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Congrat's to VMC for taking 1st place and to the rest of you for submitting your mixes. Here's some of my comments (sorry guys, been very busy looking for work the past couple weeks  , will get the rest typed up later). And since it was a public competition, I'm making my comments public, but not the scores  .
Trance Addict – battle of the mp3 mixers – battle V
1. john2 - missed many mixes, the first few mixes are too short e.g.: no transition. You’ll need to learn to play with the high/lo levels so the mixes sound smoother.
You timed some of your mixes at the wrong place so the mix sounded really bad, even though you matched beats fairly well. It really disturbs the flow of the mix.
With more experience you’ll learn to notice the natural mixing spots in the songs, where things will sound more natural, so it does sound like one continuous song. I’d say you’re a bit rough around the edges right now, but with more practice you’ll do ok. BTW, I think if you rearranged those tracks you’ve chosen it would also really help the mix.
2. vmc – a nice mellow opener to a very good set! The energy builds nicely in this set with beats matching up nicely and a nice smooth flow.
What can I say, you sound like a seasoned veteran resident DJ. Great track-list (no fluffy tunes) with good mixing skills. Other people should hear this set, it’s a keeper!
3. vrahnos – whoa, if you’re looking for the typical trance fluff, steer away. Well I should say I’m not even sure I’d call this trance. I’ve got some hard-trance cds and this type of stuff is on there, so I guess….
Anyway, mixing the hard stuff is much harder IMO than typical trance, and you’ve done a good job with this set. I also think you should completely reverse this mix. I like it when it gets harder at the end of a set.
I must say that your set was quite a refreshing change of pace from most of the others, well done!
4. Titov – pretty nice track-list. Most of your mixes were pretty good, or at least they seemed to be. You faded out in a few mixes too early so you lose the mix in transition and it sounds more like a radio broadcast than a DJ mix.
5. DJ Commisad – beat-matching was well done, but you could adjust the bass/treble levels during transition to smooth it out a bit more though. Some sounded just a touch…..off.
Your track selection seemed ok, not too much fluff and a nice journey while errrm, intoxicated.
6. Marius Linauskus – what can I say about this set, except it’s almost perfectly mixed! There were no errors in the mixing with this set, only a couple spots that I thought could have sounded a touch better (I had to use a fine-toothed comb to find some), otherwise it’s a perfect mix!
Average track-list here, should get a crowd dancing. The flow and mood of this set are in complete unity. Very good set and a deserving listen to everyone IMO.
7. [Bughy – kind of a weird way to start the set.
Beat mixing is way off (I think I misread my handwriting and gave you more pts than I should have), you’ve faded songs in while they weren’t matching, but at the end of the mix it is a bit better. You could have selected more songs with a similar theme as it seemed kind of confusing, even though I quite liked the diversity. I didn’t however like many of the songs you chose, but to each his/her own. I suppose it would get some people dancing…?
8. carlos montano – I shouldn’t bitch about peoples taste in music but the first song, by 2 of the biggest/best(?) trance producers in the world, made me want to vomit! Do people actually like this stuff? And as much as I love Sarah’s voice, G&D should be slapped with a giant smelly trout for the second track.
With the vocal horror that just was, the set is mixed really well. If I could just magically erase all the vocals from this set, I would keep this mix. It really does get better for me after 30:00 when the vocals take a rest for a bit and only resurfacing occasionally.
Those who like vocals will probably love this set!
9. Chris Kim –Track selection is good, mixing is pretty good, transitions are good.
I’d definitely share this mix with my friends. This set has a nice pace and good energy. You missed a couple mixes slightly, but they weren’t too big or disruptive.
That Alphazone track would fit into any set, and belongs in almost any set, what a tune! Mixing needs a bit of ‘touch-up’ work, but I have to say Good job Chris, I like this set.
10. DJ goonie – pretty nice playlist. I got a pretty good vibe from this entire set. I think you could use a bit of ‘polish’ on the mixes but it was still a great journey!
More to come when I find time.
THC
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I like that, i can almost say, that this is the place i aimed 4. thanx a lot. Congrats to vmc.
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