Mix length
Mix length Posted on: 13.04.2013 by Emelina Paglia I've done my fair share of mix tapes, but I'm curious on what's the preferred length. I started recording 1 hour mixes, then 30 minutes, and 2 hours, but now I'm doing 80 minute mixes so they fit on CDs. 2 hours is too long for a mix. I don't believe that anyone ever listens to long ass mixes. I'm pretty sure that 30 minute mixes are most popular. Anyways,how long are your mixes? what length do you prefer listening to? | |
| Jerica Salava 15.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
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| Antonetta Wikel 14.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
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| Jerica Salava 14.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
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| Valeri Millstein 13.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Jester
As a musician having a direction allows you to more artfully mix rather than just transition a few times with good tracks. I would focus on the mood of the music and connect it to other stuff with the same feeling. Be it short or long. |
| Shawn Vanhaitsma 13.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
HOw silly of us to doubt your globe trotting DJing skills.. Our bad |
| Augustine Mitzen 15.04.2013 | your picture doesn't move smartass. |
| Jerica Salava 15.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
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| Antonetta Wikel 14.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
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| Jerica Salava 14.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
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| Danae Dumler 14.04.2013 | 15-30 min for a download, 75-80 for a CD. I do longer mixes and nobody bothers listening to them but when I do mixes under 30 minutes they get a lot more plays. Hour plus mixes are more fun for me to do but I believe few people bother listening to them unless they already know the dj. And yeah always include a track list if you can |
| Antonetta Wikel 13.04.2013 | I find that the ladies prefer longer to shorter with occasional vocals but not too much, not too repetitive with a little wiggle, changing up the tempo now and again and mild amount of fiddling but don't rely too much on the same thing. |
| Valeri Millstein 13.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Jester
As a musician having a direction allows you to more artfully mix rather than just transition a few times with good tracks. I would focus on the mood of the music and connect it to other stuff with the same feeling. Be it short or long. |
| Latoria Kavulich 13.04.2013 | I believe the key words here are "mood" and "story".. If you can tell an amazing story in 30 minutes, awesome, if it takes 80 mins or more to convey the mood, so be it |
| Edwina Reifler 13.04.2013 | I make my mixes long enough to convey the mood that I'm trying to set. I generally create 30-60 minute sets so I can get an ebb and flow going. I usually play hour sets at bars so it works well for me to remain in that time frame. |
| Cindie Somoza 13.04.2013 | I rarely listen to mixes over an hour long, 20-30 & 45 minutes does the job for me, mostly listen to d'n'b/dubstep/glitch mixes. |
| Romelia Stankard 13.04.2013 | 1 hour absolute minimum for the kind of music I like. I sometimes get frustrated how short some of the 1 hour techno podcasts i listen to are. Usually at least 1.5-2hrs is good. |
| Trista Karle 13.04.2013 | Explain to me the point of a 60minute prog house set? Most prog house tracks average 10 to 12mins at most you would have 10 tracks in that 60minute set... Usually my smaller sets are 2 hours when I played for a fairly big online radio station in the early 2000's I averaged 4 hours. These days usually at minimum 1:10 ideally 2 to 3 hours. Mind you my longer mixes are multi genre and a trip I guess you can say cover different genres and moods. Edit. Personnel preference is big thing I record most anytime I mix and tear apart the set after when I listen to it. Usually an promo set I say 1:10 stxk to one genre as multi genre with long transitions doesn't showcase much. If you only have an hour it's about track selection bit about a musical jouney |
| Shawn Vanhaitsma 13.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
HOw silly of us to doubt your globe trotting DJing skills.. Our bad |
| Emelina Chillson 13.04.2013 | Also record your mixes live. Its way less stressful and gives your fans a memory of the good evening you helped them to have. |
| Emelina Chillson 13.04.2013 | I originally started out doing mixes to be printed on mixtapes. (God I miss pureacidmixtapes and wantfrieswiththat). Im used to the standard being 1 hour or 90 minutes. Also doing short mixes of 30 minutes is acceptable but not as a demo. |
| Meaghan Machold 13.04.2013 | TOTALLY dependant on Genre. on a fast mixing trap/hip-hop mix that is showcasing a DJs cutting/mixing skills, I'm going 45min-1hr. Trance/traditional deep house is def in 90 min to 2 hours. Prog house is proll around 60 min. Those are my preferences... and its obv varies, but what im tryna say is that it def depends on genre. |
| Jerica Salava 13.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by xs2man
For battle mixes and performance mixes it's ok to go short. People are not going to play those at a party, poolside, beach, etc. > |
| Jerica Salava 13.04.2013 | I can take any one of your 80 minute mixes and take out a couple of the "weakest" tracks. Making it a stronger mix. Playing out is different than making a mix CD. Ask any band that plays live vs studio or any comedian that performs live vs taping a one hour comedy special. Your studio session and your comedy special better be slick, paced and tight. > |
| Tamela Batara 13.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by loverocket
I prefer one hour mixes. As has been said before though, 2 hour mixes were the standard DJ set back in the day, but you would do 90 mins because that was both sides of a cassette. Then 74 mins for a CD. But really, most decent mixes are around one hour now, or last track starting around 55 - 60 mins. I do more 30 minute mixes recently though, because most competition mixes are 30 mins, and the battle mixes (over on DJF) are generally 30-40 mins. They are easier to listen to. |
| Celestine Porebski 13.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by kooper1980
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| Latoria Kavulich 13.04.2013 | yep |
| Kristofer Krauel 13.04.2013 | If you can't fill an 80 minute mix without throwing in some "shitty" tracks you'd better start downloading more decent tunes!! |
| Jerica Salava 13.04.2013 | 55 - 65 minutes. Less than 55 is too short. More than 65 in unnecessary. Do not get into the bad habit of filling up the CD. 80 minutes is long and means you probably, even maybe subliminally, threw in some shitty filler tracks. > |
| Estrella Rozzo 13.04.2013 | Depends on the trainride! But I prefer either 20, 45 or 80 minutes. Those 3 are the ones I seem to listen to most. 20 minutes for powermixes, 45 for the slow technical ones, and 80 for the casual mix cd! |
| Ethel Feigum 13.04.2013 | I believe it depends on the genre. A 30 minute trap or jungle mix feels right, but I expect 80-120 minutes of house or trance. |
| Rena Estabrook 13.04.2013 | 30 minutes |
| Brunilda Kora 13.04.2013 | I would (and do) listen to shorter mixes. BUt I don't really go near any 2h mixes. 90 mins/105mins is the longest mix I'd listen to all teh way through. |
| Latoria Kavulich 13.04.2013 | it is common courtesy to add a tracklist, respect to teh artist |
| Abram Chapo 13.04.2013 | I believe 30mins is far to short - i tend to avoid these mixes and also avoid mixes in excess of 2hrs (unless it's a good Essential Mix). Between 60 minutes and 80 minutes is perfect - can showcase between 15-20 tracks. What about tracklisting? Do you believe it is important to add a tracklisting to a mix or try and generate some comments regarding certain tracks? |
| Brunilda Kora 13.04.2013 | It was always 90mins back in the day (2 sides of a cassette), then 80mins (minidisc). I believe the 80min mark is perfect for a mix. |
| Augustine Mitzen 13.04.2013 | from a listeners perspective i'd say 40 mins - 1h is the best. I like to do 1:15 though, i can never really fit all the tunes i wanted to play in that one hour |
| Latoria Kavulich 13.04.2013 | 80 mins is perfect |
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