Sunday, May 29, 2011

The Latin Hustle Vol. 6

The summer - my favorite time of the year - is approaching so it's about time to bring you into the right mood with the right Latin-House jams ;-)

We got some brand new tracks from Giano, Sandy Turnbull and Soul De Marin mixed up with some good old Classics like M. Miller's "Amor Is 2 Luv U" or Brio From Rio's "Just For Me".

Fun facts here: The Africanism Allstars is produced Bob Sinclar, for me one of his last good productions. M. Miller covers a great song from "Los Amigos Invisibles" and Audiowhores' "Grenade" was one of their first singles.

Tracklist:
1. Los Amigos Invisibles - Amar Es Algo Mas (Spyro's Remix)
2. Giano - Mi Pegaso (Original Mix)
3. Sandy Turnbull - Camino (Original Mix)
4. M. Miller - Amor Is 2 Luv U
5. Audiowhores - Grenade
6. Freak Do Brazil feat. Claudia Da Silva - Meu Goleador
7. Brio From Rio - Just For Me (Extended)
8. Bluecat - Music Keeps On Playing (Remix)
9. Rey De Copas - Frontera Del Ensueno (Bloated Club Mix)
10. Silverius - Ritmo Sensual
11. Africanism Allstars - Kalimbo (Original Main Mix)
12. LTJ X-Perience feat. Jackson Sloan - Sombre Guitar (Original 2Gether Project Mix)
13. Jhon Rios - Calypso (Original Mix)
14. Soul De Marin - Shuffle This Latin
15. Giano - Latin 2011

Playtime: 79:58 Min. @ 127 BPM // 256 kBit

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All mixes are for promotional use only!
They show my mixing skills and intend to feature less known music to a broader audience.

Please support the artists and buy the tracks if you like them.
Recommended sites for House Music are Traxsource and Beatport.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Swing House Session Vol. 6 (Jackin' Special)

The swing-free time has come to an end and this mix was a bit overdue - so here is something special for you: a Swing-House "Jackin" special.

A lot of Jackin' House producers are doing Swing-House as well, so it was a about time to mix it up for you. My favorite tracks here are from Jeff Dougler & Balu, Lusty Leg and Biboulakis.

Tracklist:
1. Brian Camarena - School Daze (Astropimp Remix)
2. Biboulakis - If Only Alarms Didn't Ring (House Extended Mix)
3. DJ Dealer - Whatcha Gonna Do (South Of Roosevelt)
4. Biboulakis - Jack A Dit (Original Mix)
5. Mel Rosario - The Masterplan
6. Jeff Dougler & Balu - Ho Downin
7. Lusty Leg - Swinging
8. Chanson E - Lazy Lady (Original Mix)
9. 4Peace - Cool Yule
10. Tommy Largo - High Swing
11. Tommy Largo & Trevor Vichas - Come To Swing
12. Jeff Dougler & Balu - Going Gonzo
13. Soulfoundation - Look Out
14. 4Peace & Wattie Green - Digga Digga This
15. JR from Dallas and Dave Combined - So Lean
16. 4Peace - Funky Dixieland
17. High Maintenance - Knock On Your Door

Playtime: 80:00 Min. @ 127 BPM // 256 kBit

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Swing House Session Vol. 6 (Jackin' Special) by Discotizer

All mixes are for promotional use only!
They show my mixing skills and intend to feature less known music to a broader audience.

Please support the artists and buy the tracks if you like them.
Recommended sites for House Music are Traxsource and Beatport.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Virtual DJ vs Traktor and the Limiter

Okay, after posting so many mixes lately, it's time for some technical stuff for you DJs out there.

Virtual DJ Pro and Traktor Pro are (along with Serato) the most professional DJ software - some like VDJ but most of my friend DJs prefer Traktor. Most say it looks very professional and because of NI's extra hardware for DJs.
I've used VDJ for over two years now and i'm very satisfied with it, i love the paralell waveforms Traktor misses. I've used it for a lot of gigs and it has never crashed so far. With version 7 it's a pretty good DJ software now. But so is Traktor Pro 1.2 or in version 2.

Don't listen to people that say VDJ's sound engine is crappy, when it comes to sound quality both programs are damn good. Except of one thing: The build-in limiter.

Traktor provides a build-in limiter, which is activated by default. So let's see what it does. For this little test i mixed two tracks into another without fading the bass of the track, so they overlap while mixing.


As you can see below the peak level rises in transition from -3db (average) to -1,5db. Mixing done with Virtual DJ (no limiter).


Mixing with Traktor Pro (no limiter):

Mixing with Traktor Pro and active limiter:
As you can see on the last screen, with active limiter Traktor limits the output level all the time at about -3db (in this case here). This is how it should be, especially if you play your music on a big sound system.

There's no difference whether you record your mix directly in VDJ / Traktor or through an external soundcard (unless the external card provides sound limiting or compression).
You can minimize the effect in Virtual DJ by killing the bass of the track you're fading in and switch the fader at one certain point.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Soulful House Vol. 20 (Funky & Soulful House)

Back with another Soulful House episode - we've reached Vol. 20 already :) - here are some hot & funky tunes for ya.

DJ Meme is back in business and delivers after two years another cover of a legendary 70s salsoul song: Love Is You by Carol Williams. On the vocals - supported by the DJ Meme Orchestra - Tracey K.
Another hot track from DJ Meme is his remix of Bah Samba's "Have You Got Your Bootz On?". This one really works on the dancefloor and brings back happy Disco-House feelings.

Corduroy Mavericks are bringing us a brilliant track called "Unsettled" - have you heared the vocals before but you don't know where... check out Kimbra's "Settle Down". Oh, i love this track.

But one of the sexiest soulful tracks in 2011 is Rich Earnshaw's "Cry Me A River" and Imogen Ryall on the vocals. Really, i can't stop playing this tune. HOTNESS!

Tracklist:
1. Ambient P. - Hot Stuff (Steven Stone Soulful Mix)
2. Corduroy Mavericks - Unsettled (Original Mix)
3. Sir Joe - The Society Of Funk
4. Sandwich Chris - Nothing Wrong
5. Distant People feat. Diana Waite - Steppin Out (Doc Links Liberate Mix)
6. The Muthafunkaz - Gotta Hold On Me [That Skatt Thing] (Muthafunkin Breaks Mix)
7. Bah Samba - Have You Got Your Bootz On? (DJ Meme Reconstruction Mix)
8. DJ Meme Orchestra feat. Tracey K - Love Is You (Original Disco Mix)
9. Luis Radio and Raffa Scoccia feat. Su Su Bobien - Believe (Muthafunkaz Praise and Worship Mix)
10. Loui & Scibi feat. Andrea Love - Dance All Night (Seb Skalski Club Mix)
11. Tikyo feat. Barbara Tucker and The B-Crew - Back 2 Love (Tikyo Classic Mix)
12. Inaya Day and Ralf Gum - Lose My Worries (Louis Benedetti Vocal Mix)
13. Richard Earnshaw - Cry Me A River (Richard Earnshaw Classic Vocal Mix)
14. Neil Pierce feat. Dawn Tallman - Get Out Of My Head (Original Vox)
15. Tommy Largo - That Groove

Playtime: 80:00 Min. @ 126 BPM // 256 kBit

Download Mix @ Mediafire or Megaupload


All mixes are for promotional use only!
They show my mixing skills and intend to feature less known music to a broader audience.

Please support the artists and buy the tracks if you like them.
Recommended sites for House Music are Traxsource and Beatport.