The amount of samples on beatport that stop right at the buildup of a breakdown is ridiculous. It seems like all the samples released since Beatport 4.0 are this way. Its makes the player almost pointless because I'll have to look at other sites to listen now. /rant.

It has ALWAYS been this way

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because they've got music to sell, and they want to put the "best" bit of the track up in the sample. quite often it is the end of a breakdown that is the "best" part of the track anyway; leaving the punter wanting more, impulse buying etc..


















































































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Originally posted by woscar It has ALWAYS been this way

Holy fuck, I just visited Beatport for the first time since they launched 4.0 and now I can't use it at all. I have no idea whether it's my browser, my internet connection, whatever. Half the buttons I click in don't change anything in the screen, neither give me feedback. I click on my crate, nothing happens. I click on a release, nothing happens. Fucking hell.

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Originally posted by sgb476 because they've got music to sell, and they want to put the "best" bit of the track up in the sample. quite often it is the end of a breakdown that is the "best" part of the track anyway; leaving the punter wanting more, impulse buying etc..thieves!

What is the most annoying about this is that Beatport is supposed to be a store for DJs and by not allowing to preview the track properly they are actually doing DJs a disservice.

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Originally posted by woscar It has ALWAYS been this way

Seriously.

Yeah, it's definitely bothered me in the past too, but as of late it just seems to be a lot worse

I'd imagine it's just the middle x% of the track.

just do what I do, if you have even the slightest bit of doubt about how much you'll end up liking the tune, don't buy it. you'll end up with a lot fewer mediocre tunes and a lot more tunes that you're really excited about, although it may take longer to get as many of them. still, your library's level of quality will go way up.

dig son! and never settle!

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Originally posted by Max Thomson just do what I do, if you have even the slightest bit of doubt about how much you'll end up liking the tune, don't buy it. you'll end up with a lot fewer mediocre tunes and a lot more tunes that you're really excited about, although it may take longer to get as many of them. still, your library's level of quality will go way up. dig son! and never settle!

Or look for samples in other stores, like DJ Download, that let you preview the whole track. Although, their selection is not as extensive as Beatport's.

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