i just opened my first pair of TTs this morning hooked everything up, and got two tracks repeating . and im just having trouble beatmatching, saw like 2 youtube videos.
im using tt’s only, no technology and 2 vinyls.
i try slowing down ch2 , while ch1 is on regular speed, but then when i speed ch2 up, its like i cant seem to notice its speeding up, WTF man.
oh and i want to add that i have some vinyls that are 5-7min long so by the time i had the 5min one beatmatched that track finished WTF
i donnt want to use cdjs or laptops, i want to do it the oldfashion way but man this shit is work…HELP
i do house music and techno.
poor vinyls going to wear out by the time i learn this shit ROFL. so fustrated bro
I just try to to start it one the one as good as I can and then manipulte the vinyl in the center with my fingers. I almost never touch the pitch fader since I only have dubstep records at the moment.
What I would do is find 2 good songs for beatmatching and keep at it.
interesting, i did what you said and like after one minute of fast fowarding the track using my fingers in the middle of the vinyl i came close to beatmatching it. and im sitting down of course because i think standing up builds for fustration a lot faster than sitting down
I’m not talking about fast forwarding, I’m talking about subtle manipulation of the bpm. Caress the vinyl as if it were the breasts of a godess… Or like a synthetic material…
maybe you didnt read my first post. i unpacked my first two turntables out the box this morning early, installed the stylus/cartridges for first time, and i already have 6 vinyls/record i ordered in advanced so today is my first day practicing how to be a dj.
well i manipulated the vinyl to go faster by moving it and catching up to the one i want to sync with. and that seemed to work.
umm so i take off the kick of the ch2 one (the one im trying to bring in) and use the ch2 vinyl mid’s and tops to connect with the ch1(the one the people listening to[for example lol]
connect the ch2 mid/tops to the ch1 lows? [is this what you mean]
To me, this reads like the pitch isn’t changing - if you have a quartz lock button on your TTs (you didn’t specify) make sure it’s off. Sounds silly but I got tricked a few times with my Vestax
Other than that have you ever tried beatmatching with faders on a controller or even just using your mouse before?
Oh and I couldn’t beatmatch for shit in my first week, let alone the first day, so don’t worry. Hell my entire mixing was bad in my first week, it 's normal. If you can beatmatch perfectly on your first day then you will become the best DJ in the world and there will be a que of 100 women in front of your house that will want to suck on your penis.
And hey, painstakingly slow proces is a part of DJing
yeahhhhh son im beatmatching on tt’s wit vinyls just moving/manipulating the vinyl foward, and not touching the pitchfader at all. F** YEAH first day messing with turntables tooo lolkllllll
the join date was when i was interested into djing. so i wanted to find out about equipments and so far etc. i didnt have any money etc. i messed with djing softwares but they were so boring, and i feel so happy that i can sync two vinyls together, it makes me feel %500 much better than software doing the job for me.
Your over analyzing this. Just listen for the kicks. Nudge the platter and don’t forget to adjust the pitch in the same direction.
The one important tip that for some reason took me forever to grasp is:
Start one track, que up the second track at the beginning of the kick note and practice dropping it on time.
It is much easier to hear the faster/slower record when the one’s are lined up. They will drift, but it is much easier to hear this way.
DO NOT start both records randomly without the beats lined up and try to hear the speed differential. It is almost impossible in the beginning and still a huge challenge for me. If there is a wrong way to beatmatch, this is it.
A bit more advice that helped me: after you drop the incoming track and it starts to drift, to hear which ear picks up sound first (ear listening to the live music or the ear in the head phones). Which ever ear picks up a sound first, thats which record is moving faster.
Also, you may want to choose records with simple percussion, or percussion only. Even better, use two copies of the same record. Just dont cheat and line up the pitch faders by eye. That will not help the ears. Of course peaking when learning will accelerate the process, just dont make it a habit. If that continues you may start beatmatching mathematically, which defeats the art which seems like you are interested in learning.
Good luck and dont get so frustrated already. Its only your first day!
First off, pick a 12", work out the bpm at zero pitch. use online tap counters or what ever.
write this on the label, on a sticker on the label whatever.
Repeat with your collection.
Now you can see at a glance whitch should mix
Now, walk before you can run. No mixing, no phones. Learn to manipulate the record and find the first strong beat. hold it there. learn to find the beat and hold it there, when you start the tune it should be the strong BANG of the first beat.
Practice this till you get it nailed
All will become clear when you try to beatmatch after you learn this first skill. As the record you are playing hits a beat, start the new tune… Now they both should be in beat momentarily… you will now clearly hear one of the tracks running faster or slower then the other. adjust pitch fader on second tunes deck. Keep doing this without phones until you nail this bit
dropping them on beat is the first place to start…having that nice smooth release and pushing the record at the right speed is paramount…if you can’t do that right then you are starting out chasing the beat…
also getting comfortable with having the cue in your ear and the monitors playing the master is important also…don’t pump the headphones…you don’t want to beat your ear drums up
starting with doubles of the same record is a fun exercise also…
