Finally, I Can Blame The Equipment (Or Lack Thereof)

As a budding DJ and one who has some rhythm, I couldn't figure for the life of me why I sucked at beatmatching.

I had read on many-a-forum that it takes 1 week to 6 months (on average) to gain this skill and furthermore to rock any abode. I was clearly failing miserably.

After going to the Beastie Boys show this weekend and watching Mix Master Mike spin the wheels of steel so perfectly, I decided to return to the world of the forum to find a remedy for my problem. And it appeared: You (I) can't beatmatch in headphones alone.

For $3.99 I bought a stereo connection coupler from Radio Shack and set up some monitors with old computer speakers. 20 minutes later, I was beat matching.

Scott had told me about this a long time ago and I ignored it because coming up with some monitor speakers was an expense I wasn't ready to carry. Goes to show you. Sometimes it pays not to skimp.

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