This is more "video game" oriented but if you like '80s music check out my new '80s mix

LINK:
https://www.tablist.net/audio/jbs-jockin-80s
(to download: right-click on the link that says "jam-burglar-jbs-jockin-80s.mp3"
or, just left-click it to stream the audio.)

Basically, I dug into my collection of '80s records (pop and electro 12"s, video game records, soundtracks, etc.) and made a continuous, hour-long DJ mix. All of the sounds came directly off vinyl records and I mixed them all up and whatnot with my turntables and mixer. All-in-all I ended up using over 100 records.

Here's a youtube video I did of the intro to the mix so you can see which records I used for that part and how they fit in

TRACK LIST:

'80s Mix Track List (resized).jpg

Thanks for checking it out! If anyone thinks they can spot all of the movie soundtrack samples PM me your guess listing them all and I'll send you a free copy of the CD with full artwork.

It's actually pretty straight forward. I had my turntables hooked up to a 2 channel mixer, hooked up a few effects pedals, and then ran the mixer output into a multi-track recorder (cool edit pro) on my computer. All of the basic mixing of the main tracks was done live, and then I went in and laid down more sounds on top of what I'd already recorded. Other than stuff like minor volume adjustments, pans and some effects, the computer was just there to record the sounds coming out of my mixer. In other words, I tried to do as much as possible in the live, analog realm and only use the computer like a 4-track recorder (except with way more than 4 tracks).

Thanks man!

Dood, that's sweet! I hid all sorts of stuff in there so you could listen more than once and still catch new things.

Also, FYI, while this was recorded in real time, it wasn't done all in one take (performing this live would take something like 4 or 5 DJs, maybe more.) What beatmaster and I were on about is that there are computer programs you could maybe use to do things like match tempos, lock the beats together, arrange tracks, etc. So, you could presumably record all the different parts and then piece them together sitting down at a computer or something. This mix more like me hitting record, going over to the turntables recording part of the base layer on one day, then coming back another day and recording over that base layer with more parts, then coming back another day and adding more.

I do have some older, live in one take mixes up on tablist.net You can click my name on there and they should come up. They're mostly hip hop but I tend to use a lot of samples and stuff. One is a Richard Pryor themed hip hop mix that took lots of planning and the other one is an eclectic Halloween mix that I threw together more quickly. Both of those were live in one take.

That's hilarious!

Wow, good depth!

I actually had a whole slew of other tracks up for consideration but it came down to selecting the ones that harmonically mixed and which ones had the right tempo. For instance, I not a huge fan of Safety Dance but it mixed in so well with Nu Shooz and Timex Social Club that I just had to put it in there.

Hell yeah, send it around!

Thanks for checking it out everybody and for the links and sharing your own stuff!