Everyone loves home-made compilations! Especially when they're made especially for you by a mate/girl or boyfriend/prospective girl or boyfriend. So what are the rules for making them? Does anyone remember the Hi-Fidelity guidelines for making mix tapes? Does anyone have better guidelines?
Of course, chucking your fave rare songs together for a friend to hear is different to the drawn-out process of choosing tracks for someone who's more than a friend.
Do you create your own cover art/sleeve notes for each compilation, or photocopy the original notes? Or do you leave the poor recipient with a CD that has nothing but 'VERBATIM' stamped all over it, and no clue as to the names of the artists and songs?
By 'mix tapes' I mean cassettes and CDs, as you've already guessed. Is there a difference in 'meaning' between a mix cassette and a CD?
Time to get all in-depth, guys and girls - gory/embarassing/successful Mix Tape stories included!
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wtf?...
wtf?
I wind up leaving them with no track ...
I wind up leaving them with no track list- having messy-scrawly handwriting and no access to a printer at 3am tends to kill it
The agony of picking X tracks, then finding there are so many others you want to add to it, especially if it's for a prospective boy/girl, which eliminates the Vitamin C, Vengaboys, and bluegrass parts of your collection
.. much procrastination ensues!
I got some CD-R's which are moulded like vynal on the back the other day, they look pretty spiffy.
..vinyl!...
..vinyl!
I heard about the vinyl ones, sound ...
I heard about the vinyl ones, sound cool.
Umm, I'm nice enough to print a tracklist as a back cover. But I don't bother with front, or the actual CD (other than writing on it) because if you stick pieces of paper on, they're likely to get caught & skip in alot of players. I haven't made many mix-stuffs for other people though.
mp3 mix discs... include all the info ...
mp3 mix discs... include all the info and you can fit shit loads on it
Practical but not very Personal, which ...
Practical but not very Personal, which I think is half of what mix-tapes are about- sharing small parts of your tastes instead of burying someone under a sack of potatoes. Making the best use of the space available
That said, I also accept MP3 cd's- I'll think you're lazy, but I'll get over it.
lol, i'd ratha get an mp3 cd than a ...
lol, i'd ratha get an mp3 cd than a mix cd ;) so much more music :)
I'd prefer something I can play on my ...
I'd prefer something I can play on my sterio & in my discman over something I have to get onto the computer for.
my best selection is da best mah!!!!...
my best selection is da best mah!!!!
mp3s are less personal, yes. Also, if ...
mp3s are less personal, yes. Also, if it's for a mate and you're putting on songs they've never heard then you're just showing off! Ha - It should be a small compilation, guys, not a 45-track summary of your record collection!
well maybe just put the best 10 tracks, ...
well maybe just put the best 10 tracks, "keep it personal".
shit who cares........
follow the seasons spring= soft ...
follow the seasons
spring= soft melodic
summer= loud melodic
autumn= loud dissonant
winter= soft dissonant
on 1 c90 you can either have 6 spring 6 summer 6 autumn 6 winter or do a cycle of one of each until you finish- you acn go further & do slow & fast of each season- start with the season you're in when you make the tape
make the tape to mark an occassion & signify it with some song on the compilation- ie the modern lovers hospital as a get well- tonoi k's h-a-t-r-e-d for a break up- the ronettes best part of breaking up as an apology &c
put avril on it somewhere
I usually go fast song, slow song, fast ...
I usually go fast song, slow song, fast song, slow song etc.
I love making my own art work, I've ...
I love making my own art work, I've done everything from the computer designed to the hand painted sleeve. My favourite of late was made from a cut out job which involved photocopies from a manual on design and human measurements.
I tend to make mixes of the songs I currently am in love with... I think perhaps I should get a little more varied.
My most recent was an nz music comp for a friend moving to europe. For the first time I didn't bother putting on my usual faves and worked to someone elses tastes.... i think it turned out alright...
1. sound advice - breaks co-op
2. Moon in June Stuff- The Brunettes
3. Evolution - Dimmer
4. Chains- Che Fu And Damn Native
5. Sub cranium Feeling - King Kapisi
6 If I had My Way - Supergroove
7. Cornbag rides again- Head Like A Hole
8. Pig Bop- Shihad
9. Snapshot-Weta
10.Jesus I was EVil- Darcy Clay
11.Monotone-Goodshirt
12.Don't Negelect Your Pets- The Brunettes
13.A Crying Shame- Head Like A Hole
14.Super Gyration-Datsuns
15.Come On-The D4
16.Run- Pacifier
17.Top Floor-Che Fu
18.Beaten Again-Pine
19.Save My Life-Bike
although, I had limited cds to work from then, hence the repeat of some artists.
more than ne song by any one band is ...
more than ne song by any one band is fine, just not many, between 1 & 3 is a god number, depending on hw many tracks and how long each song is i guess
nah- shouldn't have more than 1 by any ...
nah- shouldn't have more than 1 by any artist- che fux2=not a brilliant compilation
i guess it depends on the artist in y ...
i guess it depends on the artist in y opinion and of course what sort of music
I like to start a mix with an artist ...
I like to start a mix with an artist then finish it with the same artist. Also I build up to a real loud song, then over about 4 songs bring it back to a slow one.
But I haven't done one for a while ... don't think I'll be bothered doing one again either, really ... unless maybe it's for that special someone.
Like I said, I had limited cds with me, ...
Like I said, I had limited cds with me, and I was doing it for someone else.
I tend to start my mix cds with an instrumental, I'm hopelessly bad at trying to follow the rule of not repeating the artist on the cd
i like mix tapes more than mix cd's ...
i like mix tapes more than mix cd's because it takes more effort into making a mixtape which adds the personal feel.
I have a couple of mates I swap ...
I have a couple of mates I swap mixtapes with.
My strategy, I like to give them something they are not all together familiar with, also I like a flow where one song will fit snugly against another & it can be done effectively switching genres.
If they don't work I sometimes splice in a beat or a sample to escort you to the next track.
I like to test run a tape or disk for a week in the car before bidding it farewell.
& I love recieving mix tapes/disc's in the mail, they do however invariably lead to a number of purchases.
i like mixing easy listening albums....
i like mixing easy listening albums.
I make compilations for elevators...
I make compilations for elevators