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Tiesto's mixing @ Global DJ Broadcast, Radio 93.1 20.05.02

Now, I'll be the first to take Tiesto's side on these forums when he's being criticized for his technique, but this set ... Ugh I don't know if he's getting comfortable at/near the top but this mixing isn't exactly quality. I could probably do as well as he did and I'm very amateur.

Any other opinions on this?
(esp. the disaster before the mix into Nalin and Kane - 'Open Your Eyes')

Most people who rate him very highly do so mainly on his track selection... His mixing skills are very suspect. Even when he does manage to beatmatch I don't think he usually chooses the best tracks to mix together and his mixing usually sound pretty basic, not too creative. He's very overated in my opinion...

I've never been blown away by a Tiesto mix and thought "OMG, I can't believe that mix. That was amazing!". I think any world class DJ of his status should elicit that kind of response from me at least occasionally...

Was the mxing from this set bad again..... Im a massive Tiesto fan but i am being introduced to minging sets were beats are flying...Isreal, NEC and now this, he he,. I still love hime though.

Maybee you can gimme a link for the set, see for my-self.

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Originally posted by burns Maybee you can gimme a link for the set, see for my-self.

You might find a link for this set somewhere on this site if you just look around

Cheers mate, Ill go have a sniff around

riiping it now

Listening to the set right now and the mixing really sucks, just like the one in Haoman 17.

I am actually surpised of some of the mixings because it is not in ANY WAY seamless, altho the mixing between Southern Sun (DJ Ti�sto mix) and that other tune was kinda fun the other is just not good.

And the recording aint that good either, lots of clipping in it.

You could diss his technique and his mixing skills all you want, i guess but when you see him live.....it's another story. I saw him live in october and he tore the house down. But then again, we could find fault in just about every deejay's track selection or technique, i think it depends on the individual.

Don't get me wrong, I liked his mixing during that huge Dutch Dimension set, he just kept going on and on.

But his mixing in this set is just not impressive, winamp does better crossfade by itself when i switch between two tunes.

On another hand I miss that individuality that other DJs have
such as van Dyk, Westbam and Dave Clarke, but I guess it will come to him..

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Originally posted by torontotrance You could diss his technique and his mixing skills all you want, i guess but when you see him live.....it's another story. I saw him live in october and he tore the house down. But then again, we could find fault in just about every deejay's track selection or technique, i think it depends on the individual.

Yeah, I also saw him last October and it was absolutely amazing. I think I was so hyped to be there and having such an experience that I wasn't really paying attention to the mixing as much as the music. It really was something I wont forget. But comparing his EM from last year to his recent sets, it seems like things are getting a little sloppier. However, he still remains near the top of my list.

Well i will be in the posistion to comment on a live tiesto performance in exactly one week !!!!

I agree with the above comment that Tiesto is more liked for his epic track selection. I for one, think that Paul Van Dyk is a better mixer than Tiesto. Then again, most of PVD's tracks have a similar baseline.

Also, trance is not a style of music which you can mix for too long. Most of the transition between songs is rather short. Those of you wholisten to House or Progressive should know what I mean.

Nevertheless, Tiesto is a great crowd reader. I have seen him 4 times and he has not dissappointed. He knows how to create a good vibe and to make the crowd go crazy.

For me, Tiesto's main problem is that almost every time he introduces a new track it comes from nowhere. Other than that, his beatmatching is pretty good.

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Originally posted by xtr3m For me, Tiesto's main problem is that almost every time he introduces a new track it comes from nowhere. Other than that, his beatmatching is pretty good.

Comes from no-were..lol..I thought it was only me who used that term, he he.

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Originally posted by xtr3m For me, Tiesto's main problem is that almost every time he introduces a new track it comes from nowhere. Other than that, his beatmatching is pretty good.

A good DJ should NEVER sound like that... it should flow smoothly and seamlessly... but most epic/uplifting trance doesn't always allow for that...

Listen to Max Graham's Cream CD 2 for a great CD that flows well with awesome mixing and great tracks that are nearly epic/uplifting... much better produced tracks than most epic trance. I think it's a good "gateway to progressive" CD, for those of you stuck on the epic/uplifting sound, because it's not as deep as most progressive while still being trancey, uplifing and energetic. There are prolly other CDs of a similar type that are just as good, if not better, altho I don't know off the top of my head... maybe an Armin Van Buuren CD, he usually has good flow.

The three or four Tiesto CDs I have just have no flow for me, so I never listen to them...

Sal

i dont like tietso bashing or any dj bashing for that matter, especially on their minor screw ups. the mixing isn't that bad in that set, i dont see what everyone is complaining about. tiesto is a great crowd pleaser, allways has been. he knows how to get the crowd going and he interacts quite a bit. just take a look at the pics from quebec city that someone posted here

every dj has his bad days, and it just so happens that we heard two sets in a row that have bad mixing techniques. he does a lot more gigs than we hear, and i bet they are much better, plus it all sounds much better live.

where can i download this set? i wana hear this quality mixing!

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