[.:bHd:.]

If you dont plan on DJing then iTunes is fine but if you do the quality of Beatport tracks are a lot better.

[TiAg335i]

Originally Posted by .:bHd:.

If you dont plan on DJing then iTunes is fine but if you do the quality of Beatport tracks are a lot better.

Really? I didn't notice this.

[.:bHd:.]

Once you play it loud you can definitely hear the quality difference. Beatport uses 320kbs compression while itunes uses like 186kbs or something

[TiAg335i]

Originally Posted by .:bHd:.

Once you play it loud you can definitely hear the quality difference. Beatport uses 320kbs compression while itunes uses like 186kbs or something

Interesting...thanks for this. Probably why Beatport is so damn expensive. I did in fact notice somewhat poor quality when blasting trance in the BMW.

[.:bHd:.]

Originally Posted by TiAg335i

Interesting...thanks for this. Probably why Beatport is so damn expensive. I did in fact notice somewhat poor quality when blasting trance in the BMW.

no problem.. if you drop it in a DJ program you can see how the iTunes wavelengths are kinda smeared and beatport's are crisp.

[jadeddjay]

i get all my sets from hybridized. im sure there are lots on newmixes, tranceaddict, progaddict mixdepot, djmixes.us..


probably alot of others if you search around. single tracks just dont cut it

[.:bHd:.]

Originally Posted by jadeddjay

i get all my sets from hybridized. im sure there are lots on newmixes, tranceaddict, progaddict mixdepot, djmixes.us..


probably alot of others if you search around. single tracks just dont cut it

I agree but sometimes when im working out i listen to single tracks. You get to learn the track better so when youre mixing you can cut in and stuff at the right spots.

[jadeddjay]

ahh if only i still had time to mix... i miss my college days when i had my own radio show lol

[.:bHd:.]

haha sucks did you sell your CDJs by the way?

Can any of you guys help me find this track? It will mean a lot. I cant find the extended mix anywhere. Its on vinyl mostly which is pretty useless to me lol.

Blondie - Nothing Is Real But The Girl (Danny Tenaglia Club Mix)

[jadeddjay]

cdjs are still sitting in the bedroom. its more of an ornament these days... looks pretty impressive to visitors lol.. i am such a poser

[415Banker]

Originally Posted by jadeddjay

cdjs are still sitting in the bedroom. its more of an ornament these days... looks pretty impressive to visitors lol.. i am such a poser

what kind of cdjs do you have? wanna sell them?

[jadeddjay]

sure i would gladly sell them

cdj1000mk2, lightly used in bedroom... nonsmoking... original boxes : )

[Turbo>NA]

Anyone post this yet...?

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It's kind of old but very chill....

[TiAg335i]

Some more contributions to this lovely thread:

Original
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Remix of above
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[iPodAddict]

Trying to figure out how the whole song "structure" thing works... so heres' my latest 'set' that I put together.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2VTIINWI

I especially like the last song... the tune is so classic that I start singing the lyrics in my head... but no lyrics are spoken at all... it's like tripping on some crazy ass drugs

[AW335TT]

Thrillseekers - The last time
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Pryda - Shadows

[Antinontoxic]

Joonas Hahmo - Cocktail bar

[.:bHd:.]

Originally Posted by Antinontoxic

Joonas Hahmo - Cocktail bar

Anjunabeats vol 6

[Razzy]

009 Sound System - Dreamscape

Tiesto - In my memory

[.:bHd:.]

I usually make a mix in the beginning of the month of my favorite songs. Thought I'd share this one.

Gabriel Lukosz feat Rachele Warner - Last One Out (Myon and Shane 54 Dub)
Kyau and Albert - Hide and Seek (Lange Remix)
Evgeny Bardyuzha - Bali (Arnej Remix)
Lange feat. Sarah Howells - Out Of The Sky (Kyau & Albert Remix)
Rank 1 vs Jochen Miller -And Then (Original Mix)
Myon and Shane 54 - Trapped (Vocal Mix)
Delerium vs Gareth Emery - This Is That Silence
Rank 1 - L.E.D. There Be Light (Trance Energy Anthem 2009)
Ilya Soloviev & Paul Miller - Lover Summer (Orjan Nilsen Remix)
Offer Nissim - For Your Love (Sied Van Riel Remix)
Sia - Buttons (Markus Schulz Coldharbour Dub Mix)
Randy Boyer and Eric Tadla - Stemcell (Original Mix)
Markus Schulz - Perfect (Agnelli & Nelson Remix)
Cass Fox - Touch Me (Mike Koglin vs. Jono Grant Remix)
Dalt Vila - Breathing

DOWNLOAD
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YHE91RC7

[jadeddjay]

Originally Posted by iPodAddict

Trying to figure out how the whole song "structure" thing works... so heres' my latest 'set' that I put together.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2VTIINWI

I especially like the last song... the tune is so classic that I start singing the lyrics in my head... but no lyrics are spoken at all... it's like tripping on some crazy ass drugs

you did a good job mixing harmonically.

be more careful about your volumes. some of your tracks are really quiet and others are really loud. so watch your levels carefully

some of your longer mixes were drifting as far as beatmatching but you corrected pretty well

if there is alot of stuff going on towards an end of a track, try mixing in the next track as its farther along instead of abruptly going from one track that has built up alot of energy to the beginning beats of the next track. that way you keep the momentum going and you dont loose momentum by mixing a track in too early in that track when its just intro beats. esp with effects, use them sparingly between tracks to force yourself to mix them more seamlessly as they are. this way you can be more purposeful effective with your effects usage

as far as structure goes, remember that you are mixing in 4/4 so everything will happen in factors of 4. so there will be things that happen every 4 beats, things that happen every 16, 32, and 64. dont worry about counting though. think about your set as a library, each track as a book in that library, each book made of chapters that are made of sentences. each book will have a beginning, middle, and end. so be patient when you are going to mix in but dont wait too long. dont phase the other one out too abruptly unless they are very similar and you are doing it for a reason.

there are always good markers that signfy the leadin for different sections in a song, like a long build up snare, or a series of beats, some key lyric or something like that. these are the points that you want to push off the next track. and points that you want to begin fading out a track. after a while, you should be able to feel it coming

when you are cueing up a track, make sure its as well beatmatched as possible so you dont have to fiddle too much with the track thats coming in or going out... that is until you get very comfortable with riding the pitch

after all this, start organizing your library... one book after another. i wasnt too clear on the direction of your set

good tracks, you did a good job. thanks for posting and we hope to hear more from you want watch listen for your progression