n00b + Cassette + Vinyl = Chafa Set..give it a listen please

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Posted by ModernNosferatu on Mar-04-2008 15:03:

n00b + Cassette + Vinyl = Chafa Set..give it a listen please

A little Bio about myself before I add the link to my newbie set, I would like to let people know a little about myself. I ran a semi-successful online Dj store through eBay. Good ForTune Records which later became Good ForChoon Records...I had a gimmick where everyone who bought a record received a fortune from a fortune cookies. Anyhow I had 3 distributors for new vinyl and I also bought used collections and flipped them around for cash..I even bought records from semi-famous Dj's on di.fm how names I can't say. Things were good but all the paper work for Federal taxes and state taxes overwhelmed me. I also had to listen to each used record and some of the new ones to make sure the sound quality was good..next thing I know I found myself being more of a business man and a vinyl collector than an actual bedroom Dj. This always bothered me..anyhow the business went under in mid 2006 with digital becoming so popular..I was throwing some stuff out and found a mixed demo I did on cassette in late 2005. First demo that was worth keeping in my eyes. It took about 6 hours to find these few songs to mix together but it took me about 3 days to get the beat matching right..thus the cassette was recorded over and over and over again which made the sound quality bad and to top that off I was using a cheesy mixer that only had 2 gain knobs..no lows, mid's, or highs...since then I am still spinning vinyl and have gotten little bit better...give me your criticism on the set..I can use it and hopefully I can put out some more quality sets later on

Here is the Chafa set. it's only about 40 minutes long

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1. EnMass - So Please
2. WhiteRoom - Someday (EnMass Remix)
3. Coast 2 Coast - Be With Me (Original Mix)& Dito - Iceland (Melting Ice Remix) <-- my own little live mash up
4. EnMass - CQ (Seek You)
5. Hi-Gate - Every Face (Ethereal Experience)

Posted by ModernNosferatu on Mar-04-2008 15:23:

Just some feedback would be helpfull...I know it sux but just like to know if someone actualy took the time to listen to me

Posted by Dojomaster26 on Mar-04-2008 15:57:

I'm grabbing it now.

I know how it feels to put up something and then have no one hear it

Like that mix I have linked in my sig...

Posted by denys envy on Mar-04-2008 15:59:

on cassette?

no shit... alright i'll give it a shot.

Posted by Dojomaster26 on Mar-04-2008 16:01:

Quick suggestion... make sure your file has a name ([something].mp3) for the next time you upload it.

Posted by ModernNosferatu on Mar-04-2008 18:31:

Was it that horrible...i know the sound quality is really poor.

Posted by Dojomaster26 on Mar-04-2008 20:15:

Not counting the sound quality, I like it

It has a nice old Epic Trance feel to it.

Posted by denys envy on Mar-05-2008 15:03:

yeah this sound definitely takes me back.

i enjoyed it. the mixes were a bit drawn out. a bit old school, they certainly don't make tracks like these anymore.

Posted by ModernNosferatu on Mar-05-2008 15:14:

quote:
Originally posted by denys envy
yeah this sound definitely takes me back.

i enjoyed it. the mixes were a bit drawn out. a bit old school, they certainly don't make tracks like these anymore.

when you saw drawn out...do you mean I should have mixed the songs more at the half way point than at the last 8 to 4 bars instead

Posted by denys envy on Mar-05-2008 15:19:

quote:
Originally posted by ModernNosferatu
when you saw drawn out...do you mean I should have mixed the songs more at the half way point than at the last 8 to 4 bars instead

in trance (back in the day, lol) i'd utilize the last 2 mins of each tune to start bringing in the next.

this just sounds very cut and paste.

Posted by ModernNosferatu on Mar-05-2008 15:32:

quote:
Originally posted by denys envy
in trance (back in the day, lol) i'd utilize the last 2 mins of each tune to start bringing in the next.

this just sounds very cut and paste.

does it atleast keep a certain kind of groove (if sound quality was better) or is it lacking in the area also..I think I am mixing the last 1 minute to 30 seconds of the song to introduce the next song...I didn't use the crossfader for one single transition

Posted by ModernNosferatu on Mar-05-2008 15:36:

Well, I've always been better at Chess than Djing lol

I have a set I'm working on that will be better sound quality due to computer with burn drive ....see if the feedback atleast say's I appoved a bit that will be later in this month

Posted by denys envy on Mar-06-2008 01:22:

i still don't get exactly how you did this mix with a cassette tho... like you taped it on a cassette and then transfered on your pc? why not just record straight onto pc?

Posted by ModernNosferatu on Mar-06-2008 01:30:

Because during the time I was running my business I had a windows 98 computer...I invested in collecting vinyl with my spare money so I only had my turntables hooked up to a home stereo system which only allowed me to record to tape...recently I finally invested in a really nice computer with a burn drive..so since that was the only set I had recorded to transferred it from tape to PC...my next sets will be down directly to computer and CD. I'm working on one now that should be a lot better but still newbie-ish...that's only because I spend so much more time playing Chess than Djing