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smash vidz is the best
Tumi
11:43 AM 23 April 2010
No doubt in my mind smash vidz are the best video pool I put my money on. Their uploads are getting sweeter all the time. Thanks for gang starr upload ;-)
djpuma_gemini
7:17 PM 23 April 2010
Yes I agree, but i would have preferred to have had gang starr months/years ago, which I did so I edited them myself.
just because they put gang starr up after guru died doesn't make them awesome.
They do have the best quality out there, but lacking in the old school area. Which I understand since there is so much new shit to put out on a weekly basis.
just because they put gang starr up after guru died doesn't make them awesome.
They do have the best quality out there, but lacking in the old school area. Which I understand since there is so much new shit to put out on a weekly basis.
Redline DJ
7:47 PM 23 April 2010
would also be nice to see more crooklyn stuff being they promote that they collab. should be weekly crooklyn updates in my opinion.
Charlie Five
7:57 PM 23 April 2010
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They've had the game on lock for sometime now.Really...I haven't had a subscription for 2 years.
marx
11:30 PM 23 April 2010
A pool has always been to promote newmusic. We do post oldschool but it is a bonus, very rarely record pools had repressings......new music is always priority along with redoing our old format. But being a dj myself I understand u need those classics.
That wasn't our first post of gangstarr, but it was due time for another release. With all the requests we uploaded the gems we had. Btw Xtendz etc coming next week.
You'll see more Crooklyn soon, sometimes we just get carried away and post to many at one time but that's how we do it. When there isn't much new videos we focus on Crooklyn and recureents/oldschool.
Charlie actually your last login to Smash was October 10th 2009...so that's a little over 6 months ago, appreciate the love though.
That wasn't our first post of gangstarr, but it was due time for another release. With all the requests we uploaded the gems we had. Btw Xtendz etc coming next week.
You'll see more Crooklyn soon, sometimes we just get carried away and post to many at one time but that's how we do it. When there isn't much new videos we focus on Crooklyn and recureents/oldschool.
Charlie actually your last login to Smash was October 10th 2009...so that's a little over 6 months ago, appreciate the love though.
dvdjcrush
12:50 AM 24 April 2010
lmfao
Charlie actually your last login to Smash was October 10th 2009...so that's a little over 6 months ago, appreciate the love though.
Luv ya charlie no homo
Charlie actually your last login to Smash was October 10th 2009...so that's a little over 6 months ago, appreciate the love though.
Luv ya charlie no homo
djnak
1:38 AM 24 April 2010
hey in his defence 6 months of no smash probably feels like 2 years......
djpuma_gemini
1:43 AM 24 April 2010
YEah very true, and I hope no one took my post as bashing smash because quite frankly they got the game on lock and their quality is top notch. Shit, I've stepped up my editing because of them, no more 640x480 for ws footage.
If I had a t-shirt of smashvidz, I'd wear it at gigs.
If I had a t-shirt of smashvidz, I'd wear it at gigs.
djpuma_gemini
2:34 AM 24 April 2010
Awesome.
You guys have came a long way since the sample I got of 50 Cent I Get money. I think it was an avi even.
That was before vsl even dropped
You guys have came a long way since the sample I got of 50 Cent I Get money. I think it was an avi even.
That was before vsl even dropped
marx
2:47 AM 24 April 2010
Haha that shits funny, we did avi and mp4 because of the limted h.264 support in vdj at the time. It played divx smooth as balls though (if u shave'm)
dvdjcrush
9:34 AM 24 April 2010
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Nah not at all. And shirts coming soon.ya ya ya... jk lol
i got mine on lock...
DJ-Phat-AL
11:26 AM 24 April 2010
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It played divx smooth as balls though (if u shave'm)T.M.I.
Deejaykaygee1
3:53 PM 24 April 2010
ima have to check em out. Im currently on xtenda. They have awesome quality and nice intros. Cant go wrong with the word smash in your name. LOL DJ Smash Face, Smash Burger & now smash vidz. Sounds like a porn site lol
Charlie Five
3:55 PM 24 April 2010
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lmfaoCharlie actually your last login to Smash was October 10th 2009...so that's a little over 6 months ago, appreciate the love though.
Luv ya charlie no homo
Hahahaha...Marx just checkin to see if you were monitoring. You know we go back like 4-5 years and I've always sung your praises. However, maybe I tried to login last October but I know my script wasn't active than so I doubt I downloaded any vids (aka vidz). I'm broke dog. Once the cord got caught I lost my VIP status and Marco treated my like an ugly duckling...Haha. Crush, I'm on it G. I've got to get down to there soon. Been over a year. Tell my homies I said hi.
dvdjcrush
4:29 PM 24 April 2010
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lmfao...Haha. Crush, I'm on it G. I've got to get down to there soon. Been over a year. Tell my homies I said hi.bring it on Charlie... See ya soon...
marx
7:45 PM 24 April 2010
Sorry if ya broke man, but bandwith cost money. I gave u vip access for as long as I could.
marx
7:49 PM 24 April 2010
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Cant go wrong with the word smash in your name. LOL DJ Smash Face, Smash Burger & now smash vidz. Sounds like a porn site lolOnly one in the game that sounds like a porn site & that's not us hehe.
marx
12:14 AM 25 April 2010
Won't ever happen, it's one crucial part of promoting the video. But there is some minor changes that will be happening to the chyrons in the near future....y'all will see soon.
djpuma_gemini
12:26 AM 25 April 2010
yeah chyrons removed would be nice, but theirs isn't that bad compared to some and their quality is so good that if they didn't have chyrons you would see or not see all of their edits on other sites, with other dj's names on em.
Bren
12:37 AM 25 April 2010
Marx you need to re-edit the telephone edits, they contain product placements all the way through, people may get the wrong idea and buy something as a result, please re-edit them without the product placements!
Apart from this SV rock, thanks.
Apart from this SV rock, thanks.
VJ Justin Allen
12:45 AM 25 April 2010
It would be nice to see what selections that they have before signing up.
dj lad
1:12 AM 25 April 2010
Justin, there's like 500 videos on there. Of a variety of genres (a bit light on rock/country). If you can't get your money worth on a 3-month subscription, you aren't playing popular music.
VJ Justin Allen
1:18 AM 25 April 2010
Well 500 videos may seem like a lot but since I have been using PromoOnly for the last 6 years...I have a lot already.
Knowing what the listing is would either allow me to plug holes or perhaps get some better mixes.
Knowing what the listing is would either allow me to plug holes or perhaps get some better mixes.
marx
1:31 AM 25 April 2010
country? name one pls....maybe im not onto this new genre of country that I dont know of.
i think ur confusing us for someone else.
i think ur confusing us for someone else.
Dj Ace
4:36 AM 25 April 2010
lmafao....@
That wasn't our first post of gangstarr, but it was due time for another release. With all the requests we uploaded the gems we had. Btw Xtendz etc coming next week.
You'll see more Crooklyn soon, sometimes we just get carried away and post to many at one time but that's how we do it. When there isn't much new videos we focus on Crooklyn and recureents/oldschool.
Charlie actually your last login to Smash was October 10th 2009...so that's a little over 6 months ago, appreciate the love though.
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A pool has always been to promote newmusic. We do post oldschool but it is a bonus, very rarely record pools had repressings......new music is always priority along with redoing our old format. But being a dj myself I understand u need those classics.That wasn't our first post of gangstarr, but it was due time for another release. With all the requests we uploaded the gems we had. Btw Xtendz etc coming next week.
You'll see more Crooklyn soon, sometimes we just get carried away and post to many at one time but that's how we do it. When there isn't much new videos we focus on Crooklyn and recureents/oldschool.
Charlie actually your last login to Smash was October 10th 2009...so that's a little over 6 months ago, appreciate the love though.
Gregg R
8:59 AM 25 April 2010
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Marx you need to re-edit the telephone edits, they contain product placements all the way through, people may get the wrong idea and buy something as a result, please re-edit them without the product placements!Apart from this SV rock, thanks.
he'll release that right after their new series of vids called "clean unmarked master copies".....
dj lad
9:13 AM 25 April 2010
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Well 500 videos may seem like a lot but since I have been using PromoOnly for the last 6 years...I have a lot already.Knowing what the listing is would either allow me to plug holes or perhaps get some better mixes.
Yeah Marx I was joking. I never expected you to ever post a country video.
Anyhow Justin, I have plenty of PO videos, but half of them looking garbage next to SV's quality. Even with proper encoding they still can't compare. It's worth having a SV account simply to replace the garbage videos from PO you already have.
Bren
9:34 AM 25 April 2010
For me SV is all about mixability and playability, i.e extends/remixes with properly mastered audio, PO doesn't provide me with an end product.
djnak
10:10 AM 25 April 2010
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For me SV is all about mixability and playability, i.e extends/remixes with properly mastered audio, PO doesn't provide me with an end product.+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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VJ Justin Allen
11:10 AM 25 April 2010
I didn't want to turn this into a debate over quality...I was just looking for a listing of their video selections without paying for it.
Joshua Carl
3:13 PM 25 April 2010
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The listing is new music that needs to be promoted :-)on a timely basis.
DJ Tecoy
3:18 PM 25 April 2010
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The listing is new music that needs to be promoted :-)Its cheaper than the PO Express, but come just as quickly with edits (Intros/Outros & Snipz (my fav). Clean & Dirty version.
DJ PopRoXXX
3:57 PM 25 April 2010
I use P.O. to fill in the missing spots. Not the other way around ;-)
SV is da shiz!
SV is da shiz!
tomatoslice
4:28 PM 25 April 2010
i get videos from all over and sv is some of the best over all.
what's funny is when you find a vid with a 32 beat intro and a 64 beat outro.
i would actually love to see more remix services audio being used,
like it or not but typically ARE more dj friendly...
what's funny is when you find a vid with a 32 beat intro and a 64 beat outro.
i would actually love to see more remix services audio being used,
like it or not but typically ARE more dj friendly...
DJ Tecoy
4:42 PM 25 April 2010
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i would actually love to see more remix services audio being used,like it or not but typically ARE more dj friendly...
^+1
Also would like to see more dance/house (fist pump) music videos, like Beatport tracks!
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I use P.O. to fill in the missing spots. Not the other way around ;-)SV is da shiz!
I was getting the PO Express prior to knowing about SmashVidz. No more PO Express!
Joshua Carl
6:28 PM 25 April 2010
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es audio being used,like it or not but typically ARE more dj friendly...
+1
provided they ARENT ultimix/funkymix style.
32x2 with that cheesy 2nd 32.
even if were Fat tracks, select mix, top secret...ya know simple..
I have a friend who ONLY uses the bigger remix sevvices, his mixes sound
soooo bland and lifeless.
tomatoslice
9:55 PM 25 April 2010
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es audio being used,...
I have a friend who ONLY uses the bigger remix sevvices, his mixes sound
soooo bland and lifeless.
needs more scoop
Mr. $weetlife
12:09 AM 26 April 2010
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hey in his defence 6 months of no smash probably feels like 2 years......LMAO...that's what I'm saying.
Smash is on point with new stuff that's hot.
marx
1:25 AM 26 April 2010
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what's funny is when you find a vid with a 32 beat intro and a 64 beat outro.this is usually done with more uptempo tracks to allow a longer smoother mix :-) But there is another cue point at 32 so you can mix from there too if ya need to.
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i would actually love to see more remix services audio being used,like it or not but typically ARE more dj friendly...
always something going on, so ya never know.
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Also would like to see more dance/house (fist pump) music videos, like Beatport tracks!working on it, slowly but surely
We thank you all for your support!
djpuma_gemini
1:47 AM 26 April 2010
I am wondering who always puts up the latin tracks? I keep em in my crates but know i won't play em.
tomatoslice
2:25 AM 26 April 2010
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what's funny is when you find a vid with a 32 beat intro and a 64 beat outro.this is usually done with more uptempo tracks to allow a longer smoother mix :-) But there is another cue point at 32 so you can mix from there too if ya need to.
well, yea ok, i can see why the outro would allow for a longer mix but shouldn't the intro be longer too for a longer mix as well.
but i am not sure what you mean about "another cue point at 32 so you can mix from there too". i am confused there..on the outro? cuz if the extra cue point is at 32 on the intro (in a 32 beat intro song) that would be probably right when the mix should be cut at the end of the intro.
idk, but to me having a song with a 32 beat intro and the SAME song having a 64 beat outro just makes no sense. it was an uptempo song at the start and it's an uptempo song at the end. i can't be the only one finding this odd. can i?
this must be a new standard for remixes and edits that i am not used to.
anyway...
my biggest complaint in the video world is lack of consistency.
intros outros are aaaaaall over the place.
with most remix services for audio (method, blank, lethal, fat, top) you pretty much know the ins and outs are going to be a set length with no bshit, making a clean easy cut or mix...i like that...and yes, a monkey could mix those tracks but when you know how to use them they makeup a killer set.
sound wise my mp3 mixes were better/cleaner...why? because they were and are better quality edits being made. these should be the ones used for videos.
to clean up my act i have to redo hundreds of videos. my back log of edits is 200-300 deep.
as far as funkymix, some tracks are full of crap at the intro.
but what they really had that was great was a nice break right in the middle in case you wanted to get out early. wish more people did that.
don't take that as a knock on smashvids btw...just putting my biggest gripe out there that video services should be considering.
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I am wondering who always puts up the latin tracks? I keep em in my crates but know i won't play em.i keep them and have begun playing them.
i have no idea what they are saying but some of the tracks are great.
oddly enough people are starting to get to know a few of the songs i play and have begun asking for them. "do you have that one spanish song you played last week?"
marx
4:17 AM 26 April 2010
Many many reasons m8. Me personally I dont mind having an extra 8 bars a the end. But your right it isn't a one size fits all. But that's how music is.
But for the most part 95% of the time its 8bar in an out. That's the defenition of a tru xtendz, when we made up the name anyway. But some like u say are a hair different, but its a bonus and I can't see how it could effect anyones dj performence in a negative way.
But for the most part 95% of the time its 8bar in an out. That's the defenition of a tru xtendz, when we made up the name anyway. But some like u say are a hair different, but its a bonus and I can't see how it could effect anyones dj performence in a negative way.
tomatoslice
5:46 AM 26 April 2010
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Many many reasons m8. Me personally I dont mind having an extra 8 bars a the end. But your right it isn't a one size fits all. But that's how music is.roger that and very true.
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But for the most part 95% of the time its 8bar in an out. That's the defenition of a tru xtendz, when we made up the name anyway. But some like u say are a hair different, but its a bonus
gotcha...good point
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and I can't see how it could effect anyones dj performence in a negative way.i wasn't specifically talking about sv videos. your stuff is fine for the most part...just over all
if i run across something in particular i will post it.
VJ Justin Allen
11:08 AM 26 April 2010
marx,
Maybe you didn't see my earlier request. Any chance of posting what videos you have on your site?
Maybe you didn't see my earlier request. Any chance of posting what videos you have on your site?
djpuma_gemini
2:35 PM 26 April 2010
^they pretty much have damn near everything that gets airplay (and some that don't) with the exception of some, in my words, white top 40.
They got urban top40 on lock.
They got urban top40 on lock.
Niro
6:25 PM 26 April 2010
Two thumbs up here. Quality is tits and tagging is minimal, barely noticeable. Also the selection of new material is on point. Good work Marx.
djpuma_gemini
6:40 PM 26 April 2010
^exactly.
I need to make an edit to the 50cent/biggie release track on there.
