FAO CD DJ's

[rob gregory]

Peace.

For those of you who by vinyl and then transfer to cd, do you:

a. make it 1 cd per 12" single, or
b. will you have several songs on 1 cd.

I'm giving some thought to putting some stuff on cd, but not sure of the approach.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

[upliftdisco365]

Originally posted by PhoreAyem:
Peace.

For those of you who by vinyl and then transfer to cd, do you:

a. make it 1 cd per 12" single, or
b. will you have several songs on 1 cd.

I'm giving some thought to putting some stuff on cd, but not sure of the approach.

Any ideas would be appreciated. Multiple songs per CD is the way to go. You can get like 10 to 14 joints on a CD. Make doubles and rock for long spans without even having to change CD's.

[rob gregory]

Originally posted by upliftdisco365:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by PhoreAyem:
Peace.

For those of you who by vinyl and then transfer to cd, do you:

a. make it 1 cd per 12" single, or
b. will you have several songs on 1 cd.

I'm giving some thought to putting some stuff on cd, but not sure of the approach.

Any ideas would be appreciated. Multiple songs per CD is the way to go. You can get like 10 to 14 joints on a CD. Make doubles and rock for long spans without even having to change CD's. </font>[/QUOTE]Do you have them grouped specifically on a cd, style, genre, bpm etc...

[upliftdisco365]

I tend to group them to BPM. Not to the second, but I group songs that are within a few BPM of each other. Some people do it alphabetically. This works OK, too.

[TAD]

one thing to consider is using MUSIC cdr's not regular cdr's. they are pricier but still worthwile. by doing this you will retain as close to the original sound as possible. i find regular cdr's sound like crap compared to music cdr's, especially if you're going to be using them to play out.

if you have a cheap mixer, bypass it & go straight to your sound editor. you can bump up the sound from there. if you have an outboard mixer like a mackie or soundcraft, by all means run it through the board.

one last thing, invest in a decent cartridge like a koetsu specifically devoted to burning your collection. don't use it for anything else & get a stylus cleaner & clean it after every song you record. believe me if you follow these steps,you will achieve optimum sound quality.

[ September 23, 2003, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: Cosmic_Twin ]