From Brock Suter Sent Thu, Jun 10th 1999, 01:41
cristian wrote: > alot of times when a dj does a set for a mix cd...there are slight errors > here and there...the set is always dumped into a program such as pro-tools > and adjustments are made...mistakes corrected and the such..perhaps thats > what they mean. i know a few people who have done mixes for cds and this > is how they went about it. it just makes for ultra perfection. This isn't exactly true. If a mix is off, you can't do much with it in any program short of cutting pieces out, fading bits together and adjusting the levels/dynamics of the final mix. You can't exactly fix a klanger after it's been klanged together... The way most 'pro-tool' mixes are done are: record the tracks into the computer, match the tempos and then mix the tracks in a multitrack audio program like protools/logic/cubase/acid/samplitude/etc. It is also possible to pre-match the songs before recording them, thereby circumventing the second step. Of course there are other ways to do it, but IMHO, this is the most flexible way, giving you maximum control over mix placement and length, tempo adjustment, levels, effects and so on. brock.