i think you have given this WAY too much thought. I just do a normal CD -- 74 to 80 minutes.

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Helping girls make bad decisions since 1979

Agree.

I usually go for about CD length.

Often though I'll go for something around 55 - 60 min....especially for themed mixes. No "Journey", but it's enough to tell a story, and not so long that it starts to feel monotonous (like a movie that carries on for an hour after the climax).

at least an hour in my books.

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MUGGETS

If I'm making a CD, I try to fill the whole thing up. If' it's a radio show, 55-60 minutes, unless I can go longer.

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depends on how i feel and what i'm playing

simple as that.

for example. i just did a couple weeks ago that has 19 tracks in 62 minutes and i felt that was long enough to get the point across for the mix.

if im recording itll be either as long as the media im recording to (tape, cd etc, i dont really record longer than that, i get bored when im just playing to myself)

if im playing out..... til someone throws me off the decks

as long as you possibliy can (without trainwreaking) although it's much more important to play to your crowd's energy and size.

Usually 55 to 70, no less.

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Blip, blip, blip...

Offical (demo cd and such) - 55 to 60 mins
Unoffical - however the fuck long you want ie. Some dude on sas-tv span for 25 hours straight - mix or die?

I usually try and fit my mixes onto an 80-minute CD. Sometimes I'm in the mood for something longer, but usually 80 minutes is about it.

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always in a state of trance

Well.. actually the length of a musical piece can make a difference when a new medium is discovered. In 1982 when the first cd was made the initial format was 73 minutes and I dont remember exactly how many seconds. This was exactly that long because the head of the develoption crew really loved Beethoven's Symphony 9 and told the guys to make the thing fit onto a cd. A bit history here for you guys

Anyhow I usually go for about around 60 minutes. I have recorded shorter sets in the past - like 30 minutes and so. But this kept me thinking that the set isnt complete. So usually an hour.. or two.

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