Quick DJ Tip. Use the Pitch Bend

Alright folks, a quick tip tutorial for you on beatmatching and in this video we're going to be looking at these two pieces of kit. It's the American Audio QSD mixer and also the American Audio MCD710 twin CD player. In this particular video I'm going to give you a quick tip on how you can use the pitch bend to fine tune your beatmatching skills. Hold tight. Okay, very quickly what we've got here, for anyone who doesn't know what this guy is, this is the pitch control. If I move this to the plus position... The track will speed up and stay at the speed wherever I leave this pitch. If I move it to the minus position, it will slow down and it will stay at that speed. Pitch bend. What happens here? If I press the minus, the track will actually slow down. But if I take my finger off, it'll speed back up to its original speed. If I press the plus, it will speed up. If I take my finger off the plus, it will slow down back to its original speed. Now here's a tip for you.

If you're actually fine-tuning your pitch, and it's roughly around about this area, instead of fine-tuning, it's another way of how to beatmatch. Instead, press either the minus or plus. If you press the minus and you have to press the minus, then you know you need to slow the pitch down very slightly. If you press the plus very slightly, you know you have to increase... A small tip for you, practice and enjoy.

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