I need to make an edit to the 50cent/biggie release track on there.
djrock-it
6:48 PM 26 April 2010
Damn I already signed up to Xtenda, Oldschoolvidz & bought a bunch of stuff off StrictlyHits, now I'm thinking about canceling Xtenda and going to Smash. Thoughts?
djpuma_gemini
7:04 PM 26 April 2010
Xtenda = more of a variety of material, but not as high quality as smash.
Smash = best quality out there, but mainly the new stuff, with some throwbacks when there is a slow down in new stuff.
Oldschoolvidz = pretty much only old school stuff and fills in where all others miss, but no new stuff (hence the name)
Strictlyhits = great remixes, mashups, stuff you won't find anywhere and obviously not a pool, but a pay per video site.
Smash = best quality out there, but mainly the new stuff, with some throwbacks when there is a slow down in new stuff.
Oldschoolvidz = pretty much only old school stuff and fills in where all others miss, but no new stuff (hence the name)
Strictlyhits = great remixes, mashups, stuff you won't find anywhere and obviously not a pool, but a pay per video site.
Joshua Carl
8:21 PM 26 April 2010
I still dont understand why people would go this OR that.
why not have both?
it shouldnt break your bank.
even if your only gigging one night a week.
thats still AT LEAST 1200.00 A MONTH.
And to think you cant re-invest 200 of it back into content?
this is the same thing as the CDJ vs TT argument.
people were so hell bent on either your ONE OR THE OTHER.
why not be proficient on both, then when the times right and u have some income
you can buy one to augment your rig for 3 inputs.
I love CDJs for live trickery, the signal is so strong, theres no flutter, u can lay acapellas and forget them.
I love vinyl... its just what I like.
So, why cant people use all the services?
Im not going to stranglehold my creativity and musical depth for 20.00 a week.
I guess thats just the old dog in me.
why not have both?
it shouldnt break your bank.
even if your only gigging one night a week.
thats still AT LEAST 1200.00 A MONTH.
And to think you cant re-invest 200 of it back into content?
this is the same thing as the CDJ vs TT argument.
people were so hell bent on either your ONE OR THE OTHER.
why not be proficient on both, then when the times right and u have some income
you can buy one to augment your rig for 3 inputs.
I love CDJs for live trickery, the signal is so strong, theres no flutter, u can lay acapellas and forget them.
I love vinyl... its just what I like.
So, why cant people use all the services?
Im not going to stranglehold my creativity and musical depth for 20.00 a week.
I guess thats just the old dog in me.
Dj-M.Bezzle
8:28 PM 26 April 2010
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even if your only gigging one night a week.
thats still AT LEAST 1200.00 A MONTH..
i think your really overestimating what some of us make a night...not all of us but def some
djrock-it
8:45 PM 26 April 2010
Thanks djpuma.
Joshua, I'm mostly a bedroom dj, I get gigs once in a while but not near enough for me to justify spending money on more than a couple pools a month. I have other expenses in my life so I would rather just seek out the few better pools and just subscribe to them rather than joining every pool imaginable like some of you guys who take it more seriously and make more money.
Joshua, I'm mostly a bedroom dj, I get gigs once in a while but not near enough for me to justify spending money on more than a couple pools a month. I have other expenses in my life so I would rather just seek out the few better pools and just subscribe to them rather than joining every pool imaginable like some of you guys who take it more seriously and make more money.
tomatoslice
8:52 PM 26 April 2010
i think i have about 10 or so sources for video.
sticking to one pool doesn't fill all my needs.
unless they give me everything i need i am not marrying one chick.
sticking to one pool doesn't fill all my needs.
unless they give me everything i need i am not marrying one chick.
djpuma_gemini
8:57 PM 26 April 2010
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Thanks djpuma.Joshua, I'm mostly a bedroom dj, I get gigs once in a while but not near enough for me to justify spending money on more than a couple pools a month. I have other expenses in my life so I would rather just seek out the few better pools and just subscribe to them rather than joining every pool imaginable like some of you guys who take it more seriously and make more money.
I'm the same way, I don't gig weekly, but I like to have all the goodies and be ready for it.
I have smash, and edit my own and I still find myself missing some of the other stuff. You have to have a couple just to be safe.
DJ DisGrace
9:15 PM 26 April 2010
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sticking to one hole doesn't fill all my needs.
unless they give me everything i need i am not marrying one chick.
whoa
sticking to one hole doesn't fill all my needs.
unless they give me everything i need i am not marrying one chick.
whoa
djnak
2:04 AM 27 April 2010
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I still dont understand why people would go this OR that.why not have both?
it shouldnt break your bank.
even if your only gigging one night a week.
thats still AT LEAST 1200.00 A MONTH.
And to think you cant re-invest 200 of it back into content?
this is the same thing as the CDJ vs TT argument.
people were so hell bent on either your ONE OR THE OTHER.
why not be proficient on both, then when the times right and u have some income
you can buy one to augment your rig for 3 inputs.
I love CDJs for live trickery, the signal is so strong, theres no flutter, u can lay acapellas and forget them.
I love vinyl... its just what I like.
So, why cant people use all the services?
Im not going to stranglehold my creativity and musical depth for 20.00 a week.
I guess thats just the old dog in me.
I strongly agree....
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Canadians never get anything right, unless its on iceyou should see my igloo
dj BUCK
2:56 AM 27 April 2010
My thoughts...
Xtendamix:
Plus: Good selection of hard to get tracks. They really do track some rarities down and are very open to suggestions.
Minus: Really didn't know what they were doing as far as rendering early on. This is being changed but still not the greatest quality.
Smashvidz:
Plus: Amazing video quality and great selection of new tracks. Older and Crooklyn videos thrown in as bonuses for members.
Minus: Some of the audio intros are medicore and some of the dance remixes selected for videos aren't the greatest.
OldSchoolVidz:
Haven't tried them but heard from a friend that some of the videos are tagged with other companies logos so I can only assume it's mainly a bootleg site. I may be wrong though.
Strictlyhits.com
Plus: Pretty good video remixes. They get a lot of stuff early. Not a great video quality as Smash but still pretty good.
Minues: A little pricey on some of their remixes. Website looks like it is from 2000 rather then 2010.
Yourremix
Haven't purchased anything from there as most of the audio mixes they make videos for are not that great. Video remixes are okay
Crooklynclan
Plus: Pretty dope video remixes. Quality is good.
Minus: Annoying chyrons.
Xtendamix:
Plus: Good selection of hard to get tracks. They really do track some rarities down and are very open to suggestions.
Minus: Really didn't know what they were doing as far as rendering early on. This is being changed but still not the greatest quality.
Smashvidz:
Plus: Amazing video quality and great selection of new tracks. Older and Crooklyn videos thrown in as bonuses for members.
Minus: Some of the audio intros are medicore and some of the dance remixes selected for videos aren't the greatest.
OldSchoolVidz:
Haven't tried them but heard from a friend that some of the videos are tagged with other companies logos so I can only assume it's mainly a bootleg site. I may be wrong though.
Strictlyhits.com
Plus: Pretty good video remixes. They get a lot of stuff early. Not a great video quality as Smash but still pretty good.
Minues: A little pricey on some of their remixes. Website looks like it is from 2000 rather then 2010.
Yourremix
Haven't purchased anything from there as most of the audio mixes they make videos for are not that great. Video remixes are okay
Crooklynclan
Plus: Pretty dope video remixes. Quality is good.
Minus: Annoying chyrons.
DJ Di
3:30 AM 27 April 2010
New site, Virtual Remixes, using them weekly, intro offer, very cheap!!! No tags, high quality, i'm sold. one of a kind stuff and they've done requests and personalized drops for my shows. Pretty new concept. I like them alot. Great selection and top of the heap remixers.
Rebelguy
4:25 AM 27 April 2010
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New site, Virtual Remixes, using them weekly, intro offer, very cheap!!! No tags, high quality, i'm sold. one of a kind stuff and they've done requests and personalized drops for my shows. Pretty new concept. I like them alot. Great selection and top of the heap remixers.How much are you getting paid from them?
Rebelguy
4:35 AM 27 April 2010
I would join if I saw some better samples. The stuff they have up now is pretty corny.
DJ Di
4:50 AM 27 April 2010
Yeah, I saw that. I knew some of the remixers and signed in without checking it out. I'll send them a message and tell them to add more examples. I think that's good advice to them.
ChrisD
4:54 AM 27 April 2010
DJ Di,
This is the second time that you've chimed in in a discussion to sing the praises of a paid service. The first time was here serato.com / scratchlive.net which, incidentally, was your very first post on this forum.
It's therefore very hard to believe that you're not in some way associated with this commercial operation, and that means that you are in effect advertising which we don't allow on this forum.
Please refrain from using this forum to promote your business.
This is the second time that you've chimed in in a discussion to sing the praises of a paid service. The first time was here serato.com / scratchlive.net which, incidentally, was your very first post on this forum.
It's therefore very hard to believe that you're not in some way associated with this commercial operation, and that means that you are in effect advertising which we don't allow on this forum.
Please refrain from using this forum to promote your business.
DJ Di
4:59 AM 27 April 2010
Sorry, I was just talking to someone talking to me. Actually own a Performing Arts School for 20 years. I didn't know I was doing anything wrong. I thought it was an open forum.
djpuma_gemini
5:08 AM 27 April 2010
open forum yes, but ChrisD has a point, if your first post on here is about a service you just got it seems little fishy.
I'll check them out, but there is only one site I know of that doesn't use chryons, logos, or anything, except in the beginning and I don't need to say their name.
I'll check them out, but there is only one site I know of that doesn't use chryons, logos, or anything, except in the beginning and I don't need to say their name.
DJ Di
5:13 AM 27 April 2010
sorry, I'll be more careful. I was answering to what remix service to your use. I work in the kid business/entertainment world.
djpuma_gemini
5:15 AM 27 April 2010
haha that sample of black eyed peas into 50 cent was bad. I mean yeah the video was ok, but when 50 comes in the vocals don't match the mouth moving on screen and when the outro comes in it's the same thing mouths moving over beats is a no no for any video remix.
Good for your average remixer, but not something you'd expect to see on a site for sale.
Good for your average remixer, but not something you'd expect to see on a site for sale.
Joshua Carl
5:17 AM 27 April 2010
Di, do you have a website, facebook, myspace.
Im sure the powers that be would be a little more tolerant if you had an identity like every other DJ/business owner on the planet.
Im sure the powers that be would be a little more tolerant if you had an identity like every other DJ/business owner on the planet.
DJ Di
5:28 AM 27 April 2010
Show Director, Artistic Direction, Music Technician, Promotions, Dance Choreographer, Marketing, Show and Event designer, etc.
DJ Di
5:31 AM 27 April 2010
Working with VDJ since Jan. The video shows work really great with live performance and several DJs enjoy working with it for lots of the entertainment I use. I think Serato is good for standard operation, I like the bells and whistles of VDJ. Again, only an opinion and personal preference. However, it is taking quite a while to learn to feel comfortable without concentrating so much. I haven't had a lot of time training on it, hahahah. I have others doing it for me. :)
Joshua Carl
5:35 AM 27 April 2010
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Show Director, Artistic Direction, Music Technician, Promotions, Dance Choreographer, Marketing, Show and Event designer, etc.I didnt happen to see DJ/VJ in there...
dont get me wrong, but I dont see how a 50+ year old woman with no obvious experience in video or DJ ing has any grounds to recomend one service OVER another.
Im not saying YOU CANT... but I am saying that its an unsupported claim.
[Seeing how the thread is about smashvidz...and the people that chimed in, chiimed in on a few services]
again dont confuse this with "hate"
but if you were looking to hire a dance choreographer how much weight would you put in the opinion of someone doing it for 3 months who hasent danced with anyone except 1 brand new dance troop (and a questionable one at that.)
djpuma_gemini
5:39 AM 27 April 2010
larry d own that website BTW. I believe they're in cahoots and would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those darn kids.
DJ Di
5:39 AM 27 April 2010
You missed the part about I have people doing it for me...Sometimes you earn the right to direct and get out of the trenches...I've actually been in the business for 35 years. Someone asked for my business website. I was prompted by a another post, I didn't start anything.
DJ Di
5:41 AM 27 April 2010
Whew, it feels like you all need my resume...hahahahha. I'll stay off the forums if my opinions cause stress...I love talking the business, if anyone wants to talk more, just let me know. :)
Joshua Carl
5:48 AM 27 April 2010
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Whew, it feels like you all need my resume...hahahahha. I'll stay off the forums if my opinions cause stress...I love talking the business, if anyone wants to talk more, just let me know. :)thats the catch here... its not ALL BUSINESS for us here...
and we dont take kindly to ones rouse to get people to join a site and think we're
not quick enough to not see obvious "cahoots" with the company...
its bordering insulting.
DJ Di
5:54 AM 27 April 2010
I love the business I'm in, not too many can say they love their job. I don't know anyone in the music business that does not LOVE their job. No cahoots, no insults. Just love my job.
VJ Justin Allen
11:36 AM 27 April 2010
No problem with that...it's just that "your job" on this forum seems to be generating business for a website that you have an interest in.
Bye.
Bye.
DJ-Phat-AL
11:47 AM 27 April 2010
DJ Di has posted in like 4 different areas including in the general DJ discussion under legal sources for MP3's for this site...
so yeah ... she REALLLLY likes the site and wants EVERYONE to know about it...
so yeah ... she REALLLLY likes the site and wants EVERYONE to know about it...
tomatoslice
3:23 PM 27 April 2010
i just can't get passed the absolute cheesiness of the virtualremix enough to even consider subscribing. the thought of seeing that each time i went dload videos absolutely PAINS me.
Dj-M.Bezzle
3:26 PM 27 April 2010
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i just can't get passed the absolute cheesiness of the virtualremix enough to even consider subscribing. the thought of seeing that each time i went dload videos absolutely PAINS me.+1
Joshua Carl
3:40 PM 27 April 2010
if u check out Larry's mix it has a few mixes from virtual remixes.
and not to take anything away from the mix it self, its very good
good mix of tounge-in-cheek bits and solid transitions and such especially for the
mobile beat crowd (to who the mix is aimed it)
Ill take that over some of these promos that are 3 hours of intro/outro mixing.
but you can spot the virtual mixes because they all have either filled borders
on the top & botton, or even on the RIGHT AND LEFT!
filled with backgrounds comparable to the promo only ambients
www.youtube.com view
3:23 6:14 7:10
and not to take anything away from the mix it self, its very good
good mix of tounge-in-cheek bits and solid transitions and such especially for the
mobile beat crowd (to who the mix is aimed it)
Ill take that over some of these promos that are 3 hours of intro/outro mixing.
but you can spot the virtual mixes because they all have either filled borders
on the top & botton, or even on the RIGHT AND LEFT!
filled with backgrounds comparable to the promo only ambients
www.youtube.com view
3:23 6:14 7:10
djpuma_gemini
3:40 PM 27 April 2010
reminds me of a poster I had from high school of an alien that said,"take me to your dealer" black light poster.
djpuma_gemini
3:42 PM 27 April 2010
yeah, after getting ivtc and the proper aspect resolution of ws videos, I hate seeing that extra crap on videos now.
Too little too late though because I am not going back through my videos and redoing them all.
Too little too late though because I am not going back through my videos and redoing them all.
DJ CISCO
4:04 PM 27 April 2010
does anyone have smashvidz and 8th wonder (aka videotoolz)??
I just checked out smashvidz and it seems like they are very similar to 8th wonder.
I just checked out smashvidz and it seems like they are very similar to 8th wonder.
