mikehende wrote:Any ideas on the this Match function guys? Another thing that has me concerned is since Mixvibes tech support seems to be non-existant then what should happen if I should purchase the software and have some glitch and would need tech support?
There are two kinds of match. The button to the far right, under the analyze button, looks for tracks that are key-compatible (and perhaps even close in BPM, but I am not sure about that).
While handy to find tracks to try out new mixes with, don't fall in the trap of depending on this feature. Know your collection tracks inside and out is the way to go.
The other match option is when you have two tracks loaded and you mouse-over the key in the player window. Under the key you find a number (starting at 0) and next to it a plus and minus sign and a match button. The first number tells you how many semitones you have changed the key (up or down), the + and - buttons let you increase/decrease by semitones. If you hit the match button it will match the key of the other deck. Again, a word of warning here. While keys may be the same, it doesn't always mean it will sound good. So again, know your tracks and if you have to tracks you'd like to play back to back, but they are a bit off-key, you can practice (at home, never live!) with matching keys to see if that makes the mix work. If it doesn't, either use another transisition method (there are plenty of ways to mix non-harmonically matched tracks) or forget that combination and find others that will work.