it may not be faster, but IMO it is safer, when you are speading up a record by hand sometimes they slip and then you are no longer just a quarter beat behind but an unknown amount of beats ahead.
I just reciently learned how to do this where I feel comfortable doing it in front of people and I think it makes a mix smoother. there are less jagged edges in the mix. I still resort to the speed up or drag when I'm getting the track close in my head phones, but I try to use the pitch for matching when I'm mixing. I still touch the record if I have to, like when I really blow the mix. (lol) scotto lanisg, mi ps. I would like to thank jim bishop & trent abbey for taking the time and teaching the tricks. > > I don't see how it can possibly be faster - if the record is too slow > you must move the pitch control too far in order to overcompensate and > then shift it back down once its caught up whereas if you touch the > record you can just give it a nudge and adjust the pitch control which > is instant. >
