Everybody Was Euro-Dancing

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by froopy seal

I guess I'm a backward-looking turd polisher now.

you might say that, i couldnt possibly comment.

Originally Posted by King of Snake

the sound is quite glitchy in places (probably a timestretching artifact) which makes it kind of annoying to listen to to be quite honest.

I think its not the glitchyness that makes it annoying. I'm rather disappointed in you. I thought you had better taste in music

/miserable old twat.

[froopy seal]

Originally Posted by King of Snake

btw what did you use to make this mix and where did you get the tracks?
a technical thing: the sound is quite glitchy in places (probably a timestretching artifact) which makes it kind of annoying to listen to to be quite honest.

You are, of course, right, and I noticed as well, but couldn't correct all the timestretching artifacts because I'm a n00b.

I made it with the, err, demo version of Live. The problem is probably caused by the shabby source files which are usual-quality MP3s (i.e., 128+ kbit/s) from 90s CD compilations. Strangely, different parts of the mix sound differently glitchy - but not altogether consistent with the amount of warping. Another funny thing is that the mix sounds most awful in Live, best as a .wav in Audacity, and somewhere in between as an MP3 in the website player.

Do you have any suggestions for proper artifact correction, KoS?

P.S.: Luckily, my friends don't have your ears, so they didn't complain. Also, the party's general sound level might have helped.

[froopy seal]

Thanks for the, err, praise, guys. Nostalgia is what I had in mind, too. And maybe there's even one or two songs which... No, no, no, stupid thought! Stupid! Pull yourself together, man!

Originally Posted by stimpee

Fuck me, what an awful mix. Or rather, im sure the mixing from track to track is impeccable. But i'd rather drink paint than listen to this. I lived through this once and the scars are only just healing. This has no ironic / kitsch value for me. Just pain. If this is a cry for help you just have to say, and we'll send you some decent music.

Call me a music snob if you like but you have to draw the line somewhere.

You miserable old music snob! In fact, I regard that thumbs-down as a confirmation that I hit the nail right on the head.

However, maybe that cry-for-help theory of yours isn't that far off the mark, Dr. Steve...