# using sync correctly

**URL:** <https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 22, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585 "2011-05-22T19:28:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![bazzfc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bazzfc](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/bazzfc)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585/1 "2011-05-22T19:28:39Z")

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**using sync correctly**

when using sync in traktor i auto beat grid my tracks and check their ok. they are 95% of the time.

i see other dj’s using the jog wheel to make sure their tracks are in perfect time but i never need to they are in perfect sync

am i using sync correctly

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**Author:** ![BradCee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bradcee/32/14017_2.png) [@BradCee](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/BradCee)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585/2 "2011-05-22T19:30:12Z")

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yeah, the other guys aren’t. in theory if grids are all spot on, you don’t need to nudge.

however, i’m old skool and lazy, so mine are a touch sloppy in places as i’m happy hitting my jogs

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**Author:** ![MuzicFreq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/muzicfreq/32/13385_2.png) [@MuzicFreq](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/MuzicFreq)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585/3 "2011-05-22T19:33:57Z")

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thinking about mapping my sync button to go along with my play/pause so it auto syncs

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**Author:** ![Michielygil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/michielygil/32/12509_2.png) [@Michielygil](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Michielygil)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585/4 "2011-05-22T19:47:31Z")

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ouch, that might get you in trouble in those 5% it is a little off. It might be better to use quantize to get the same result for the full 100% of the time.

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**Author:** ![bazzfc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bazzfc](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/bazzfc)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585/5 "2011-05-22T19:54:30Z")

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when its off i beatgrid manually

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**Author:** ![optio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/optio/32/12571_2.png) [@optio](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/optio)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585/6 "2011-05-22T20:07:35Z")

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I let Traktor auto beatgrid most of the time, as long as the BPM is correct I don’t really need the grid to be perfectly aligned with the beat. Sometimes the mix sound better when one of the tracks is a little behind or ahead - it depends on the tracks.

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**Author:** ![MaxOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/maxone/32/13139_2.png) [@MaxOne](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/MaxOne)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/using-sync-correctly/24585/7 "2011-05-22T20:52:23Z")

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> [@optio](#):
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> I let Traktor auto beatgrid most of the time, as long as the BPM is correct I don’t really need the grid to be perfectly aligned with the beat. Sometimes the mix sound better when one of the tracks is a little behind or ahead - it depends on the tracks.

+1