Guest Cosmogenesis Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Hello psybros! I would like to ask you: do you usually prefer a compilation mixed by a dj or, on the contrary, an unmixed compilation with the entire version of each track? And, please, give me the reasons of your choice. (sorry if this topic has already been written by the past) P.S. : I will be gratefull if a mod can transform this topic in a poll, please. I tried to do it, but with the new configuration, I think I made a mistake and the poll didn't work. Just to put two choices there for my question: "mixed" and "unmixed" VA/. thanx. Quote
abasio Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 It depends! I usually prefer an unmixed compilation because I like to hear the full tracks but if the DJ is really good & mixes the compilation in a way that has some kind of theme or makes it feel like it's really going somewhere! But most of my favourites have been unmixed! Quote
alleycat Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 I prefer unmixed, so I can mix it myself! But its also nice to hear what other djs like to do, and get ideas. Sometimes its nice too to be able to throw on a cd-quality mix and relax without having to do all the work myself... Mp3 mixes online are nice but nothing beats a studio recording. Quote
seraph Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 UNMXD. Unless it is Flying Rhino's Re-Evolution series or any Deck Wizards... Quote
Guest Cosmogenesis Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 I prefer unmixed, so I can mix it myself! Nice answer and argument! Didn't think about it! Quote
Guest Cosmogenesis Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Hello psybros! I would like to ask you: do you usually prefer a compilation mixed by a dj or, on the contrary, an unmixed compilation with the entire version of each track? And, please, give me the reasons of your choice. (sorry if this topic has already been written by the past) P.S. : I will be gratefull if a mod can transform this topic in a poll, please. I tried to do it, but with the new configuration, I think I made a mistake and the poll didn't work. Just to put two choices there for my question: "mixed" and "unmixed" VA/. thanx. Ok, you can vote now, sorry for the double post, I made a second bullshit. Quote
snowball Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 it depends on the music...sometimes a mixed album can be deeper because of the flow...other times its better to separate the tracks so they can be appreciated! Quote
Tatsu Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 I prefer unmixed, so I can mix it myself! ... Same here, not that I was mixing much lately... But I also appreciate mixed CDs since it's interesting to hear what tracks the DJs chose and how the mixing is. A mixed CD also has the better flow than an unmixed on. Quote
supergroover Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 unmixed for sure.. i buy cd's only to mix myself.. do you have a compilation planned? info would be nice Quote
Guest Cosmogenesis Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 unmixed for sure.. i buy cd's only to mix myself.. do you have a compilation planned? info would be nice Yes, me and my crew have a second metapsychic compilation planned soon, but it will take some time as we are all busy in the team with personal projects. We start the work already though, and yes, you got me: I thought to make this poll, to see if a mixed cd can be a good idea or not, unmixed cd's are more classic probably but, at the same time, with all those good arguments on this topic, a new solution can be found to avoid this choice... Quote
amphiton Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Well, both. But I prefer a track order with a flow more (unmixed). Quote
radi6404 Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 I find unmixed compilations better because i want hear the tracks in full lengh and from the start, it is way more interesting for me. Quote
Shaft Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 I don't mind light mixing, as long as it doesn't cut into the track too much.. but I prefer unmixed compilations with a decent flow / rhythm. Like to hear the tracks in full length if possible! Quote
Sideffect... Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 well what is mixed ??? that one track floaths into another, that I like, nice for homelistening... but off course when it's mixed and the first 2 minuts of the tracks are gone then indeed it's not usefull for personal mixing. Quote
Drosophila Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Well I think it works quite well in albums that the tracks are mixed together to some degree, to give the whole journey feeling... maybe that goes as ligt mixing as mentioned earlier. But when it comes to compelations unmixed, and no beat mixing for sure! But if there were to be an unmixed and a mixed version it would be interesting to hear some heavy mixing, but I will always like to have the opportunity to hear a track from begining to end Quote
phatpat Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 unmixed so I can mix them. However, it's great how some CDs come as a double, 1 mixed, the other unmixed. Quote
Krell Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 For me a good dj set is longer the 80 minuttes.. Its at least 1½ hour, and preferably between 2 and 4 hours. I have never heard a dj spin a coherent set which I enjoyed for more than hours, and for the most, I think they are best served with staying under 2-3 hours. Dj sets are now downloads you get from the net, and stuff you experience at parties. This means that to be successful as a DJ, you need gigs for promotion, and as much hype as you can scrabble together. I think many of the old timers got their names from releases where they did mixed cds people bought, for instance the distance to goa series, hypnotica trance, goa core etc mixed compilation releases. - Krell Quote
NEMO.BOFH Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 If its purely a compilation, there is no doubt about it, it should be unmixed. I hate mixed compilations to be honest, if I want a good mix, I go and download a good mix or I get a global underground mix Quote
fosku Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Of course unmixed. I want to hear the whole track, intro and all... And if I want to listen to a track separately, I'm able to do that. Quote
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