Editing Beatmatching (section)

{{Short description|DJing technique of manipulating an adjacent track to match the tempo of the current track}}
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[[File:Beat-matching.svg|thumb|Alignment of beats in the beatmatching process]]

'''Beatmatching''' or '''pitch cue''' is a [[disc jockey|DJ]] technique of [[pitch shift]]ing or [[Audio timescale-pitch modification|time stretching]] an upcoming track to match its [[tempo]] to that of the currently playing track, and to adjust them such that the [[Beat (music)|beats]] (and, usually, the bars) are synchronized—e.g. the [[Bass drum|kicks]] and [[Snare drum|snares]] in two [[House music|house]] records hit at the same time when both records are played simultaneously. Beatmatching is a component of '''beatmixing''' which employs beatmatching combined with [[Equalization (audio)|equalization]], attention to phrasing and track selection in an attempt to make a single [[DJ mix|mix]] that flows together and has a good structure.

Beatmatching is a core technique for DJing [[electronic dance music]], and it is standard practice in [[Nightclub|clubs]] to keep a constant beat throughout the night, even if DJs change in the middle.