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ParticipantNot for long! 🙂
ParticipantIs this Flux of DIY Crane Stand You tube Fame????
Welcome mate!
ParticipantMust have been a serious issue 😀
– Chris: loved your July 4th mix – smoother than my morning espresso.
ParticipantCan you post screen shots of how your audio inputs and outputs are setup along with a details about your audio interface/controller etc? Moving off TP2 for a recording problem is like giving a new car away because the CD player won’t switch disks. Confident we can help 😀
ParticipantI think the purpose of the article was about gaining focus and clarity. I know there are people who are newer to mixing on here and probably have trouble understanding the rationale of “throwing” something away that could be useful in the future. I do however feel that what Phil did was spot on. No matter how well you tag and organize your collection, having a huge volume of music adds “noise” and impacts the process of selecting tracks you want for a given situation.I also believe that cleaning out your collection enables you to re-focus your buying habits moving forward.
I read an update or tweet from someone recently who was excited to “check out” the several gigs of tunes they just “got”. Aside from the source of those tunes, i don’t know how much it helps to have that amount of music suddenly dumped into your collection.
As one of my old manager’s said, “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should”
ParticipantBack in the day when I was in my mid 20’s and taking everything WAY to seriously I spent an awful lot of time worrying about subjects like this. It didn’t help that I was involved in a very insular and competitive local DJ culture. There were just a couple of record shops that got a fraction of the music available on the UK mainland. How did you ensure that you were going to be the next BIG THING when 7 other guys were playing those tracks too?
Fast forward 10+ years and I am just getting back into playing again. Being older and wiser I know a few things I didn’t know back then.
I now know that I have a good ear and can pick tunes that work. That means I no longer worry (or even know) what’s ‘big’ or not. I go through beatport, select my genre and listen to everything that has been released since I was last on (I check every few days or so). I pay little-to-no attention to what the artist or label is. I play in a collective with other DJs and there’s one DJ that I find overlaps with me more than the rest in terms of what they play. The solution to that? We just play together now – couldn’t be better!
As to whether it’s the mixing skills or the music -it’s both. I think we should treat mixing like Italians treat cooking. Use the absolute finest ingredients you can find and put them together in a simple, yet skilled fashion and create something that’s honest, delicious and will be served again and again for years to come. Train your ear, buy what you like, don’t formulize what you do, instead, treat it like an art. There will be some people that will be inspired by what you do and others that will think, “my three year old could do that.” It’s better to alienate some and inspire others than to provide everyone with an average, vanilla experience.
Trying to ‘distinguish’ yourself means you are spending too much time looking at what other people are doing when it should be all about you.
ParticipantThanks to Theory for kicking off a new mix train for us and showing the new guys how its done:
[COLOR=#22229c]http://themixtrain.wordpress.com/201…ason-trainery/[/COLOR]
Check out our [COLOR=#22229c]FB page or PM me directly for an invite to the group. [/COLOR]
ParticipantWe have one spare slot on an impromptu Pre-Season Mix Train. Any takers?
ParticipantAdam Sharizman, post: 3119 wrote: don’t get it.. Is this like a live podcast or do we record out set and post in online?
Check this: http://themixtrain.wordpress.com/how-to-and-faq/faq-the-basics/
ParticipantTrain: # 101
Name: The Beach House
Genre: House (Any kind of House Music that reflects the summer vibe)
Conductor: ErikB
# Slots: 6
# Slots available: 5 (one taken by Conductor)
Length of Slot: 10 minutes
Qualification: NONE
Priority: NONE
Sign-up Starts: August 1stTrain: # 102
Name: The Gentlemen’s Dubstep Club
Genre: Dubstep (sophisticated Dubstep for one to enjoy on the lawn at 4pm)
Conductor: DarrenB
# Slots: 6
# Slots available: 6
Length of Slot: 10 minutes
Qualification: NONE
Priority: NONE
Sign-up Starts: August 1stTrain: # 103
Name: MixTrain Tracks Volume 1
Genre: Any
Conductor: Jay Innit
# Slots: 6
# Slots available: 5 (one taken by Conductor)
Length of Slot: 5-15 minutes
Qualification: Players must only use tracks own their own production
Priority: NONE
Sign-up Starts: August 1stNotes to newcomers:
- How do I sign up for a train? In order to sign up you must already be a member of the IMTC-HUB. If you are not a member go to: http://www.facebook.com/mixtrain and add as a friend. Once your request is accepted you will be added to the IMTC-HUB which is a closed group. Once the sign-up date rolls around, an update will be posted in the hub. Simply comment on the post indicating you wish to participate.
- What is a Conductor? A Conductor is normally one of the Admin who is responsible for quality checking each slot of the mix, ensuring timely completion of each slot and assisting players.
- What is Qualification? Most trains have no qualification but some may have specific criteria that players have to meet in order to join the train.
- What is Priority? In some cases we may give priority to a certain kind of player. Most frequently Priority is given to new players and their first train.
- Who are the Admins? DarrenB, ErikB and Jay Innit.
- What happens if I need to change my slot or withdraw from a train? Contact one of the Admins.
- Where should I go if I have more questions? Go to: http://themixtrain.wordpress.com/how-to-and-faq/faq-the-basics/ or contact an Admin.
Participantcool! Go to our page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/MixTrain/213742491976395 and leave a comment. I will add you add as a friend and then add you to the HUB group!
ParticipantEmma Partnow, post: 2807 wrote: Who was First on the Market ?
Amstrad – Commodore – Atari ?
(I have No Idea)
But I do know that Amstrad were Forerunners of lots of thingsFirst to market doesn’t really matter. The Amiga and ST were the systems that came in as the next generation after the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum etc…. As for Amstrad – IMO they were about as revolutionary as someone developing a hole for a bagel today. They didn’t capture the hearts or minds of the home user and didn’t in anyway dominate the business market. And then there’s Alan Sugar….
I need to get out more.
ParticipantYeah – always amazed me that people would go for the ST based on a midi interface that was a $20 purchase for the Amiga even back then. I am still in love with Lisa, Denise, Agnus and their mum, Rock Lobster.
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To give you an idea of what our particular mix train group is all about read this interview that Jody Ruth did with me – just came out today.
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