![]() ![]() Nobody has an issue with that, and that’s all that sync is – a simple button-push to change pitch to keep things in time and nothing more.īeatmatching is an easily learnable process, and indeed easily automated, and as such cannot be classed as a craft as it requires no human element. Think of it as MIDI clock – a pulse sent out to connects keyboards, drum machines and sequencers to keep them all in time. Music has a BPM, and sync’s job is in its rawest form to match BPMs across 2 tracks. It’s important to realise what sync actually is and does. ![]() I’m exactly the kind of DJ that you might expect to take a particular anti-sync stance. Indeed, my career has seen me in roles based around automating mindless tasks, so that people can do their job more effectively. ![]() I started on pause button tapes, migrated to belt drives and a mixer without a crossfader, and honed my craft using gear that would be classed as prehistoric by today’s standards. I’m a time-served vinyl DJ of some 3 decades. Yep – I’m pressing that big red button one more time. So for those who have zero interest in CDJs, or simply cannot be arsed to wade through a whole story, please allow me to state my own opinion on the subject in isolation. It also seems that the way I put across my point about the issue seems to have made a lot of sense to a lot of people. And yesterday’s CDJ-2000nexus post seemed to hit the right note with people regarding Pioneer’s somewhat controversial addition of syncing. It’s easy for me to gauge public opinion by the comments and retweets that my own published opinion gets. ![]()
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