How To BEATMATCH? Beginner To Expert Level!

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It's been a little while since I last uploaded a more technical DJ tutorial! Today I'll show you how to beatmatch! Beginner to Expert 🎛

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[MusicByDJCJ]

Great video! As a legally blind DJ, I can’t see the waveforms. So, I am always beat matching by ear. This skill is extremely crucial when I’m playing on CDJs with unanalyzed files because Rekordbox, unfortunately, lacks screen reader support. So, I believe that every DJ should learn how to beat match by ear just in case if technology decides to not work properly at an event.

[berosinha]

Holy shit... i've been learnig to mix for almost two years now, never found a tutorial as simple as that going into the absolute essentials of "old school djing", it feels like what i'm supposed to do finally clicked! Thanks for no skipping the obvious. Precious

[The_Eric_Allen]

I started in 99, of course on vinyl that's all there was, with a cheap Gemini 2 Channel mixer. I never even saw a beat counter till 2002 on a high-end Pioneer mixer. I am so glad I learned when I did and made me so much better than I would be without. And I took 15 years off in the middle. I just got my flx 10 a month and a half ago first controller ever, I'm on stage in front of 5, 000 people the 28th and 29th of this month. With the new technology, I am so much better than I used to be.

[JimLigon]

Epic!. I have been mixing since the 1980s & I still love practicing beat matching without the sync. I usually only use sync when I am recording a set for my radio show. It's all fun for me. Nothing wrong with using sync, nothing wrong with mixing manually. I just have fun & I keep on learning new things. It's all gravy.
Love ya. Luke! You are one of the good guys out here. Be safe & be kind!

[ltbb]

Do you remember those electric pens that used to hurt when pressed, well I stripped one down for a laugh and wired it to my controller sync buttons.. So one night during a party we were having I let a couple of friends take over for a bit, you should of seen their faces when there pressed the sync button what a laugh, best night ever.

[Volun]

I know that I'll probably never need it but I'm really curious to find out how all of this works. Just to know what DJs are doing and what they're actually capable of when I'm watching their live sets. This video was extremely helpful.

[laurelweber]

Unrelated to djing but he seems like such a nice, wholesome guy

[Flightcoach]

Luke this a huge milestone for me, I was spinning vinyl at clubs in the 90s and early 00 but got out of it twenty years ago. I believe we did a gig in leiden together many many years ago at InCasa, so great to see where your career brought you. I made some different life choices i guess. My interest in djing suddenly got back, and now I see they even have bpm counters and sync buttons. Omg I feel old. I remember driving around with my case full of illegal cd's that was the innovation then. Got some catching up to do with the tech hehehehe

[gdget]

Thanks for the great tutorial, Luke. Both the Manual and ‘Sync’ beat-matching methods have their place. For me, using Sync frees us up to be more creative in other areas when the rally car is cruising along nicely, but when you hit the rough terrain of, say, a tricky track that didn’t get analysed well by the software, then we can quickly switch back to manual to take control and get safely around those bends.

[Schoolforthesoul]

I love spinning on vinyl because beat matching by ear is so much fun.

[lnronn]

When the sync button doesnt work then you need to beat match by ear and also like you say its a rollercoaster ride... 😍😍.... Love it...

[nancyvalenti]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THIS VIDEO. THESE ARE GREAT TIPS I WILL DEFINITELY BE PRACTICING. 🎧😎🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[DJ_Cue]

Brilliant, short and sweet tutorial. It's all about loving music, practice and of course loving what you do too.

[ultralooter]

9:33 for the pro level
12:43 for the expert level

[nicolovv]

Don't want to start that endless sync discussion but nowadays for the sake of creativity and losing less time, when using more than two decks, I would definitely give SYNC a go even if I can easily master all the expert tehniques.

To conclude, I consider that the most fair way of using sync 🙏

[RyanUybengkee]

i was sharpened using the "old school" style pitch-slider beat matching technique way back by playing all those 70s and 80s music. Back then, they didn't have metronomes when they recorded their tracks so you need to listen to the drums, the hook, and even familiarizing yourself with the track itself because back then, remixes were 12". 7" and had such a long instrumental intro. now THAT was a challenge. ive said it before and im saying it again: practice with 70s and 80s dance tracks and todays music will just be a breeze.

[diamondshark]

Both beatmatching by ear and sync have their place. Some songs weren't written or performed by a computer, or don't have any beat correction applied in post- Sync will never handle those properly, not without extensive preparation work with Ableton or other modifying software. Developing the brain skill to ride the tracks (especially when the drummer goes loopy or the composition beats change) is an incredibly valuable skill, and opens entirely new arenas of songs to play during sets. That being said, if you *are* using computerized tracks, freeing up extra time or brainpower to work FX, samples, or more creative mixouts can be a benefit of using Sync where possible. Use sync to free up your hands to the limits of your creative mixout ambitions.

[Rtist]

Mastering beat matching is key to everything in djing. Once you master this skill, you will never forget how to. It’s like riding a bike. You never forget how to.

[selenegajraj]

Laidback luke you are
my inspiration you
inspired me to
become a dj i am a
huge fan of you and i
respect your dedication
to your work..

[djedoedo]

It’s like, driving a manual car . You are driving the car, changing gears, pushing clatch pedal, so this feeling is kind of tasty for you, plus you look like more professional and it’s good . Luke, really happy to see your video ! Fight 👹