Question About Track Orders!!
Question About Track Orders!! Posted on: 24.08.2012 by Dorothy Glove When ever I go to do a mix, it takes me the longest time to decide in what order i should play my tracks (For example; should i start my mix with the uplifting tracks first? or should i pick up the past after?) is it wrong to first start with the calm tracks then start to pick up the past? | |
| Leeanna Ayla 24.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by Rexx
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| Ossie Pooley 24.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by Rexx
If like Jojo said, it's a bedroom - play whatever. |
| Dorothy Glove 24.08.2012 | When ever I go to do a mix, it takes me the longest time to decide in what order i should play my tracks (For example; should i start my mix with the uplifting tracks first? or should i pick up the past after?) is it wrong to first start with the calm tracks then start to pick up the past? |
| Cole Maroto 24.08.2012 | honestly i don't believe there is a right or wrong way to order them for the most part. you can start with mellow, end with mellow, or have a mellow middle. it's mostly how the tracks work together. i believe you should just play for a crowd of one and mix it with whatever mood you are in. do whatever feels right to you. i've made sets in a variety of ways, from painstaking, time consuming building and editing to 100% live and on the fly. they all have their merits and downfalls for me and i never worry about how many people will like any given mix. i'm more concerned about whether i like it. although, i probably alienate a bunch of people since i have sets of all types of genres which can tend to turn people off. i may pull people to individual mixes, but when they listen to my entire body of work they probably won't like most of it. i'm okay with that though, because i'm eclectic music lover and i play what i dig. hopefully a few people will join me on the ride. |
| Larae Knifong 24.08.2012 | I wasn't trying to make you feel bad. Once upon a time, I bombed in front of a crowd of 5000 ppl because I didn't prepare enough. It was my first major gig. No matter what I did I just couldn't take people where I wanted them to go because they never got on the ride. I wouldn't want anyone to f*ck up as bad as I did. So now, I watch the crowd to look for clues. |
| Ossie Pooley 24.08.2012 | I feel really bad now. =[ |
| Leeanna Ayla 24.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by Rexx
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| Larae Knifong 24.08.2012 | I'm really sad that you disagree "completely". I thought I was giving some great advice, because this always works for me, and it took a great deal of trial and error. |
| Ossie Pooley 24.08.2012 |
Originally Posted by Rexx
If like Jojo said, it's a bedroom - play whatever. |
| Larae Knifong 24.08.2012 | If your bedroom, then start the way you feel. Then build yourself up. |
| Larae Knifong 24.08.2012 | Sure you can. They may no be dancing, but they're mingling. They wear certain clothing. They have certain drinks in their hand. They act a certain way. You just have to scan and watch carefully. You can even hear the hum of chatter in a crowd. You can always determine the best way to start with any crowd. It took me many years, but works every time. |
| Leeanna Ayla 24.08.2012 | Or when you're in your bedroom and there is no crowd. If it's a 30 minute mix bang away. If it's a two + hour mix start slow. |
| Ossie Pooley 24.08.2012 | You can't read a crowd for the first song in a mix. =s |
| Larae Knifong 24.08.2012 | Read the crowd. They will tell you. I usually start with an intro track to set the mood of the party. |
| Ossie Pooley 24.08.2012 | I used to do that. Now I just don't mess about. People usually get bored into a mix if it takes to long to start up. I just jump straight in with something and it's worked well for me. There's nothing wrong with starting off and then building up, but it depends what the mix is for. |
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