I can't make a mix longer than 55 minutes

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Posted by Max Thomson on Jun-04-2004 00:20:

I can't make a mix longer than 55 minutes

I need to vent. Its not a matter of skill, karma will literally NOT LET me make a mix longer than 55 minutes. I was recording a mix the other night and my White Label decides to start to buzz, so I stop recording. Pick it up today and its fine, so I give it another go. Guess what? The computer restarts. For no reason I wish I could've kicked the plug out of the wall or something so it at least would have been my fault and I wouldn't be reminded that karma has kicked me in the nutsack yet again. Oh yeah, I nearly threw my discman accross the room when the thing started to skip as I was in the middle of a transition, nothing pisses me off more than fucked up electronics I paid good money for. Now I can see why a DJ at Ultra 6 lit his CDJ1000 on fire because it was skipping.

Posted by _-MIl0 on Jun-04-2004 00:26:

dont set em on fire, give em to me

Posted by Max Thomson on Jun-04-2004 00:28:

If I had CDJ1000s I wouldn't set em on fire either, not unless I was Sasha and had money coming out of my ass.

Posted by LinX on Jun-04-2004 05:00:

yeah really ill take em

Posted by Tranc3 on Jun-04-2004 05:36:

Computers don't restart "for no reason."

Check PSU and RAM, maybe driver conflicts.

Posted by tubby on Jun-04-2004 05:56:

The gods are angry with you. you sure you didn't play dj sammy or something to piss them off?

Posted by tranceDJ on Jun-04-2004 06:13:

Re: I can't make a mix longer than 55 minutes

quote:
Originally posted by Max Thomson
Oh yeah, I nearly threw my discman accross the room when the thing started to skip as I was in the middle of a transition, nothing pisses me off more than fucked up electronics I paid good money for.

You were using a discman to DJ?

Posted by E.Sv on Jun-04-2004 06:15:

Re: Re: I can't make a mix longer than 55 minutes

quote:
Originally posted by tranceDJ
You were using a discman to DJ?

Yep - this is really strange. Playing with a discman is just touching the crossfader...

Posted by E.Sv on Jun-04-2004 06:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Tranc3
Computers don't restart "for no reason."

Check PSU and RAM, maybe driver conflicts.

hehe, but of course they do!
Windows does it...

Posted by Tranc3 on Jun-04-2004 06:48:

quote:
Originally posted by CJ Slater
hehe, but of course they do!
Windows does it...

.......

That was sarcasm, right?

Posted by E.Sv on Jun-04-2004 07:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Tranc3
.......

That was sarcasm, right?

Absolutely, the DJ has nothing to do with unstable operation system istalled on his computer...

Posted by dj chex on Jun-04-2004 07:20:

quote:
Originally posted by CJ Slater
Absolutely, the DJ has nothing to do with unstable operation system istalled on his computer...

the power supply and ram may also lead to random restarts as well. so can a mobo w/ a poped capacitor. But it's still can be the os.

Posted by borron on Jun-04-2004 10:06:

quote:
Originally posted by Tranc3
.......

That was sarcasm, right?

Logic doesn't apply to Windows PC's... Windows is a living entity which has its reasons

Posted by Trance Nutter on Jun-04-2004 13:45:

Logic and Windows can't even be mentioned in the same sentence if is to make sense. I hear someone leaked the Windows source code recently, maybe we'll get a system that doesn't shit its pants at random times.

Luckily, I know an awesome IT guy who gives me mates rates (half price, still equals around 40 bucks an hour), but its the only way that I could get windows to work half decently.

Maybe rather than using your computer to record the set, record onto MD, even tape, anything... and then transfer onto computer, just have a fade out and fade in when you need to change sides of the tape.

As for vinyls mysteriously buzzing then stopping, weird. If you still have bad karma, try to feng shui your set-up, anything to try to rectify it!

Posted by dj chex on Jun-04-2004 15:12:

latter versions of windows based on NT seem to run stabily. I've been running my xp file server/gaming rig for over a month straight without needing to restart or turn off. XP and 2k is stable, it's just a matter of keeping your pc maintained, (scan for spyware, viruses, defrag hdd, install all critical updates, clean up startup, etc)

Posted by Kamikaze Badger on Jun-04-2004 16:22:

I'm with stupid. XP isn't too bad, if you keep it maintained. As long as you're not mixing on NT or 95, you'll be fine.

And also... a Discman to DJ?

Posted by Inertia on Jun-04-2004 17:43:

he prolly has no cd decks, and burned a track for his intro or his first track or something, plugged the thing into the line input.

ive done it. it's a bitch to beatmatch to it when it starts skipping tho

Posted by Tranc3 on Jun-04-2004 18:47:

quote:
Originally posted by CJ Slater
Absolutely, the DJ has nothing to do with unstable operation system istalled on his computer...

I never said it was your fault, I was just pointing out that things don't happen "for no reason." Regardless of your opinion of the Windows line of OSes, the fact remains that things don't happen "for no reason."

As I said, check PSU, RAM, possible driver conflicts.

Posted by Max Thomson on Jun-04-2004 20:17:

Re: Re: I can't make a mix longer than 55 minutes

quote:
Originally posted by tranceDJ
You were using a discman to DJ?

I don't have CDJs so I use a discman for the first track of a mix sometimes, then mix out of it with my Techs.

And yes, my XP is due for a format ever since I added a new hard drive...I'm lazy D:

Posted by Lan-Kern on Jun-07-2004 04:06:

quote:
Originally posted by Tranc3
Computers don't restart "for no reason."

Check PSU and RAM, maybe driver conflicts.

well sure they do .. the reason usually boils down to windows!

Posted by Psiweaver on Jun-19-2004 04:39:

Ya windows pretty much is a piece.

Posted by veezee on Jun-19-2004 17:45:

Re: I can't make a mix longer than 55 minutes

I feel ya bud, my problem was hitting that record button.. everytime i did it, my mixes would be crap.. then when i don't record, nothing was wrong.. ugh!!

Jay

quote:
Originally posted by Max Thomson
I need to vent. Its not a matter of skill, karma will literally NOT LET me make a mix longer than 55 minutes. I was recording a mix the other night and my White Label decides to start to buzz, so I stop recording. Pick it up today and its fine, so I give it another go. Guess what? The computer restarts. For no reason I wish I could've kicked the plug out of the wall or something so it at least would have been my fault and I wouldn't be reminded that karma has kicked me in the nutsack yet again. Oh yeah, I nearly threw my discman accross the room when the thing started to skip as I was in the middle of a transition, nothing pisses me off more than fucked up electronics I paid good money for. Now I can see why a DJ at Ultra 6 lit his CDJ1000 on fire because it was skipping.