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Originally Posted by kid cue
oh, i got it to work. i think this is a nice first mix. many of the transitions do feel a bit 'safe' to me--such as the one into the Slam tune, or the one at ~30min, and even the "Dark Train" mix. it could be the software. you fade the next track in very gradually, and it blends with the current track, which often fades out very quickly. the tunes you selected are very melodic & driving tracks, which makes for the possibility of very lush, exciting, and hypnotic mixes. i found myself wishing many the blends could be a little more energetic, and with both tunes staying together for longer. instead, they generally seem to stay out of each others' way.
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I see what you're saying and I agree, when listening back to it I sometimes get the same feeling.
I think I'll experiment with adjusting some of the mix points so that tracks play together longer.
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another effect of this is to give each tune time to develop in the mix, as you leave room for the intro to settle in, after which the tune really takes off, etc. maybe that's just the prog style, but it can feel a bit cumbersome over 90 minutes. a lot of Kompakt mixes use this strategy too, but i feel it's hard to pull off well.
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do you mean that by not mixing the tracks together longer, you get to hear the buildup more troughout each individual track? Hmm, well wouldn't that be pretty difficult to avoid though, as each tune generally has some sort of buildup?