The youtube video is at
https://youtu.be/5JKnZMzQtc8
This video is to demonstrate to Algoriddim (and those who are interested) that the beatgrid of djay Pro really does not function as is epxected.
Let me mention that on iOS I think djay is the best software for ad hoc mixing. So this is clearly no bashing video.
And on a personal note I think djay 2 was the best looking djay software period.
But the moment you want to visually mix and you go beyond auto analyzation of the track or take a slightly more complex track it will fall short.
Take a track who’s downbeat is NOT at the beginning (time index 0:0) of the song but slightly later. Ideally look for a track with a “hidden” 1.1.1 (first down beat/ beatgrid start).
That track will be wrongfully analyzed (as expected all mix software will likely get it wrong). It will most likely get the average bpm right, so your beatgrid will be properly spaced.
So what you want to do is shift the beatgrid so the 1.1.1 is on the first downbeat.
However if you want to correct the beatgrid in djay Pro you basically run into 2 problems
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djay wont let you set the first downbeat where you want to have it, it somehow wants to place it along its previously analyzed beatgrid.
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When you set the 1.1.1 (in close proximity of where you want it) the perfectly spaced beatgrid starts to drift (while the bpm counter still indicates the good steady bpm).
For this demo I used the r3hab rmix of closer by the chainsmokers because that track is mentioned in the forum and indeed it perfectly demonstrates the problem.
This track is 100BPM steady throughout the entire track (I show that in Traktor Pro and double checked it in Ableton Live suite). So Algoriddim this is not a case of different bpm regions or something among that line.
I use the djay Conversion Utility (https://youtu.be/F25-5Fdw8XY) to convert the cues and beatgrid start from TraktorPro to djay Pro.
Since the loadcue (the white dot) and the beatgrid start are at the same time index I know the beatgrid was set correctly, djay Pro just refuses to use it.
Timeline:
00:00 showing the Demo Track in Traktor Pro
03:00 showing the track with converted cues in djay Pro (mac)
03:44 set manual downbeat (and it wont stick off course sorry for the slip of the tongue btw)
04:00 Now you can see the drift of the grid (some beats are kinda of aligned some are not) Algoriddim why cant I edit my beatgrid???