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is non-real-time mixing lame?
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| bundantoh |
i heard that for the most part, popular trance compilations (MoS, godskitchen, others) just have some guy compiling tracklists for the cds unless noted otherwise. i mean, i do that on my own with acid pro, and i think i'm pretty good at it. does that mean any old schmuck like me could do that job?
i want to try vinyl mixing in the future; i just dont have the resources. i wonder if the dancefloor would care if some guy walked in with a laptop and some audio equipment. |
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| dartman |
josh gabriel uses a powerbook, i think BT uses a laptop too. if you're good at it go for it, i say. if you can make people move their feet, rock on. i'm sure that there are going to be plenty of people that are gonna bitch about you using a laptop but whatever...... its 2004.
btw.... i have never used Acid Pro so i dont really know what you do with it, but if you are talking about making a cd ahead of time and just playing a mix cd in a club, thats lame. big time |
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| auujay |
| You would probably catch some but as long as the dance floor is rocking, who can complain? Like the above post I agree that making a CD and then just playing it is lame. Considerebly less lame would be going in there with your laptop and maybe doing "non-realtime mixng" but as long as you are choosing the tracks on the fly depending on what the crowd wants that is OK. That said I will stick to FinalScratch :) |
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| dukes |
mixing using turntables is like an art. the technology is there to make it easier but the more you do that the less apealing it becomes.
came as furnature...can be easily mass produced but hand crafted is an art and more valuble.
if you advanced it a bit and used midi keyboard and maybe other stuff yes. that would be cool. |
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| tw1tch |
| quote: | Originally posted by bundantoh
i want to try vinyl mixing in the future; i just dont have the resources. i wonder if the dancefloor would care if some guy walked in with a laptop and some audio equipment. |
People really need to get over this vinyl thing. Do carpenters continue to use manual non-power tools or do they incorporate the use of powertools as things progress?
People go on about mixing songs and it's an art, where does the art come from, is it touching the vinyl, is that it? We're obsessed with vinyl touching? That's the artistic part? No, we like a nice good solid mix, clean mixing, good track selection, progression, flow, incorporating all aspects, whether it be CD, Vinyl, Laptop. I say 'em if they have a problem with it. |
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| tranceDJ |
| quote: | Originally posted by tw1tch
People really need to get over this vinyl thing. Do carpenters continue to use manual non-power tools or do they incorporate the use of powertools as things progress?
People go on about mixing songs and it's an art, where does the art come from, is it touching the vinyl, is that it? We're obsessed with vinyl touching? That's the artistic part? No, we like a nice good solid mix, clean mixing, good track selection, progression, flow, incorporating all aspects, whether it be CD, Vinyl, Laptop. I say 'em if they have a problem with it. |
You gotta at least admit tho that vinyl looks cooler...which would you rather see, someone mixing vinyl doing some scratching here and there and backspins and , or someone behind a laptop (I hear you can do some cool mouse tricks:rolleyes: ):) |
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| dukes |
| quote: | Originally posted by tw1tch
Do carpenters continue to use manual non-power tools or do they incorporate the use of powertools as things progress?
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i think you will find top class carpenters who create things fully by hand recieve much more money for what they have created as people apreciate the time and effort put in alot more :p |
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| dinoXpress |
| quote: | Originally posted by dukes
i think you will find top class carpenters who create things fully by hand recieve much more money for what they have created as people apreciate the time and effort put in alot more :p |
one of the most intelligent things ive heard all day |
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| Reverend_Lust |
| I saw BT do a laptop symphony this last weekend. It sounded great til the power went out. Then he began using turntables when the power came back on. |
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| Zombie0729 |
| your going to have one tough time getting a first gig though... G&D, BT & PVD have already made a huge name for themselves so comparing them to amatueres looking for gigs is kind of nieve. I'm not putting it down bro... but your going to have a really tough time findiing someone who will give u a chance. |
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| BeatSMiTH |
I think most of u missed the question.
Mixing on software/laptop is fine as long as it's real time! Like a 60 min mix shouldn't take you 2 hours to do! |
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| Pettiscool |
PVD and Josh Gabriel are both laptop wizards......
adn PVD technical skills are top notch.. FS and all sweet |
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