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Originally posted by Ygrene Srsly? I was just going to say, I need to listen to more live sets.....I never do and I was thinking it would help me expnad my horizons/mixing.

hehe well do what you want of course . but i pretty much do what you do on the sites above ...of course listening to live sets is a good idea...i just think it needs to be combined with the digging .

when i listen to live sets i find that tune i like and then i go find it and other tunes by that artist at the record stores...then i check their aliases...then i check other tunes on the labels their releasing etc...so i guess yeah i listen to live sets too, to get me looking in the right directions...

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Originally posted by Floorfiller hehe well do what you want of course . but i pretty much do what you do on the sites above ...of course listening to live sets is a good idea...i just think it needs to be combined with the digging . when i listen to live sets i find that tune i like and then i go find it and other tunes by that artist at the record stores...then i check their aliases...then i check other tunes on the labels their releasing etc...so i guess yeah i listen to live sets too, to get me looking in the right directions...

It's always been a tough choice for me, as far as trying hard not to mimick what I'm hearing in livesets. I do more digging now rather than listening to livesets (although I do still listen to a fair amount), and I've found that it's a lot better for me; I've found tracks that I haven't heard anywhere else, and have (at least in my opinion/from what I've heard recently) come up with my own fairly unique sound.

Of course, it's all up to what one chooses to do for themselves.

I just dig. I'm addicted to the hunt.

Added: I've also been getting promotional material lately as well. It helps to have an inside connection or to be part of a pool.

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike Social outcasts are often of the opinion that they must have a drink before being able to loosen up with their inhibitions, thus being able to have a good time. There's a word that sums up this sort of behaviour, and that word is 'reject.'

well someone has to say it. i download most stuff (and it hell ain't on some legal way) but i also buy music on vinyl & on cd

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Originally posted by phobosCGS Yu mentioned you were mixing. You sample records here and buy them exclusivly? I don't know of any places around where I live where I could physically try out vinyl.

I sample them there and buy them there. I rarely ever buy at a shop because A. I don't know where one is lol and B. I usually come up empty-handed or the purchases i make are 'forced'....and by that I mean, I pressure myslef to find a record to buy and then i usually end up buying something i normally wouldnt and i never play it.

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Originally posted by Floorfiller when i listen to live sets i find that tune i like and then i go find it and other tunes by that artist at the record stores...then i check their aliases...then i check other tunes on the labels their releasing etc...so i guess yeah i listen to live sets too, to get me looking in the right directions...

Yeah, that's what I need to start doing lol

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www.audiojelly.com is one of the best ive found for both price and the qualilty of the samples plus selection. I just listen to the latest trance tracks every so often. if i like it i buy it, if im not sure, i do something naughty listen to it then buy it.

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Originally posted by phobosCGS Thanks, this is what I was looking for. I didn't even know there was something like this.

www.astralmusic.nl

best site for samples! listen there to the whole track/album when available with samples.

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The best way of exploring trance is listeing to livesets on radiostations. It's pretty hard to listen to everything, that'll include every liveset ofcourse.

But if you're interested always check out ETN.FM and DI.FM - They've got some really good shows even though I'm not a fan of most of DI's shows.

Check it out and choose your genre.

A blend of livesets and download sites.

I listen to livesets, write down the tracks I like, then I go on sites like audiojelly or beatport and search for those artists to find similar tracks. Or sometimes when I have time to burn I just go on sampling frenzies and listen to random tracks on those sites.

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Originally posted by Wicked Neo listen to online radio shows too check the sticky at the top of this forum for info about live broadcasts also try www.etn.fm trance and prog channels plus a chatroom where u can talk to other fans and some of the dj's that play for the station

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