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3rd Remix 03-22-05 - Trance Mix - DJ Alex Vibe

1. Armin Van Buuren - Blue Fear (Limited Edition)
2. Push - Electric Eclipse (Tranqua Remix)
3. John Askew - New Dimensions
4. Digital Tension - A Dream Within (DJ Precision RMX)
5. Karada - Last Flight (Original Mix)
6. Moogwai - The Labyrinth (B-Part Two)
7. Lightscape - Inner Warmth (Phynn's Overheated Remix)
8. Marcos - Red Bullet (Musikman Remix)
9. Mark Otten - Mushroom Therrapy (Lightscape Mix)
10. Airscape - SOSEI PART 2 (F&W Remix)
11. MMDC - No More Rain (Shane 54 Refill)
12. V-Lock - Birth of Light (Vincent de Moor Original Mix)
13. Z2 - I Want You (Lange Remix)
14. Kansai - Remember This Night (Hemstock & Jennings Remix)

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MMM...some classics in there...gonna check it out...but 14 tunes in one hour!!??

Cheers
DJ Resemo

Just listened to it.

Practice, practice practice....

A good point for the best production of Karada.
I liked some track selections....some not..
FORGET THE FLANGER!!!!
I don't know what mixer u are using but sometimes the effect goes too high or simply just loud.
There are some mixing which i think gonna be a kind of good transition to get immediately the melody.....
Sometimes it's cool if u have practiced it a lot but if bad timing comes with some beatmatching problems damn.......it ends up bad.

at last, the "words of wisdome" says that watch out for the tracks sound level and EQ.

Keep on!
( another good advice: buy some favorite choclates for the judges )

i had this mix for last few days and i really enjoyed it great set vibe i really like it mixing is nearly flawless but there are no armins in this competition great great great

Man you are too negative for the UKTA, you have insulted my skills when I never insulted you, I bet you would not even be able to copy my mix and if you would try to copy it, you would be lucky to make it sound as good. I never said I am better then Tiesto, Armin or anyone else from the list of the top DJs, but apparently you talk like you are the greatest DJ and you are 100% flawless at mixing and at creating sound effects. Speaking of " FORGET THE FLANGER!!!! ", you are so close minded to even say that. I did not even use FLANGER, I used DELAY, ECHO, JET, WAH as I was playing with pitch control lowering it to absolute 1 and back up to 30 and back to 1 which does sound really good. If you do not like it then do not download my future mixes, because I will use these effects in every mix, since they sound good to my ears and to my fans. Next I would like to inform you that I did not use a mixer to create the effects, I have specially purchased a Pioneer EFX-500 for such task, and you should get one and see what it can do. I hope you learn something from reading this, because I have learned that you are just an ignorant UKTA member.

With all the respect to all members on UKTA, let the best win and please try to give positive credit not negative, we are not worlds top DJs, but trance lovers and proud UKTA members.

Thanks for reading.

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DJ Alex Vibe

agree
nice tracklist
also set is very good
good luck in the contest

EDIT
i think you used too much flanger
better is use it in some more important parts of songs not always
but set is very symphatic

Thank You for positive reply, please enjoy my future sets.

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DJ Alex Vibe

Alex, thanx for judging over me.

I will put up a set of mine just to have something behind my name and not empty words or criticism
which were meant to be funny but as i see you took them too hard.

Actually JET is basicly a flanger......imho...and if u try to dematch the same music only by a bit,
(i mean same tracks are in the players) then you should realize that the flanger effect can be
reached by delaying....



Man! I'm not negative just try to be as honest and objective, impartial as i can
....i'm sorry that i compare mixes too the "big ones"
but objectivity still depends on taste which defines what to compare to.

Don't be so angry.....i 've never insulted your skills just gave my opinion as it is a contest and
a way to get some opinions on what u are doing right or wrong.

Btw....if i were you, i wouldn't bet in games that i don't know.

Cheers and please ignore my words, don't read it because i'm so negative and negativity, criticism
don't make the world better, stronger or more experienced.
Believe that the world is flat....

i am going to have to stick with alexvibe on this subject. i was not gonna say anything but since alex brought that up i must support him. i dont think its fair that contestants are running around dj's topics and leaving their maybe honest but truly unprofessional opinions about ppl's beatmatching and dj skills. surely they trying to make it look like they are just trying to help but its really rude in my opinion. this is a friendly contest and even the better dj's are not that perfect and i mean everyone is this contest everyone. is that supposed to be some kind of way to ensure your win by picking out everyone's mistakes. i think its judges job to do that and ppl who are not in contest but it does look very rude when ppl you compete against come in your topic and totally try to destroy the look of your mix in the eyes of people who have not downloaded it yet i think its very ignorant at least i wouldnt do that to anybody just to score some points with the judges

And i think a forum is for giving different opinions and not only oh it's so great comments. As long as there's no flaming every reasonable opinion should be welcome here.

