Dj Advise on BPM Mixing

0:01 Delved on this subject in the past

Alright guys, delved on this subject in the past. This isn't necessarily a tutorial, it's more so a demonstration. Now, when is 127 BPM and 127 BPM not 127 BPM and 127 BPM? Well, you're probably scratching your head by now, but one turntable, two turntables. This one is going at 127 BPM, beats per minute, the particular track is not the turntable, and this guy here is going over 127. So, let's say they both are, and all of a sudden they start to go off beat, and you're scratching your head thinking, well it says 127, it says... Let me show you. Right, so I'm just going to take this off the standee. And, right, here we go. 127 BPM and 127 BPM. Now, the reason I've got 127 and 127 is because that's what I've got on the decks at the moment.

But, if you think about it, 127 and a point. Now, what's the point of a point? What is the point? Well, you can have 127.1, you can have 127.2, 3, 4... And so on. Right, let's put that into practice. Now, you'll notice I've got rid of all the information there, because what I want you to concentrate on for the time being is 127. So, volume's up.

1:43 How long before it goes off?

127. It's still 127. You notice that? There? Ah! That's a 9! You saw it down at number 1. Right. Here we go. How long before it goes off? There you go. We've got what could be called sometimes something called gladdering or a bit like having a couple of horses going off sync. Instead of clip, clop, clip, clop together they're going Clippity cloppity cloppity clippity cloppity clippity cloppity Clippity cloppity Right, what I'm going to do now is I'm going to take that away and that away There we go. 127.9 127.7 Now this is pretty damn accurate 8, 9 So we'll do exactly the same thing At this point they started to go off They're still on Right so the whole point of this video and I do get this question many times Why is it that they go off when they're the same BPM

4:13 Plus, minus

But they still go off? It's because you have to remember You have point and then you have other digits behind that At the moment that's just point and then one digit You never know, we could get to the stage where you've got a point and two or three digits I mean you would have to move that pitch control very very tiny amounts But you never know Some think as well, a small tip If you do have on your player Something where you can change the tempo From say plus 6, 10, 16 up to wide Or around that sort of area I highly recommend if you're going to be doing some very fine beat matching To have it on say plus or minus 6 Plus or minus 10 When you get to 16 or wide You lose the response here You've got to be You've got to have much more finer movements

You do have more room to play with When you're doing plus 8 or plus 6 And if you're using vinyl turntables Or the likes of Technics It's plus or minus 8 Alright, with the Mark 2 SL1200 Mark 2 But anyway Sorry camera keeps on going dodgy there Bit of insight for you Bit of information And practice and enjoy Thank you

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