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Hey krew...
It is deadaelus aka dildar the terrible aka dylan (not the famous dylan but rather the infamous dylan) Just wanted to start a thread about Recorded Mixes...
What makes a good mix?
I know for myself i play off of a variety of styles, and my biggest problem sometimes is fitting in all the choons i want to rinse. Of course my problem would be solved if i could do a 4 hour mix, but that is really not enjoyable for anyone. I think a good mix is about 20 to 25 tracks mixed into a tight little 60 minute mix.
I always like to pitch a fluent style or story as i call it. All mixes should have a flow. ex.) start with something mellow like calibre, build up with commix, slam down some Teebee, get ridiculous with some hard ass BSE or shite from Renegade Hardware, plateau it out and calm the mix down with some deeper sounds like Ill Logic & Raf or Marcus Intalex. Either way the mix should carry a message or some energy with it. (the most boring mixes tend to overkill a particular style and drag on and on and on...)
Keep a general mix of old tunes with cutting edge promo's. I find this really works to get people grovin to a tune that they may have never heard before if the delivery comes off of something familiar (thats right boys, this gives you a reason to whip out the NINE again)
Of course having a well programmed mix is essential...that means you gotta plan the tracks you play. When i rock my radio show it is completely unscripted (albeit a good chance to find new power mixes) but this renders a variable success rate. Plan the mix end to end, have all the choons you want lined up in a pile.
Last but not least, dont be satisfied to hear yourself mix - believe me it gets boring after a while - record something you are proud of. Show you stuff. Your mix does not have to include rewinds, teasers and MC's to be good - tight mixing works just fine.
I wanna know what people think? If i got two loose mixes in a 25 track 60 minute mix are ya gonna go meh, or are ya gonna say that the mix had a bumpin flow with good tracks, BOH?
Just lookin for some input.
(PS: this thread could get insane if people think about a mix as long and hard as i do)
It is deadaelus aka dildar the terrible aka dylan (not the famous dylan but rather the infamous dylan) Just wanted to start a thread about Recorded Mixes...
What makes a good mix?
I know for myself i play off of a variety of styles, and my biggest problem sometimes is fitting in all the choons i want to rinse. Of course my problem would be solved if i could do a 4 hour mix, but that is really not enjoyable for anyone. I think a good mix is about 20 to 25 tracks mixed into a tight little 60 minute mix.
I always like to pitch a fluent style or story as i call it. All mixes should have a flow. ex.) start with something mellow like calibre, build up with commix, slam down some Teebee, get ridiculous with some hard ass BSE or shite from Renegade Hardware, plateau it out and calm the mix down with some deeper sounds like Ill Logic & Raf or Marcus Intalex. Either way the mix should carry a message or some energy with it. (the most boring mixes tend to overkill a particular style and drag on and on and on...)
Keep a general mix of old tunes with cutting edge promo's. I find this really works to get people grovin to a tune that they may have never heard before if the delivery comes off of something familiar (thats right boys, this gives you a reason to whip out the NINE again)
Of course having a well programmed mix is essential...that means you gotta plan the tracks you play. When i rock my radio show it is completely unscripted (albeit a good chance to find new power mixes) but this renders a variable success rate. Plan the mix end to end, have all the choons you want lined up in a pile.
Last but not least, dont be satisfied to hear yourself mix - believe me it gets boring after a while - record something you are proud of. Show you stuff. Your mix does not have to include rewinds, teasers and MC's to be good - tight mixing works just fine.
I wanna know what people think? If i got two loose mixes in a 25 track 60 minute mix are ya gonna go meh, or are ya gonna say that the mix had a bumpin flow with good tracks, BOH?
Just lookin for some input.
(PS: this thread could get insane if people think about a mix as long and hard as i do)