Am I the only one here who doesnt like mixes?

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Posted by tc-fan on Jan-08-2001 22:15:

Thats one reason I dont buy CD cause they all come in mixes..That sux cause you have to hear the CD in the same order...then the end of each song is interrupted by the next song...

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Posted by Dwingo on Jan-08-2001 22:28:

I don't like the mixes on CD's either. But when a Dj performs live, I truely appreciate his mixing-skills.

Posted by Morbius on Jan-08-2001 22:50:

I usually get mixes to see which songs I like and enjoy the skill of the DJ... then I go out and download the unmixed versions of songs I like to listen to seperately

Posted by tc-fan on Jan-08-2001 23:04:

hey thats true for me..I like live mixes also.

Posted by Widget on Jan-09-2001 00:31:

Depends on the tracks, some are better unmixed in an album.

But most of the time I think it degrades an album of awesome tracks, if it isn't mixed.

For instance, the Cream Live album (red cover - 2000) is an incredible album, but if it wasn't mixed it wouldn't be nearly as good.

Posted by aqua_zara on Jan-09-2001 03:01:

I agree, it depends on the CD. I have this one CD, 23am by Robert Miles and it's crazy... the tracks sound like they should be mixed together, but there's a pause between each one... it's weird.

Posted by trancaholic on Jan-09-2001 09:33:

I agree fully with trance[]control-fan, and I was very dissapointed when I bought the Picotto album and found out that all the trax was mixed. It would have been a killer album otherwise

Posted by tu_face on Jan-09-2001 11:29:

I agree with a bit of both sides here... When u buy a good mix cd its great to sit and listen and enjoy the skillz of the dj (my faves are always the clubbers guide to... ones coz they nearly all done by julesy!) but in other albums there aint no need for mixing. Artist albums i think should be left sequenced, whereas the dj cd's always always have to be mixed else it'd b pants.

Paul van Dyk's older album (vorsprung dyk teknik) had the best idea... he had two mixed cd's and one sequenced, that was the album that got me into trance i think!

Posted by Dwingo on Jan-09-2001 16:04:

Of course there are exceptions according cd-mixes.
Personally I love the mixing skills of Valencia & Christopher.
I mentioned them before on this forum. Has anybody ever heard of them?, because I tink they are pretty unknown. If you have the possibility, try downloading a mix of them from napster. You are not very likely to find a mix, but if you do, download it. Contact me for tracklists and tell me if you like Valencia & Christophers' mixing.

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Posted by hypronix on Jul-20-2001 02:53:

Well, if the whole CD is like a single trak, that I don't like. But there are remixes that do seem a new trak! only the good guys in the biz can do it though!

Posted by DJ MG on Jul-20-2001 03:50:

I like to make my own Mixes

Posted by KristineClub on Jul-20-2001 04:26:

I think you're all crazy! mixes are what it's all about! how can you say that it ruins a cd??? and what do you expect when you buy a cd from Mauro Picotto? HE'S A DJ!!! It's what he does! how can he get credit for just 'compiling' a cd instead of mixing it?? that doesn't take any talent. how can any of you say that you like any certain dj if you don't like mixes??? it doesn't make any sense to me. my 2 cents

Posted by LiquidX on Jul-20-2001 04:34:

Well, the postivie side on good mixed CD"s , is that you can play it and it takes you to the othe tune with the same energy growing and growing .. taking you to the next level, while on unmixed CD's, well , you have the chance of heaving the full edited tune, but the INTROS are sooo damm long, this are more for DJ's, since this tunes are intended to be Club , DJ friendly .. not for just listening, if you know what I mean . Both sides have the positives.
Great mixed CD's are the EUPHORIA series
Great SINGLE tunes series is TRANCEMASTER series.

Posted by da_MynDLesS_one on Jul-20-2001 05:41:

One good thing about mixed CDs is that you don't have to listen to the entire tracks, sometimes 9 or 10 minutes long... listening to the whole thing gets kinda boring, plus it doesn't leave as much room for more tracks...
With mixed CDs, the songs get to the point much faster... you hear the best parts of the song without the long boring intro with nothing but percussion...

Plus, it's kind of interesting to see how the songs are mixed together sometimes...

