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Posted by beatnik16 on Aug-14-2002 22:25:

playing mp3s live

i remember a discussion about a similar topic not too ling ago, but i could not find it in search. anyways, i have a huge gig coming up and i want to drop the progressive tune: bluephaze - the bell (ocean wave remix)....but i only have it in 192kbps MP3...and i cannot find the record anywhere. my question is will the sound quality be good, or will it sound like shit. the system i will be playing on is quite large and very good quality. any opinions are welcome.

thanks,
beatnik

Posted by DJ LIQUID on Aug-15-2002 00:16:

i dont think it will sound bad, depending on your equipment

it may not have as much punch as a record would....im also thinking that the hiss would be something to keep an ear out on as well...so i'd suggest testing the song on the speaker system before playing it live in front of any people

Posted by ampburner on Aug-15-2002 01:38:

The crowd won't be able to tell the difference (if it's a well-ripped Mp3 of course, but since you said 192kbps, you'd probably be ok)

Posted by P`zazz on Aug-15-2002 05:29:

I'm assuming that they have cd decks so just burn it onto cd

Posted by tubby on Aug-15-2002 05:38:

does MP3 converted to wav sound any better than the original mp3? Any loss of sound quality must have happened in mp3 as well. How are you planning to play the mp3 and mix it in?

Posted by halo on Aug-15-2002 12:51:

Once I tried to use a Laptop and BPM-Studio for Mp3's but it's even worse than using CD's.
I'd recommend that only if you can get your hands on that hardware interface for BPM-Studio. Then it's just like playing CD's. Everything else is just too hard to handle.

Posted by DJ-Kuza on Aug-15-2002 17:11:

I have that record. I dind't know it was progressive and not trance. What makes it prog?

Posted by beatnik16 on Aug-15-2002 23:17:

yes i am planning to burn to a cd and yes i will test it out at the venue before the night begins. ok DJ-Kuza, maybe it is really dark trance with some progressive pounding to it. to me it is progressive because when i think trance i think tiesto/oakenfold/pvd/avb/and
ferry type stuff, but it is a matter of opinion so no big deal........thank you all for the advice.

......anyone from chicago gonna come see me at my gig?
beatnik

Another Level pres. Massive
with beatnik (global trance)
www.anotherlevel.com

Posted by DJ LIQUID on Aug-16-2002 02:32:

quote:
Originally posted by beatnik16
yes i am planning to burn to a cd and yes i will test it out at the venue before the night begins. ok DJ-Kuza, maybe it is really dark trance with some progressive pounding to it. to me it is progressive because when i think trance i think tiesto/oakenfold/pvd/avb/and
ferry type stuff, but it is a matter of opinion so no big deal........thank you all for the advice.

......anyone from chicago gonna come see me at my gig?
beatnik

Another Level pres. Massive
with beatnik (global trance)
www.anotherlevel.com

HOLY CRAP YOUR SPINNING AT MASSIVE?

very

i might go...im not sure yet. I'm supposed to ride up with Greg 2 Hype

Posted by DJ-Kuza on Aug-16-2002 18:08:

It was a serious question, not a rehtorical one. I can't tell what is progressive and what's Trance anymore. I want to know the technical difference.