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Why no BPM on the tracks?
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a3k
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Posted : Jul 16, 2008 19:31
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On 2008-07-16 12:21, Soul Kontakt wrote:
I guess you should so like in the old days and train your ears to guess the bpm. Don't worry it takes some time but you get there and then you don't even think about the bpm you just pitch it perfectly with your ears...
my 2 cents
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i´m to lazy to practise 
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Jul 16, 2008 20:10
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razzz_
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Posted : Jul 16, 2008 20:58
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Basilisk
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Posted : Jul 17, 2008 05:43
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Honestly though, how creative can you be with matching the tempos of two tracks? It doesn't matter whether you're Richie Hawtin or a no-name bedroom DJ; it only matters that you get there, not how. In a sense there is a certain skill to this--some people have really sharp ears and can make lightning-fast adjustments, but so what? When you successfully match the tempos of two tracks you are in the same state whether you do it blindly or use readily available tools. If people really cared about this aspect of performance we'd have DJs wearing blindfolds or mixing with one arm behind their back. Matching tempos is fundamentally uncreative. Why glorify doing things the "old school" way when we have much better techniques to draw upon? Mixing by ear is a good skill to have but let's not go overboard here. Matching tempos is just drudgery to get out of the way before getting to the more creative parts of DJing.
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razzz_
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Posted : Jul 22, 2008 15:52
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you and i both know that if you are skilled you can match it in a blink of an eye....
i just think it's important for starter-dj's to hear the difference in tempo between two tracks, so that they learn that particular skill cause it will become handy for them in the future.
the less time you need for cue'ing and matching, the more time you can spend on other more important things you should do before mixing the two tracks.
how you match isn't very important... i just have my way (just like you have yours) and i don't need visual support for matching.
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