Prepping For A Mix
You may also choose to prep the Beatkeeper™ for an actual mix. To prep the
Beatkeeper™, first match the two song's tempos by adjusting the pitch so that the
Tempo Difference LED graph displays yellow or green LEDs. Next hit the Cue button of
your CD player, or lift your record needle. The red “beat” LED will remain solid alerting
you to which input is ready to start. When the music starts again, the Beatkeeper™
begins right on the beat and indicates how well the two songs are synced within
seconds.
Syncing To Off Beats
Now if you really want to be fancy, you can actually use the Beatkeeper™ to sync to
the off- beats. You can have two songs going “Boom - Cha - Boom - Cha”. Normally,
you would sync the “Booms” of both songs (beat-to-beat mixing). But you can also sync
the “Boom” of one song to the “Cha” of the other (beat-to-half beat mixing). The
Beatkeeper™’s Beat Offset graph will display whichever offset is smaller. This allows
the DJ the flexibility to mix with the beat or the off-beat.
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