Dj-M.Bezzle
4:05 PM 27 April 2010
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does anyone have smashvidz and 8th wonder (aka videotoolz)??I just checked out smashvidz and it seems like they are very similar to 8th wonder.
i have them both, SV is MUCH better quality, 8th is better for quantity
Dj-M.Bezzle
4:10 PM 27 April 2010
thats why i stopped usign 8th so much, id come in at the end of the day and there would be like 300 new vids, most were offkey crappy audio mashups id never use and didnt have time to preview, also the specs of the video were so low they were almost unuseable, SV on the other hand had high quality video edits, awesome audio and onlty about 50 a week but they would all be 50 i would acutually use
Joshua Carl
4:11 PM 27 April 2010
I wouldnt even go as far as saying better for quantity....
every video I get from smash I KEEP.
75% of what i get from videotoolz I delete (or prefer the video that DTV/SV/Xtenda made)
there are a few mixers keeping my supscription active @ videotoolz...
alot of people who are newer to the scene are often kinda smitten with videotoolz out
of the gate... but them after a few months of seeing what the other services look like
on their screens they understand (myself included)
and eventually everyone comes to the same conclusion
every video I get from smash I KEEP.
75% of what i get from videotoolz I delete (or prefer the video that DTV/SV/Xtenda made)
there are a few mixers keeping my supscription active @ videotoolz...
alot of people who are newer to the scene are often kinda smitten with videotoolz out
of the gate... but them after a few months of seeing what the other services look like
on their screens they understand (myself included)
and eventually everyone comes to the same conclusion
DJ CISCO
4:42 PM 27 April 2010
this just sounded like an info-mercial!! LOL...
but seriously.. thanks for the good comparison info!
but seriously.. thanks for the good comparison info!
Dj-M.Bezzle
4:42 PM 27 April 2010
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alot of people who are newer to the scene are often kinda smitten with videotoolz outof the gate... but them after a few months of seeing what the other services look like
on their screens they understand (myself included)
and eventually everyone comes to the same conclusion
EXACTLY LOL
djpuma_gemini
4:46 PM 27 April 2010
comparing smash to 8th is like comparing apple to, well you know what I mean.
You've never seen a smashvid with a poorly cropped po video to hide their chyron in 09 or 10.
I pay for smash and know their stuff is on point and when I login on thursdays I know there will be tons of new goodies to fill my crates with for the weekend and I love the fact that they got the unofficial videos. I used drake and weezy's im goin in and tpain kiss her and the crowd didn't even know it wasn't real.
You've never seen a smashvid with a poorly cropped po video to hide their chyron in 09 or 10.
I pay for smash and know their stuff is on point and when I login on thursdays I know there will be tons of new goodies to fill my crates with for the weekend and I love the fact that they got the unofficial videos. I used drake and weezy's im goin in and tpain kiss her and the crowd didn't even know it wasn't real.
DJ/VJ Graham
8:06 PM 27 April 2010
Yeah the unofficial I'm goin' in & also steady mobbin' have come in handy. I wish they would make more "unofficial vidz" ....call it unofficialz or something. They ought to do classics too...ones that we are sure have no existing videos......Dr Dre - Explosive (for example).
A lot of time was spent making the Ludacris - how low (unofficial vid) & it was very good too but then a week later the real vid was out. I think the time spent making an unofficial vid should be spent on classics that have no vid anywhere not a current hit that might have the real vid come out in another weeks time.
A lot of time was spent making the Ludacris - how low (unofficial vid) & it was very good too but then a week later the real vid was out. I think the time spent making an unofficial vid should be spent on classics that have no vid anywhere not a current hit that might have the real vid come out in another weeks time.
DJ/VJ Graham
8:09 PM 27 April 2010
At Justin:Some mashups but mostly extended intro & outro (XTENDZ), single (dirty & clean), acappella in (BLEN-X-IN), acapella out (BLEN-X), short 1 verse edit (SNIPZ) & occasional "UNOFFICIALZ"
Joshua Carl
8:11 PM 27 April 2010
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Are smash videos mash-up's or just extended versions?just in any given release you usually get:
single (Clean and dirty
Xtended (clean & dirty)
Snipz (Clean & dirty)
Blenx (in or out)
acapella.
not for every video will you get all 6-10 versions... but a fair amaoung
djpuma_gemini
8:23 PM 27 April 2010
I personally don't download snipz or blenx anymore. Snipz for sure, they take up too much space and I can just use an extend on the next track if I want to use a one verse edit, plus, sometimes I load the snipz without realizing it and I have to scramble for the full version and drop it on the 2nd verse or just mix out of it if I realize it too late.
There was one point in time where the didn't put [single] [snipz] or [xtendz] in the title and I would have to find the grouping column to figure out which version was which.
I think they realized that pretty quick and changed up the scheme.
There was one point in time where the didn't put [single] [snipz] or [xtendz] in the title and I would have to find the grouping column to figure out which version was which.
I think they realized that pretty quick and changed up the scheme.
VJ Justin Allen
8:47 PM 27 April 2010
Thanks DJ/VJ Graham. I actually just tried to sign up but I couldn't determine if their payment server was on a secure network (https:/) or not.
Gregg R
8:56 PM 27 April 2010
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Thanks DJ/VJ Graham. I actually just tried to sign up but I couldn't determine if their payment server was on a secure network (https:/) or not.it's an approval type process. they screen every applicant and dont allow "instant access" like other sites........
tomatoslice
9:01 PM 27 April 2010
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it's an approval type process. they screen every applicant and dont allow "instant access" like other sites........
yep, they gotta make sure you are "kool"...if you spike your hair and mention ed hardy it helps.
Steve Dub.
9:05 PM 27 April 2010
I don't like the unofficial vidz. They look tacky. Now on the other hand some dude made an edit for Eazy-E "Boyz in the Hood" and that's one of the best unofficial vidz I've ever seen. He did a good job and I play that one quite a bit. But I think that's a rare instance. Most of them look tacky to me and I'd rather just play the song with a generic clip of break dancers or something or even my logo. IMO
dj lad
9:08 PM 27 April 2010
Really Steve? I like them a lot. They're better than a shadow dancer or my logo.
dvdjcrush
9:22 PM 27 April 2010
yeah they make a visual conection with the artist there may be times when the crowd may not know the artist but when they see them BAM!!! That's if they know what the artist lokks like ha...
Dj-M.Bezzle
9:39 PM 27 April 2010
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yeah they make a visual conection with the artist there may be times when the crowd may not know the artist but when they see them BAM!!! That's if they know what the artist lokks like ha...+1
djpuma_gemini
9:41 PM 27 April 2010
yeah very true, I dropped winner this weekend and some chick asked for TI winner, I said no jamie foxx, but I had just the clubs logo and it wasn't as cool as an unofficial
VJ Justin Allen
9:55 PM 27 April 2010
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Thanks DJ/VJ Graham. I actually just tried to sign up but I couldn't determine if their payment server was on a secure network (https:/) or not.it's an approval type process. they screen every applicant and dont allow "instant access" like other sites........
They actually wanted the payment before I was approved. I didn't really care about that. I do care about sending credit card info over unsecured servers however.
Not saying that their's was unsecure...There pop-up window just prevented me from finding that out.
Steve Dub.
10:03 PM 27 April 2010
Just my opinion, I can't stand the artist rapping and the words not matching. Reminds me of when I went to some bowling alley that had a DJ and some other guy playing videos trying to match what the DJ was playing but even though it was the same artist it was a completely different video.
DJ/VJ Graham
11:36 PM 27 April 2010
To Steve Dub:
You would have to see one of their unofficial vidz. It is so cleverly done...they do not show a 20 second footage where U can see the mouths not in sync with the audio. They use split second video snipz, the artists gesturing at the exact point in the audio where a particular lyric is emphasized etc etc, close ups & other concepts to make it look like a real video. I honestly forgot that the Ludacris video was not the real one...iwas quite good & is a shame that a week later the real vid came out. They don't do a lot of unofficial vidz but the few that they have done are real good. It's nt what U think but its best seen (a picture is woth a thousand words type of concept)
You would have to see one of their unofficial vidz. It is so cleverly done...they do not show a 20 second footage where U can see the mouths not in sync with the audio. They use split second video snipz, the artists gesturing at the exact point in the audio where a particular lyric is emphasized etc etc, close ups & other concepts to make it look like a real video. I honestly forgot that the Ludacris video was not the real one...iwas quite good & is a shame that a week later the real vid came out. They don't do a lot of unofficial vidz but the few that they have done are real good. It's nt what U think but its best seen (a picture is woth a thousand words type of concept)
Steve Dub.
11:49 PM 27 April 2010
To DJ/VJ Graham
I have a smash account, been with them forever, I know exactly what the unofficial vidz look like. I stated my opinion. Period.
I have a smash account, been with them forever, I know exactly what the unofficial vidz look like. I stated my opinion. Period.
Steve Dub.
11:53 PM 27 April 2010
And I still thing smash is #1, that's why I'm still with them. For new shit nobody is fukin with them.
DJ-Phat-AL
1:05 AM 28 April 2010
I don't even play the official video version of "I am the ish"... I play the SmashVidz unofficial version... but better... more entertaining.
DJ/VJ Graham
1:53 AM 28 April 2010
Okay Steve......I did not know U had an account. U described what sounded like mouths that are not in Sync with the music:
"I can't stand the artist rapping and the words not matching"
since U have seen the unofficial videos & that is your description/opinion of them I can respect your opinion while disagreeing. It's a matter of taste & perception. I would choose a well done unofficial video over an ambient anyday...but that is just my opinion. Forgive me for assuming that from the way you described the videos...you must not have an account. That is my error.
"I can't stand the artist rapping and the words not matching"
since U have seen the unofficial videos & that is your description/opinion of them I can respect your opinion while disagreeing. It's a matter of taste & perception. I would choose a well done unofficial video over an ambient anyday...but that is just my opinion. Forgive me for assuming that from the way you described the videos...you must not have an account. That is my error.
DJ/VJ Graham
2:07 AM 28 April 2010
words not matching...I get what U are saying now....it is in sync but U can tell the word the mouth is pronouncing is not the word in the actual audio. I agree that one can tell but I still think it's better than an ambient video. Once again, I can respect other peoples opposing views/opinions.
marx
10:26 AM 28 April 2010
Payment info....it doesn't get more secure then Paypal buddy :-)
UnO's will keep coming. Its hard to know, sometimes they shoot these things undercover & you don't know the real release date. "I'm going in" is a perfect example....that shit was supposed to be shot over 5 months ago or what ever....Drake hurt his leg blah blah. Just because they booked it doesn't mean shitz. So yes...we plan on doing older classics that never even had a video done before.....but you will see more UnO's done without a doubt....hopefully plenty time before it even becomes a hit & a video treatment is even made :-)
UnO's will keep coming. Its hard to know, sometimes they shoot these things undercover & you don't know the real release date. "I'm going in" is a perfect example....that shit was supposed to be shot over 5 months ago or what ever....Drake hurt his leg blah blah. Just because they booked it doesn't mean shitz. So yes...we plan on doing older classics that never even had a video done before.....but you will see more UnO's done without a doubt....hopefully plenty time before it even becomes a hit & a video treatment is even made :-)
VJ Justin Allen
12:43 PM 28 April 2010
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Payment info....it doesn't get more secure then Paypal buddy :-)Actually paypal doesn't give you any of the normal credit card protections...especially on recurring charge transactions. That's why I never use it for things like this.
djpuma_gemini
2:26 PM 28 April 2010
they bill me monthly with paypal and I doubt i'd ever want to challenge it saying I don't want the service.
DJ Di
4:04 PM 28 April 2010
hahaha, got it!!
I was just wondering what other company is out there besides Pay Pal. I subscribe to several services and it's PayPal that is their pay source. Just wondering if there are other options.
I was just wondering what other company is out there besides Pay Pal. I subscribe to several services and it's PayPal that is their pay source. Just wondering if there are other options.
Steve Dub.
4:11 PM 28 April 2010
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words not matching...I get what U are saying now....it is in sync but U can tell the word the mouth is pronouncing is not the word in the actual audio. I agree that one can tell but I still think it's better than an ambient video. Once again, I can respect other peoples opposing views/opinions.Exactly what I meant and I have no problem with other guys liking these vidz. They're just not for me personally. Different strokes.
djpuma_gemini
5:54 PM 28 April 2010
Paypal seems much easier and safer than dropping my credit card info.
djpuma_gemini
6:41 PM 28 April 2010
I'd prefer to have a little chip in my arm to charge shit, but them mofuckas will start chopping arms off for the info.
Dj-M.Bezzle
7:22 PM 28 April 2010
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It's actually not...but everyone does things differently. :)how so
djnak
7:42 PM 28 April 2010
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Payment info....it doesn't get more secure then Paypal buddy :-)Actually paypal doesn't give you any of the normal credit card protections...especially on recurring charge transactions. That's why I never use it for things like this.
if you really concerned about it get a money mart credit card(pay as you go) so you can just add your monthly pool fees on time every month and leave it with a zero balance afterwards that way if someone gets your info there is no balance and cant be used....
Rebelguy
7:42 PM 28 April 2010
Paypal is a middleman but no matter what you can still contest things with your credit card company and 9 times out of 10 they side with the purchaser. I have gone through enough disputes through my own businesses and ebay to know that the seller gets the short end of the stick most of the time.
VJ Justin Allen
7:46 PM 28 April 2010
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Paypal is a middleman but no matter what you can still contest things with your credit card company and 9 times out of 10 they side with the purchaser. I have gone through enough disputes through my own businesses and ebay to know that the seller gets the short end of the stick most of the time.+1
DJ Di
8:02 PM 28 April 2010
I feel pretty good with PayPal too. I know there are several checks and balances and notifications that keep you in the loop of what is happening with your credit card whenever it is used with PayPal. I was just wondering if there is another service out their that is preferred by customers.
Millz
12:38 AM 29 April 2010
I have, a wholesale DJ gear company and I do business that way...a few dozen times and no issues...
DJ Di
12:40 AM 29 April 2010
Thanks, I'll check it out. I'm looking for a pay system other than PayPal, good rates and secure. I hear lots of negatives about PayPal and some that won't pay any other way. Just seeing what else is out there.
DJ-Phat-AL
1:37 AM 29 April 2010
or if you are legit business then use a merchant account and accept all credit cards.
DJ Pimp
6:15 AM 29 April 2010
I didn't read the whole thread trough, but I absolutely agree with the title, that SmashVidz is the best video service out there!!
Xtendamix
1:14 PM 29 April 2010
For the credit card vs Paypal issue, paypal is easier. The merchant services charge $50 or so per month as a fee, plus 3% of transactions. Paypal is also 3% of transactions, so the two options are pretty similar. The address you submit for credit cards, has to match exactly to the letter, the one that is on the statement. If you are one letter off, it declines. So for security purposes, it's better than paypal and not everyone has a paypal account. Some DJs want to write the pool off, so they can with credit cards easier than paypal because you get a statement. Plus, if a user disputes, they usually get their money back with the credit card companies, so they feel more secure as well.
Finally, the biggest advantage to credit cards is that the bigger companies who purchase multiple accounts and sign for 3-6 months at a time don't use paypal. So you can run transactions in the thousands no problem and without credit cards, you might miss out on those.
If you can, use both. Not all users have one or the other.
Finally, the biggest advantage to credit cards is that the bigger companies who purchase multiple accounts and sign for 3-6 months at a time don't use paypal. So you can run transactions in the thousands no problem and without credit cards, you might miss out on those.
If you can, use both. Not all users have one or the other.
