CTW Members SteveW2k1 Posted July 30, 2002 CTW Members Share Posted July 30, 2002 Ok when you mix songs together and/or are going from one song to another is it neccasery to alter the pitch so the songs have the same bpm or can you just mix away anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members FredTheBaddie Posted July 30, 2002 CTW Members Share Posted July 30, 2002 Erm, isn't that the whole point of beat-mixing ? Quote Fred The Baddie Email: FredTheBaddie at ClubTheWorld dot com MSN: Fox_Raynard at hotmail dot com I am not part of any majority -- Now in my MP3 player : Agnelli & Nelson - Holding on to Nothing -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members nice1bruva Posted July 30, 2002 CTW Members Share Posted July 30, 2002 from what little I know about mixing It is nearly always necessary to alter the tempo so that the song mesh seamlessly - unless the songs have the same rythmn that is!! Pitch alteration is not essential but sounds good if you can do it. Someone please feel free to correct me if I am spouting bollocks!! Quote no sleep 'till bedrock!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Signum Posted July 30, 2002 CTW Members Share Posted July 30, 2002 I thought that altering the tempo would surely alter the pitch also. There are programs such as Cubase etc that allow tempo adjustment while keeping the pitch the same, but I'm not sure if Decks and mixers can do this.... Would be interested to know though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW DJs Ikon Posted July 30, 2002 CTW DJs Share Posted July 30, 2002 The answer to the question is yes, it is neccessary to alter the pitch so the tunes have the same bpm! If your playing a tune at say 150 bpm and you want to mix in another track then obviously it has to be at the same bpm or the mix will sound shite!. If when your monitoring the track your mixing in in your headphones and it soundz faster (say 152 bpm) then you need to use the pitch adjustment on the decks to slow the tempo of the track down and thus the bpm. Quote Welcome to the Darkside! Jan 31st - The Clinic @ Hendre Hall, Bangor Feb 7th - North @ Lakota, Bristol http://www.ppdnet.org/ukscene/images/ukscene.jpg UK-Scene Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Dakers Posted July 30, 2002 CTW Members Share Posted July 30, 2002 I personally use CDJ500's which can pitch shift as you go. I did learn to mix without pitch variable CD player's for three years, so I kinda naturally listen for tracks that will mesh well without external adjustment. Quote Dakers Email & MSN: pdb_1@hotmail.com Mob: 07788 133678 Only Smart-E's have the answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members SteveW2k1 Posted July 30, 2002 Author CTW Members Share Posted July 30, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Ikon: The answer to the question is yes, it is neccessary to alter the pitch so the tunes have the same bpm! If your playing a tune at say 150 bpm and you want to mix in another track then obviously it has to be at the same bpm or the mix will sound shite!. If when your monitoring the track your mixing in in your headphones and it soundz faster (say 152 bpm) then you need to use the pitch adjustment on the decks to slow the tempo of the track down and thus the bpm. What if the tunes have far apart bmp rates wont this mean that the track will either sound really speeded up or really slowed down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Reviewers Wub Wub Posted July 31, 2002 CTW Reviewers Share Posted July 31, 2002 Generally speaking, if you have to alter the pitch by mre than 10% either way, the two songs shouldn't be mixed together. In a typical set of hard house/trance that I play, I'll remain inside the same +/-6% boundary, roughly, assuming I've picked my songs correctly. Quote Harder. Faster. Better. Stronger. Badder. Smarter. Wub Wub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members FredTheBaddie Posted July 31, 2002 CTW Members Share Posted July 31, 2002 Exactly. There's a lot more to mixing than just getting the beats in time. So much of it is song selection. When I mix it's all about the whole rather than each song, I like to feel I'm taking people on a journey. Maybe that's just my prog house roots coming out tho Quote Fred The Baddie Email: FredTheBaddie at ClubTheWorld dot com MSN: Fox_Raynard at hotmail dot com I am not part of any majority -- Now in my MP3 player : Agnelli & Nelson - Holding on to Nothing -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Reviewers Wub Wub Posted July 31, 2002 CTW Reviewers Share Posted July 31, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Fred The Baddie: When I mix it's all about the whole rather than each song, I like to feel I'm taking people on a journey. Maybe that's just my prog house roots coming out tho Prog house - soundtrack to the offical 2002 Commonwealth Paint Drying Finals Quote Harder. Faster. Better. Stronger. Badder. Smarter. Wub Wub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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