Phase Alignment
Lining the beats of two tracks up with each other.
Detailed explanation
Phase alignment is step 2 of beatmatching. Once the BPM match, the beats can still be offset from one another — a phase offset. You correct it with the jog wheel rim (a nudge): briefly forward if track B is behind track A, briefly back if it is ahead. Phase alignment is a one-off; afterwards the tracks run in parallel. Not to be confused with drifting, which is a lasting tempo problem.
In practice
The same tempo does not yet mean it sounds together. If both tracks run at the same speed but the kicks are offset, you hear a double knock instead of a beat. You correct phase on the jog wheel rim, not on the tempo fader — that changes the speed and opens a new problem. Tempo first, then phase: in that order it is one movement of the hand, in the other it is a fight.
Assessment by the DJLearn editorial team — experience, not a sourced factual claim.
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