Rebelguy
2:44 PM 29 April 2010
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For the credit card vs Paypal issue, paypal is easier. The merchant services charge $50 or so per month as a fee, plus 3% of transactions. Paypal is also 3% of transactions, so the two options are pretty similar. The address you submit for credit cards, has to match exactly to the letter, the one that is on the statement. If you are one letter off, it declines. So for security purposes, it's better than paypal and not everyone has a paypal account. Some DJs want to write the pool off, so they can with credit cards easier than paypal because you get a statement. Plus, if a user disputes, they usually get their money back with the credit card companies, so they feel more secure as well.Finally, the biggest advantage to credit cards is that the bigger companies who purchase multiple accounts and sign for 3-6 months at a time don't use paypal. So you can run transactions in the thousands no problem and without credit cards, you might miss out on those.
If you can, use both. Not all users have one or the other.
I prefer the barter system...haha
Ace27
7:26 PM 30 April 2010
I just applied to smash vidz, how long does it take to for you guys to get back about the application? I'd like to get some videos before tomorrow night if that's possible.
Marine
8:19 PM 30 April 2010
I use to use to get express video and hot video and club video from promo only until I found out about smash vidz the best decision I ever made to switch. I only get po club video because of all the house music
DJ Tecoy
8:24 PM 30 April 2010
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I use to use to get express video and hot video and club video from promo only until I found out about smash vidz the best decision I ever made to switch. I only get po club video because of all the house musicYeah, I'm thinking of getting the PO Club Video or Hot Video for the House Videos. How is it? I used to get the PO Express!
I just wish Smash Vidz had more house. Maybe when I get my FCP & Ableton I'll be able to help out or something. Working with Premiere now. Only because I've been using Audition for the past 7 yrs.
Marine
8:29 PM 30 April 2010
It's not that great but the only option I know of to get House music. I don't like the quality compared to smash vidz, smash vidz looks and sounds perfect, po not that great
dj pt (lv)
9:09 PM 30 April 2010
Is SmashVidz really legit and 100% legal? Why is it that a company like Promo Only can't offer extended intros on their videos and SmashVidz can? I asked PO about this a while ago and they said that the labels would not allow it. Even Xtendamix says that they can't make intros from certain labels because they don't allow it. If that is true, how does SmashVidz get away with this? The other thing I wonder is why do they have terms like the crooklyn clan site?
"...you must have in your possession the original works contained in the videos you obtained..."
If that is in the terms, then every VJ that downloads videos are breaking the terms once they get a new video that isn't anywhere else. Is this just used to cover their ass?
Seems like everyone is on the SmashVidz bandwagon in this thread so I'll probably get a bashing for asking but I just wondered about that.
"...you must have in your possession the original works contained in the videos you obtained..."
If that is in the terms, then every VJ that downloads videos are breaking the terms once they get a new video that isn't anywhere else. Is this just used to cover their ass?
Seems like everyone is on the SmashVidz bandwagon in this thread so I'll probably get a bashing for asking but I just wondered about that.
Joshua Carl
9:14 PM 30 April 2010
I wouldnt go as far as calling it a bandwagon.
that implies its the cool thing for the moment warranted only by what others are saying.
when in fact its because they have unmatched quality, content and consistency.
as far as legality.
I say get the get while the gettins good...theres always rumors.
that implies its the cool thing for the moment warranted only by what others are saying.
when in fact its because they have unmatched quality, content and consistency.
as far as legality.
I say get the get while the gettins good...theres always rumors.
Bren
9:21 PM 30 April 2010
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I just wish Smash Vidz had more house. Maybe when I get my FCP & Ableton I'll be able to help out or something. Working with Premiere now. Only because I've been using Audition for the past 7 yrs.
I'm sure they have enough editors to do house or any genre, house has never been the focus although as it's moving more towards mainstream they've certainly been doing more in this area, they are after all a mainstream pool.
To offer dance comprehensively would require label support from places outside of the United States, this would be a sizable task for a few reasons that I know of, however I don't have knowledge of SV's ambitions in this regard.
If you are interested in a 100% dance video service..., well there might be news soon.
Dj-M.Bezzle
9:54 PM 30 April 2010
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"...you must have in your possession the original works contained in the videos you obtained..."
If that is in the terms, then every VJ that downloads videos are breaking the terms once they get a new video that isn't anywhere else.
i have alot of MTV on VHS ;)
Dj-M.Bezzle
9:55 PM 30 April 2010
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Is SmashVidz really legit and 100% legal? Why is it that a company like Promo Only can't offer extended intros on their videos and SmashVidz can? I asked PO about this a while ago and they said that the labels would not allow it. Even Xtendamix says that they can't make intros from certain labels because they don't allow it. If that is true, how does SmashVidz get away with this? The other thing I wonder is why do they have terms like the crooklyn clan site?"...you must have in your possession the original works contained in the videos you obtained..."
If that is in the terms, then every VJ that downloads videos are breaking the terms once they get a new video that isn't anywhere else. Is this just used to cover their ass?
Seems like everyone is on the SmashVidz bandwagon in this thread so I'll probably get a bashing for asking but I just wondered about that.
of you really wanna get into legistics pretty much all dj mixtapes are illegal
Bren
10:41 PM 30 April 2010
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Is SmashVidz really legit and 100% legal?Nobody here knows the answer to that question, just as nobody here knows whether any other site or service is 100% legal unless they are directly involved with the legalities of the company concerned, send them an E-mail if it concerns you, I'm sure they'll be happy to respond.
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Why is it that a company like Promo Only can't offer extended intros on their videos and SmashVidz can?Actually promo only did offer such a service at one stage, which they say was abandoned due to a lack of support (from customers), this was at a time when the only way to mix video was if you owned a set of DVJ's, today anyone with a laptop can mix videos.
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I asked PO about this a while ago and they said that the labels would not allow it. Even Xtendamix says that they can't make intros from certain labels because they don't allow it. If that is true, how does SmashVidz get away with this?The question assumes that these companies share the same objectives, and also assumes a level playing field, which I'm afraid in this business doesn't exist.
PO have made their millions mainly in video distribution and don't appear to have an interest in the market niche of video remixing for VJ's (at the moment), although they do edit video remixes for TV.
Xtendamix are a new kid on the block, the name is a bit of a giveaway as to their purpose and their service they say is limited to the borders of Canada, and as such one would assume they deal with labels within Canada (not the US), their format not long ago included titling videos with adverts for ring tones which they said was a label requirement, which soon became a non requirement as it was found to be bad for business.
Smashvidz has been around for some years now, they've always been a video editing/remix service (not a distribution service), their dealing with labels will have always centered around this, they will have had to persuade them that having VJ's manipulate their videos on big screens in the US would be good for business, and indeed that custom edits, remixes and remastering would be needed to make it work.
Today SV leads in this area within the US, it's now clear that not having your videos on SV is a bad idea on the grand scheme of things, so much so that the Black Eyed Peas featured a SV video remix of "Imma Be" on their own homepage so it's fair to say that SV have done well out of this niche, having the direct support of the biggest band in the world today among many others.
The labels can give what they want to whom they want and how they want, they don't have their own set of rules as to how they negotiate terms, this is a game and it would be naive to believe that the labels aren't playing it.
dj lad
7:11 AM 1 May 2010
I was with you until...
On what planet are BEP a band?
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Today SV leads in this area within the US, it's now clear that not having your videos on SV is a bad idea on the grand scheme of things, so much so that the Black Eyed Peas featured a SV video remix of "Imma Be" on their own homepage so it's fair to say that SV have done well out of this niche, having the direct support of the biggest band in the world today among many others.On what planet are BEP a band?
Bren
12:05 PM 1 May 2010
haha - "group" would be more appropriate, but I have seen them reffered to as a band in some contexts, perhaps because Will I. Am is a multi instrumentalist, get one of the others on the bongo drums or triangle and there you have a band by definition...
DJ DisGrace
2:19 PM 1 May 2010
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haha - "group" would be more appropriate, but I have seen them reffered to as a band in some contexts, perhaps because Will I. Am is a multi instrumentalist, get one of the others on the bongo drums or triangle and there you have a band by definition...jingle frisbee!
dj lad
11:19 PM 1 May 2010
I'm getting to the point where I think I'm going to stop playing their godawful garbage "music".
DJ WyTE
1:44 AM 2 May 2010
wow... read alot of the comments... too much to read..
I just wanna give a public shoutout.
I ditched 8thwonder and my12inch for SVZ... Marx and the team are the Sh*t..
It's like he said, new releases are priority but they hit us with classics & oldskool from the late 80s,90s, & 2000 almost every update which is badass.. I personally want all the favorites of every year. For a all around DJ it's all needed. And SVZ is the only way to go.
Quality cannot be duplicated. I tried and gave up LOL i'm good on chilling and paying for more and more SVZ to be released.
Thanx
I just wanna give a public shoutout.
I ditched 8thwonder and my12inch for SVZ... Marx and the team are the Sh*t..
It's like he said, new releases are priority but they hit us with classics & oldskool from the late 80s,90s, & 2000 almost every update which is badass.. I personally want all the favorites of every year. For a all around DJ it's all needed. And SVZ is the only way to go.
Quality cannot be duplicated. I tried and gave up LOL i'm good on chilling and paying for more and more SVZ to be released.
Thanx
djnak
10:20 AM 2 May 2010
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Try [link removed]doesnt take you long to jump on the promo band wagon after youve already been told to chill on the ads.......
DJ-Phat-AL
11:50 AM 2 May 2010
DJ Di says:
wow.... seriously.. again....
It is making more and more hard to believe that you don't work for them or you ARE them...
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Try [link removed]wow.... seriously.. again....
It is making more and more hard to believe that you don't work for them or you ARE them...
tomatoslice
3:50 PM 2 May 2010
i can NOT take that site seriously...
there's a ton of sites out there that have nice clean, non-cheese, templates for you. that site seriously hurts to look at.
i don't know when that design was badass but it was probably passe months before i turned 8 and years before i drank or smoked anything that would make me just dumb enough to consider for a moment that it's good.
soooo hideous, neon and aliens is the old stupid and you made it the new ghey. congratulations!
please do a redesign, Dj Di.
there's a ton of sites out there that have nice clean, non-cheese, templates for you. that site seriously hurts to look at.
i don't know when that design was badass but it was probably passe months before i turned 8 and years before i drank or smoked anything that would make me just dumb enough to consider for a moment that it's good.
soooo hideous, neon and aliens is the old stupid and you made it the new ghey. congratulations!
please do a redesign, Dj Di.
djpuma_gemini
5:44 PM 2 May 2010
Site is horrible, video edits are subpar.
And please stop trying to act cool and than proceed to get info about paypal vs google checkout vs credit cards.
And please stop trying to act cool and than proceed to get info about paypal vs google checkout vs credit cards.
ChrisD
10:41 PM 2 May 2010
OK, that's it DJ Di - I warned you and now here you are again promoting a service.
Your very first post was a blatant plug: serato.com
A short time later you jumped in to a long established discussion and again only mentioned the same service: serato.com
Then, again, you jumped in to an existing discussion a again mentioned the very same service: serato.com
You clearly have no interest in the community here except to exploit it for own commercial gain.
You're banned.
Your very first post was a blatant plug: serato.com
A short time later you jumped in to a long established discussion and again only mentioned the same service: serato.com
Then, again, you jumped in to an existing discussion a again mentioned the very same service: serato.com
You clearly have no interest in the community here except to exploit it for own commercial gain.
You're banned.
MarkOfOdessy
2:08 AM 3 May 2010
You know what really gets me? When SmashVidz came out a lot of "VJs" were talking sh** about them so I didn't really care to use the service. Then once a lot of "VJs" started passing the stuff around (a.k.a free P2P), a lot of "VJs" started to say good things about them. I for one have the service (even tho I can get them free). I'll most likely go back to promoonly cuz I like to make edits, but the service is REALLY dope!
jbnyc
3:55 AM 3 May 2010
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(even tho I can get them free)TMI
anyway, did someone mention the tags are the shit?? once you donload the file you can just dump it in a creat and boom, dont_need_togetridof_all_them-lines!! even CC (which i like too, tag the files in a very stupid way, the dj name first wtf? when i browse my files do i need to remember who edit the video? lets not mention 8 WONDER WITH THE CAPS, bottom line smash is the shit, IMO the best way to tag a song is like smash (hope the rest of the editors are taking notes)
name of the artist - name of the song (editor) (sigle,snipz.extendz etc) clean
Lady Gaga ft Beyonce - Telephone (Kaskade Remix) [Club] - Clean
my $ 00.02
djpuma_gemini
5:12 AM 3 May 2010
yeah it's like saying you know where to score crack. We all know where to get it, but we don't talk about it.
MarkOfOdessy
5:27 AM 3 May 2010
^^^ lol nah man I don't know where to get crack... I just say no.... Well never been offered, but you get the point ; )
DJ-Phat-AL
8:11 AM 3 May 2010
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yeah it's like saying you know where to score crack. We all know where to get it, but we don't talk about it.first rule of video club... errr... I mean fight club
DJ-Phat-AL
8:27 PM 3 May 2010
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Tmi?it means:
too many idiots...
or
the man infected
or
terrific mistress inside
or
there's many insects
or
tiny monitor included
MarkOfOdessy
8:43 PM 3 May 2010
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Quote:
Tmi?it means:
That Man Isghey
"Isghey" isn't a word. . . What does that mean?
AddPop
9:07 PM 3 May 2010
Just subscribed to Smashvidz. I'm pretty pleased except.
1. The majority of the remix/mashups are just dance remixes or bpm transitions. Not a bunch of true mashups.
2. Thats it! Smashvidz is the sickness!
1. The majority of the remix/mashups are just dance remixes or bpm transitions. Not a bunch of true mashups.
2. Thats it! Smashvidz is the sickness!
Bren
10:09 PM 3 May 2010
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Just subscribed to Smashvidz. I'm pretty pleased except.1. The majority of the remix/mashups are just dance remixes or bpm transitions. Not a bunch of true mashups.
2. Thats it! Smashvidz is the sickness!
Mashups only get posted on crooklynclan.
AddPop
10:17 PM 3 May 2010
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Mashups only get posted on crooklynclan.
I have yet to check that out. I'll see whats up.
djpuma_gemini
1:21 AM 4 May 2010
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Mashups only get posted on crooklynclan.
Where they fucking belong too.
Bren
7:03 AM 4 May 2010
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Quote:
Mashups only get posted on crooklynclan.
Where they fucking belong too.
www.crooklynclan.net
I think that's the answer to your question...hehe
boabmatic
10:15 AM 5 May 2010
just re-joined smashvidz (was a member back in 2008)
I'm doing lots more video gigs these days so worth re-joining the service now...
has improved lots since I was last a member and the downloads are super fast now too...
really loving the new preview option.
not loaded any new vidz on serato yet to compare the quality against 8thwonder vidz.
I'm doing lots more video gigs these days so worth re-joining the service now...
has improved lots since I was last a member and the downloads are super fast now too...
really loving the new preview option.
not loaded any new vidz on serato yet to compare the quality against 8thwonder vidz.
djpuma_gemini
3:42 PM 5 May 2010
there is no comparison against 8th wonder.
They surpass them by miles. Smash over 8th anyday
They surpass them by miles. Smash over 8th anyday
djnak
4:56 PM 5 May 2010
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not loaded any new vidz on serato yet to compare the quality against 8thwonder vidz.hahahahahahahahahahaha you cant tell just by the previews that 8th is trash compared to smash.....
Steve Dub.
5:01 PM 5 May 2010
My only gripe with Smash has been a lack of a proper search function. You can only see a list of all the vidz but you cannot search for a specific song or artist.
