[ED E]

Gonna try that half trick for a laugh later. Nice one lads.

[electrogrimey]

That half trick is good because you're slowing down the playing track, and then dropping in the other track at full speed, so you shouldn't lose much energy, which is always the problem with tempo shifts.

It won't really work the other way though, because speeding up a track loads and then dropping a half speed track is gonna sound pretty bad.

You could do it the gangster way, and just do a mega spinback, then drop a few gunshot/airhorn samples, and away you go.

[tsoparno]

i tip i can offer you need to know your tracks inside out and upside down found this easy with vinyl cause i used only buy 7 or 8 records a wk and play them to death for a wk.but now peoples mp3 libarys r so big you'll probably never really get to know all your tracks

[Squ]

I was ages trying to get beatmatching down.

Out of frustration, I ditched the earphones, and played both decks (not bothering with cueing or 4/4 matching) and gave myself plenty of time to match the beats.

Helped no end!

[The_Gatsby]

Can anybody give me some advice on some fairly decent speakers that would do for small house parties etc? Been bedroom DJ'ing for a while now and want to start making some money

[BaZmO*]

Originally Posted by Lukebray

Can anybody give me some advice on some fairly decent speakers that would do for small house parties etc? Been bedroom DJ'ing for a while now and want to start making some money

I doubt you'll make much (if any) money from doing house parties.

[generalmental]

Hi I am having problems with the sound coming from my 1210s since i bought this new mixer

THe problem i am having is when i move the crossfader to channel 1 most(80%) of the sound just comes from the left speaker, but when I move the fader to channel 2 i get most of the sound from the right speaker

I did have the same problem too when I had the old mixer which was


But when i had the vestax mixer I just put the red wire in phono and the black wire in line(I no, doesnt make sense). I run the sound through my Technics hi-fi system but i really do not think that is the problem.I also had a problem with 1 deck but got that sorted a good few weeks before i bought the mixer

I am new to all this so i am not sure if i am doing something wrong.

[BaZmO*]

Originally Posted by generalmental

Hi I am having problems with the sound coming from my 1210s since i bought this new mixer

THe problem i am having is when i move the crossfader to channel 1 most(80%) of the sound just comes from the left speaker, but when I move the fader to channel 2 i get most of the sound from the right speaker

I did have the same problem too when I had the old mixer which was


But when i had the vestax mixer I just put the red wire in phono and the black wire in line(I no, doesnt make sense). I run the sound through my Technics hi-fi system but i really do not think that is the problem.I also had a problem with 1 deck but got that sorted a good few weeks before i bought the mixer

I am new to all this so i am not sure if i am doing something wrong.

What way exactly are you connecting to your mixer?

You should have your Deck #1 connections Red & White(or Black in some cases) connected to CH1 Phono to the corresponding colours, and Deck #2 connections to CH2 Phono to the corresponding colours. That should be your starting point at the very least.

[Squ]

If the problem has followed into the new mixer, and if you do bazmos' checks, and if your phono/line selectors are set to phono, its probably an issue with your rca cables.

Niall in aquarius will fit new ones (you're as well off to get new earths at the same time) for about 40 each.

[Thecon21]

Originally Posted by Lukebray

Can anybody give me some advice on some fairly decent speakers that would do for small house parties etc? Been bedroom DJ'ing for a while now and want to start making some money

http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/Products...B/Default.aspx

The Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 monitors are great value for the sound you get out of them. Good price for the quality of them and would be perfect for that kind of thing I reckon..

[denver62002]

Originally Posted by VinylJunkie

Cant stress that enough when im teaching people! It takes serious practice before you become comfortable with beatmatching.

For the extreme beginners id advise them to get two identical tracks and repeatly beatmatch them. The two tracks will be the same BPM so it will be very easy after a few goes then pick a different track and try that. Learn what BPM means and learn how to count bars and phrases,
1234 2234 3234 4234

Keep off effects and eq's untill you can beatmatch properly.

Sean

Does the newer versions of cdj's have auto beatmaching/sync??

[Hamiltonion]

Originally Posted by denver62002

Does the newer versions of cdj's have auto beatmaching/sync??

They won't beatmatch for you but they do give a reading of BPM (Which is pretty accurate - I've checked my entire wallet on Traktor and CDJ)

Software will beatmatch for you, I'm not going to get into whether or not this is cheating / a bad thing / a good thing / gives you more time to do creative things with your mixing etc etc but I will say if I was playing out and didn't have to beatmatch I'd be bored, plus knowing how to beatmatch teaches you when you can break the rules and clash beats etc. I tried Traktor for a good while and it really took the fun out of DJing for me.

It's not all that hard, check BPM of track playing, cue your next track to the 1st beat of the bar where you wanna mix in, adjust the tempo to match, count in and hit play on the beat, adjust with jogwheel, bring up the faders

[jme2010]

Not sure if its been said before but, generally a dance track will "do-something" every 32 beats.

Try it. Next time your listening to a track count the first beat of the intro. Usually on the 32nd beat a new element will drop in, like high hats etc.

As the song comes to its climax the elements start dropping out one by one. This is a good time to start a mix and bring in a new element from another track one by one.

[cloudydsound]

Originally Posted by VinylJunkie

Cant stress that enough when im teaching people! It takes serious practice before you become comfortable with beatmatching.

For the extreme beginners id advise them to get two identical tracks and repeatly beatmatch them. The two tracks will be the same BPM so it will be very easy after a few goes then pick a different track and try that. Learn what BPM means and learn how to count bars and phrases,
1234 2234 3234 4234

Keep off effects and eq's untill you can beatmatch properly.

Sean

i found beatmatching simple from the start, i'm not bragging, i'm just saying some people have an ear for it and get it straight away.