i dont have a dj name
― RAP GAME MARiSSA MARCHANT (gr8080), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
to be dorked out upon you must first dork out on yourself
― andrew m., Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
there should be a word for the fleeting feeling of accomplishment you get after listening to an entire mix online
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
the afterglow
― the late great, Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
cochleation
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
or cochelation
detumescence
― the late great, Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
for catholics, procochleation is the only permissible reason to engage in hedphone sex
― andrew m., Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
"hed phone sex" <-- such a great album, esp the 2disc us version
― the late great, Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
heheh wondered if someone would get that. might as well be you, v. def was a big one for me back when.
― andrew m., Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
Danergy
Danny DMX
DJ Jew Order
Sir Sweat-a-Lot
Come check out my new party at Tandem in a few weeks:
Confidance! 2, Dan's Europe Express
― dan selzer, Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:45 (eleven years ago) link
But mostly just "Dan Selzer"
I don't even have a pseudonym on ILX!
― dan selzer, Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
mostly stuff picked up over the last couple of months
http://soundcloud.com/pushingit/september-2012
Riffs - I Don't Care Mudimbi & Lorenzo - Tutto Esaurito (Arge Dislessic Remix) Quality - Get a Lil' Stupid and Pump That Bass Ginuwine - What's So Different (Reverend Dollars Edit) Bwana - Baby Let Me Finish Big Black Delta - Ifuckingloveyou (Throwing Snow Remix) Mia Dora - Random Romantics Dandaak - Night Breath DJ Tray - Sending My Love JC Him - Valid Like Salad (New Jersey Remix) Klever - Weak (Roska Remix) Jacki Zebraz + Erothug + Shamcocks - Mama Sun People - Alphonze Walter Ego - Rebounds Carly Bond - Ain't Wastin' No Time (K's Pack Your Bags Remix) Groove Armada feat. Slarta John - Pull Up Frank Lucano - Mi Sombrero Emma Lee Moss - Memorial (PBR Streetgang Remix) Flapjackers - She's Gangsta (Bobby Breezy Secret Mix) Todd Edwards - You Came To Me (I Believe In U version) Mak - About You Paul Marmota - Yohimbe DJ Eskilate - Ice
― fauxmarc, Friday, 7 September 2012 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
I know this might not be the "right" thread but it certainly seems to be the most active one, so:
I'm about to rip several hundred of my own CDs for use w/ Traktor; what bitrate is ideal if I anticipate maybe someday playing them in a club? I'm torn btwn LAME V2 and V0 -- is anyone really going to notice the diff btwn the two?
― gwenguthrie gwen ross (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 10 September 2012 02:52 (eleven years ago) link
And a follow-up: is EAC still the best ripper out there? I haven't done this in like 5 years.
― gwenguthrie gwen ross (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 10 September 2012 02:58 (eleven years ago) link
320
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:00 (eleven years ago) link
just use itunes
if you're playing the *big room* at fabric you need wavs or flacs but otherwise ime doesn't matter
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:03 (eleven years ago) link
I've seen people use 224 vbr and even 192 in clubs for rips of scratchy-ass old detroit techno rarities
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
isn't 320 sorta overkill when v0 achieve essentially the same thing in a smaller filesize?
― gwenguthrie gwen ross (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 10 September 2012 03:06 (eleven years ago) link
Also I've had bad experiences ripping w/ iTunes :-/
i don't know if 320 is overkill but it seems to be defacto standard
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:29 (eleven years ago) link
320 sounds *slightly* better to me than 256 and not any worse than 1411 wav so that's what i use
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
I don't really know the nerdy technical specifications and all that, but I prefer to have 320 if at all possible.
― The Reverend, Monday, 10 September 2012 04:13 (eleven years ago) link
it just seems to be a sweet spot to my ears
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 04:16 (eleven years ago) link
i'm tots fine with 192.
― fauxmarc, Monday, 10 September 2012 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
I was about to ask almost the same question as Stevie on another thread. For files I already have on my hard drive I'll play em in Traktor down to 192 but new stuff I'll always rip at 320. but I was curious whether most people use iTunes to encode or something different. I saw someone on a forum saying that using LAME to encode instead of iTunes made more of a quality difference than the bitrate but tbh I don't even know what LAME or EAC is, just a separate piece of software you get? anyone else think this makes a difference?
― dmr, Monday, 10 September 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
I used to mainly DJ vinyl but lately I've been doing a bar gig that goes about 6 hours, usually by myself ... so have been leaning on Traktor more and more ... usually play about half vinyl, half mp3s.
― dmr, Monday, 10 September 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
if you're ripping to v0 or 320, i very much doubt it matters what codec you use.
anyway:eaclamehydrogenaudio forums/knowledgebase
i can provide a 'recommended' eac config file if u want
― mookieproof, Monday, 10 September 2012 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
awesome, thanks. yeah I may email you to follow up
― dmr, Monday, 10 September 2012 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
Most everything of mine goes through iTunes, unless I digitize into Performer, then I save it as a WAV then use Max to convert to 196 or 320 depending on my mood and how much of a banger it is!
― dan selzer, Monday, 10 September 2012 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
i spins pure bangers
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
320 or die
my tracks bang harder 320 and bang softly at 192
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
320 is plenty
― RAP GAME MARiSSA MARCHANT (gr8080), Monday, 10 September 2012 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
fwiw some people say Traktor acts funny with VBR files. like it might have trouble beatgridding or calculating BPMs. I don't have enough VBR files to confirm or deny this.
― dmr, Monday, 10 September 2012 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
true!!
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 19:45 (eleven years ago) link
not w/ every single one but sometimes it does
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 19:46 (eleven years ago) link
if a program has trouble with a vbr mp3, the mp3 probably has missing or broken headers. i'm sure there are other methods but mp3 diags should be able to fix them, among other things
― mookieproof, Monday, 10 September 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
24 bit FLAC, invest in a external drive and you're good to go.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
Except that a lot of promotional music only gets released as an MP3, so I still have tons of those.
I guess I just prefer FLAC when say ripping fairly clean vinyl.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:13 (eleven years ago) link
serato cant handle FLAC, p sure traktor cant either?
― RAP GAME MARiSSA MARCHANT (gr8080), Monday, 10 September 2012 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
Both Ableton and Traktor can use FLAC, I'm not really a Serato guy.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
If I was using Serato I would use AIFF files, because you can still tag those with artist names and other info.
I don't know why anyone would ever use WAVs.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
My ideal setup is have to have my files in Traktor tagged with BPM, genre and key signature. But then I am a nerd.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
at least you're not starring them
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
key signature? really?
Whatever you do don't feed Ableton a bunch of 192s and expect it to sound wonderful if you change the tempo +/- 10 bpm.
Yes, really. It's not really that hard, you can used Mixed in Key to do it for you automatically. It costs like 20 bucks.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
i never try to mix in key, i'm impressed
― the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
Good for mashups, if you're into that kind of thing.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 10 September 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
if it's too out of key i just slam it over
then again i do techno type stuff and not deep house