[QUOTE=Michcio,Mar 26 2005, 01:13 PM] And i think a forum is for giving different opinions and not only oh it's so great comments. As long as there's no flaming every reasonable opinion should be welcome here.

i agree but i dont think its nessesery to point out every single flaw

Who do you think on?

I agree Mich....Or if you don't want unprofessional opinions or bullsht, ask the moderators to close your topics
and only the judge's comments would be there.
And there sould be another topic for describing with unprofessional thoughts.
This way i think it's okay....not?

Btw i stop giving opinions about the contest.
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Sorry Alex for chatting in your topic.

who do you think you are????
acting like you know everything too much flanger when he did not even use it just proves a point that you know about dj'ing just as much as everybody in here where is your mix lets see how perfect you are

i never pointed my fingers at anybody directly so if you gonna take it personally thats fine and i dont need to close my topic i dont care but i will suport my best friend alexvibe all the way so go take a chill pill cuz you seem upset

p.s.
my apologies goes to dj diamond for bringing him into this he is the only person whos opinion is honest and also he is the only one who offered help and advise which btw really helped me out thanks diamond

i no longer intend to discuss this sorry alex for spamming your contest topic if you wish i will delete every post. i think its time to call it a truth and lets enjoy the contest after all better have a harsh reply then no reply at all
sorry everybody i should have kept quite i guess

Enjoy your contest!

u 2 sorry for overreacting

I never posted comments in this topic, so.... I don't get you at this point, ah well.... glad I helped you out

Now for Alex Vibe's mix:

First I want to say some things about the Pioneer EFX-500. I had a DJ friend who bought such a thing and at a party we did use the thing in almost every track (even not-trance tracks), after the party I realised that it can destroy traxx, it's a wonderfull thing, but use it at the right times and do it 2 or 3 times in one hour, coz it can really become annoying using the same sound over and over again.
Just some advise, if you want to do it your way, that's fine for me, but think about my comment and look through the eyes of your audience

For the mixing.... watch your crossovers, work more and better with the EQ, 2 beats at ecxactly the same time becomes no beat at all, so watch out for that
Also work some more on beatmatching

Also I agree with Reb and D-Tech, you've overused the wah/jet/flanger (whatever you want to call it, IMO it's wah and jet u using a lot) effect. I've said something about a vinyl backspin in ASOT's mixes, he used that backspin 3 times the same way in a 1-hour mix... it can destroy the flow of your mix, coz when you hear it again, you think: "oh no, not again that same effect", you understand what I mean?

Final thing in general: PLEASE DON"T FIGHT ABOUT MIXING SKILLS!!!!!! Everyone has his own style and wheter you like it or not, plz judge fair and don't f*ck anyones mix, coz that mix could have been costed a lot of work, you can be critical, but don't say things like: "you are the worst I've heard" or something....
Just to make things clear and move away the heat under your feat

I hope you understand my comments Your mix is nice, just take some of my advise for your next mix
Good luck!

Hope everyone cooled down a bit.

Your efx500 is a good effector i think only the efx 1000 is better.
Haven´t heard your Set but i must agree with djdiamond. With trance some FX are cool, like flanger, but only use it rare. I Have that Numark DMX 06 mixer with fx and when i play @ partys with other dj´s and they are using this mixer they have all this psychotic smile while using echo and turn it 10 degrees higher or something like that. They play mostly weird techno like "alter ego - rocker" or transphormer, daktari... with this kinda music you can use fx more often and harder coz that´s what the freaky people want (fast food for their brain), but with trance music better use it rarely.
Great fun though

i mentioned the comment you left me in my topic but i was wrong for saying anything after all you gave me great advise that helped me get better so its all good

Sofar this mix is not too shabby. The playlist is great. Im going to have to agree with everyone else when they say the efx's are over used. For your future mixes (this is a pointer, not a flame). If you are gona flange, try and use it during breaks. Flanges have a tendency to mess up a song, expecially with the beats. Use efx mostly during the peaks of your mix, gives it a special spice !!. Your beat matching could be a bit better. Mainly watch the efx's makes the mix kinda lack luster. Good luck in the contest, and keep them beats comin.

