CDJ's and Acapellas.

DJ Life & Community General Discussion
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CDJ’s and Acapellas.

I’m curious about this, i know that you can use beatgrids in traktor to sync your acapellas to the beat.

But how would you do it on a CDJ? Do you need to analyze your acapellas and set the BPM beforehand? Or Just change the BPM using the pitch slider and try to beatmatch it?

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beatmatch it by ear.
i’m not a rekordbox user but i doubt it detects any correct bpm on an acapella

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it does actually. but it is a hit and miss thing. most of the times it is easier to simply beatmatch it by ear.

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  1. Load up acapella.
  2. Open fader.
  3. Hit cue button like you’re cueing a track.
  4. ???
  5. Profit.

Srsly, I have no idea how sync would help you at all with adding acapellas, it seems like a recipe for mistiming.

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When playing an acapella, you can clearly imagine a beat going in your head, according to the singer’s intonation. That’s what you should match to the other track playing.

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if it’s only a few bars worth you’ll only need to be in the right ballpark tempo wise anyway

7

Most cd players won’t get the bpm right. If you have difficulty beatmatching acapella’s I would suggest you to find the bpm in advance and write it on the cd sleeve or something.

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Sorry Man, I’ve been mixing acapella’s for years on CDJ’s. Never been a problem if you can beatmatch.

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Trust me some people will have trouble doing it. I personally find it super easy to do, but I have friends who can’t do it.