Hey I am about to convert from my Tech 1200's to CDJ 800s. I am gonna be sad to see them go and I love vinyl much more than CD but I am a college kid with no money and I can't afford vinyl. With that being said I am not sure how DJ's set up their mp3's on a CD. Do they do it like vinyl......like one song and it's remixes on one CD? Or do they put a couple songs on one CD that they know would never be played back to back? Or maybe one artist on one CD? I know this might be a really dumb question but I really have no idea.......I just wanna start doing it right when I burn CDs to spin.

Cheers

i don't use cd but imo you should organize cd by artist/label/sigle etc For me it will be easier dunno how for you;p

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sorry to go off topic but since you know about djing with cd's, how do you go about buying your music? do most cd dj's download off the net and burn on to cd or do they buy singles? i cant imagine there being as many cd singles as there are 12 inch vinyls...

im just starting to mix with mp3s using VDJ (off p2p programs) but when i actually get serious about djing id like to know how to get by (obviously I wont be playing illegal mp3s...), thanks.

just make 2 copies of each cd and you can mix any track with any other.

this way I would put tracks of the same key on one cd to get a better overlook...

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Originally posted by RapidFire sorry to go off topic but since you know about djing with cd's, how do you go about buying your music? do most cd dj's download off the net and burn on to cd or do they buy singles? i cant imagine there being as many cd singles as there are 12 inch vinyls... im just starting to mix with mp3s using VDJ (off p2p programs) but when i actually get serious about djing id like to know how to get by (obviously I wont be playing illegal mp3s...), thanks.

they pay for the singles downloaded from net smth around 1.50$ i guess

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ah, thought so. but that begs the question, how would one know wether their music is downloaded leagally or not?

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Originally posted by RapidFire ah, thought so. but that begs the question, how would one know wether their music is downloaded leagally or not?

By using the trusted websites, ie Beatport, AudioJelly, etc.

Whenever I purchase a bundle of tunes off of Beatport, I will burn them all to one CD, and make an exact copy of that CD. I will write on one piece of paper and use that as the tracklist and slip it into the CD case. If it's my third large purchase from Beatport, I will label the tl "3" and put 3 on each of the two discs, so I know which part of my case it will belong to.

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Originally posted by idoru By using the trusted websites, ie Beatport, AudioJelly, etc. Whenever I purchase a bundle of tunes off of Beatport, I will burn them all to one CD, and make an exact copy of that CD. I will write on one piece of paper and use that as the tracklist and slip it into the CD case. If it's my third large purchase from Beatport, I will label the tl "3" and put 3 on each of the two discs, so I know which part of my case it will belong to.

I think what RapidFire meant was after you downloaded and burn it to a cd-r. How do you know if that cd-r with the mp3 in it was obtained legally or not?

By printing out the receipt off email i'd imagine

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have a read of this it might help you all it might not i dont know.

http://www.djmag.com/djtech016.php


its of the DJmag.com website


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i download from beatport

i only put one track per cd then write the artist and the title of the track on that one cd. it is easier for me when searching through my cd case. I just see the title, remember the track, ask myself will it go good with the track playing now, and if so, i bring it out and start cueing it up.

but everyone has their own ways...do whichever is best for u,,,,that is the best advice i can give u

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Originally posted by Lover Boy By printing out the receipt off email i'd imagine

so youd have to print out a receipt for every single song you download?? that seems a bit ridiculous...

and that article does answer some of my questions but not all of them. and is it just me or is it utterly pointless paying 200 pounds a year to play mp3s when it doesen't even prove wether they were legally obtained. nor does the fee profit the artist in case you are a leeching mp3 dj and dont pay for your music otherwise... or does that go for vinyl djs too?

edit: i guess in simplest terms what im asking is do people even care if you play illegal mp3s? and if so do they check and how?

Last edited by RapidFire on Nov-27-2005 at 01:35