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I have a tune (SURFERS - Runnin (extended wave mix)) which I just can't mix correctly.

The BPM always goes off. I've tried marking points 8 bars apart in VDJ but it still goes off.

Anyone any ideas on how I can fix this, best method for manual beat tap etc.

Thanks in advance
 
Posté Tue 18 Nov 08 @ 8:23 am
Yes, you can do manual beat tap but it might that track has changing in during progress, so try to count on the beginning and the end.
 
Some songs you just cant get an accurate BPM because their is no accurate bpm. Some songs, the tempo changes slightly so you will never be able to get a correct bpm.

What Alf said is good to do. Get the bpm of the start of the song so you know how to bring it in and get the bpm at the end of the song so you know what song to bring in after it.

This song you are talking about, was it recorded with a live band? If so, you can pretty much forget trying to get an accurate bpm. That pretty much only works with music recorded with a beat machine, not a live drummer.

Hope this helps
 
djcity wrote :
That pretty much only works with music recorded with a beat machine, not a live drummer.


Just to add, if the live drummer using a metronome on his recording, U could get a constant bpm;)
 
In the "old vinyl" days we counted out the beat for ten seconds on our watch and multiplied that amount by six which was fairly accurate for most tracks. 20x6=120bpm
 
djrobinhamilton wrote :
In the "old vinyl" days we counted out the beat for ten seconds on our watch and multiplied that amount by six which was fairly accurate for most tracks. 20x6=120bpm


Hehe, I did that too :)
 
DJ-ALF wrote :
djrobinhamilton wrote :
In the "old vinyl" days we counted out the beat for ten seconds on our watch and multiplied that amount by six which was fairly accurate for most tracks. 20x6=120bpm


Hehe, I did that too :)


Me three..hehe
 
Later I used Behringer Bpm counter that worked on 2 AA batteries, ah memories. I think I still have it somewhere :)
 
spinnaJ wrote :
DJ-ALF wrote :
djrobinhamilton wrote :
In the "old vinyl" days we counted out the beat for ten seconds on our watch and multiplied that amount by six which was fairly accurate for most tracks. 20x6=120bpm


Hehe, I did that too :)


Me three..hehe


Me four, lol

Then wrote it down on the corner of the sleeve, the good old days, lol
 
jimmy b wrote :
spinnaJ wrote :
DJ-ALF wrote :
djrobinhamilton wrote :
In the "old vinyl" days we counted out the beat for ten seconds on our watch and multiplied that amount by six which was fairly accurate for most tracks. 20x6=120bpm


Hehe, I did that too :)


Me three..hehe


Me four, lol

Then wrote it down on the corner of the sleeve, the good old days, lol



Yupper....add me to that list..I did what Jimmy did also. With a red sharpie....it was hard to read in some of those DJ booths....
 
VDJ does a pretty good job reading bpm's but IF there is something wrong with the mp3....vdj could give you an inaccurate reading.

Did you download this track from a file sharing site? Quite a few tracks on file sharing sites have been ripped strait from vinyl and if the user ripped the song off a bad turntable with weak torque or possibly messed with the pitch during the conversion it could cause the tempo to shift and the songs to slide out of time after they are matched.

See if you can get your hands on the same track and ripp it yourself off a cd.....or download it somewhere else like Beatport or iTunes. Then scan the song through VDJ and play them both at the same time and see if they drift. If they drift.....then you know the original mp3 was bad.
 
Bought track that sounds crystal clear. It's asif the beats change every 4 bars although it sounds constant.
 


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