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bachatu
A Trance Of Thought

Registered: May 2001
Location: South Florida
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I mix a lot with MP3's and record my mixes as well. I currently use mixvibes pro 3.0. That program emulates dual cd changers to the T! Mixvibes pro 3.0 is the best program that I have seen for mixing mp3s or other types of formats. It has 16 channels, supports 4 sound cards, scratching, looping, sampling, recording (you can edit your recorded mix), and more. However, I'm currently having a minor problem with the record feature. After I record my mix, it sounds out of beat, kind of like the recorder did not record accurately to the live mix. But, anyway, other than the record mix, that program is the best. Now, the record mix might work fine on your PC. Now, about your clicking problem. Let me explain to you a little about RAM and sound cards when using such "MP3 programs". First, looping, sampling, recording all take up CPU and RAM power, not to mention are also effected by the sound card that you use. I know that for a fact. I have used and spen countless hours with different mixing programs--mixman studio, virtual turntables, bpm studio professional, etc. I originally had a PC with a 266mhz CPU, 48mb of RAM. I couldn't really mix much until I bumped up the memory. Then, the integrated sound card would not work with certain features of programs. SO, I decided to upgrade the PC,, I built an 700mhz athlon with 128mb of RAM, and added a sound blaster live. The difference was day and night. Currently, I have upgraded the RAM to 320.mb, but it is still not enough. I am convinced that when you are doing HD mixing and recording, MAC's are the machines to do the job. I have friends who worked in the recording industry, they tell me that part of the problem is that IBMs are not that great with multimedia,, and I agree. For example, I had BPM studio professional installed on my machine. That thing is a resource hog. Don't get me wrong, that programs is phat, but I was unable to record simply because it took to much RAM (even with 320mb). I have not found a way to get around that recording issue with mixvibes, and not even the software programmer himself has been able to give me a stable answer as to why I'm having the recording problem. From experience, BPM studio is the most professional (stable, features), but takes to much memory. Mixvibes wins hands down for a great all around program. I would say that to try a different program than what you've got. If that does not fix the problem, add more RAM (how much memory do you have?), and if you have sufficient RAM, most likely is the sound card. I would say for a non-professional sound card, sound blaster live is the best. Hope that helps. Email me if you have any other questions at [email protected]
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May-30-2001 17:26
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Eugene
EURO-Hard-Trance-Addict

Registered: May 2001
Location: Maryland USA
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Thanks for your replies.
Bachatu -> Thanks for the advice. I have 128Mb RAM. The thing is that these clicks should be "temporary noise," i.e. the final mix should be perfect. For example in WinAmp when you decode MP3 to WAV, there may be some intermittent noise in the process but in the end it all comes out fine. Here, however, when I change the BPM, the beats become "rushed" a little, they skip in some places and are stronger in others. This doesn't go away, it's "permanent."
TimeWarp -> Thanks for the info! I didn't know that.
Paul -> I just d/l'ed MixMeister, thanks. I have yet to learn it, for now it seems that the customization tools are a bit limited, but maybe they're hidden. Can I set the general BPM for the whole mix a priori, for example? I tried moving those boxes to arrange the mix my own way, for example to make one song start in a different position, but with limited success. However, the sound is much better there than in AtomixMP3.
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May-30-2001 18:02
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DRM
I Choose Noise

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Somewhere where it's raining
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May-30-2001 22:19
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SramBler
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: HOLLAND
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Indeed Traktor just rules........
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Jun-01-2001 13:46
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