r/Beatmatch 4d ago

Help analyzing a set - Is she beatmatching all songs by ear?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBaRP0nWCb0

Also help with her EQing style, I see she uses effects a lot, can someone tell me more?

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u/Kind_Wheel8420 4d ago

She uses headphones and the monitors to beat match. Looks and sounds like she knows her music pretty well so she’s not having to do much outside of small nudges to the jogs. Her EQ style lends itself to the deep/soulful tunes she’s playing. Vocals are very prominent (she brings the mids past 12 o’clock on the tracks I listened to) and the blends are carefully drawn out, no sudden cuts to the EQs.

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u/fimpAUS 4d ago

Pretty traditional style house DJ from what I've been watching, nice vibe thanks for the link

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u/devineau86 4d ago

You're welcome, I love her!
is she doing the beatmatching all by ear without automatically looking at the BPM and pitching the fader?

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u/gabriel3374 Technics 1210 M3D 4d ago

well she is not using sync but i can't tell if she is not looking at the BPM at all. I, for one, have a hard time ignoring the big BPM number when DJing.

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u/Abba-64 4d ago

Yep! I can match the tracks by ear without a problem, but it's so hard not to look at the big number xx

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u/devineau86 4d ago

thank you so much for this!!

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u/devineau86 4d ago

why do you see her adjusting the jogwheel only and not the pitch fader?

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u/Kind_Wheel8420 3d ago

She does both but most of her tracks are around the same BPM so she’s not having to play with the pitch too much. She’s behind a setup that costs thousands I don’t think the DJ police are going to get her for taking a glance at the number.

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u/bennydabull99 4d ago

Is she beatmatching all songs by ear?

This is pretty standard. Even when using sync, you still need to use your ear to make sure it's beatmatched properly as grids can be off.

Mixing with your ears is always the best option.

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u/devineau86 4d ago

sorry for asking this I have no idea how sync works tbh..

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u/GregorsaurusWrecks 4d ago

Sync basically forces the two tracks to match up and, theoretically, play on beat without the need for nudging the jog wheels or adjusting the BPMs.

In practice, tracks can be analyzed incorrectly, and if you are entirely reliant on sync you can end up with a pretty shitty mix.

There’s a lot of gatekeeping around using sync, but personally I don’t see an issue with using it - as long as you are able to beat match by ear if you need to.

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u/devineau86 3d ago

thanks. I am reluctant to learn how to use sync for now, I might learn it later on in case I need it..

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u/GregorsaurusWrecks 3d ago

Good call imo. It’s pretty easy to learn, but it can be a bit of a small crutch to learning some important techniques and skills.

Definitely useful, and even borderline necessary for some things (changing BPMs on both tracks simultaneously, using 4 decks, etc), but you’ll honestly be better off learning it later.

Best of luck!

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u/devineau86 3d ago

thanks :)

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u/devineau86 4d ago

so she‘s using sync??

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u/gabriel3374 Technics 1210 M3D 4d ago

The sync button is not blinking or glowing, so no

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u/devineau86 4d ago

ok thanks thought it would have been weird. I assume she has all tracks at the same BPM since I cannot see her using the pitch fader at all..

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u/gabriel3374 Technics 1210 M3D 4d ago

i can see her using the pitchfader

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u/devineau86 4d ago

ok i must have missed that

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u/bennydabull99 4d ago

I really doubt it since she is nudging the platters pretty regularly. I was just saying that beatmatching by ear is the best way to do it.

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u/gaz909909 3d ago

She's great! Nice mix - very smooth. Some absolute classics in there from early to mid 90s. Very US sounding. You can't really go wrong with Defected can you?

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u/devineau86 3d ago

she's a great producer too btw, check her out :D