Originally posted by sr126
i'm j/digital... i could never be bothered to go through all the trouble you guys do just organize cd's. no way in hell i'm gonna sort/label my cd's by how many bars the phrases are, or rate how uplifting a track is by using a certain color marker on a scale of 1-10. ;p
Exactly. All I need is a list of what's on each CD. After a while I'll know where to look for what track. I dunno, maybe it's not the same for others but after one or two plays, I'll have each aspect of the track down-pat, so writing down keys, tempos, etc. is pointless, at least for me.
May-04-2006 06:40
Clovis
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Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Los Angeles
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Originally posted by idoru
Exactly. All I need is a list of what's on each CD. After a while I'll know where to look for what track. I dunno, maybe it's not the same for others but after one or two plays, I'll have each aspect of the track down-pat, so writing down keys, tempos, etc. is pointless, at least for me.
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May-04-2006 06:44
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Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
And I doubt you have perfect pitch. Most likely far from it.
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Originally posted by DJ RJT
+2 - Burning one track per CD is a complete waste!
i disagree, and most veteran dj will disagree as well. I personally favor having 1 track on a cd for these reasons:
1. If a cd is scratched, you lose 1 track. Not 10 of them
2. If you want to give someone a copy of a track, say like a groupie or another dj, you dont give away multiple tracks.
3. Club lighting is very dark, so its really hard to read those small print tracklistings. I personally write the track name with a Sharpie marker.
4. Having 1 track on a CD sorta feels like Im still using vinyl in a way.
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May-04-2006 19:55
Wraith
I want that one...
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Palos Hills, IL
I do one per CD for the sheer fact that I get lost if I start jamming all these tunes onto a CD. I tried it once and find it much easier to flip through my CD book and look at the track names in large print rather than trying to find a tune on a paper I made and then finding the appropriate CD. To each his own though...
May-04-2006 20:04
jåcë
dancefloor therapist
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: syd.au
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Originally posted by Greedy
i disagree, and most veteran dj will disagree as well. I personally favor having 1 track on a cd for these reasons:
1. If a cd is scratched, you lose 1 track. Not 10 of them
2. If you want to give someone a copy of a track, say like a groupie or another dj, you dont give away multiple tracks.
3. Club lighting is very dark, so its really hard to read those small print tracklistings. I personally write the track name with a Sharpie marker.
4. Having 1 track on a CD sorta feels like Im still using vinyl in a way.
Well said!
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May-05-2006 04:20
idoru
You Can Call Me Al
Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia
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Originally posted by Greedy
1. If a cd is scratched, you lose 1 track. Not 10 of them
Two reasons why I disagree...
- This is why I burn two copies of multiple-track discs.
- If a disc is scratched, the only spot it wont play is the scratched spot. For example, if you have ten songs on one disc and the scratch is in the middle of the disc then it will probably only skip on track five. Such is the case with two of my discs, there's a scratch on them, but every track plays except the one in the scratched region.
Another reason why I dislike burning one per CD is that it's a waste of money. I have at least 200 tunes sitting in my binder on only 71 discs, and my binder is just under half-full. If I were to burn just one per CD, then I would need 200 CDs and another binder or two.
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May-05-2006 06:36
Greedy
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: NoVA/DC
quote:
Originally posted by idoru
Two reasons why I disagree...
- This is why I burn two copies of multiple-track discs.
- If a disc is scratched, the only spot it wont play is the scratched spot. For example, if you have ten songs on one disc and the scratch is in the middle of the disc then it will probably only skip on track five. Such is the case with two of my discs, there's a scratch on them, but every track plays except the one in the scratched region.
Another reason why I dislike burning one per CD is that it's a waste of money. I have at least 200 tunes sitting in my binder on only 71 discs, and my binder is just under half-full. If I were to burn just one per CD, then I would need 200 CDs and another binder or two.
well in that case, you sound more like a mobile DJ and should really look into Serato or Final Scratch so you can carry your whole library of tunes everywhere you go.
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May-05-2006 12:06
idoru
You Can Call Me Al
Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia
quote:
Originally posted by Greedy
well in that case, you sound more like a mobile DJ and should really look into Serato or Final Scratch so you can carry your whole library of tunes everywhere you go.
Actually, I'm not.
May-05-2006 16:48
kimchi
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Downey, CA
i also do 1 track per cd. i think its a lot easier flipping through pages of sleeves looking at the track written on the cd instead of reading a sheet of paper. sometimes i'll have more than 1 track, but thats only if its the same song with 2 or 3 different remixes. also i don't have anything else written on the cd besides the track ie bpm, the tone, etc etc. the way i see it ive heard all the traacks i have burned and generally know what its about. also if i pop it in and i dont think it will flow ill toss on another track. makes my life a hell of a lot simpler
May-05-2006 16:52
harriz
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2005
Location:
A booklet that holds 500 disks can hold say 6 tracks per disk so 6X500 = 3000
You can bring your whole collection in two of them.
Plus you will not spend 1500-3000$ on blanks.
You can cut down your costs and spend the money on more music.
May-05-2006 17:18
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
I don't understand why someone would even need their whole collection. I bring my whole collection with me because I have SSL, but when I used CDs I would just pack what I wanted to play, and some extra just in case.
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