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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:00 am
by snaffle
DROKKR wrote:unknown tunes, little gems that the dj knows and loves and decided to share.
This is one important thing that I love in mixes, music to me is all about feeling.
high sound quality and great mixing skills
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:42 am
by sro
flow & structure... tracks have to mesh with the tracks they are mixed with...often pisses me off if mixes don't flow & dj's just try to pack either the most or biggest tunes in where they don't fit/ sound good. Selection is important to me too cause i wanna hear shit i havnt heard before, dont care if its old or not, as long as its not rinsed out
yes...
I like hearing old tunes in mixes. Whenever i see tunes that mean a lot to me and that i still play myself, especially stuff like 'forgive', 'need you', old el-b stuff, ikonika, or any of burials work, i generally download it to see how it's been fitted in. When a dj does something new with old tunes it's very inspiring to hear. Making 2 tunes sound like 1 is an old trick, but it's one of the hardest to pull off. And if i like the mix it i leave a comment to say thanks for your effort. I don't think some people realise how much work goes into being a dj. Great mixes take ages to make and record to a good standard, proper hard work. Some great mixes on here only have a few comments.
Dunno. Each to their own. Radio for new stuff innit, good to have the names of the tunes read to you..
and yes...
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:42 pm
by yakas
Kinda off the topic but related - I have been mixing for about 2 years, but only for friends, and I am the only DJ I know from my town so I don't have a lot of people to talk method with. The message above mentioned a good mix takes ages to make. If that is true is there a list of tracks that you keep playing in different orders until you get it right. Or do you keep playing all your tunes and when you come across the mix sounding right you note the 2 or more songs ofr future play? So the question simply put is, do you give preference to the blend, or the tracks?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:10 pm
by skewn
This is an excellent question that really gets me thinking. I don’t think I can name just one factor that makes any mix good in my opinion. But if I have to choose one, then I believe that composition may be one of the most important elements of creating a good mix. You can have all of the hottest tracks recorded very nicely, but if they don’t make sense together it may hinder the overall enjoyment of the mix. Besides, were talking about mixing here not just playing songs.
As far as what I enjoy in a dubstep mix specifically, I’d have to say variety. I think there are so many facets to the style, that it would be a shame to mix a one dimensional set.
http://dubearth.com/fodastech/2009/02/1 ... guest-mix/
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:01 pm
by lisboa balal
skewn wrote:This is an excellent question that really gets me thinking. I don’t think I can name just one factor that makes any mix good in my opinion. But if I have to choose one, then I believe that composition may be one of the most important elements of creating a good mix. You can have all of the hottest tracks recorded very nicely, but if they don’t make sense together it may hinder the overall enjoyment of the mix.
precisely
you can have a great selection, exclusive and fresh dubplates, but if the mixing techinique is not good, the mix can never be a good mix. but the oposite is true tough.
edit: the 2manydj's mixtapes are a perfect example of this. most of the tracks are old, and many of them you hear a thousand times, but still, their mixing technique, their live mashups and all that, make their mixtapes very interesting.