making a transition from 120bpm to 124bpm (traktor pro)

[digiman08]

yeah that's enough of a BPM change to worry about sound so go upper left in the global section click on the metronome symbol and select auto make sure keylock is on.

How do i make sure the key lock is on?

[Paka Ono]

track 1 = 120 bpm
track 2 = 123 bpm
track 3 = 126 bpm
track 4 = 130 bpm

When I mix track 1 into 2 and I press the sync button
track 2 reverts to track 1's bpm.

That is the purpose of the sync button. Since track 1 is the "master", Traktor sets track 2's tempo to match the "master's" tempo.

If I mix all the tracks I stay on 120bpm even though track 4 is 130bpm.

How do you get around this transitional issue?

Like others have said, you have to bump the tempo manually.

Step 1: Track 1 plays @ 120bpm. Slowly over the course of ~20-30 secs bump up track 1 to 123BPMs. Or heck just set the tempo to 123BPMs from the get go.

Step 2: Once the desired tempo has been reached, begin mixing in track 2.

Step 3: Lather, rinse, repeat for each new track you want to mix in.

Step 4: ???

Step 5: Profit!

[Paka Ono]

How do i make sure the key lock is on?

I know you are just looking for help, but you aren't going to make a lot of friends here with questions like these. Just saying.

There's this best selling novel by the Spanish author Manual. It's a great book, I suggest you try reading it.

Or you could, you know, click on the key lock button.

[digiman08]

I know you are just looking for help, but you aren't going to make a lot of friends here with questions like these. Just saying.

There's this best selling novel by the Spanish author Manual. It's a great book, I suggest you try reading it.

Or you could, you know, click on the key lock button.

Stop being a knob!

6.6.4 Key LockTRAKTOR allows you to change a track’s tempo while keeping the track in key; thus avoiding the “Mickey Mouse Effect”.

Click the Key Lock Button on the right side of the Stripe to play a track at its pitch.
Click the small button next to the Key Knob to engage Key Lock mode without altering the current pitch.Both buttons are lit when Key Lock is active.

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[JesC]

Jesus!!! really guys dont get too wrapped up with this. I go from 180bpm to 90bpm to 130bpm with no problem beatmatching and keeping the dancing floor moving.

[Bunford]

Using traktor pro, when syncing track one with track two (to beatmatch), track two reverts to track one's or the master bpm..

How do you get around making a transition from track one (120bpm) to track two (124bpm)

You do it by using special wizard-like skills.

Or, alternatively, you learn to DJ and not just how to press the sync button.

[digiman08]

You do it by using special wizard-like skills.

Or, alternatively, you learn to DJ and not just how to press the sync button.

Some words of widsom for us all. Quality input..

[theory28]

douple click the pitchfader to make sure its at 0

THEN turn key lock on.

i dont know if you need to do this, and ive never tried to see if it matters, but i had to do it in LE, so as soon as i got TP i assumed it was the same and never touched keylock on again

[kooper1980]

I dont understand what you are trying to achieve????? surely if you are beatmatching the 2 tunes need to be the same BPM and then you just pitch up your new track to the desired BPM after the mix.

Am i missing the point? ive been drinking Peroni!!!

[DJ Nada]

You do it by using special wizard-like skills.

Or, alternatively, you learn to DJ and not just how to press the sync button.

Seriously, this is freaking pathetic. You can't use a damn pitch fader to speed up the 120bpm track and bring in the 124 track? You can't DJ without using the sync function? I suggest you learn how to master the art of mixing. Sync is a shortcut, but you REALLY need to know how to do the process manually.

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