Track analyse is poor

Hey Robert,

the analysis in Rekordbox works fine.

Are you sure you're using proper settings?

Hi, thanks for the response. I’ve tried everything, all types of analyse options. What would you recommend trying?
95% of my tracks are either marked on the wrong beat or it can’t read the correct BPM. I’ve never had this problem with NI Traktor and can’t understand why rekordbox is so poor at doing this if it’s not house music.
I’ve read others complain about its lack of intelligence but surely I shouldn’t have to remark every track I import?

I’m interested to hear any suggestions you may have.

Thanks

Tracks that can be correctly analyzed in traktor have a consistent tempo and must be always analyzed in normal mode in rekordbox.

Dynamic mode is an option you can try only when you're analyzing tracks with a live drummer that don't have a consistent tempo. Never use dynamic mode to analyze tracks with electronic drum/consistent tempo and don't forget to revert to normal when you don't need dynamic mode any longer.

For very slow or very fast tracks you can adjust the bpm range in the analysys preferences.

I can tell you that only in a few cases I have to adjust the beatgrid.

Hi, yeah I understand the dynamic option etc, but it’s just a pain in the arse when mixing on the fly. Being some one that mixes things from jazz to hiphop and electronica the program for me hands down is Traktor Pro 3. I don’t have to mess about with my beat grid it just works. So I’ve decided to sell my RB controller and go back to the better software for me.
Thanks for the advice though and maybe pioneer will nail this in the next few years 👍🏼

The beatmapping in Rekordbox has always been poor don't let anyone tell you it works with anything but the most simple to analyse tracks. I have had Rekordbox since the first release and it was BETTER in one of the older versions than it is now. It's fine with simple 4 on the floor, unswung music but present it with anything with a complex groove or a long beatless intro and it struggles. I'm not joking when I say I have to check EVERY single track at various points in the track and most need adjusting. Imagine my horror and complete disbelief when one version of Rekordbox meant I had to REANALYSE my entire library of over 20,000 songs, losing all the adjustments I had made. A shocking oversight on Pioneers behalf.. In a nutshell the beatmapping algorithms are poor and they should spend some serious development time sorting it out. I mean what on earth are the beat range settings in analysis all about?. Is it beyond their engineers ability to dynamically map every beat spot on (and quickly) rather than use some arbitrary time calculation using normal to work out where the beats are? I love everything else about Rekordbox but mapping is 2nd rate.

@Tony > No other software has the ability to dynamically map the beats, but rekordbox does - just use the DYNAMIC mode instead of NORMAL mode. The purpose of that is for songs with a live drummer and shifting tempos.