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Originally posted by kush paintings While, Oakenfold's mixing is not very good, its not as bad as people make it out to be. First, I must say that I am talking about his mx cds here, not his live shows. When I first listened to his mixes, before I got into some more talented artists I could not notice that the mixing was poor. People that I played oakenfold to, that are new to EDM, have never commented on his poor mixing. When you actively listen for these messups though you are magenifying how bad the mix is. Oakenfold does not do smooth transitions well, however it is not this abomination that you make it out to be.

I couldnt agree more. When i started to listen, i thought his mixing was top notch. But then i got to sasha, and diggers, and other great mixers, and could hear the oakey mistakes.

It doesnt bother me too much. The fact is, his mixing usually was there to serve a different purpose than other djs. While others have longer mixes, which almost build a third track in between, Oakey always just wanted to get on with things. In interviews he always insisted on being in the momment.

I believe his mixing was about the momment. Dont let the two songs tred on eachother for too long, just get on in, and then get it out, so you can instantly enjoy the next song. One thing you guys are totally missing is where he mixed in songs. I found that he usually mixed it in at the perfect spot, the song has had enough time to build up, but its not too far in.

In the end, im content with his mixing.

i have almost every oakey album:

tranceport = BEST COMPILATION EVER!!!!!!!

Great point. Whenver I listen to an Oakenfold mix I never find myself itching to hear the next track, as with some djs who are smooth as silk but at some point in their mixes you find yourself bored.

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so the album is good because you were too ignorant to know which tracks were big hits back in 1997-1998.

I always thought that Tranceport was mixed using software and a computer.

Still one of my favorite CDs

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Originally posted by weymouth I always thought that Tranceport was mixed using software and a computer. Still one of my favorite CDs

i hope not . Unless he did the pour mixing on purpose, and added some "tiesto like" vinyl noises to it . Not that im implying that Tiesto does that .

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I heard rumors that Oakie gave his tracks to sound engineers for computer mixing, before, but I don't know if I buy it. I will have to listen to Tranceport again, and listen critically. It's been a long time since I gave it a listen, and maybe I've never listened very hard.

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Originally posted by NiteMer I heard rumors that Oakie gave his tracks to sound engineers for computer mixing, before, but I don't know if I buy it. I will have to listen to Tranceport again, and listen critically. It's been a long time since I gave it a listen, and maybe I've never listened very hard.

you can hear "vinyl" noises, and slams esp i think one of the mixes around el nino that made me want to cry. lol

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Tranceport is massively overrated. Oakenfold himself has much better compilations.

Its status is a result of a) nostalgia for the 98-99 boom, and b) the explosion of file-sharing that coincided to spread the compilation digitally.

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Originally posted by sandstorm03 i hope not . Unless he did the pour mixing on purpose, and added some "tiesto like" vinyl noises to it . Not that im implying that Tiesto does that .

tiesto like vinyl noises? i though the vinyl was responsible for them?

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Originally posted by kush paintings Great point. Whenver I listen to an Oakenfold mix I never find myself itching to hear the next track, as with some djs who are smooth as silk but at some point in their mixes you find yourself bored.

yeah exactly. sasha is a great mixer, no doubt, but i find when the transitions get that long, the songs start to tread on eachother.

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Originally posted by sandstorm03 you can hear "vinyl" noises, and slams esp i think one of the mixes around el nino that made me want to cry. lol

what are these 'slams' you are reffering to? not all of us are djs, could you please elaborate?

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I'm a dj, and I don't know what he means by slams. Bass slams, like his mixing style? Maybe he means bass cancellation. I wouldn't be surprised.

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Originally posted by NiteMer I'm a dj, and I don't know what he means by slams. Bass slams, like his mixing style? Maybe he means bass cancellation. I wouldn't be surprised.

then what is base cancellation? from my understanding of wave(sound) theory, when two waves overlap, it becomes an amplified wave. so if two deep sounds overlap eachother, the result is a super deep sound.