Dj notation

[Skank]

very interesting way to get a quick description of the type of track you looking at

i might have a go at it seems a little complicated tho

does any one here use it?

http://www.djnotation.org/

[russell]

thats seems waaay harder than just knowing your tunes.

[Duz]

thats seems waaay harder than just knowing your tunes.

^

I thought it was going to be this, which I think should be a whole bunch more popular than it is: http://www.ttmethod.com/

[Skank]

i wouldnt mind being able to remember all my tunes but i honestly download min 1k plus tunes a week its really hard to filter them all out in time to play by each friday

the second method looks to be the same sort of thing ill give it a go see how well it works

[russell]

i honestly download min 1k plus tunes a week

surely it's impossible to listen to over 1k of tunes every week.

[Skank]

i dont know about impossible bt i review each track flick through it to listen to the kick in break etc proably takes about 5 seconds each song

[yizzle]

i dont know about impossible bt i review each track flick through it to listen to the kick in break etc proably takes about 5 seconds each song

i kinda have a system similar to this, few secs for: analyze bpm / listen for heavy, soft beats / skip every 20secs and get a general idea for the 'feel' of it.

Doesn't mean i know the track inside out but i believe it gives you a pretty idea.

Its a good system when your constantly grabbing new things. Like the track/sample whore i personally am

[russell]

Thats cool that that works for you guys but I'm the opposite. I like to listen to the whole track, make sure I like the whole thing, if not I would consider doing an edit if I thought it would work. Doesn't sound like a lot of love goes into picking tracks when you just flick through them to check for breakdowns etc.

[yizzle]

not just breakdowns buddy. breakdowns dont hold tracks together. what would a set be with 28 breakdowns linking into each other?

it gives an idea & a feel for the track. to the original point of skank's; its a good way to get an understanding of a track.

i doubt that kind of vagueness is an attitude any of us would share when push comes to shove at a venue

[russell]

breakdowns etc.

When i'm buying a record I'll skip through yeah. but I'm always gonna go and listen to the whole thing ya know.

[yizzle]

i do know