Well thanks for the honest opinion, but as they say everyone has their own opinion, I think I did not use EFX enough, but others think I overused it, well that only means we are different style djs and we enjoy different sounds and effects. I am not here to make anyone think I am the great one, but I am not here to judge others as they judge me, that is why we have judges. I know that this mix is something I am realy proud of, because its real and I did it on the fly with no remakes, because it you want to hear this exact mix with no effects then I can do so and upload the effect free mix, but it will loose its flavor. Since my mix is not plain like every other mix i heard on UKTA mixed by other members, all I can say is that this is real me and I can do this live just the same as I did it on the fly recording it. Most people talk SH_T because they want to get more attention and make others loose interest in downloading others mix, well that is their right but I am not here to judge anyone individualy, I just think most of the mixes I have heard for the 4rth competition are very much plain and most of them use tracks which i would not even buy in the store because they do nothing for me mentaly of physicaly. Some of the mixes I heard I erased them as I had finished listening to them. Some of the tracks they had used is not what I would even spend money on.

Well that is my opinion but out of respect I will not tell them individualy this because I an not here to lower anyones self esteme, not my style, unlike all UKTA members which had left negative comments for me and my friend DJ Fuzzion.

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DJ Alex Vibe

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hmmm, lotta discussion on this one. jus got done listening to this one...

seems pretty good. that one mix between birth of light and i want you (am i talking about the right one, i think those are the trax) sounds like s**t. all in all tho, one of the better mixes in this competition. pretty solid, good luck.

listenning:

some of the beatmixing is a little s**tty, i have to say.
and if you have effects, that doesn't mean you always need to use them.
dong to much makes it less interresting.
also if you use them use them shortly, or in a break.

you use the effects to long or/and at the wrong moments imho.

besides that, tracks are nice, some of the better uplifting sets.
good luck in the contest

(btw. i don't mix that long so i won't say i ll do better, but i won't say i do less either . i still have to mix mine ).

Thanks for a neative reply, I wish you the best, I am not as low as you are to lower your skills, peace!

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DJ Alex Vibe

mmmh can't remember i did that


nothing was really ment with that line, so i won't be dissing your skills m8.

the rest is just how i see it.

You really need to cool down a little bit....

If someone says something negativ aboutyour mix, your getting extremely mad... see the comments as an advice, you don't need to change your plans, just coz we say your mix is not the best....

I give opinions about mixing and if I think the mix is good, I say it and if I think the mix is bad I say it too, it's only a contest, plz don't get so angry at all your friends here, we are all 1 community and we all have our opinions....

If you don't want reply's which can be negativ, than don't praticipate...

No negativ thoughts on this reply m8! just don't want any fights in here

DJ Diamond, I am cool with any reply I receive, but it starts to feel s**ty being a part in the forum where all people reply just negative s**t, if they would say something positive, instead of how this mix is not good, then maybe I would respond to it differently. I feel people say that s**t, because all the want is visitors not to download the set as if it is no good. I did not post you a remark that I did not like your track selection even though you "or computer" mixed flawlessly. I did not post this s**t on your topic with your live set, because I am not negative until you push me to that point, well here we are now, but I still respect your topic and I will not post it there so visitors get discouraged downloading your set.

This event starting to feel like total bull _ _ _ _, but TRANCE RULES!

DJ Alex Vibe

Alex..............
People are giving comments on the set as they think it is.
And the way you are reacting on negative replies from other members is imo a bit strange.
It is still a contest and not the lottery where people can win a million
And it is up to the judges to decide who is the winner and not those who are giving comments here
So mayby when 99 people are negative about your mix, the judges think that you are the overall winner.
It is not yet lost and I think it is better to let people give comments and don't get angry when it is a reply wich you think is unfair
we want to keep it friendly here

well at least all of you are better than me

Ok, relax a little bit guys and respect each others opinion, there's no need to flame here . And now back on-topic

honest guy

Well I am not negative, I just did what sounded good to my ears when I mixed that set and that mix is what I did on my 3rd try, I felt it was good enough for the competition, but most djs on UKTA in the 4th contest, seem not to have an FX machine, so they dissed me and my mix, because that is all they can do. My beat matching is nearly flawless if not flawless. I can make it 100% flawless with a computer like some of the djs who mix mp3s, but I used vinyl with my 2 Numark TT-200, so all I can say to everyone who left me a negative reply; "if your mix does not sound better then mine, then don’t say nothing at all." I did not leave any neg feedbacks to djs whose mix I did not like, because I did not feel it was my place to judge, let judges do their job.

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Its not that anyone better then you, its that others invested more time and money then you into the djing, because with more money you can have a better unit and the better unit well the better you perform, trust me I know, after all different units I had used I know it plays a big part in djing.

