I really have not understood the debate on this. Learn how to beatmatch by ear. Period. I liken this to musicians knowing how to play to a metronome. It's a basic skill that all should know.
Do you have to beatmatch manually 100% of the time? Do you have to beatmix every track in every performance? That's up to each DJ. Use technology as much as you want, but the issue here isn't that; it's developing a basic skill.
There really shouldn't be a debate. Learn how to beatmatch by ear... and move on to the next skill: Phrase matching.
-KLH
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