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May 18, 2010 at 11:58 pm #1049156
Lately there has been something really bugging me about my CDJS.
The Mixer that I use has a terrible BPM counter (very inacurate)
So when Im in the mix I need to rely on my CDJ’s BPM counter for beat matching etc etc..
Now most of the time the CDJ will show the BPM of the track no problem (eg 153 bpm) and I can happily go ahead and try to mix the two tracks together.
But lately, it has been jumping between two types of readings, if you like. One minute it will read, 153 bpm, The next minute it will read, 77.0 or some other random number.Is this happening to anybody else who uses CDJS?
Any help on the matter would be excellant
Jam
May 19, 2010 at 12:28 am #1225987That happens on software with certain tracks as well.
May 19, 2010 at 12:42 am #1225990It seems to be happening at randomn.
Nothing to do with the actual track slowing down or anything.
Propper pisses me off!!
Maybe my CDJS are fekkedMay 19, 2010 at 12:48 am #1225988What CDJs are they?
May 19, 2010 at 9:46 am #1225993why are u using bpm counter? just do it oldskool with the pitch shifter
May 19, 2010 at 10:25 am #1225984what model are the decks? i cant really give you any advice as there are various software problems im aware of but just message us the model and ill see what i can find .. to be honest, use the bpm counter as a guide and not to mix with.
May 19, 2010 at 11:32 am #1225985use your ears like a real DJ!
May 19, 2010 at 4:54 pm #1225981@DaftFader 384845 wrote:
use your ears like a real DJ!
^this x1000000000000000000000000000000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:
May 19, 2010 at 8:22 pm #1225991@Digital-A 384837 wrote:
what model are the decks? i cant really give you any advice as there are various software problems im aware of but just message us the model and ill see what i can find .. to be honest, use the bpm counter as a guide and not to mix with.
Pioneer CDJ 400’s
@DaftFader 384845 wrote:
use your ears like a real DJ!
lol I do, though I like to use the BPM counter to get a quick rough idea of what speed the track is, then I can Try and use my ears for the fine tuning.
I’ll give you an example.
– I’ll have a track playing on deck A at say, 155 BPM
– Then I decide the track Im gonna try to mix it into
– I begin to play the chosen track on deck B
– I try and adjust the speed of the chosen track to match the one playing in deckA
– I get no where as the BPM counter keeps changing the reading. one minute its 154 BPM, the next, 78.4 or wtvr
– I run out of Time, Mix Ruined!!
It can really spoil it!
Has anybody else encountered a similar prob before?
May 19, 2010 at 8:29 pm #1225982@JamZandwich 384945 wrote:
lol I do, though I like to use the BPM counter to get a quick rough idea of what speed the track is, then I can Try and use my ears for the fine tuning.
why not use your ears for the whole lot? you dont need a bpm counter, just use the headphones! 😉
May 19, 2010 at 10:53 pm #1225986@process 384946 wrote:
why not use your ears for the whole lot? you dont need a bpm counter, just use the headphones! 😉
^^ this x 1000000000000000000000000000000 :laugh_at:
May 19, 2010 at 11:02 pm #1225989If it has the bpm counter may as well use it
May 19, 2010 at 11:20 pm #1225992@process 384946 wrote:
why not use your ears for the whole lot? you dont need a bpm counter, just use the headphones! 😉
Im a learner so I do need it.
Also, with the sort of music I play (Fast, Boom boom bang kinda stuff) its really handy to have the BPM counter.
Like what poly said, I might as well use it if its got it
One good thing to come out of its absence though – I am starting to rely on my ears all the time these days to beat match. often this is difficult when mixing the much Harder stuff, where there is barely a split second between beats.
I Recon Im getting the hang of it though raaa
May 19, 2010 at 11:30 pm #1225983@JamZandwich 385006 wrote:
Im a learner so I do need it.
Also, with the sort of music I play (Fast, Boom boom bang kinda stuff) its really handy to have the BPM counter.
Like what poly said, I might as well use it if its got it
One good thing to come out of its absence though – I am starting to rely on my ears all the time these days to beat match. often this is difficult when mixing the much Harder stuff, where there is barely a split second between beats.
I Recon Im getting the hang of it though raaa
fair play mate im only taking the piss. always best to learn the skills tho rather than rely on technology as you’ve found out that can sometimes go wrong! tbh if your playing really fast music with loads of beats all over the shop thats probably whats throwing the bpm counter off, some just cant handle some tunes. what time of music are you playing btw?
May 22, 2010 at 10:06 am #1225980if you learn using them then youll always need them, what happens if you play a set at a party or club and they dont have bpm’s?
my mixer has them but theyve never really worked properly, plus i learned playing drum and bass which they dont work for anyway
i think even the best ones arent going to be perfect, i guess they measure peaks in the music ie kick’s but surely other bass notes and that are going to get picked up occaisonally and throw it off beat,
July 4, 2010 at 11:28 pm #1225979Anonymous
@Tek Offensive 385533 wrote:
if you learn using them then youll always need them, what happens if you play a set at a party or club and they dont have bpm’s?
my mixer has them but theyve never really worked properly, plus i learned playing drum and bass which they dont work for anyway
i think even the best ones arent going to be perfect, i guess they measure peaks in the music ie kick’s but surely other bass notes and that are going to get picked up occaisonally and throw it off beat,
I guess it depends on the music I know with my cdjs if im playing some techno the cdjs bpm counter is able to work well. drum & bass on the other hand is not so good.
it works by taking 10 seconds of the track then multiplying the amount of beats in that 10 seconds by 6. or so ive been told.
I doubt any cdj bpm counters are gonna be bang on so like the other guys have said. learn to use your ears! 😉 -
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