Bren
5:36 PM 5 May 2010
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My only gripe with Smash has been a lack of a proper search function. You can only see a list of all the vidz but you cannot search for a specific song or artist.Yea I'd like to see this.
djpuma_gemini
6:23 PM 5 May 2010
Ctrl F or Apple F and you can search the entire list.
Any old stuff is in the old format which they are slowly, but surely replacing.
I'd like to see more white top 40. I don't spin it that much, but I'm trying to broaden my horizons a little bit and some KissFm club tracks would be nice.
Any old stuff is in the old format which they are slowly, but surely replacing.
I'd like to see more white top 40. I don't spin it that much, but I'm trying to broaden my horizons a little bit and some KissFm club tracks would be nice.
dj pt (lv)
6:33 PM 5 May 2010
puma, that's exactly why i still need 8th wonder or xtendamix. they have more "white top40." smashvidz is pretty much 90% urban (hip hop/r&b). sure you might get a katy perry or 3oh3 track once in a while, but you can't do a 2 hour set of "white top40" from their videos. lots of clubs around my area are strict about no hood music. i can't play gucci, lil wayne, etc, it's simply not allowed.
djpuma_gemini
6:47 PM 5 May 2010
I'll have to look into extenda and I can get my own po videos and crop out the logo, so 8th is out.
MarkOfOdessy
7:33 PM 5 May 2010
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My only gripe with Smash has been a lack of a proper search function. You can only see a list of all the vidz but you cannot search for a specific song or artist.+10 That's one of the main reasons I'm thinking about going back to promoonly. I hate having to look thru everything to find what I'm looking for . . .
MarkOfOdessy
7:35 PM 5 May 2010
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Ctrl F or Apple F and you can search the entire list.Gotta try that.
dvdjcrush
7:53 PM 5 May 2010
And just wait guys real real soon you won't believe the site.... Searchablity is one of the key functions in the upcoming site amongst other things... patience is a virtue...
djpuma_gemini
10:59 PM 5 May 2010
Just tell me what TNS stands for.
I know it's where you take a standard 4x3 and make it 16x9 (which I prefer), but I can't figure out what {tns} means
Too nasty stretch
The new stretch
titties n socks
tatas nalgas sesos.
I know it's where you take a standard 4x3 and make it 16x9 (which I prefer), but I can't figure out what {tns} means
Too nasty stretch
The new stretch
titties n socks
tatas nalgas sesos.
marx
12:12 AM 6 May 2010
Tilt and scan.
No stretching goin on here
Or new engine is very nice but similar to what we have now (so y'all don't get lost) Currently were still tweaking it with filtering and checkmarks....yes checkmarks, ull see a beta by June. Once we launch we will take feedback and change anything that doesn't make sense or a bug we didn't catch. But its a big step forward.
No stretching goin on here
Or new engine is very nice but similar to what we have now (so y'all don't get lost) Currently were still tweaking it with filtering and checkmarks....yes checkmarks, ull see a beta by June. Once we launch we will take feedback and change anything that doesn't make sense or a bug we didn't catch. But its a big step forward.
djpuma_gemini
12:30 AM 6 May 2010
I thought they didn't looked stretched. like the virtual insanity looked real good.
When I see both I don't download the 4x3 since I prefer the TNS versions.
When I see both I don't download the 4x3 since I prefer the TNS versions.
Joshua Carl
12:45 AM 6 May 2010
how about:
"T"hey dropped a "S"hitload of videos today on Smash.... wow.
"T"hey dropped a "S"hitload of videos today on Smash.... wow.
Henry GQ
2:32 AM 6 May 2010
marx?
checkmarks?
please explain...
i hope this isnt a watermark. im gonna fuckin shoot myself
checkmarks?
please explain...
i hope this isnt a watermark. im gonna fuckin shoot myself
marx
3:06 AM 6 May 2010
watermark hehe no buddy.
a check mark to know what you already downloaded :-)
a check mark to know what you already downloaded :-)
djpuma_gemini
2:57 PM 6 May 2010
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watermark hehe no buddy.a check mark to know what you already downloaded :-)
THANK YOU.
My number one gripe is you guys put up say. Usher - my boo single last month or whenever and then you get the xtendz, snipz, acap... up today.
I don't remember which ones I've downloaded so, I always get doubles and since I don't always put my smash vidz in one big folder, I won't know they are doubles until I see them in itunes or search my computer.
djpuma_gemini
4:24 PM 6 May 2010
haha.
It's hard to organize when you get like 50 plus videos and gotta toss them in the crates and get ready.
Every once in a while I will go through my crates by artist and see the doubles and delete the older or lower quality version.
It's hard to organize when you get like 50 plus videos and gotta toss them in the crates and get ready.
Every once in a while I will go through my crates by artist and see the doubles and delete the older or lower quality version.
Ingo B
5:01 PM 6 May 2010
I like Smash. Aside from the obvious (video/audio quality), I'm also impressed with the little things, like their file-naming syntax - clean, efficient, spelled correctly, proper capitalization, etc. I have yet to receive a file that looks like an 8th grader tagged it (see: Cutt, DJ). Good stuff. Shows they take pride in their work.
Note: I'm a mild mannered tech writer by day, so crappy presentation gives me convulsions.
One thing: on occasion, an Xtendz version is rolled out on songs that already have usable intros (i.e. LL Cool J "Doin' It", Mary J Blige "Family Affair"). Maybe use the time and resources towards songs that need actual work? Just a humble suggestion.
Note: I'm a mild mannered tech writer by day, so crappy presentation gives me convulsions.
One thing: on occasion, an Xtendz version is rolled out on songs that already have usable intros (i.e. LL Cool J "Doin' It", Mary J Blige "Family Affair"). Maybe use the time and resources towards songs that need actual work? Just a humble suggestion.
Dj-M.Bezzle
6:01 PM 6 May 2010
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I like Smash. Aside from the obvious (video/audio quality), I'm also impressed with the little things, like their file-naming syntax - clean, efficient, spelled correctly, proper capitalization, etc. I have yet to receive a file that looks like an 8th grader tagged it (see: Cutt, DJ). Good stuff. Shows they take pride in their work.Note: I'm a mild mannered tech writer by day, so crappy presentation gives me convulsions.
One thing: on occasion, an Xtendz version is rolled out on songs that already have usable intros (i.e. LL Cool J "Doin' It", Mary J Blige "Family Affair"). Maybe use the time and resources towards songs that need actual work? Just a humble suggestion.
+1 so one of the things that locked me into smashvidz was when i was with 8th wonder NOTHING was tagged close to right, id download like 200 songs drop em in SL and find out that all info was in track name and i had to go through and do extra work to erase the artist name from track name, put artist name in artist field, remove underscores ect ect.....SmashVids just download drop em in and im ready to play
jbnyc
7:16 PM 6 May 2010
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I hate underscores, this isn't pre2000 with irc chat's going on.we know you hate underscores djpuma_gemini!! lol
Ingo B
8:20 PM 6 May 2010
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I hate underscores, this isn't pre2000 with irc chat's going on.+1,000,000,000,001
DJ-Phat-AL
11:18 PM 6 May 2010
correct me if I am wrong but from my experience the underscores in file names had to be there because of limitations of files being able to be downloaded. Had that experience with graphics to work with a website design, etc.
But ... yeah... don't like the underscores in my file names...
I rename, re-tag EVERYTHING in my library anyways... so no biggie... part of my own library maintenance.
But ... yeah... don't like the underscores in my file names...
I rename, re-tag EVERYTHING in my library anyways... so no biggie... part of my own library maintenance.
Redline DJ
11:23 PM 6 May 2010
i dunno if anyone else is having an issue but since the new serato 2.0 came out ive been having to analyze smash vidz because they arent coming up with the waveforms??? anyone else having the same issue?
Millz
11:32 PM 6 May 2010
im the same as u al, i retag and rename every audio and video file that is incoming...its a big anal, but in the end a hella lot more organized than most cats
DJMuErTe
1:14 AM 7 May 2010
i like to organize my stuff as well but like someone else said after 100+ videos a week you get tired and dont have the time (besides been lazy of course =) hehe )
Anyway if everyone will name like smash does we all will be REALLY REALLY HAPPY!!
I hate cc,yourremix,sh,etc etc when it comes to naming the files!!
why use Dj name - weird song name + vj name etc etc ???
how hard is to name Artist - Song (remixer) ???
another thing i hate lately is the freaking transition videos on 8th wonder!!!!! OMG!!!
they put all the info on the video!!!!! WTF!???
people watching the video is like ooh look he is gonna transition from 130 to 74 !! shooot!!!
oh well ... lets all be happy :) hehehhee
Anyway if everyone will name like smash does we all will be REALLY REALLY HAPPY!!
I hate cc,yourremix,sh,etc etc when it comes to naming the files!!
why use Dj name - weird song name + vj name etc etc ???
how hard is to name Artist - Song (remixer) ???
another thing i hate lately is the freaking transition videos on 8th wonder!!!!! OMG!!!
they put all the info on the video!!!!! WTF!???
people watching the video is like ooh look he is gonna transition from 130 to 74 !! shooot!!!
oh well ... lets all be happy :) hehehhee
marx
1:44 AM 7 May 2010
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i dunno if anyone else is having an issue but since the new serato 2.0 came out ive been having to analyze smash vidz because they arent coming up with the waveforms??? anyone else having the same issue?its not 2.0 we had a internal issue. All is fixed now :-) It was going on for 2 weeks.
Henry GQ
2:38 AM 7 May 2010
btw.. it would be great if u guys tagged them a little better... like so
Usher - OMG [Smashvidz Single]-clean
or if its a remix
Usher ft Will.I.Am - OMG (Almighty Remix) [Smashvidz] - Clean
or with xtendamix..
Usher - OMG {Xtendamix Single]-clean
Usher ft Will.I.Am - OMG (Almighty Remix) [Xtendamix] - Clean
i have a sub. to both of you. and it would be nice to disguinish which is which without going into the video. sometimes people download into one folder. i dont.. but when i transfer from my desktop to my mac.. i put in one folder.
please take note. thank you
Usher - OMG [Smashvidz Single]-clean
or if its a remix
Usher ft Will.I.Am - OMG (Almighty Remix) [Smashvidz] - Clean
or with xtendamix..
Usher - OMG {Xtendamix Single]-clean
Usher ft Will.I.Am - OMG (Almighty Remix) [Xtendamix] - Clean
i have a sub. to both of you. and it would be nice to disguinish which is which without going into the video. sometimes people download into one folder. i dont.. but when i transfer from my desktop to my mac.. i put in one folder.
please take note. thank you
Joshua Carl
2:57 AM 7 May 2010
I Change all the albums to the service it came from.
its would be cool, if the VJ comminuty could vote on one column that services
HAVE to put their name.
I know Smash putsVJVIDS.
which confused me at first...
its would be cool, if the VJ comminuty could vote on one column that services
HAVE to put their name.
I know Smash putsVJVIDS.
which confused me at first...
Henry GQ
4:15 AM 7 May 2010
i dont even bother.
i have the bpm in the first column, then the artist. and then the song..
in the song i would put OMG {Xtendamix Single]-clean
i have the bpm in the first column, then the artist. and then the song..
in the song i would put OMG {Xtendamix Single]-clean
Henry GQ
4:17 AM 7 May 2010
i think if its a smashvidz xtendz they should put something liek this
OMG [Smashvidz Xtendz]-Clean
or xtendamix..
OMG [Xtendamix Extended]
or simply
OMG [Xtendamix]
OMG [Smashvidz Xtendz]-Clean
or xtendamix..
OMG [Xtendamix Extended]
or simply
OMG [Xtendamix]
djpuma_gemini
4:19 AM 7 May 2010
I do hate artist stuck in the beginning. When ever I see those, they usually get deleted and forgotten, but when they are in the title after the track I leave it.
Like
Usher - OMG (Clean) (DJ Puma Edit) that will stay
DJ Puma - Usher - OMG - Gets put in the trash can.
Like
Usher - OMG (Clean) (DJ Puma Edit) that will stay
DJ Puma - Usher - OMG - Gets put in the trash can.
marx
4:31 AM 7 May 2010
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btw.. it would be great if u guys tagged them a little better... like soUsher - OMG [Smashvidz Single]-clean
or if its a remix
Usher ft Will.I.Am - OMG (Almighty Remix) [Smashvidz] - Clean
please take note. thank you
ehhh thats a little sloppy I think. But under Album Artist you can see us :-)
Henry GQ
4:55 AM 7 May 2010
well.. i dont understand that.. being that u probally have every damn video known to vjs...
how do u organize them?
can u show me a screen shot ?
how do u organize them?
can u show me a screen shot ?
Bren
6:42 PM 7 May 2010
I agree on more logical tagging, i.e Artist - Title (DJ X Remix)
But you should really all E-mail the video services directly, if there's enough people saying the same thing they'll listen, it's not the choice of the editor.
But you should really all E-mail the video services directly, if there's enough people saying the same thing they'll listen, it's not the choice of the editor.
Xtendamix
7:15 PM 7 May 2010
At Xtendamix it's all one remixer, so we don't distinguish who did the mix. As for tagging, we use the "( )" brackets, I think Smashvidz uses the "[ ]" brackets. Most Djs we talk to don't care who did the mix, if it's an extended version, so we just leave it as extended mix or single.
djpuma_gemini
7:44 PM 7 May 2010
yeah there is no big deal to making an intro.
DMS put the remixer in the tile for an intro. Not necessary.
Only remixes should give credit to the remixer.
DMS put the remixer in the tile for an intro. Not necessary.
Only remixes should give credit to the remixer.
djnak
7:49 PM 7 May 2010
I actually dont mind the way smash or xtenda tags there different ways make it easy for me to do a batch file change to the way i like to organize
ie: Ludacris - How Low [Single] - Clean
will turn into: Ludacris - How Low(Sv)(Cln)
Ludacris - How Low (clean) (Single)
Ludacris - How Low(Xdmx)(Cln)
That way I know which service certain singles or extends came from....so I know how the quality is
But sites like cc I have to rename every file manually......which sucks ass it would be much easier if they put the remixers info at the end and not the beginning of the file name
ie: Ludacris - How Low [Single] - Clean
will turn into: Ludacris - How Low(Sv)(Cln)
Ludacris - How Low (clean) (Single)
Ludacris - How Low(Xdmx)(Cln)
That way I know which service certain singles or extends came from....so I know how the quality is
But sites like cc I have to rename every file manually......which sucks ass it would be much easier if they put the remixers info at the end and not the beginning of the file name
Joshua Carl
9:12 PM 7 May 2010
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But sites like cc I have to rename every file manually......which sucks ass it would be much easier if they put the remixers info at the end and not the beginning of the file name
or the remixer as the artists.
or somehow render the it so you cant edit it in any tagger program
or completely blank
matt212
9:51 PM 7 May 2010
Why don't you just delete the worst quality video to distinguish which one to play?
djpuma_gemini
10:05 PM 7 May 2010
that's what I do.
If I have a smash edit and I made an old po intro, even though I made it, I can the po and use the smash.
if I get a smash and have a logofree tagless video, than smash goes to the trash.
Quality is a little less than smash, but I prefer the tagless, or chyron free videos.
If I have a smash edit and I made an old po intro, even though I made it, I can the po and use the smash.
if I get a smash and have a logofree tagless video, than smash goes to the trash.
Quality is a little less than smash, but I prefer the tagless, or chyron free videos.
