Editing Beatmatching (section)

==History==
[[Francis Grasso]] was one of the first people to beatmatch in the late 1960s, being taught the technique by Bob Lewis.<ref name="dj-history">{{cite web|url=http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/francis-grasso|title=Francis Grasso|publisher=DJ History|date=28 December 2009|access-date=8 January 2023|author=Frank Broughton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228090616/http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/francis-grasso|archive-date=28 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="MasterClass">{{cite web | title=How to Beatmatch: Beatmatching Tips and Benefits — 2023 | website=MasterClass | date=2021-03-29 | url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/beat-matching-guide | access-date=2023-09-27}}</ref>

These days{{when|date=May 2016}} beat-matching is considered central to DJing, and features making it possible are a requirement for DJ-oriented players. In 1978, the [[Technics SL-1200|Technics SL-1200MK2]] turntable was released, whose comfortable and precise sliding [[pitch control]] and high torque [[Direct-drive turntable|direct drive]] motor made beat-matching easier and it became the standard among DJs. With the advent of the compact disc, DJ-oriented [[compact disc players]] with pitch control and other features enabling beat-matching (and sometimes [[scratching]]), dubbed [[CDJ]]s, were introduced by various companies. More recently, software with similar capabilities has been developed to allow manipulation of [[digital audio]] files stored on computers using turntables with special vinyl records (e.g. [[Final Scratch]], [[M-Audio Torq]], [[Serato Scratch Live]]) or computer interface (e.g. [[Traktor DJ Studio]], [[Mixxx]], [[VirtualDJ]]). Other software including algorithmic beat-matching is [[Ableton Live]], which allows for realtime music manipulation and deconstruction. Freeware software such as [[Rapid Evolution]] can detect the [[beats per minute]] and determine the percent BPM difference between songs.

Most modern DJ hardware and software now offer a "sync" feature which automatically adjusts the tempo between tracks being mixed so the DJ no longer needs to beatmatch manually.