(TUTORIAL) How To Beat Match PART 4

However, having your second track start and sync with your first track may not always be possible, which leads us to…


Controlling the pitch of the record


So, you’ve started the second track and the beats are somewhat in
sync with one another. Good good, but now comes the slightly advanced
part to beat matching: controlling the pitch to keep the tracks in sync.

While the first track is still playing over the speakers, you should
be listening to the second in your headphones. The key to correctly beat
matching is being able to count the beats and bars of the first track
at the same time of the second.
When the two songs begin to go out of sync, you will hear a galloping
sound – a ‘badump badump bump bump babump’. If you hear that your songs
are out of sync with another, it’s because the pitch (speed) of the two
songs aren’t matched.
There are many different ways to sync up your two songs, including:

- Touching the platter or platter nub
- Using the pitch control
Although touching the platter or platter nub may be the easiest and
quickest solutions to syncing the two songs, it’s not necessarily the
best practice – this is what the pitch control is made for.
With the pitch control, you are able to increase or decrease the speed of a record.
If the second track sounds like it’s faster than the first, you’ll want to reduce the speed by going negative (-%).
If the second track sounds like it’s slower than the first, you’ll want to speed up the track by going positive (+%).
These pitch control adjustments aren’t going to be drastic because the two tracks may only be off by a fraction of a percent.
Play around with the pitch control until the two tracks sync to each
other; you should hear both of the kicks hitting at the same time which
will make a semi muted sound.
The tracks should be hitting at the same time, the first track is
about to break down and exit and now you’re ready to bring in the next
track…

((SEE YOU NEXT LESSON ---------- MIXING THE TWO SONGS))