Henry GQ
10:14 PM 7 May 2010
i know for a time i was playing the smashvidz single compared to the xtendamix single(cuz of xtendamix chyrons)
but even with say kesha-blah blah blah
xtendamix had the whooole single, where as smash had the single but only from the point where the music started...
but even with say kesha-blah blah blah
xtendamix had the whooole single, where as smash had the single but only from the point where the music started...
Millz
10:17 PM 7 May 2010
im about to burn the house down, analyzing and didnt have my fans up and it was in the high 70s biabia
matt212
11:45 PM 7 May 2010
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i know for a time i was playing the smashvidz single compared to the xtendamix single(cuz of xtendamix chyrons)but even with say kesha-blah blah blah
xtendamix had the whooole single, where as smash had the single but only from the point where the music started...
So why don't you just delete the one you are not going to play and be done with it? I just don't understand the need for the pools to put thier name in the title to distinguish what video came from where. That's just like saying you have an audio file that has the whole song but it's 192...but I also have a a 320 that I know I won't play but I'll keep it...
djpuma_gemini
12:10 AM 8 May 2010
+1, why have multiple copies, especially with video. That's 100Mb's or so per file of extra space wasted.
Those of us on internals or bus powered externals need that space.
Those of us on internals or bus powered externals need that space.
Ingo B
12:24 AM 8 May 2010
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+1, why have multiple copies, especially with video. That's 100Mb's or so per file of extra space wasted.Those of us on internals or bus powered externals need that space.
Even those of us with powered externals need that space. I delete multiples like a mofo. I hate clutter. Try sorting thru a bogged down crate while tired/drunk/talking to hot chicks.
Charlie Five
1:31 AM 8 May 2010
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But sites like cc I have to rename every file manually......which sucks ass it would be much easier if they put the remixers info at the end and not the beginning of the file name
or the remixer as the artists.
or somehow render the it so you cant edit it in any tagger program
or completely blank
Yeah I CANNOT STAND having to rename every file. I'm a freak with my organization and prob spend hours a week just renaming other peoples work. Everything I load on Strictly Hits is 1.perfectly labeled. 2. have SSL cues, overviews, and sometimes loops built.
Henry GQ
7:00 AM 8 May 2010
ok.. well
sometimes xtendamix comes out with the video first, i prefer smash, but now have the xtendamix version in my library. so now i add smashvidz into my library. now i have multiple versions.
or i have the promo only version as well..
i guess u guys just have one source. good for u.
sometimes xtendamix comes out with the video first, i prefer smash, but now have the xtendamix version in my library. so now i add smashvidz into my library. now i have multiple versions.
or i have the promo only version as well..
i guess u guys just have one source. good for u.
DJ-Phat-AL
11:51 AM 8 May 2010
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Everything I load on Strictly Hits is 1.perfectly labeled. 2. have SSL cues, overviews, and sometimes loops built.define perfectly labeled...
everyone has a different way to do it.
I personally rename every file in library whether I got it from a pool or I ripped a DVD or I made the edit myself. Everyone of them are named in the same way. AND using the same file name method I can use Tag&Rename to put the tag info in place from the file name.
The way I do it is:
artist - title (video remixer-audio remix) (source "smashvidz, etc") (bpm) (year).mp4
example:
daft punk - one more time (double vision's edit-danny diggz rmx) (cc) (126) (2008).mp4
on transitions I do it like this:
dr. dre ft snoop dogg - next episode, the [95-120] (gregg r edit-discotech rmx) (cc) (95) (2009).mp4
all my crates are done by decade then subgenre:
[1990's]
-- [urban-rhythm]
-- [club-house-trance]
etc. etc...
been doing it like this for several years and it doesn't take as much time when you got a system..
call me anal ... but I have other DJ's use my library to play around wasn't lost at all due to me being so organized.
matt212
1:25 PM 8 May 2010
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ok.. wellsometimes xtendamix comes out with the video first, i prefer smash, but now have the xtendamix version in my library. so now i add smashvidz into my library. now i have multiple versions.
or i have the promo only version as well..
i guess u guys just have one source. good for u.
I guess you are assuming...good for u.
Henry GQ
4:15 PM 8 May 2010
ugh.. just explaining my reasoning.
but i do hate when i buy a video from one of the pay sites, and they have the remixers name in the artist column. that is so wack. all im gonna do and im sure every dj is gonna do is rename it anyhow.
and i typically never put the name of the video remixer anywhere... just the audio remixer. i know this kind of contradicts my earlier statement with xtenda and smash thing.. but its just the way i roll i guess :/
but i do hate when i buy a video from one of the pay sites, and they have the remixers name in the artist column. that is so wack. all im gonna do and im sure every dj is gonna do is rename it anyhow.
and i typically never put the name of the video remixer anywhere... just the audio remixer. i know this kind of contradicts my earlier statement with xtenda and smash thing.. but its just the way i roll i guess :/
matt212
4:38 PM 8 May 2010
I understand your reasoning behind what you are saying. My reasoning behind what I'm saying is that you know you have duplicates...why keep the ones you know you won't play? I can understand keeping all the source files you get on an external at home...but why keep duplicates on your gigging computer/external just so you be confused on which one to play...not unless you gig with the only drive you have for backup. But that's just me assuming..:)
Henry GQ
5:29 PM 8 May 2010
because when i dump the files on the gig'n drive.. i might not have time to dump the old files. i add 50-125 new videos a week to that drive so i might get a chance to do it right away....
matt212
6:09 PM 8 May 2010
Understood...but if have to time notice duplicates you got time to delete. Haha
jbnyc
4:21 AM 9 May 2010
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I do hate artist stuck in the beginning. When ever I see those, they usually get deleted and forgotten, but when they are in the title after the track I leave it.Like
Usher - OMG (Clean) (DJ Puma Edit) that will stay
DJ Puma - Usher - OMG - Gets put in the trash can.
true true, and whats up with the vs.? lol
DJ Puma vs. Usher - OMG lol this aint wwf mothafucka!! LMAO
DJ/VJ Graham
4:33 AM 9 May 2010
matt212...i think U are answering your own question.
You asked why not delete one of the 2 files. You also asked in another post, why have the name of the source of the file (smashvidz, Xtendamix, 8th wonder etc) in the file name.
The reason U would need the name of the source in the file name is to visually know which one to delete without opening the file to see where U got that particular video from. Remember like someone said above, when U dump 100 new files in to your hard drive....... U cannot know are U deleting a promo only file because U just got a file from xtendamix, or are U deleting a smashvidz file because U just got one from 8th wonder. The only way to know where the file was from is by actually playing the video & waiting for the chyron to appear on the screen. This is to tedious to do when U have a large number of vidz and duplicates.
I get around this by adding suffixes to the name of the file as i save it for download. The suffix tells me which site it came from. I can then delete many duplicates without having to play them. Sometimes however, U still have to play them to actually compare audio quality/video quality etc etc depending on which 2 or 3 sources U are comparing.
You asked why not delete one of the 2 files. You also asked in another post, why have the name of the source of the file (smashvidz, Xtendamix, 8th wonder etc) in the file name.
The reason U would need the name of the source in the file name is to visually know which one to delete without opening the file to see where U got that particular video from. Remember like someone said above, when U dump 100 new files in to your hard drive....... U cannot know are U deleting a promo only file because U just got a file from xtendamix, or are U deleting a smashvidz file because U just got one from 8th wonder. The only way to know where the file was from is by actually playing the video & waiting for the chyron to appear on the screen. This is to tedious to do when U have a large number of vidz and duplicates.
I get around this by adding suffixes to the name of the file as i save it for download. The suffix tells me which site it came from. I can then delete many duplicates without having to play them. Sometimes however, U still have to play them to actually compare audio quality/video quality etc etc depending on which 2 or 3 sources U are comparing.
matt212
8:55 AM 9 May 2010
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matt212...i think U are answering your own question.You asked why not delete one of the 2 files. You also asked in another post, why have the name of the source of the file (smashvidz, Xtendamix, 8th wonder etc) in the file name.
The reason U would need the name of the source in the file name is to visually know which one to delete without opening the file to see where U got that particular video from. Remember like someone said above, when U dump 100 new files in to your hard drive....... U cannot know are U deleting a promo only file because U just got a file from xtendamix, or are U deleting a smashvidz file because U just got one from 8th wonder. The only way to know where the file was from is by actually playing the video & waiting for the chyron to appear on the screen. This is to tedious to do when U have a large number of vidz and duplicates.
What I'm saying is it doesn't matter if you have SV, Xtenda or 8th, etc, in the file name. You should delete the videos that you are not going to play and keep the best one....and you find that out when you actually look at the video. So basically what you are saying is that you just download, dump and go without even checking the quality of the video before you play it at your gig? Maybe it's just me, but I have to at least check it out before I play it...audio or video. How many times have you played a song labeled clean but didn't find out it was the dirty version until you hear the "F" word fly out across the speakers?
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I get around this by adding suffixes to the name of the file as i save it for download. The suffix tells me which site it came from. I can then delete many duplicates without having to play them.So if you just delete based on source without playing them first...you wouldn't know when stuff like this happens as Henry already pointed out..."xtendamix had the whooole single, where as smash had the single but only from the point where the music started.."
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Sometimes however, U still have to play them to actually compare audio quality/video quality etc etc depending on which 2 or 3 sources U are comparing.Exactly!! That's why it doesn't matter if you have all that extra stuff in the title. They can put that kind of stuff in the comment section to show the originating source...but it's not needed in the title to push the other columns in Serato off the screen just so you can read all that stuff.
Take this audio file for example....
DJ Khaled ft Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and T Pain - All I Do Is Win (Clean)(Intro/Outro)(Extended)(Franchise)
DJ Khaled ft Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and T Pain - All I Do Is Win (Clean)(Intro/Outro)(Extended)(DJ City)
DJ Khaled ft Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and T Pain - All I Do Is Win (Clean)(Intro/Outro)(Extended)(Digiwaxx)
DJ Khaled ft Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and T Pain - All I Do Is Win (Clean)(Intro/Outro)(Extended)(8th Wonder)
DJ Khaled ft Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and T Pain - All I Do Is Win (Clean)(Intro/Outro)(Extended)(iDJPool)
Really? For real?? You really need something else in that title line?? Then on top off that...which one are you going to play just based on the source without listening to the them first?
DJ/VJ Graham
12:49 PM 9 May 2010
Matt U noticed that I said this at the end of my previous post:
"Sometimes however, U still have to play them to actually compare audio quality/video quality etc etc depending on which 2 or 3 sources U are comparing".
We are both saying the same thing. For the most part I still play them & compare audio & video quality of 2 to 3 or even 4 different sources of the same video. However, their are some sources (I will not name them) where it is almost a foregone conclusion that I can delete them based on the fact that I just downloaded a smashvidz version. Some pools have videos with avg file size 45 to 55 mb (once again I will not mention names). I don't need to play that file to delete it.
You are right...listening to the file is the best method for everbody....I agree. The problem is the volume of vidz coming in. Their is not enough time for some deejays (depending of how many vidz they add per week, life style, jobs, family) to do all this and also to edit/remix files, make new vidz, organize crates, etc
Anyone who has as many different versions of the same video as U listed above probably intends to get around to deleting most of the duplicates at some point but until they can get to it, if they were to need to play that video at a gig (without benefit of previewing it) they would probably choose smashvidz, Xtenda or promo only. The best way to know which is which is if it is labelled upfront. I am however not advocating that the sources label it because (as I said above) I do it when I download the file. The way the sources would label it would not fit my compact style as denoted below.
By the way, mine look like this:
DJ Khaled ft. Various - All I Do Is Win (Xtendz) (FRP)
DJ Khaled ft. Various - All I Do Is Win (Xtendz) (8th)
DJ Khaled ft. Various - All I Do Is Win (Xtendz) (SV)
When i can get to it, I preview all 3 files from beginning to end. I am already biased in favor of smashvidz. the other companies have to prove me wrong when i preview them. Even if all 3 come out (to my eye) as having equal audio/video quality (unlikely scenario), I would choose the smashvidz version over the others which then get deleted. Occasionally I have preferred the Xtenda/8th/ etc to the smashvidz......usually for the intro that better fits my style but once again most of the time smash vidz comes out tops.
The absence of (XX) by default means it is clean. I don't label stuff as clean. If it's not labelled "Dirty" by having (XX) in the file name, then, by default it is clean.
(FRP) = Franchize Record Pool
(8th) = 8th wonder
(SV) = Smash Vidz
(Xm) = Xtendamix
(12) = My 12 Inch
(PO) = Promo Only
(DVS) = DJ Video Source
and if I join Oldschoolvidz then:
(OSV) = Oldschool vidz
so on & so forth.
As U can see, I think we are on the same page. where we differ is getting it done right away vesus setting aside a day every now & then & saying ...okay today I'm gonna clean things up & remove duplicates. I do this every once in a while. Until I do it, I know the duplicates by virtue of the suffixes I have attached.
"Sometimes however, U still have to play them to actually compare audio quality/video quality etc etc depending on which 2 or 3 sources U are comparing".
We are both saying the same thing. For the most part I still play them & compare audio & video quality of 2 to 3 or even 4 different sources of the same video. However, their are some sources (I will not name them) where it is almost a foregone conclusion that I can delete them based on the fact that I just downloaded a smashvidz version. Some pools have videos with avg file size 45 to 55 mb (once again I will not mention names). I don't need to play that file to delete it.
You are right...listening to the file is the best method for everbody....I agree. The problem is the volume of vidz coming in. Their is not enough time for some deejays (depending of how many vidz they add per week, life style, jobs, family) to do all this and also to edit/remix files, make new vidz, organize crates, etc
Anyone who has as many different versions of the same video as U listed above probably intends to get around to deleting most of the duplicates at some point but until they can get to it, if they were to need to play that video at a gig (without benefit of previewing it) they would probably choose smashvidz, Xtenda or promo only. The best way to know which is which is if it is labelled upfront. I am however not advocating that the sources label it because (as I said above) I do it when I download the file. The way the sources would label it would not fit my compact style as denoted below.
By the way, mine look like this:
DJ Khaled ft. Various - All I Do Is Win (Xtendz) (FRP)
DJ Khaled ft. Various - All I Do Is Win (Xtendz) (8th)
DJ Khaled ft. Various - All I Do Is Win (Xtendz) (SV)
When i can get to it, I preview all 3 files from beginning to end. I am already biased in favor of smashvidz. the other companies have to prove me wrong when i preview them. Even if all 3 come out (to my eye) as having equal audio/video quality (unlikely scenario), I would choose the smashvidz version over the others which then get deleted. Occasionally I have preferred the Xtenda/8th/ etc to the smashvidz......usually for the intro that better fits my style but once again most of the time smash vidz comes out tops.
The absence of (XX) by default means it is clean. I don't label stuff as clean. If it's not labelled "Dirty" by having (XX) in the file name, then, by default it is clean.
(FRP) = Franchize Record Pool
(8th) = 8th wonder
(SV) = Smash Vidz
(Xm) = Xtendamix
(12) = My 12 Inch
(PO) = Promo Only
(DVS) = DJ Video Source
and if I join Oldschoolvidz then:
(OSV) = Oldschool vidz
so on & so forth.
