On the way to work I listen to recently DL’d tracks to familiarise myself with them and work out which ones go together. Pretty soon I’m crusing down the highway, zoning out to the grooves when suddenly I get this jump of adrenaline and my brain says “Got to mix out! Mix out now!”
It’s like I can’t listen to a track these days without having to DJ it. Mix tapes are fine as someone usually does mix out before I get the angst, it’s the full versions of tracks with the run-in and run-outs that get me.
I find it hard to not listen to music and think “Where would I drop the beat? Where’s the break down? What would fit after this, or before?” I completely understand.
DJing has changed the way I approach music as a casual listener. Not sure if it’s a good thing.
Since I only got back into it recently, and listening to so many mixes and full tracks (my digital collection has gone from 0 to 250 in 1 month) I am finding more and more that when a dj just lets it run and fades them accross towards the end that i just want to scream I hate hearing the dead bit at the end of the tracks..
So yeah i think thats the same.
With Digital though its so hard to stop looking for new tracks.. its like ive come to an endless sea of good music, I can’t stop browsing all day and downloading tracks, rating them in traktor pro..
I find that after a while, I’m not even listening to the music anymore. I’ve got samples, basslines, new synths etc going on in my head. I’m cutting up the vox. heh. People get weirded out when i break a song down in my head while it’s still pumping 4/4. sometimes i even convert a song into schafflebeat (3/4) in my head. live mental reeeeemiiiiix
I like everyone else here have to same problem. It’s got to the point that even if I am listening to metal I am think. “Can I remix this song, then put it into one of my mixes?” I don’t mind it too much.
Yeah, but every once in awhile, maybe once, twice a year, I find that perfect track. Beautifully mixed in and out with a variety of sounds, just long enough for me to squeeze my set’s bathroom break! (I drink too much coffee)
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yea i know what you mean. working 9 hours a day is almost as bad as being in prison, except at least i get to listen to whateva tunes i want. at the end of the day i usually have a written out gig playlist of the tunes ive been listening to throughout the day.
when i listen to music i tend to be able to break down the track in my head into each individual noise and assign it to a visual in my imagination. but while doing this i find it extremely difficult to listen to lyrics, and they just become an instrument also.
i know theres a few different types of listeners, but i have no idea what they are. would be interesting to know tho, if anyones happy to enlighten me in fact if you can explain exactly how a noise is turned into a visual maybe i can do it the other way around?
Often times I find myself “listening” to music in Traktor and not Winamp as per usual. Lets me set cue points and play around with the track instead of listening to the whole thing, I don’t have that sort of patience!
I hate hearing the dead bit at the end of the tracks..