DJ Mixtape Ethics

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  Out of all the mix CDs I like, one of my favorite is Jeff Mills "Live At The Liquid Room." There it's obviously capturing him live and in fact the sound quality is even a bit shitty and muffled at times, but its still awesome because it captures the performance.

  I think it depends, though, what kind of DJ you are. If DJing for you involves lots of scratching and tricks, then it would be silly not to record it live. On the other hand, if its more about seamlessly mixing tracks together in a more or less invisible way then all the elements that are important - sequencing and track selection - will be present even in a totally non-live Ableton sequenced mix.

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  • I was going to reference exactly the same set, ukit. I liked hearing him make the mistakes live, I think it showed his courage.BuddhaHat
  • courage in experimenting and mixing as hard as he could.BuddhaHat
  • Dave Clarke is also known for recording all his mix CDs in one takeukit

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