i've been here before on the global techno list. to say that these records are not dj records is a little odd (soz kt), and what has loops got to do with it? it doesn't matter whether you play loops or not there is a natural structure to music that, if you follow it, will make the mix sound 'right' (and be better to dance to)
a fade in obfuscates the search for that initial beat to catch and if you want to do that quickly then that ruins the track for me (try doing doubles half a beat out with a fade in start...not easy) _BUT_ we should agree to disagree on this one as we could argue to the cows come home and it won't change my mind. although i can see that the artists might do this so that you start on one of their tracks or stop and play the track from the fade in so that the track isn't a track but a song and given the 'proper' attention. peace robin... > I'm confused by this thread. I can understand why people mixing a lot of loops > might complain about fade ins, but it sounds a bit strange coming from Djs who > play Mills and Drexciya records. > Do you guys always mix a record right from the start, or what's the problem > with > selecting a more mixable part of the record? Its important to remember that > these > tracks aren't just made for mixing and any that are tend to be lacking IMO... > > Sean. > > robin pinning wrote: > > > hi wibo, > > > > i am with you all the way on this. tracks that fade in are impossible to > > mix in correctly, unless you want to ruin the natural flow and structure > > of your mix. > > > > drexciya (and related projects) do this a lot too and i've never > > understood it. > > > > robin... > > > > > A lot of the old records by Mills have tracks on them that do not start at > > > normal volume levels, but somehow the track gets faded in. (And not only > > > Mills of course) > > > > > > Am I the only one who thinks of this being a real drag? I really like a > > > specific track from AX009 but I find it really impossible to mix when > > > there > > > is a monitor speaker blasting in my left ear. These are the type of > > > records > > > that cause major trainwrecks in my DJ sets! > > > > > > I consider most of Mills' stuff being really DJ friendly, but why does he > > > produce his tracks this way? Also, anyone got tips on dealing with this? > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > robin... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Robin Pinning | E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manchester Computing, University of Manchester, | T: +44 161 275 7028 Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom. | F: +44 161 275 6040 --------------------------www.mrccs.man.ac.uk------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
