Without a doubt, digital DJ programs are works of art (speaking as both a programmer and a DJ/Musician). However, for those just learning how to DJ, practicing beatmatching/mixing with them poses a bit of a problem: the temptation to 'cheat' by looking at the bpm counter (or hell, just pressing the sync button) can be a little to big. By no means am I bashing these features, I just believe its a good idea to learn how to beatmatch without them. But whats a good way to do that without the money for a pair of turntables and a mixer?
Here's what I did:
Step One: Start your digital DJ program, whatever it may be.
Step Two: Start your media player of choice (iTunes, WMP, Winamp, whatever)
Step Three: Start a random track on your media player.
Step Four: Try to select and mix in a song from your library using your DJ program.
Now you don't have to worry about 'accidentally' peeking at the BPM meters, or letting your finger slip and hitting that sync button. Happy mixing!
~Segfault
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