I'm not one to take criticism badly and I actually like it, how else am I going to improve my craft? How do we improve ourselves if we don't take criticism to heart? We need to take it and LEARN.
A few things that were off on my last mixtape if you didn't already notice were my levels and excessive use of sound effects(easy to get caught up in). My levels were so off at times it was clipping on the final product. Something I didn't really notice. As I try to progress in this Dj'ing thing recording your mixes can teach you a lot about how you mix, ie. beat matching and especially levels.
Tips:
1. Use the levels on your mixer as a gauge of how loud the incoming track will be. Red=Bad Green=Good
2. Equipment can take you so far and that this is one of the myriad of skills of mixing/DJ'ing
3. Practice!!!
I present to you Polar Bears & Pianos 2.0
If anything this Redux is far from the original mix. There are 2 or 3 similar mixes from the last mixtape but definitely a straight up 180. It still focuses on Pianos and Hip-hop but I added and removed a few tracks. Hell it's so different I can actually pass this off as a totally different mixtape, but I'm not going too.
Polar Bears & Pianos 2.0 by Akswun
46 mins
256Kbps
Tracklist:
Hate That You Love Me - Dirty Money
Go - Common Ft. Kanye West
Let's Stop Playing - Ghostface Killah Ft. John Legend
Purple - Nas
Life is Better - QTip Ft. Norah Jones
Gettin' Up - QTip
The Next Movement - The Roots
They Say - Common Ft. John Legend
Doo Rags - Nas
Can't Forget About You - Nas Ft. Chrisette Michelle
Don't Feel Right - The roots
It's Over - Ghostface Killah
Ms. Hill - Talib Kweli
Sunshine - Lupe Fiasco
Get em' High - Kanye West Ft. Talib Kweli & Common
Different Languages - Snoop Dogg
My Way Home - Common
My Way - Nas
I want to thank DJ JPresto for the ongoing lessons and constructive criticism. Check him out this Saturday(29th) at Corner Place along with DJ Jr. Eh. Peep the link for some sick mixtapes by JPresto.
Roar!!!
