Guest Tekfreak Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 Any1 know where i can find the BPM's for each track from their "The gathering" album, or any resource or web site for that matter that lists BPM's for tracks? Im a beginner DJ with a whole lot of psy trance vinyl, and I just wanted to know the BPM's at least for "the gathering" to assist me a little bit, since obviously my mixer and technic's dont have a bpm counter,,,,,any help woul dbe appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 i would say you'll have a better time learning without bpms... its more challenging, sure, but you train your ear to hear the differences which improves your level of skill. despite my own opinion on this subject i'm sure many others will provide assistance... and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest phaeton Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 yups, i agree with basilisk .. learn how to beatmatch by practicing instead of by using mathematics, it will be much more rewarding in the end .. and it isn't even that hard, use your ears and try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tekfreak Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 I figured these woul dbe the answers. Of course im using my ears...given ive only really been practicing a few days, im used to absorbing/learning things right away and picking up things quick. So yeah when i think the beat is matched after 5 or 6 consecutive perfect beats and then it goes off i get pissed. Kinda like using the old contra code for nintendo ;-), ya wanna get a little help now and then. I actually think even if i get the BPM for just 2 of the tracks, match them up and study it sorta itll help me out on trying to figure the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jaimz Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 Hey Tekfreak, Ignore the other two, I've no idea what they're talking about. BPMs are valuable information that really help you to mix. I have pretty much my entire collection BPMed, and as soon as I get a new CD I run it through a BPMer immediately. It helps a lot. Of course, you can't mix just by knowing the BPMs, you have to use some skill as well, but knowing the BPMs and using that knowledge to mix does make you a better DJ. I don't have the BPMs for The Gathering with me, it's packed away on the other side of the earth [i've had no desire to play anything from that CD for about two years now :-)], however, I can tell you that if you want to find out BPMs you can use some software that automatically detects the BPM of a line in feed on your PC. Personally I recommend AutoBPM from Pyramide Data in Denmark - download it from their website at http://www.pyramidedata.dk. Good luck with your DJing! Jaimz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spacemonkey - 604 Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 correct me if i am wrong but when you pitch a rerord to match it with the other one the original BPM will go up or down (according to witch way you pitch of course), so it wont matter then won't it? or am i overseeing something here, since i don't mix myself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 a good ear helps you mix more you might call it a valuable tool but could it not be interpreted as being a hindering crutch as well? to each their own =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tekfreak Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 any software that reads the bpm off of cd's or mp3's? since most vinyl i have, i have on mp3 as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jaimz Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 Tekfreak, There are several good tools for BPMing MP3s or CDs. My personal favourite for this is the Traktor line from Native Instruments. Also good is MixMeister. There are also a few plugins you can get for WinAmp - they aren't as accurate as programs like Traktor or MixMeister but they can still give the correct BPM - AtomicBPM and BPM Wizard are two that I know of - both can be downloaded from the plugin section of the WinAmp homepage. Basilisk - I cannot understand how knowing the BPMs of your tracks could be interpreted as being a hindering crutch. Knowing the BPMs means that you can already have an idea of the ballpark in which you'll need to pitch your tracks. When I mix on CDs I usually guess the right pitch about 60% of the time, and 30% of the time I'm usually only off by .1 or .2 - but the other 10% of the time I can find the correct pitch pretty quickly, by ear. That's 90% of tracks I can pitch using maths, and 10% I can pitch using the skills I've learnt from my mis-spent youth. :-) Hail Eris, Jaimz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 -shrug- go with what works for you... i think i've stated everything i'd need to already, take it or leave it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 buy a djm 300 or 500 if you can and you'll have a perfect tool for mixing with a good bpm counter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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