my new house / disco mix (30 mins)

[Johnv]

Listened to this part a few times now, not really hearing a key clash. May be the vocals that are throwing it off, but it didn't sound too dissonant to me.

Vocals sounded fine to me as well. I guess I simply didn't like that mix then. I can't say what exactly I didn't like about it though.

[boywithlamp]

thanks guys! for taking the time to listen and comment. its very much appreciated.
about the comments: i struggle with gain - i find the adjustments during a live mix to be very jumpy? any tips?
and i did to-and-fro about the techno track too, i ended up taking a risk :-)
please send me links to your stuff too - i will definitely take time to provide some feedback (although i cant promise anything to technical since i'm still learning)
thanks again :-)

[Josho88]

Hey guys,

am new to the forum and will also be looking for feedback soon - in the meantime thought i'd say hi and say i'll be checking your mix out shortly and will reply with thoughts!

Been DJ'ing 9 years now but only recently started incorporating digital stuff. Whats your setup?

thanks

[stevohill]

thanks guys! for taking the time to listen and comment. its very much appreciated.
about the comments: i struggle with gain - i find the adjustments during a live mix to be very jumpy? any tips?
and i did to-and-fro about the techno track too, i ended up taking a risk :-)
please send me links to your stuff too - i will definitely take time to provide some feedback (although i cant promise anything to technical since i'm still learning)
thanks again :-)

In regards to the gain, what are you mixing with? I just use the autogain feature for the most part in Traktor, but constantly pay attention to my levels visually, and with listening to the headphone mix as well.

I actually liked the middle of the mix toss up to techno, but that's just me.

I'm starting a new weekly mix that I'm trying to release every Sunday/Monday, this way I have something to constantly work on and improve. Two most recent episodes are below, 001 on soundcloud, and 002 on mixcloud(since soundcloud took it down.) Let me know what you think, I'd love some feedback myself

Episode 001

Episode 002

[Johnv]

@Josh: I'll keep an eye out for your mix.

@Stevohill: I've never been a Techno fan, that played a big part in my opinion of that song. Then again its all about opinion.

@boy:I still struggle with gain on and off. I used to use Traktor, I'm without software (CDJ's & mixer) now so I don't use any auto gain. It was great when I had it though. Most of your levels were great, the only problem I had was with that last song. My tip is to simply use your ears and be patient, good mixing skill aren't made overnight. Also I just posted a new mix in the forums http://forum.djtechtools.com/showthread.php?t=64340.

[Josho88]

@johnv - thanks mate that'd be cool

@stevohill - i'm gonna check those out, sound good

@boywithlamp - you got some nice tracks in there, think i'll pinch a couple. I think around 10.30 its quite a quick cut and it sounds like you have two quite synth(y) basses playing at the same time briefly (plus mids and highs)? could maybe be a bit more subtle - then again thats from someone who likes pretty long mixes - 23-25mins is nicer on the EQ'ing, although i'd maybe have left some highs in a bit longer. nice tracks though man and overall really cool, liked it

on another note - i uploaded a couple of mixes on soundcloud (i am using mixcloud right now) and they were taken down straight away without an email notification or anything - did you get around this by removing the download option?

Cheers

[Josho88]

@johnv - thanks mate that'd be cool

@stevohill - i'm gonna check those out, sound good

@boywithlamp - you got some nice tracks in there, think i'll pinch a couple. I think around 10.30 its quite a quick cut and it sounds like you have two quite synth(y) basses playing at the same time briefly (plus mids and highs)? could maybe be a bit more subtle - then again thats from someone who likes pretty long mixes - 23-25mins is nicer on the EQ'ing, although i'd maybe have left some highs in a bit longer. nice tracks though man and overall really cool, liked it

on another note - i uploaded a couple of mixes on soundcloud (i am using mixcloud right now) and they were taken down straight away without an email notification or anything - did you get around this by removing the download option?

Cheers

[boywithlamp]

@Johnv: thanks for the advice re. gain, practice practice practice :-) i took a listen to your mix - to be honest i struggle to enjoy trance, so i couldnt make it through to the end... but i followed the link to your deep house mix (http://soundcloud.com/johnveselsky/s...ween-9-12-deep) - now that was totally up my street. i adored the first track, i found it very inviting and was intrigued to find out where it was going to take me. i loved the tempo change at 7:50 and then back into the swing of things at 8:30. my next fave bit was at 19:00 - it just had a great vibe to it. to be honest i found your mixes are without fault (to my ears anyway), would love to see a playlist.

@stevohill: currently listening to your tracks, will get back with comments soon :-)

@josh: hey mate, send me a link of your stuff when you're ready :-)

[Josho88]

@johnv - that'd be cool thanks make

@boywithlamp - thought i'd already replied to this but not sure why it didnt post. like your tracks mate might pinch some! i think at 10.30 theres two quite synth(y) basses running at the same time, and its a quick cut so could just be abit more subtle with EQing. but thats from someone who likes long mixes 23-25 mins or thereabouts was much nicer, although i'd have maybe left the highs in a bit longer. overall though really nice man

@steveohill - im also going to check that stuff out looks good

on another note - i tried to upload a mix to soundcloud (currently using mixcloud) that got taken down straight away with no notification. does the removal of download option get around this?

cheers