Posted by rawkus rowan on Jul-20-2001 11:34:

its the fact that you are listening to the same mix between tracks over and over again that makes you bored of a cd after a while. when you listen to a dj at a club you can never get bored because you havent got a clue whats coming next, thats half the exitement for me, thats why people cheer 'yeah' when a good track comes on, they don't expect it. it would be good if there was some weird way that you could buy a cd and just pick the sequence of the tunes to be mixed, but there isnt. but then, thats why new mix cds are coming out all the time, firstly to make money but also to keep the clubbers interested outside the clubs.

RR

Posted by Spad on Jul-20-2001 11:39:

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Originally posted by KristineClub
I think you're all crazy! mixes are what it's all about! how can you say that it ruins a cd??? and what do you expect when you buy a cd from Mauro Picotto? HE'S A DJ!!! It's what he does! how can he get credit for just 'compiling' a cd instead of mixing it?? that doesn't take any talent. how can any of you say that you like any certain dj if you don't like mixes??? it doesn't make any sense to me. my 2 cents

Yeah agreed. I couldn't imagine listening to 90 mins of trance if it wasn't mixed. The whole thing with trance for me is that it takes you on a journey. I couldn't imagine listening to a track, then a pause, then another track. It'd be like a whole load of little peaks.

Posted by Dj Lex on Jul-20-2001 13:30:

Yes I agree too with KristineClub. What you say is so true. Dj's job is mixing. Mixing make it one part. Otherwise it is just track after track after track. Mixing is good

Posted by D-Syde on Jul-20-2001 14:14:

After DJ'ing for a while, its really hard to listen to the end of the song. Whenever I listen to mp3's I usually change tracks before it ends. Just everytime I hear a song starting to breakdown, I guess I wanna hear another one starting up. The ends get so boring.

Posted by KevinExcite on Jul-20-2001 18:40:

..........

I like continuous music....when I'm driving in my car I'd rather hear it mixed then to hear the music fade in and out.....unless it was a cd made by a producer....but a lot of my mixed cd's are live sets.
it's good to hear it live or at least, the dj that mixed the cd should add some effects......or to perform as if he would in front of a crowd....

and that's all I got to say about that......

Posted by ABTsportsline on Jul-20-2001 18:58:

I think you are all right...

I think KristineClub and her crew are correct in that they ARE DJ's, and they are supposed to make mixed CDs.... but i agree with the thread starter in that they are not to my liking. I LOVE live sets, but that is different to me, b/c you hear the crowd, the sound quality is not as good (which is better in this case), etc...

but the regular cd's mixed as one long set, for some reason just dont do it for me. i know, i know, they ARE dj's, they are supposed to make mixes, but i just dont like 'em. it just doesn't sound like a club. Not to mention, sometimes this happens:
(this has happened to me several times, and i'm sure it has happened to you) Where you get a new mix CD (cause there are a couple of songs you like), and lets say for arguements sake you like Veracoche - Carte Blanche, so you listen to that song on the CD all the time, but for some reason, the DJ you bought this CD of spins in Alice Deejay - Better off Alone right after Veracoche. (lets pretend the CD is over a year old)
This is what i HATE. right after the climax of Veracoche -Carte Blanche, i have to hear Alice Deejay kick in EVERY TIME I LISTEN TO IT. i guess what i'm trying to say is that sometimes the song the DJ mixes in is not one you would like, so then it sucks, b/c you have to hear it at the end of your track every time.

But this is really petty in all honesty, so forget it!

WHY DON'T DJ'S JUST SELL THEIR LIVE-MIXES IN STORES INSTEAD OF STUDIO-PRODUCED ONES?????? i can't understand why this hasn't happened? is there some law or something? they could make real money then....

-der ABT-

Posted by D-Syde on Jul-20-2001 19:48:

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WHY DON'T DJ'S JUST SELL THEIR LIVE-MIXES IN STORES INSTEAD OF STUDIO-PRODUCED ONES??????

To release a track on a cd, the dj needs permission from the artists label. It'd be a pain in the ass to get everones permission for all the records in a DJ's crate.

I guess it wouldnt hurt to record while they are mixing live and try to get permission afterwards.

Posted by theeyesofdarkness on Jul-20-2001 20:17:

i luv mixes.. i wont keep or buy a mixed cd if i dont like 90% of the songs on it. if i want an unmixed cd ill just burn one w/ all my favorite tracks and ill like it better than any unmixed cd id find in the stores. and like everyone has already said.. when u buy a djs cd do u really expect it not to be mixed???!!! peace!! -layla