Enthusiasm Crisis - TranceAddict Forums

TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- DJ Promotion
-- Enthusiasm Crisis

Posted by Eugene on Jul-11-2003 14:29:

Enthusiasm Crisis

Okay guys help me out here...

Normally I dj and record my mixed CD's so I can listen to them in my car. When I listen to other people's mixes and commercial CDs I get an unbelievable kick out of that. But when I finally get enough records myself, record the mix, burn it, and listen to it, it's just... BLAH!...
no interest whatsoever. In fact I've only listened to my own mixes once or twice...

and it's not because I mixed them bad or the quality is crappy... (although that's true..) maybe it's because I wait too long?

Is it better, just to order a dozen records at once, without really analyzing them beforehand, and record a mix "on the spur of the moment"? Will that bring the excitement and listening pleasure afterwards?

Posted by Eugene on Jul-11-2003 14:44:

oh and i forgot to mention, I usually clump all my favorite traxx in the beginning, maybe I should spread em out more?

Posted by deejaya on Jul-11-2003 14:44:

Risking sounding proud, I get a kick out of listening to all my mixes after the event. But I don't usually listen to them close to after doing it, except for when I'm burning them or touching them up. I find old tapes and CD's and just put them on.

Nothing wrong with mixing on the spur of the moment either, but generally tunes you know will mix better than ones you don't, depending on the genre.

I do find it's very easy to be over critical of your own mixing, maybe that's dampening your listening?

Posted by DJPrototypeX on Jul-11-2003 15:07:

i find it more thrillin mixin on spur of the moment, but then the transitions arent sooo smooth. while i'm doin it, i'm all like..."yes!!! that was great!" but then i listen to it, it sounds like pure shit...lol...i guess the mixer is always more critical than the listener...

Posted by Eugene on Jul-11-2003 15:11:

quote:
Originally posted by deejaya
Risking sounding proud, I get a kick out of listening to all my mixes after the event.

that's the way it SHOULD be!

quote:

I do find it's very easy to be over critical of your own mixing, maybe that's dampening your listening?

yep, maybe that's it. But I should enjoy listening to my stuff regardless, and i don't.

DJ PrototypeX... SAME HERE lol

Posted by osum-possum on Jul-12-2003 01:13:

When I put a set together I grab 13 or so of my favorite tracks and organize them so that they build up with a few fillers in between. Its about going through an emotional journey that brings you to different levels. If you don't like your mixing at least you got your favorite songs on a cd. I've been mixing for two years and have beat matching down but right now I'm focusing on when drop the song in/out. If your not enjoying your mix do you think other people will? I used to buy records and imagined how it would sound like in a club environment. I ended up with tons of sh!t that collects dust(any1 wanna buy 5 million miles?) So don't buy tracks until you analyze 'em. One bad vocal can kill a song

Theres different reasons why people mix such as getting girls, getting to spin at a club for people or just for their own entertainment. Does listening to your track affect these things? If it doesn't then don't worry about listening to your mix just make them for your friends and get feedback from them. Hope I helped some what.

-Cheers

Posted by TheMightyCad on Jul-12-2003 20:28:

Lower your expectations

Maybe you set yourself too high a standard.

Sometimes I can't wait to listen to one of my mixes...especially in the car. Some other times, I can't be arsed...so I leave it for a few days and go back to it.

I always believe a mix should start strong and end strong...never put all your class tracks in at the start, you only get dissapointed as it progresses. Sometimes there are tracks that sound great in a mix put crap on their own...these should be sed as fillers.

Keep plugging away...you will reape the rewards