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Icewind
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 Posted - 2014/01/05 : 13:45:28
Does anyone do this? I spin with two turntables, and lately have been thinking of buying a cdj to add to my set up. However I just realized a lot of my cd's are already mixed. I've been thinking of getting fracus and darwins point of no return as well, and I believe that is a mixed album as well...
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The drunken scotsman
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Posted - 2014/01/05 : 15:46:55
It can be done in some cases, just depends how the cd is mixed and split into seperate tracks. Of course you'd also need to mix out of them which presents another problem. I'd never advise trying to do it in front of an audience or when recording a mix as the chances are it will go pear shaped.
It really depends what tunes your into, some labels get their tunes out really quick so you can download full unmixed versions and mix them no problem. Other labels not so quick.
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Samination
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Posted - 2014/01/05 : 16:08:03
it's usually frowned upon, since the tracks where made for just that album (Artists might see this as more illegal than making a mix without permission).
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djDMS
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Posted - 2014/01/05 : 18:55:40
I'd never do it, want to mix tunes on my own terms and not just work with half a track.
Point of no return is unmixed by the way.
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Quicksilver
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Posted - 2014/01/05 : 18:58:34
Point of No Return is unmixed, most of it anyway, but the mastering is more for home-use rather than playing out but I guess if you don't really care about that just go for it. Compare the free full-length Music Blocks to the CD version to hear what I mean.
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Icewind
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Posted - 2014/01/05 : 20:07:42
quote:
Originally posted by Samination:
it's usually frowned upon, since the tracks where made for just that album (Artists might see this as more illegal than making a mix without permission).
I don't see why that should be, especially if I bought the album that the track is on. I'm very glad to hear that Point Of No Return is unmixed.
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The drunken scotsman
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Posted - 2014/01/05 : 20:24:25
quote:
Originally posted by Icewind:
quote:
Originally posted by Samination:
it's usually frowned upon, since the tracks where made for just that album (Artists might see this as more illegal than making a mix without permission).
I don't see why that should be, especially if I bought the album that the track is on. I'm very glad to hear that Point Of No Return is unmixed.
I'm sure I heard the radio edit of concrete angel get played in the main room at HTID in the sun last year, can't remember who by. It was available on the downloadable version of CLXH 9 and was before the unmixed version was released. So I'm guessing that nobody really cares.
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The Dopeman
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Posted - 2014/01/06 : 05:31:26
i used to mix already mixed tracks when i first got into djing sounded like shit and the tracks never lasted very long also don't see how it could be illegal lol i say do it and don't give a damn what anyone says it's not as if you can get jailed for mixing an already mixed track anyway
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silver
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Posted - 2014/01/06 : 05:59:33
Artists sometimes don't like DJ's mixing albums singles because they want to keep it exclusive to the album (or themselves perhaps), I even remember a big name producer at an event stopping a DJ playing a mixed CD years and years ago by ejecting the CD and smashing it in front of him.
But seriously you're a DJ, mix whatever you want how ever you want, I used to know a few DJ's (well known) that would make their own intro's and outro's to tracks from mixed CD's so they could mix them.
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The Dopeman
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Posted - 2014/01/06 : 08:57:53
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Originally posted by silver:
I used to know a few DJ's (well known) that would make their own intro's and outro's to tracks from mixed CD's so they could mix them.
i done that with a a remix of toytown just so i could have the vocal version from bonkers 1 in a mix just cut the intro of the remix and it turned out well
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Elliott
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Posted - 2014/01/09 : 02:51:37
I've done it before and I'm completely unapologetic about having done it. Don't want me to mix it? Don't release it in a form where I can mix it. That isn't to say that I won't buy the full version when it comes out - of course I will - but if I can mix it before then, I will.
Anyway, most of the time it'll sound awful if you just try to bring it in end-to-end with a smooth transition. You've got to get creative in order to get it to sound good. Your reward for mixing it in skillfully is getting to play unreleased tracks in your mixes.
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