Conflicted, looking for honest opinion!

[protocollie]

Didn't read the whole thread, just the first post. You all know that Rekordbox analyzes the tracks for you as well, right? And it's TERRIBLE.

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[Percy]

lol, utter rubbish...

I meant to type 87 not 97. Sorry my mistake. Im actually from Leeds and lived there all my life untill 6 years ago and i was thinking about old tapes from the Hacienda & Kaos that are available on "old Scchool" websites. The music that Steve Williams & Parks & Mike pickering played back in the 80s were amazing then and most of it (to me anyway) has stood the test of time but you can't deny that the mixing and flow are streets ahead today, in a large way due to the technology available. whether or not thats a good thing is another argument. Sorry if i offended you it was just an opinion & how i feel about how things have changed over the years. If im honest i prefer to hear when the next track is coming in rather than a mix that seems to blend too well but maybe that comes from clubbing before genres were so defined. Days when tracks like Voodoo ray would be heard in the same set as Sister Sledge's "Thinking of You". I just think MIK is a tool that can make a good set better.

[Coldfuzion]

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How so?

[Percy]

I got three words:

Ren ais sance

Never went to Ren ais sance although i saw Sasha many times in Leeds before he was as famous as he became, but the first album is a legend. Sasha was a trained musician though if my memory is correct so mixing in key maybe comes natural to him. We are not all so fortunate/talented. I would not like to coment on Ren ais sance mix CDs without reading the cover notes but most mix CDs from around that time would not have been mixed live from the TTs in a club so a comparison would be unfair. I think the rise of the studio mixed CD as apposed to mix tapes from clubs maybe gave people a unrealistic expectation of what could be (or is usually) achieved live in a club on the night. I know tracks can be keyed by ear with practice and musical knowledge but MIK is still a great tool. At the end of the day i never went out to listen & judge the mix i just wanted to here cracking tunes, preferably ones i hadn't heard before in a friendly place with like minded people. The rest is just gravy.