I record directly to my hard drive these days, and it's definitely made me a lot more productive. You don't end up having to reuse media if you get the levels wrong or cock up the first mix, you don't have to scrabble around to find a blank tape if you've suddenly "got the urge" to do a mix at 2am and the shops are shut, and having 79 minutes is a bit of a benefit too.
I've definitely found that I do a lot of mixes these days which I never bother releasing to the world at large, but instead just use for my own listening enjoyment. These will often be slightly more experimental, or just funny juxtapositions of different styles that I like... Brendan | -----Original Message----- | From: Lee Herrington IV [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: 12 December 2002 03:09 | To: 313 | Subject: (313) [313] mixtape of a different media. | | | | hi folks. i'm just curious to know if other members have | made the move | from mixing down live 2 a tape deck to mixing down live 2 a | hard drive... | then to a CD. i know it's helped my creativity a great | deal... as long as i | have disk space i can screw around with whichever tracks i | care to. later i | can save or delete the end results. in additon, it's nice to | create a 79 | minute cavalcade of electronic soul as opposed to only 45 | minutes for one | tape-side. just looking for any thoughts or opinions. | to those of you who actually "play out" to a crowd on a | regular basis, do | you make mixes solely for your own listening enjoyment? what are they | like... freer? less restricted? | | peace, | lrh | |
