I understand. noted.
On Tue, June 5, 2007 3:07 pm, Nick Hardie wrote:
> Hi Anthony
>
> I wasn't saying you were wrong, just seconding the bit about cutting
> people a bit of slack about the mixer!
>
> Nick
>
> On 05/06/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> You guys are funny!! my last words on the subject: Whenever i see shake
>> i
>> usually leave saying "wow, i need to buy new reocords" and that didn't
>> happen this year.
>> sorry if i had an opinion that was diffrent from everyone else.
>>
>> p.s. shake's set was on saturday jwan. You didn't give me any mind
>> altering substance till sunday. maybe you should lay off the drugs and
>> come back to sanity if you can't even remember waht day was what.
>> a
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, June 5, 2007 6:27 am, Nick Hardie wrote:
>> > I'll second that.
>> >
>> > FWIW I didn't make it to DEMF, but whenever I've seen Shake, he's
>> > never failed to impress me
>> >
>> > On 05/06/07, Fred Heutte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> "please familarize yourself with the mixer"
>> >>
>> >> Those who have bravely ventured forth to play records
>> >> (or CDs or DATs or MP3s or whatever) to the public also
>> >> recognize checking the equipment with the previous user
>> >> rather than winging it as a sign of professionalism.
>> >>
>> >> I can't tell you how many times over the weekend I saw
>> >> various big-name DJs explaining to each other the basic
>> >> working of a particular mixer. In 1992, there were three
>> >> or four basic mixer types (and only a handful of viable
>> >> manufacturers). Now there are dozens of basic layouts
>> >> and hundreds of variations. Sometimes even the basics --
>> >> where the cue volume is and how to set levels -- aren't all
>> >> that easy to spot, especially in a dark room (or DEMF
>> >> tent as the case may be).
>> >>
>> >> I also know that equipment suppliers have to juggle things
>> >> to make it all work out -- nobody stocks only a single
>> >> model (you'd have to throw out all your inventory and
>> >> start over every year or two anyway, as the older ones
>> >> are discontinued), and the explosion in mixer types and
>> >> the excessive number of bells and whistles (literally, in
>> >> many cases) compared to even a few years ago is pretty
>> >> astonishing to see.
>> >>
>> >> Criticize the track selection and mixing all you want, but
>> >> give the DJ some slack for the conditions that almost
>> >> always apply anywhere you don't own the sound system
>> >> yourself.
>> >>
>> >> fh
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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