1 song per CD Vs 2 songs per CD

[DJAdamDaniel]

i used to do 10+ tracks to cd and make two copies of each cd

(i sure don't miss the days of all that cdr burning...)

this!!!

doesnt waste and cd space and you can still play the same 2 songs / have spare copy incase of scratches

[guiltyblade]

I also do full CDs. I write a title to the CDs like house nye 2012. Then I put the date on the cd. Afterwards I print out a track listing with exact same title and put the listing in my wallet.

[Johnv]

I ended up doing 1 per CD, couldn't fit multiple song titles and different information on a single CD with designs. So far i'm loving it. Works a lot just like Album are with vinyl.

Here's a example of what I did:

Sorry but burning 1 or 2 tracks on a single disc is...

stupid, waste of money and pointless. No logic at all.

More logic then you'd even consider spending time looking into apparently. The human mind works with image/word/color association. Plenty of studies have been done on it.

@Mostapha, great guess. You knew exactly what I was going for.

[Nicadraus]

More logic then you'd even consider spending time looking into apparently. The human mind works with image/word/color association. Plenty of studies have been done on it.

No because when I was still using CDs and vinyl, I exactly knew where to locate the specific songs I needed to play or the next song that comes to my mind. Each disc had about 10 tracks and well arranged. The human mind works best not through vision only but by it's memory.

I still believe that your 1 song per CD method is pointless and for the weak minded.

[Bassline Brine]

If I ever went to CD's, and I've thought about it, I'd do the 1 track per CD method.

I have a printer and such to label any CD's I want to burn. I actually bought the contraption because before I fell into the deal on my 1200's, I was planning on picking up a pair of CDJ-400's. So I had started a little prep with my CD's, of which really isn't useful to me at this point.

But for me, having a bit of artwork and just one track per CD makes sense. Yeah, you actually might have to switch the CD's more often. But you know exactly what is going to be ready, and you probably won't need more than a single CD wallet for a set... even with that. And you can always have a couple CD's really filled up for the "just in case" times where you might need to go longer.

But alas, I also scratch CD's like it's my job. I'll finish up a mix, burn it to CD, bring it to my car, and it will be scratched. So, I'm not all too worried about using CDJ's at this point because I fail at CD's lol.

[M.Beijer]

why only 1 or 2 tracks per cd? what benefit (if any) does this give you? Or looking at it from another angle what disadvantage does it give you filling the cd with tracks?

If using with cdj 1000 u can have 3 hot cues per cd,
so if u got 1 cd with 1 tracks, you can have 3 hot cues in the track.

If you got 1 cd with 3 tracks, you can have 1 hot cue per track.

[DJAdamDaniel]

in case anyone's interested here's my method...

2 copies of cd with 8-12 tracks on and a printed label with room for bpm, cue and can fit other info if needed. it's a small font but as it's printed it's easier to read than hand writing.

[mostapha]

I ended up doing 1 per CD, couldn't fit multiple song titles and different information on a single CD with designs. So far i'm loving it. Works a lot just like Album are with vinyl.

Here's a example of what I did:




More logic then you'd even consider spending time looking into apparently. The human mind works with image/word/color association. Plenty of studies have been done on it.

@Mostapha, great guess. You knew exactly what I was going for.

Those CDs are gorgeous.

I wouldn't use CDs anymore, I don't think, compared to either a laptop or USB keys, but if I did, I'd buy a lightscribe burner before the CDJs…to do almost exactly that.

[Johnv]

in case anyone's interested here's my method...

2 copies of cd with 8-12 tracks on and a printed label with room for bpm, cue and can fit other info if needed. it's a small font but as it's printed it's easier to read than hand writing.

Looks good man. The only problem I'd have is that I have horrible vision, so the small print wouldn't fly too well with me.

[MarioMHJV]

If I have my set roughly planned out, I'll burn my set in order, then duplicate each CD. I also might make another CD with 'bonus tracks', tracks that I might like to throw in but aren't necessarily part of the set.