| What Mix Length Do You Prefer? |
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| 80 Minutes (CD)
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| 2 Hours
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| 3 Hours
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| EVM is it the weekend yet? |
 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:44 pm Post subject: What Mix Length Do You Prefer? |
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Our first survey for 2012 comes courtesy of Space Garden who wanted to know what length of mixes everyone prefers.
So whether it is the single hour shows or the 12 hour monster sets - let Crystal Clouds know! |
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| hrabek is serious this time |
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Voted (again) 
80 minutes was my choice. In previous poll I voted between 1 and 2 hours, so this one seemed about right. Besides, if I like the set really much I can make full advantage of burning it to CD and listening in the car.
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| wampa |
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My answer is 2 hours !  Indeed, this length allows for hammering many traxx, so the DJ can express himself fully !  Besides, it's easy to listen to a 2-hour Set in a row. And a 2-hour Set provides a detailed but not too long Trip N2 Trance !
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| EVM is it the weekend yet? |
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Agreed Wampa. I feel that 2 hours is the perfect time. It lets DJ's take you on a bit more of a journey but easily fits into a single listening session.
Dont get me wrong, I love long sets too, but often I struggle these days to listen to them the whole way through  |
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| wampa |
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Agreed Wampa. I feel that 2 hours is the perfect time. It lets DJ's take you on a bit more of a journey but easily fits into a single listening session.
Dont get me wrong, I love long sets too, but often I struggle these days to listen to them the whole way through |
Thanks for your nice feedback EVM ! Regarding long sets, I also struggle Big Time to turn them to a "dealt with" status ! 
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| Jerom Visions |
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10 hours + 
Haha, just on special occasions... For the normal radioshows for instance it's nice to do a 1 hour set, to highlight what's new these days. When you play live for an audience on a event/party it's nice to play longer, like 2 hours (or perhaps more). That way you can really go somewhere with your set and make a great party, you don't have to rush anything cause you're short of time
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| EVM is it the weekend yet? |
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Nice to hear the thoughts of a DJ - thanks Jerom!
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| Ilgaz |
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| Wise |
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Im not to fussed i listern to music from when i get in my car to go to work then at work i have music on allday & then back in the car home
all told i listern to music 13hours a day so any mix upto 13hours is good  |
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| sparklie |
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I can understand DJ's doing 2 hours, as they say it allows for more expression, BUT for me CD length is perfect. I always listen to what I d/l, but unless there is something spectacular (?) after 80mins, I usually only d/l the 80mins. If I do find something I really like after 80 mins, I look for it on another set.
That way I put tracks on the envelope, and I am not hunting for part 2, as I am driving....don't want to rear end someone...
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| EVM is it the weekend yet? |
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I am surprised at the early support for CDs. Mainly for in car listening I suppose - but USB / iPOD stereos are pretty cheap these days.
I got a USB one and I have never looked back because it remembers where you last were and everything |
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| sparklie |
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Sounds like a good idea Kris, maybe worth looking into
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| kidkaos113 |
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I personally have an MP3 stereo that plays Mp3s off a CD so its very nice because I can fit about 7 hours of music on one CD depending on the quality of the mix of course such as 144kpbs or 244 etc but in most cases 7 hours is good. so anything between 2-7 hours usually works for me on and Mp3 CD or if its longer I just through it on my Ipod and plug it into my stereo as my stereo also supports usb So any length of mix is good for me 
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my car plays from Bluetooth & has a USB Slot a 10gb HDD & a Aux So i can play form whatever i like i mainly have my iphone or USB stik plugged in i havent yet bothered with the DC/DVD player (& thats can hold 6 DVD's Full of Music) or Hardrive & whats going to happen with the next generation of incar enterainment ??
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i still got an old stereo without any connectivity via usb or headphone port so bought myself a nice little fm transmitter that plugs into the cig lighter, now I just plug my phone in and listen to whats been put on there through an fm channel, whether its long or short mixes..This gives me the opportunity to choose a long mix on Sunday and play that all week which is just so much easier than burning to disc.
if I was to sit down and listen a full mix then i would say that between 2 and 3 hours is what I like to listen to most. An hour is great but if the mix is good then these always seem to end far to quickly, leaving me wanting more.. so for this vote i am going to go with two hours..
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| BlueHawk The morning after guest mix - 25/05/2013 |
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As mentioned in the other post about this... I love 2 hour mixes as they give me a good time to build things up, chuck in some euphoria and then bang things off for the last 30-40 mins. always finishing with something that will leave you wanting more.........
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| hrabek is serious this time |
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In addition to what I said earlier I had a small pile of very long sets (MLS - Extrema 250 - 6h, Jerom - Visions 180 XXL - 10+ hours) which were enough to block my queue for almost a week. And as I loved both of them it is not possible for me to enjoy them in full and thus I would prefer smaller portions of greatness. Too much perfection is still too much
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| ABerk Uplifting Seasons 16 [May - 2013] |
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| '1 Hour Pure Uplifting' sets are my choice but '2 Hours' sets are my choice overall. If they include '30 mins progressive' + '1 hour real uplifting' + '30 mins hard & hard(lifting) trance', they 're just perfect for me. |
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| AD4E |
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| although i typically prefer one- or two-hour sets, it is pretty cool to pick up a MASSIVE "XXL" set of several hours every now & then & know that you won't hear the same tune for hours on end, so, i'll continue to check'em out. |
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| djmoxa is CCR Label Manager |
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I agree with some of the points made here.
Personally when it is a strictly listening set i love it when they are cd length.
Just it saves me the time of splitting sets to put them on cd for listening.
But in the mean time, i can play mp3 also in my car, so that problem somewhat salved itself
Personally i like doing the longer sets because of the building up i can do in such a timeframe. I like taking people on a journey through tempo, styles and emotions in very short terms. I really enjoyed doing 3 or 4 our live sets in the past (my first residency even was 6 hours live on friday as well as on the following saturday...)
But i also listen to the fans and their opinions, as that is what makes them fans.
So i continue to do my monthly show as a 2 hour set.
And that works fine for me too 
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