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Learn the BPM
of the songs you play
The beats per minute (BPM) of a song will determine how smoothly or easily you can mix it with another song. You can calculate BPM by counting the beats yourself using a stopwatch, but that’s pretty tedious. Some mixers will have a BPM counter on the board, while most DJ software will calculate the BPM of a track for you. Although this may not be completely accurate 100% of the time, it’s good to have some sense of the BPMs yourself (Tempo/Pitch Fader).
You can use a pitch warp to match the beats, though it’s best to choose two songs with only a few BPMs. However, it’s best to use it on songs that don’t have vocals yet because speeding it up or slowing it down changes the key and messes with everything.
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