As U can see, I think we are on the same page. where we differ is getting it done right away vesus setting aside a day every now & then & saying ...okay today I'm gonna clean things up & remove duplicates. I do this every once in a while. Until I do it, I know the duplicates by virtue of the suffixes I have attached.
tomatoslice
4:16 PM 9 May 2010
the only thing that bugs me is a bunch of underscores...
i could care less what label it is...
i rarely care who did the remix...
i only care who did the video if i am friends with them or know them...
except for dj cutt, magic man and johnny rocket. it helps to know so i can delete them...
no one can have a perfect tag since i change them anyway.
i could care less what label it is...
i rarely care who did the remix...
i only care who did the video if i am friends with them or know them...
except for dj cutt, magic man and johnny rocket. it helps to know so i can delete them...
no one can have a perfect tag since i change them anyway.
matt212
6:41 PM 9 May 2010
Lol...we are basically saying the same thing Graham. I just don't think the source is needed in the title. Either way it's going to be more for work for somebody. The next thing you know, some people gonna want the date the video was shot along with what type of camera was used to shoot the video and whether the source file was from a retail DVD, iTunes, a Bitmax file, a old VHS rip or a digital file straight from the label itself all in the title. Just keep all that extra stuff in other fields for the people that just want basic file tagging shown in their library.
Charlie Five
7:33 PM 9 May 2010
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true true, and whats up with the vs.? lolDJ Puma vs. Usher - OMG lol this aint wwf mothafucka!! LMAO
vs is used to describe a mash up... 'x' artist vs 'x' artist... That's common industry knowledge.
Henry GQ
7:47 PM 9 May 2010
and basically xtendamix might have a just a little bit different of an audio intro than smash.. it works good with some mixes.. and maybe smash works better with others..
i feel liek im talkin to people that just dont know
i feel liek im talkin to people that just dont know
DJ/VJ Graham
9:43 PM 9 May 2010
Your right Matt...everyone would want a different qualifier/description in the file name & we can't please everyone....thats why I do it for myself & just add the suffix as I d/l the file & save to my computer
marx
9:49 PM 9 May 2010
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vs is used to describe a mash up... 'x' artist vs 'x' artist... That's common industry knowledge.This is true, but it has also evolved to show the artist of the song and the audio remix artist. This kind of helps with the extra fields and still makes sense. Maybe Smash was the first to use this method, maybe it will be the last, but it makes sense all around.
jbnyc
2:46 AM 10 May 2010
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true true, and whats up with the vs.? lolDJ Puma vs. Usher - OMG lol this aint wwf mothafucka!! LMAO
vs is used to describe a mash up... 'x' artist vs 'x' artist... That's common industry knowledge.
wow really? i would never figure that out,thanks!! lol
what im saying is, why bother taggin videos like that when 99% will retag them and delete the video or remix editor, if you want your name on the track just write it right after the song's name and maybe 60% wont bother erasing the name!
wouldnt you hate to open a crate and read this? it would take you forever to find a song, just my $00.02
DJ FunkMasterSerato vs lady gaga - telehone
DvdJ Fulkjfdhgl vs ne-yo - closer
DvdJ Fulkjfdhgl vs guns and roses - welcome to the jungle
dvdj lkjfdhgldkjd vs cascada - whatever song
videodj kool premiere vs your favorite artist - your favorite song
vj whoelse vs anotherartist - anothersong
VJ kksfjdghslkj vs whack artist - whack song
DJ dvdjvideo editor wtfsartist - wtfsong
DJMuErTe
2:50 AM 10 May 2010
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true true, and whats up with the vs.? lolDJ Puma vs. Usher - OMG lol this aint wwf mothafucka!! LMAO
vs is used to describe a mash up... 'x' artist vs 'x' artist... That's common industry knowledge.
wow really? i would never figure that out,thanks!! lol
what im saying is, why bother taggin videos like that when 99% will retag them and delete the video or remix editor, if you want your name on the track just write it right after the song's name and maybe 60% wont bother erasing the name!
wouldnt you hate to open a crate and read this? it would take you forever to find a song, just my $00.02
DJ FunkMasterSerato vs lady gaga - telehone
DvdJ Fulkjfdhgl vs ne-yo - closer
DvdJ Fulkjfdhgl vs guns and roses - welcome to the jungle
dvdj lkjfdhgldkjd vs cascada - whatever song
videodj kool premiere vs your favorite artist - your favorite song
vj whoelse vs anotherartist - anothersong
VJ kksfjdghslkj vs whack artist - whack song
DJ dvdjvideo editor wtfsartist - wtfsong
+1
Redline DJ
1:17 AM 11 May 2010
hey i have a question about the smash vidz payments....why is it cheaper to buy month to month??? i was gonna buy a 2 month sub but its 97 bucks...if i buy month to month..2 months would be 94 bucks. whats the deal with that? you'd think you'd get a discount for buy 2 months upfront?
marx
2:56 AM 11 May 2010
its not cheaper. your confusing it with the initial dues, which is cheaper.
DJLRock
3:13 AM 11 May 2010
no redline is right... i just went to renew and 1 month is 47 and 2 months is 97 so thats 94 vs 97
mp3jrick
10:47 AM 11 May 2010
I wish they would create a category for the throw backs.
Listing them in the latest 100 is screwing things up.
Listing them in the latest 100 is screwing things up.
dvdjcrush
1:19 PM 11 May 2010
yeah buddy 2.0 you guys are gonna like it ALOT! They have been listening to ALL your requests in the past and have answered the most vital requests. and then went beyond that.
Redline DJ
1:30 PM 11 May 2010
cool cant wait for 2.0 buuuuuutttt still want more of those crooklyn vids even though i just bought a bunch last week. :-)
djpuma_gemini
4:05 PM 11 May 2010
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I wish they would create a category for the throw backs.Listing them in the latest 100 is screwing things up.
They do it's called old school
It's on the site.
Redline DJ
5:26 PM 11 May 2010
i wish they didn't count re post as a post...like when they add an xtendz or snipz to a video that was added like a month ago...then its considered "new" cause its got that stuff added and then we end up not getting much videos on that post.
Steve Dub.
6:04 PM 11 May 2010
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i wish they didn't count re post as a post...like when they add an xtendz or snipz to a video that was added like a month ago...then its considered "new" cause its got that stuff added and then we end up not getting much videos on that post.Yeah there are a lot of confusing things on the site. Hopefully they're all fixed in 2.0.
NOW HURRY!!! lol
dvdjcrush
7:15 PM 11 May 2010
They are fixed. they have been paying attention to everyones needs and even a lil wants in 2.0...
mp3jrick
10:25 PM 11 May 2010
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I wish they would create a category for the throw backs.Listing them in the latest 100 is screwing things up.
They do it's called old school
It's on the site.
Let me rephrase that.
Why is old school showing up in the latest 100 where the latest releases should be.
If the tracks are old school, thats where they should be.
Look at the latest 100.
Kanye West - Stronger new! er...2007?
VJ Justin Allen
10:27 PM 11 May 2010
Just re-title "Latest Releases" to Latest Additions" and this solves the issue.
djpuma_gemini
12:37 AM 12 May 2010
Tilt and Scan
Takes the videos that are shot in 4x3 (why this isn't 1950) and sets them to 16x9
Makes ugly videos look widescreen.
I delete all the others that aren't tns and only use those.
Takes the videos that are shot in 4x3 (why this isn't 1950) and sets them to 16x9
Makes ugly videos look widescreen.
I delete all the others that aren't tns and only use those.
marx
6:30 AM 12 May 2010
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Just re-title "Latest Releases" to Latest Additions" and this solves the issue.Yea thats basically what it its. Our latest releases/additions. Thats the first I've heard that complaint though hehe.
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i wish they didn't count re post as a post...like when they add an xtendz or snipz to a video that was added like a month ago...then its considered "new" cause its got that stuff addedit goes back to the top so you can get the new mixes, otherwise you would miss them. It will work the same way in 2.0 BUT there will be check marks next to the ones you already downloaded, this will prevent you from downloading the same thing.
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and then we end up not getting much videos on that post.This is not the case at all. Also "new" again just means new addition. I guess we gotta change some verbage to be exactly right hehe.
Also we will be working on a Bible to explain every aspect of the site. Maybe we need a ? mark hover like serato hehe
victor_M
1:55 PM 12 May 2010
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Tilt and ScanTakes the videos that are shot in 4x3 (why this isn't 1950) and sets them to 16x9
Makes ugly videos look widescreen.
I delete all the others that aren't tns and only use those.
NICE!!!
Thanks djpuma_gemini I thought it was Tit's and sluts. I kid I kid....
I'm a month into the vdj game and this new terminology is killing me.
Henry GQ
6:57 AM 13 May 2010
may favorite line to a girl(when i wanna be a dick)
i have a llittle dick, but in ur ass.... it will feel like a tree trunk LOL
okie... kids. can we get back on thread
i have a llittle dick, but in ur ass.... it will feel like a tree trunk LOL
okie... kids. can we get back on thread
tomatoslice
8:08 AM 13 May 2010
ok back on thread...
so this is a smashvids thread.
their videos rock...
one thing i always wondered about 8th, smash and clan is;
how legal is the site exactly?
so this is a smashvids thread.
their videos rock...
one thing i always wondered about 8th, smash and clan is;
how legal is the site exactly?
dj pt (lv)
5:31 PM 13 May 2010
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one thing i always wondered about 8th, smash and clan is;how legal is the site exactly?
i get videos from all of them, and i'm pretty sure all of those sites have illegal videos on them. especially with crooklyn clan using movie clips from studio movie dvds. that doesn't mean anything is going to happen. crooklyn clan has been operating for 4 years now, if they haven't been shut down yet, then it's not likely that any other site will.
Dj-M.Bezzle
7:00 PM 13 May 2010
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i get videos from all of them, and i'm pretty sure all of those sites have illegal videos on them. especially with crooklyn clan using movie clips from studio movie dvds.
lol i was thinking about this the other day, they have a few vid remixes on there recently that have scenes from movies that are still in theatres.........that CANT be legal
Joshua Carl
7:05 PM 13 May 2010
Im curious how much is protected by the "for working djs only/for promotional use only" loophole?
Im sure the labels/studios are more concerned with MASS distribution and them not seeing a dime.
but you gotta figure, If I made a video chalk-full of iron man and played it for the next
month...how many people might go see the movie after seeing the video?
There has to be people at the label that FEEL this STILL promotes their music for free (to them) they spend crazy money on videos, and its nothing but a commercial for the artists/album... they used to fight for MTV spins. now they are all gettin played in clubs DIRECTLY AT their target audience...and for free.
zero payolla!.
Im sure the labels/studios are more concerned with MASS distribution and them not seeing a dime.
but you gotta figure, If I made a video chalk-full of iron man and played it for the next
month...how many people might go see the movie after seeing the video?
There has to be people at the label that FEEL this STILL promotes their music for free (to them) they spend crazy money on videos, and its nothing but a commercial for the artists/album... they used to fight for MTV spins. now they are all gettin played in clubs DIRECTLY AT their target audience...and for free.
zero payolla!.
victor_M
7:24 PM 13 May 2010
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Im curious how much is protected by the "for working djs only/for promotional use only" loophole?Im sure the labels/studios are more concerned with MASS distribution and them not seeing a dime.
but you gotta figure, If I made a video chalk-full of iron man and played it for the next
month...how many people might go see the movie after seeing the video?
There has to be people at the label that FEEL this STILL promotes their music for free (to them) they spend crazy money on videos, and its nothing but a commercial for the artists/album... they used to fight for MTV spins. now they are all gettin played in clubs DIRECTLY AT their target audience...and for free.
zero payolla!.
+1000
djpuma_gemini
8:00 PM 13 May 2010
I wonder how many people see the videos at the club and get home and buy them from itunes and/or audio version.
They should be giving us the shit for free. (not record pools, labels)
They should be giving us the shit for free. (not record pools, labels)
Xtendamix
8:35 PM 13 May 2010
Here's how it works...or how we see it.
Music videos are like vinyl. Labels pressed vinyl for the pools for the DJs to promote the product and used to give it away for free. Give 1 copy to a DJ, he plays for hundreds of people, it's a great promo idea. Music videos used to be a tool to promote the artists as well. They aired on Much, MTV, BET and promoted the song and they never made money on music videos. However, now with itunes selling videos, their opinions are changing.
In terms or what is legit, here's the deal. No editing of a music video is legit unless you get permission from the director. Labels allow pools to edit videos for promotional purposes, however, the day will come when an artist complains and sh*t hits the fan and it's gonna be rough for everyone.
Let's say Alicia Keys sees her video in a club, sync'd to a house version. She will ask Sony who approved it, they will say no one, and she'll get upset and Sony and Sony will have to do damage control and talk to or cut off all the pools who edit videos. We've talked to a few pools and DJs out there and they get serviced the videos. The labels tell them they'll turn a blind eye to the editing, or quite simply, don't know it's being edited. That's fine until someone complains. This is why Sony, who is the most corporate of all the major labels is afraid to let us edit, in case an artist sees it and gets upset. All videos have to stay as is.
Warner, EMI and Universal just wanna make money and figure people are gonna do it anyways, so we might as well take a piece of the pie and get on board.
As for legalities, we went to the labels and told them exactly what we were gonna do. We showed them demo copies and in our case, we pay the labels a percentage of our gross revenue every month, along with a download list of videos, user's names, emails, full financials of the company, where we advertise, etc. So, in our case, the labels are making money from us, so they allow it to happen. It's promo, they get paid from it and they control it. In actually, they own a piece of the company...but why shouldn't they, it's their content.
We actually have to ask for permission for every song, and we get denied on quite a few of them. It's frustrating, having a video but Warner says they don't have a record of it, because some intern entered the audio, but didn't enter the video, but that's the way it is. However, it's 100% legit and the labels have control over everything they one. We also supply them with copies of the videos after they have been edited so they can see what we've done.
So, to clear it all up, using movie clips, mashups, unofficial videos are great for DJs, no one can stop you and no one will persue the DJ because it's not worth it to persue 1 guy. But as for pools, when you are distributing this stuff to hundreds of DJs, they might make an example. Especially if you are using movie clips and stuff. Remember, the labels also own the movie companies. Universal Pictures (Uni), (Columbia Pictures (Sony) and Warner Brothres (Warner). So they have some pull!
And that's what happens every 2-3 years, they pick one person and make an example of them to scare everyone else. It happened with Napster, Limewire, etc and it will happen again. They can't monitor all DJs, but they will pick one and make an example of them.
Music videos are like vinyl. Labels pressed vinyl for the pools for the DJs to promote the product and used to give it away for free. Give 1 copy to a DJ, he plays for hundreds of people, it's a great promo idea. Music videos used to be a tool to promote the artists as well. They aired on Much, MTV, BET and promoted the song and they never made money on music videos. However, now with itunes selling videos, their opinions are changing.
In terms or what is legit, here's the deal. No editing of a music video is legit unless you get permission from the director. Labels allow pools to edit videos for promotional purposes, however, the day will come when an artist complains and sh*t hits the fan and it's gonna be rough for everyone.
Let's say Alicia Keys sees her video in a club, sync'd to a house version. She will ask Sony who approved it, they will say no one, and she'll get upset and Sony and Sony will have to do damage control and talk to or cut off all the pools who edit videos. We've talked to a few pools and DJs out there and they get serviced the videos. The labels tell them they'll turn a blind eye to the editing, or quite simply, don't know it's being edited. That's fine until someone complains. This is why Sony, who is the most corporate of all the major labels is afraid to let us edit, in case an artist sees it and gets upset. All videos have to stay as is.
Warner, EMI and Universal just wanna make money and figure people are gonna do it anyways, so we might as well take a piece of the pie and get on board.
As for legalities, we went to the labels and told them exactly what we were gonna do. We showed them demo copies and in our case, we pay the labels a percentage of our gross revenue every month, along with a download list of videos, user's names, emails, full financials of the company, where we advertise, etc. So, in our case, the labels are making money from us, so they allow it to happen. It's promo, they get paid from it and they control it. In actually, they own a piece of the company...but why shouldn't they, it's their content.
