What I have found that helps that I do that helps along with what everyone else has already said is setting my first cue point where I'd like to bring the song in, for example if a song has a good snare beat, I'll set the cue to start on that beat and as I'm listening to the track being played then bend the pitch to match, same with a song with heavy bass beat. Hope that helps.
geposted Tue 06 Dec 16 @ 6:26 am