Traktor 2 zoomed in: Where does the actual beat start?
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    Default Traktor 2 zoomed in: Where does the actual beat start?

    Hi,

    Just upgraded to tractor 2 and redoing my grids as needed. I have a question: I'm not sure exactly where to place the marker. In the middle of the curves or right at the beginning of the curve or at the highest point of the curves?

    Or will this vary per song and I should trust my ears and not worry too much?

    It almost seems like too much zoom can be a confusing thing

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    im wondering the exact same thing, but for me it seems like the beginning. Im not sure though.

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    Generally at the peak of the curve. When there's no grid, look for where Traktor places the transient marker. That's usually accurate, drop a grid marker there.
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    I'm having issues with this too, I'm slowly regriding everything by ear. Which is easy, if the track starts with a kick drum, just cue it up and put a grid marker. It only becomes trickier with track that start with a transient.
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    tip: drop a grid marker on an obvious kick, then if you want your grid marker at the start of the track just put snap on and drop a hotcue on the closest beat marker to the start. delete the grid but the cue will still be there, then cue up the hotcue you dropped and put a new grid marker there.
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    You want it at the start of the up in the wave form.
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    Quote Originally Posted by photojojo View Post
    You want it at the start of the up in the wave form.
    Yup, combine that with when you start hearing a "whump " while slowly pushing the track forward (which typically should happen at about the same place) and you're golden.

    Side note : for me, doing that works better when switching to internal playback and nudging with the mouse instead of trying to home in with timecode, which isn't precise enough at this scale/speed.

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    Another pro tip, move the grid one click in one direction or the other can give your synced mixes a little bit of groove. It doesn't work for everything, so do a little experimenting.
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    How do we give pro tips?? Do we have to be pro's?? :eek:
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    thank you all! that's really helpful. will have a mess around later with that off grid syncing tip too.

    now just to find a spare few days to regrid everything - lol

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