Practive makes it perfect!

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DJ Alex Vibe

Alex, saying that other people's comments arent valid unless they can mix better than you is just a tad narrow minded.

Someone without supremo mixing skills can still tell whether a set has a good buildup, whether the transitions are spot on and whether effects have been used too much etc etc

You are always going to get negative comments from people, and its not because they are taking a dig at you, its because they are just trying to convey to you what they think. Not everyone is going to like what you do, the reply's in this thread that you have jumped on really havent been bad, the people hear are just giving you tips, they havent made any unreasonable comments.

Like i said, you are always going to get negative comments, doesnt matter how good you are, if you cant deal with that you wont get very far in the scene.

i agree on the fact that u need to learn to live with negative comments. Once u are in puplic u will always get comments like this of people who dont like your stuff / style, are jealous or something like this. But thats just normal. Look at Tiesto or PvD. They both got their fans and their haters

Also evryone has his own taste. Maybe the people here dont like your stuff / style but well maybe people at another place will do.

I also dont like each set here in the contest or of some DJ´s in the world but thats usually not because they are s**t its just because they dont fit my taste of mixing, track selection ...

and the last sentence of Punk u should definately keep in your mind

"Like i said, you are always going to get negative comments, doesnt matter how good you are, if you cant deal with that you wont get very far in the scene"

grtz

I agree, I just try to be nice to everyone and when I feel that people just try to lower my or anyone elses skill level, I get disappointed because I thought we are here to support trance, but because of competition it starting to seem like it is becoming a way to find something wrong with every djs mix to make that dj look bad. I do not post neg remarks, because I dont feel its my place. Maybe I should, but I do not like it when people say that to me so I figure I do not say anything to any one, lets let the judges do their job.

"Once again best of luck to the winner"

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DJ Alex Vibe

This set has caused a lot of conversation so i downloaded it but unfortunately it was cut off so i didnt get the whole set. But the 46 mins i listened, i must agree with the previous comments, you did use way too much effects. It changes the whole way the tracks sounds. Mixing was ok eventhough there were some minor f**kups. Overall it was a decent set but next time use less effects

Toippari, were you drunk or sober when you listened to my set?

LMAO

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Drunk of course

Tracklist: 6
Build-up: 6
Mixing/Technique: 5.5
Originality: 6

Overall: 5.875

No slow intro here, just straight into the beats! An old classic from Armin, but not one that I've ever really been into. First mix comes in rather early as Blue Fear is still in its melody sequence, and the beats don't sound right together, kinda off-key and quite out of sync. The effect is used for too long over Electric Eclipse, I would try to just keep it to short bursts and maybe just over the breakdowns, as when its over the beats, it just kills the sound of the kicks. New Dimensions is brought in without too much fuss, tho it is timed a beat or so out. I have no idea why you have tried to mix A Dream Within when New Dimension is only coming to its break, to use just the first half of a track just seems a bit daft. More tracks in a mix does not automatically make it better, what it does do, is mean that your mixes will be rushed and mixed over the main parts of other tracks, which means you will get note clashes you will lose parts of the other tracks. For example, there is a very noticable note clash with track 3 and 4, if you had waited until track 3 had got to its outro beats, you wouldn't have that problem. I think you just need to be more patient and wait for the right moment to bring the next track in, don't rush these things and you will have a much better final result. Track 5 sounded better, as you waited for track 4 to get to its outro beats, and so there was no note clashes. The next mix is the best so far, almost spot on with track 6. I know mixing with vinyl can be a very hit and miss affair, sometimes you can get it flawless, and the next track just never wants to mix right! There seemed to be quite a large difference between volume levels from 7 to 8, which was very noticable when you brought in Red Bullet, though this was quite nicely timed and beat matched, just need to even out those levels. I'm a little puzzled as to why you've stuck Mushroom Therapy between two very uplifting tracks! There was no note clashes but to me it just didnt feel quite right, and was rapidly cut short by Sosei. Great tune, but again you didnt give it enough time to shine before bringing in No More Rain. I'm sorry, but i'm gonna have to really tell you off for mixing the vocal of Birth Of Light over the previous track, thats quite a big no no :-p! You did redeem yourself with a good crossover to I Want You, and this led nicely into Remember This Night which was a good uplifting end to the mix. Right, final thoughts time - Cut back on the use of effects, use them in the breaks and towards build ups. Use less tracks in a mix, and be patient when waiting to mix them in, use the outro beats of a tune and you will have less clashes with melodies and vocals.

now that is a great review cj!

maybe if everyone had have explained themselves better we wouldnt have had these arguments...