The Advantages of SYNC

What is with all the people who are saying mixing track A into track B is "boring"?

And why so much argument about beatmatching? It's a basic DJ skill. Instead of defending sync up and down, learn both techniques and quietly ignore what everyone else believes.

You'll have to translate that into actual English.

LOL.....you view is so skewed and you are making up your mind with half the information.

Sync is NOT there to help you match 2 songs. You can use it for that, but that is not why it is there.

It is there, to allow you to take your mix to 4 decks. NOT 4 tracks playing at the same time...all the time. That is dumb.

You use 4 decks creatively and this is where Sync comes in.

Beatgridding is NOT just to have a tight sync...but to also help the software function to its fullest.

This means having your FX synced to your beats.

Ignorance......LOL.

Keep doing it your way mate....it obviously is working for you perfectly. So why tell us and give away YOUR technique?

Clearly its better that NI's idea's....

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Do you love what you job?

LOL.....you view is so skewed and you are making up your mind with half the information.

Sync is NOT there to help you match 2 songs. You can use it for that, but that is not why it is there.

It is there, to allow you to take your mix to 4 decks. NOT 4 tracks playing at the same time...all the time. That is dumb.

You use 4 decks creatively and this is where Sync comes in.

Beatgridding is NOT just to have a tight sync...but to also help the software function to its fullest.

This means having your FX synced to your beats.

Ignorance......LOL.

Keep doing it your way mate....it obviously is working for you perfectly. So why tell us and give away YOUR technique?

Clearly its better that NI's idea's....

Ok and? That touched absolutely nothing on the text you quoted. Yes.. House is generally produced at 128... Which again is why we make the case, if you are beat matching 128 agains 128.. and most tracks only vary in 1 to 2 BPM.. if you arent beatmatching 4 on the floor kick drums in a short period of time you need to work on that skill. Or use sync.

Either way, I believe A to B Mixing is boring as snot, and I dont even go watch "DJs" who do it anymore. Club DJs are even worse around here, One MBP, one S4, 5 standard DJ transitions. I leave the club... the DJ happens to be on CDJs or Technics? If hes scratching then I leave faster (not a fan of it at all, to each their own). If not I still leave, two deck "Turntablism" might have been cool to me when I started listening 20 years ago..

But... this is why I like sync... THose willing to use it for a grand purpose, one to actually enhance performances then I am all for it. But how often do you really see that yet. (Ive seen some of the videos of Mad Zach etc, its cool hes pushing the boundry.. just not something I would be able to handle in a club setting)

DJing is a fad and it looks cool to people, and with the technology a one armed 3 fingered monkey could DJ at a club now a days.

To each their own. I mean Paris Hilton cant beatmatch and she makes more money doing it than most of us.

If you use Sync to A B Dj I normally walk out of the club... In fact if you arent using DVS for two deck mixing, I normally walk out of the club as you have nothing to offer my ears.

If you use it to layer sounds to create your own music, possibly even external instruments or in ableton.. More power to ya, id love to come see ya play out more so than a 60 dollar ticket headliner.

But honestly, this is like beating a dead horse, just like the pc vs mac debate

Ok and? That touched absolutely nothing on the text you quoted. Yes.. House is generally produced at 128... Which again is why we make the case, if you are beat matching 128 agains 128.. and most tracks only vary in 1 to 2 BPM.. if you arent beatmatching 4 on the floor kick drums in a short period of time you need to work on that skill. Or use sync.

Either way, I believe A to B Mixing is boring as snot, and I dont even go watch "DJs" who do it anymore. Club DJs are even worse around here, One MBP, one S4, 5 standard DJ transitions. I leave the club... the DJ happens to be on CDJs or Technics? If hes scratching then I leave faster (not a fan of it at all, to each their own). If not I still leave, two deck "Turntablism" might have been cool to me when I started listening 20 years ago..

But... this is why I like sync... THose willing to use it for a grand purpose, one to actually enhance performances then I am all for it. But how often do you really see that yet. (Ive seen some of the videos of Mad Zach etc, its cool hes pushing the boundry.. just not something I would be able to handle in a club setting)

DJing is a fad and it looks cool to people, and with the technology a one armed 3 fingered monkey could DJ at a club now a days.

To each their own. I mean Paris Hilton cant beatmatch and she makes more money doing it than most of us.

If you use Sync to A B Dj I normally walk out of the club... In fact if you arent using DVS for two deck mixing, I normally walk out of the club as you have nothing to offer my ears.

If you use it to layer sounds to create your own music, possibly even external instruments or in ableton.. More power to ya, id love to come see ya play out more so than a 60 dollar ticket headliner.

But honestly, this is like beating a dead horse, just like the pc vs mac debate

ok and? That touched absolutely nothing on the text you quoted. Yes.. House is generally produced at 128... Which again is why we make the case, if you are beat matching 128 agains 128.. And most tracks only vary in 1 to 2 bpm.. If you arent beatmatching 4 on the floor kick drums in a short period of time you need to work on that skill. Or use sync.

Either way, i believe a to b mixing is boring as snot, and i dont even go watch "djs" who do it anymore. Club djs are even worse around here, one mbp, one s4, 5 standard dj transitions. I leave the club... The dj happens to be on cdjs or technics? If hes scratching then i leave faster (not a fan of it at all, to each their own). If not i still leave, two deck "turntablism" might have been cool to me when i started listening 20 years ago..

But... This is why i like sync... Those willing to use it for a grand purpose, one to actually enhance performances then i am all for it. But how often do you really see that yet. (ive seen some of the videos of mad zach etc, its cool hes pushing the boundry.. Just not something i would be able to handle in a club setting)

djing is a fad and it looks cool to people, and with the technology a one armed 3 fingered monkey could dj at a club now a days.

To each their own. I mean paris hilton cant beatmatch and she makes more money doing it than most of us.

If you use sync to a b dj i normally walk out of the club... In fact if you arent using dvs for two deck mixing, i normally walk out of the club as you have nothing to offer my ears.

If you use it to layer sounds to create your own music, possibly even external instruments or in ableton.. More power to ya, id love to come see ya play out more so than a 60 dollar ticket headliner.

But honestly, this is like beating a dead horse, just like the pc vs mac debate

Think about it. If somebody was meticulous enough to preplan all their sets, why would they waste time flipping through their record bag or cd wallet? Don't you believe they'd actually organize their tunes in order?

Seriously? Go watch a video of Andy C, Randall or Craze (when he's playing a dnb set). All those guys beatmatch while already in the mix. It takes them about 1 second. Craze can drop a beat anywhere he wants it and manually match it instantly. It's called skill.

I'll use sync for beatless intros, but IMO, it's incredibly boring to use sync all the the time.

As far as beatgridding goes, I spent some time watching videos and these guys are taking forever to grid out a tune. All you have to do is temposync it and move the grid over while in the mix. It's so much faster. I was never even going to bother gridding any tunes until I discovered that method.