when does the second decimal place appear in the bpm display? not all djs works with sync.
greeting from germany Micha
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âŚand not all DJs mix tracks together for so long that one hundredth of a BPM would make a difference.
Also, if you refuse to use sync, how on earth are you going to move the pitch fader so accurately that the second digit will be exact?
Even if you could do that, what about the third decimal place? OMG thatâs going to ruin your mix if you canât see it!
When the SC5000âs first came out it had the BPM to the second decimal place. They âfixed itâ in a firmware update to what it is now, sadly. Iâm not sure why youâre being combative with the guy.
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If my response was âcombativeâ then so was his comment (the part I quoted). He didnât need to say that. My fault for taking the bait perhaps.
I donât think it was bait as much as an honest question from a DJ who prefers not to use sync. Now if theyâd said âsome DJs donât have to use syncâ, then I could see some people getting defensive.
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Sync is a get you out of trouble tool. Yes its nice to have BUT its also nice to be able to go by ear and feel rather than a grid. Relying on sync mmmmm yeah when im having a bad night due to treatment then yeah i can rely on it as hand doesnt want to move as brain tells it to. On a good night na leave the sync button at home. Like i said its a tool. And you cant use power tools without being able to do it by hand
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Much AGREED!
When youâve beat matched all your life manually before there was such a thing as a sync button you donât really care for it as much and I like mixing manually by ear, I appreciate wave forms but syncing Iâve always believed (may sound controversial) are for DJs that have trouble beat matching manually. Hence the flood of DJs post 2004/2005 when technology evolved and allowed it.
Not a criticism by the way to anyone using syncâŚeven if you can beat match doesnât mean you know the right tracks that work together.
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I, on the other hand, really think that without technology only real DJs would have remained! instead it is full of people who have nothing to do with it !!! just people who made the best job in the world into a job full of clowns !!!
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Iâm glad you said itâŚ
but itâs a fair point, back when it was just about 2 turntables and a mixer, it was very exclusive to be a DJ as you really needed to know how to do it and have the raw skill set and the ears without waveforms, fx, sync, etcâŚI must sound like an old fart!!! Iâm 41.
The more you use automation, the more likely you will be unable to cope with failures of that automation. Also, when youâre about to fly into the side of a mountain, thatâs not the time to turn on the autopilot.
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In the same way that cruise control on a car is for people who canât drive?
Itâs not a skill replacement button. Itâs a tool. I will happily press sync, and Iâve been DJing since the late '70s. I use it to save time, as itâs quicker than messing around with the pitch fader trying to get it in exactly the right place, and/or spending ages listening to the two tracks in the headphones to make sure they stay in time.
Good for you mate, like I said itâs not a criticism to anyone using it for whatever reason, I donât use cruise control either. Iâm a manual mofo for everything!