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Originally Posted by b0ld
christ this guy spins the majority of his sets using serato scratch (since he is a psy-trance dj) and everyone knows that if you use serato scratch and/or final scratch the art of beatmatching is no longer the same.... Why because not only do you have a headphone to listen to the beats but you can see the beat pattern, intro's,breakdown;s within a track...... No talent required at all.....
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Beat matching isnt the hardest part about djing, and i wouldnt go as far as calling it "an art". I know people who have absolutely no talent, and they can beat match fine with turntables.
It's all about the track selection. The playlist and the flow of the set is what really counts. in my opinion anyways.
And thats not something exclusive to turntable/mixer djing. Cd djs, Pc Djs. They can either sink or swim depending on how well they can assemble a mix.
Beatmatching is one of the first things a dj has to learn, and one of the easiest things. How can you gauge their talent on this?
Great mixes can come from Serato, Cd decks, and turntables. Wether or not a d.j can see "the beat pattern, intro's,breakdown;s within a track" is not a deciding factor in how good he/she is.
Although it does matter, i mean ofcourse beatmatching is very important. But its pretty much the first skill you need before you can work on the other more difficult dj skills like putting together wonderfully assembled sets, scratching, and mixing w/ the eq's.
Oct 31, 05