We actually have to ask for permission for every song, and we get denied on quite a few of them. It's frustrating, having a video but Warner says they don't have a record of it, because some intern entered the audio, but didn't enter the video, but that's the way it is. However, it's 100% legit and the labels have control over everything they one. We also supply them with copies of the videos after they have been edited so they can see what we've done.
So, to clear it all up, using movie clips, mashups, unofficial videos are great for DJs, no one can stop you and no one will persue the DJ because it's not worth it to persue 1 guy. But as for pools, when you are distributing this stuff to hundreds of DJs, they might make an example. Especially if you are using movie clips and stuff. Remember, the labels also own the movie companies. Universal Pictures (Uni), (Columbia Pictures (Sony) and Warner Brothres (Warner). So they have some pull!
And that's what happens every 2-3 years, they pick one person and make an example of them to scare everyone else. It happened with Napster, Limewire, etc and it will happen again. They can't monitor all DJs, but they will pick one and make an example of them.
Joshua Carl
9:09 PM 13 May 2010
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Let's say Alicia Keys sees her video in a club, sync'd to a house version. She will ask Sony who approved it, they will say no one, and she'll get upset and Sony and Sony will have to do damage control and talk to or cut off all the pools who edit videos.
so, if anyone ever comes up asking who did a remix... just say
IM DOING THIS SHIT LIVE SON!!!!
Thanks for putting the acapella on your maxi-single.
Ingo B
9:30 PM 13 May 2010
Man, Xtendamix, kudos on doing what seems to be above and beyond to establish a legit rep.
Sorta back to the original thread: anyone download the Mary J Blige "We Got Hood Love" video? It plays at double speed. Is it just me?
Sorta back to the original thread: anyone download the Mary J Blige "We Got Hood Love" video? It plays at double speed. Is it just me?
Dj-M.Bezzle
9:37 PM 13 May 2010
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Man, Xtendamix, kudos on doing what seems to be above and beyond to establish a legit rep.LOL @ the canadian remix company who explicitly says you have to live in canada to use the service establishing its legitness to its users who obviously dont live in canada who want to make sure the service they falcified information to is providing a legal service with the explanation of its all illegal anyway but you prob wont get in trouble for a while LMFAO
Im just hatin cause im still to scared to put my feet in that water
mp3jrick
12:48 AM 14 May 2010
Its a giant grey area imo.
On one hand, we are promoting the artists music and need to be able to mix it.
To do this, we don't want cold fades and story breaks in the middle.
To classify an extended track edit in the same way as a mash up, or hype intro or club edit is a mistake on their part.
The problem is that they can't distinguish the difference between the edits.
I know of one such person at Sony records who didn't know there was a difference between an extended edit and a remix, go figure.
While part of me agrees, particularly with off key mashups which would offend any artist, or a mash up involving different labels, the legalities need to be specified in these permissions issues.
I fail to see any harm in the average extended tracks, particularly if they are going to get played.
A good example of this is yremix/Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion.
Now this is a track that absolutely would not get dance floor play otherwise due to the breaks in the original track.
But that version changes that for the good of us, the guests and the artist.
How you can categorize that along with all of the other edits, is out of the scope of normal restrictions imo, its just not the same as an off key train wreck mashup, and I don't blame the labels or artists for being pissed off about that one bit.
On one hand, we are promoting the artists music and need to be able to mix it.
To do this, we don't want cold fades and story breaks in the middle.
To classify an extended track edit in the same way as a mash up, or hype intro or club edit is a mistake on their part.
The problem is that they can't distinguish the difference between the edits.
I know of one such person at Sony records who didn't know there was a difference between an extended edit and a remix, go figure.
While part of me agrees, particularly with off key mashups which would offend any artist, or a mash up involving different labels, the legalities need to be specified in these permissions issues.
I fail to see any harm in the average extended tracks, particularly if they are going to get played.
A good example of this is yremix/Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion.
Now this is a track that absolutely would not get dance floor play otherwise due to the breaks in the original track.
But that version changes that for the good of us, the guests and the artist.
How you can categorize that along with all of the other edits, is out of the scope of normal restrictions imo, its just not the same as an off key train wreck mashup, and I don't blame the labels or artists for being pissed off about that one bit.
tomatoslice
4:53 AM 14 May 2010
you're either legal or not, you have permission or don't.
there is no grey area.
there is no grey area.
Bren
10:06 AM 14 May 2010
If distributing material without permission was the greatest priority of the record labels, YouTube and VEVO wouldn't exist.
Music videos are adverts, and adverts are made to be seen by as many as possible, whether on youtube, TV or in venues. Editing them was never in the script, but VJ'ing is slowly changing the politics of yesterday, labels are becoming more flexible.
Music videos are adverts, and adverts are made to be seen by as many as possible, whether on youtube, TV or in venues. Editing them was never in the script, but VJ'ing is slowly changing the politics of yesterday, labels are becoming more flexible.
VJ Justin Allen
12:11 PM 14 May 2010
The only legal distributors of music videos that I know of are:
Promo Only
Screenvision / Jones
XtendaMix
Any other reasoning that anyone uses...like "it's advertising" or whatnot is just an excuse to justify using illegal videos.
Use illegal videos if you want to...just don't kid yourself about what you are using.
Promo Only
Screenvision / Jones
XtendaMix
Any other reasoning that anyone uses...like "it's advertising" or whatnot is just an excuse to justify using illegal videos.
Use illegal videos if you want to...just don't kid yourself about what you are using.
Millz
4:35 PM 14 May 2010
Billy Curington V.s. BEP- I Got A Feeling (Dj Cutt Remix) (Dj Cutt Edit) Clean (125) <---worst mix ever made
mp3jrick
4:58 PM 14 May 2010
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If distributing material without permission was the greatest priority of the record labels, YouTube and VEVO wouldn't exist.That's the most valid point of the whole mess.
Dj's are left/kept in the dark not really knowing what legal is.
To us, its get that track as soon as it surfaces.
If that means its on Vevo in HD right now, I'd be a fool to not grab it until it comes along on one of the other illegal dj pool sites.
So how we go from being part of a music awareness campaign to jailed criminals in a sense is out of my scope of logic.
I predict that in 10 years, its not gonna matter as the media will be so widely available that promo's may not even exist.
As it stands right now, these free media sources are the first to get these tracks, and for all I know the editors are using the same hd unmarked source for their base tracks, who knows. Seen and heard worse, that's for damned sure.
And its not that its good or its bad or anything against those who remix, because I worship some of you guys, but it still falls into question when the regular promos don't even have it yet and what the legal source really is.
I have never seen an "official" document of authenticity from any of the promotional music groups. What makes them "official", an application and $$$?
Personally, to me, it doesn't really matter, I have hard copy for everything anyway.
And yes, unless all of the questions are answered, its still a giant gray area.
Dj-M.Bezzle
5:16 PM 14 May 2010
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I have never seen an "official" document of authenticity from any of the promotional music groups. What makes them "official", an application and $$$?
And you prob never will, its in the companys best interest to keep this murkey so they get the best of both worlds, they give out the media and get free advertising but leaving it hazy means at any time they can pull the reins in and make money off lawsuits
Dj-M.Bezzle
7:22 PM 14 May 2010
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^best thing you've said in a while.ya ive been trying to raise the quality of my posts
djpuma_gemini
8:13 PM 14 May 2010
Cool,
but you are probably correct. Once they start feeling pressure they'll act like it's super illegal and bad for business.
but you are probably correct. Once they start feeling pressure they'll act like it's super illegal and bad for business.
Bren
8:42 PM 14 May 2010
Good points Rick.
You really could pull your hair out in this industry of self contradiction, but we are also generalizing about "the labels" perhaps as they do about the people who promote their content.
We're not happy to just push play and come what may, we're professionals who need to perform so we need professional product, not every DJ/VJ has the time, tools or talent to re-edit and remix for themselves, so these services exist out of a legitimate need, some labels get it, some don't and some just don't know.
The idea of consumers buying music videos is becoming less likely, maybe for fan boys/collectors but your average consumer?
Anyone with a TV, computer or mobile phone can watch music videos on demand, and if streaming isn't good enough they can be downloaded/stored with great ease, sometimes in HQ-1080p which you couldn't even buy if you wanted to...
If I owned a label I wouldn't mind DJ sites remixing/mashing my content, as I can justify their role and appreciate that on balance it's good for business, would I put all my videos on youtube in true 1080p? No..., but if all the competition were doing this then I'd I have to think again...
You really could pull your hair out in this industry of self contradiction, but we are also generalizing about "the labels" perhaps as they do about the people who promote their content.
We're not happy to just push play and come what may, we're professionals who need to perform so we need professional product, not every DJ/VJ has the time, tools or talent to re-edit and remix for themselves, so these services exist out of a legitimate need, some labels get it, some don't and some just don't know.
The idea of consumers buying music videos is becoming less likely, maybe for fan boys/collectors but your average consumer?
Anyone with a TV, computer or mobile phone can watch music videos on demand, and if streaming isn't good enough they can be downloaded/stored with great ease, sometimes in HQ-1080p which you couldn't even buy if you wanted to...
If I owned a label I wouldn't mind DJ sites remixing/mashing my content, as I can justify their role and appreciate that on balance it's good for business, would I put all my videos on youtube in true 1080p? No..., but if all the competition were doing this then I'd I have to think again...
Dj-M.Bezzle
8:44 PM 14 May 2010
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Cool,but you are probably correct. Once they start feeling pressure they'll act like it's super illegal and bad for business.
its kinda like those celeb chicks who sue people for shopping around their sex tapes then when they have the tape back they sell it to a publisher
tomatoslice
1:36 PM 15 May 2010
the one person that could tell say whether or not smashvids is a legal site hasn't replied to the question...which is an answer in itself
Xtendamix
5:12 PM 15 May 2010
It's not a grey area or a feeling pressure cop-out.
Labels are allowed a 10% grace on that material that they distribute that they do not have to pay publishing on. This allows for CD release parties, pools, DJ promos, etc.
As for the line in the sand...if the label gives it to you - it's legal. If they allow a pool to use it and distribute it, it's legal. I can only speak on our behalf, so here's how it works. The labels have our member list, know the amount of downloads, and get paid based on that. We pay them a portion of gross sales. All of our tracks are AVLA licensed, so all videos we put out are officially licensed and legit copies. So even the DJs are clear and using legit copies...so we have to be by the book. It sucks, we can't get creative, but by the book, all the time.
We spent over 2 years with countless demos, meetings, had to go through the ringtone crap, dealing with different rules on editing from different labels and so on to help make them understand what DJs already understand. That promo and DJs are good for business and if traditional record pools existed, why can't a video remix pool exist. Truth is, it's actually itunes that has helped them understand. The DJs are gonna get it anyway, and do it anyway, so might as well get on board.
Itunes has brought them to reality that it is a a digital age and that it costs them the same to give away 1 copies as it does to give away 100,000 copies. There's no manufacturing costs anymore. But they want to get paid for it now, not like in the past like traditional pools where it was only 100% promo and they gave it away for free. At this day in age, they want to be paid for everything. We talk to many labels who ask how much they are getting, and don't want to give stuff away for free. We respect that and deal with them on a case by case basis. Everyone wants to make money and with the way the industry is, you have to in order to survive.
At the end of the day, you're pretty much save to do whatever you want, until you get caught. It's like any law. As for pools that are legal or illegal...when you are doing unofficial videos, mashups, blends, and using content not approved by the labels, you're ok, until you get caught. One guy at the label might say it's ok, but lawyers might say something else. What if that promo guy gets fired, changes companies, or his boss says no. What if they change their mind later on? Labels may see the opportunity for a lawsuit and will follow up on it. It's a business, they want to make money. If they feel their content is being used in an injust way, they want to get paid.
Labels are allowed a 10% grace on that material that they distribute that they do not have to pay publishing on. This allows for CD release parties, pools, DJ promos, etc.
As for the line in the sand...if the label gives it to you - it's legal. If they allow a pool to use it and distribute it, it's legal. I can only speak on our behalf, so here's how it works. The labels have our member list, know the amount of downloads, and get paid based on that. We pay them a portion of gross sales. All of our tracks are AVLA licensed, so all videos we put out are officially licensed and legit copies. So even the DJs are clear and using legit copies...so we have to be by the book. It sucks, we can't get creative, but by the book, all the time.
We spent over 2 years with countless demos, meetings, had to go through the ringtone crap, dealing with different rules on editing from different labels and so on to help make them understand what DJs already understand. That promo and DJs are good for business and if traditional record pools existed, why can't a video remix pool exist. Truth is, it's actually itunes that has helped them understand. The DJs are gonna get it anyway, and do it anyway, so might as well get on board.
Itunes has brought them to reality that it is a a digital age and that it costs them the same to give away 1 copies as it does to give away 100,000 copies. There's no manufacturing costs anymore. But they want to get paid for it now, not like in the past like traditional pools where it was only 100% promo and they gave it away for free. At this day in age, they want to be paid for everything. We talk to many labels who ask how much they are getting, and don't want to give stuff away for free. We respect that and deal with them on a case by case basis. Everyone wants to make money and with the way the industry is, you have to in order to survive.
At the end of the day, you're pretty much save to do whatever you want, until you get caught. It's like any law. As for pools that are legal or illegal...when you are doing unofficial videos, mashups, blends, and using content not approved by the labels, you're ok, until you get caught. One guy at the label might say it's ok, but lawyers might say something else. What if that promo guy gets fired, changes companies, or his boss says no. What if they change their mind later on? Labels may see the opportunity for a lawsuit and will follow up on it. It's a business, they want to make money. If they feel their content is being used in an injust way, they want to get paid.
Bren
6:15 PM 15 May 2010
I've made this point before and I'm going to make it again.
You trying to play the labels is like trying to play a didgeridoo, they can play you as easily as bongo drums.
Depending on who's talking to them, and who you're talking to changes the song the birdie whistles.
This seems to have worked for and against you, the last time I checked Ministry of Sound had an exclusivity deal in place with Promo Only, how did you get around this? So now I can call you illegal? No it doesn't work that way...
On the other hand I think your early negotiations must have sucked, the guy who came up with the ringtones must have been joking, either that or you lost some sort of bet.
Labels were providing videos to at least two pools before Xtendamix was dreamed up, without ring tones and yes with some creative editing.
Interscope not only "allowed it", they endorsed it:
www.blackeyedpeas.com
Not everyone gets the same deal, that's life.
And as for labels changing their minds about what they're willing to accept, and then turning on the heat when it doesn't suite them, that's the talk of fairy tales, the politics of fear. E-mails, letters and even telephone calls can be kept for such an event, but a bit extreme...one minute servicing you the next trying to nail you to a cross...more likely they'd just stop servicing you and ask you to pull their stuff down.
You trying to play the labels is like trying to play a didgeridoo, they can play you as easily as bongo drums.
Depending on who's talking to them, and who you're talking to changes the song the birdie whistles.
This seems to have worked for and against you, the last time I checked Ministry of Sound had an exclusivity deal in place with Promo Only, how did you get around this? So now I can call you illegal? No it doesn't work that way...
On the other hand I think your early negotiations must have sucked, the guy who came up with the ringtones must have been joking, either that or you lost some sort of bet.
Labels were providing videos to at least two pools before Xtendamix was dreamed up, without ring tones and yes with some creative editing.
Interscope not only "allowed it", they endorsed it:
www.blackeyedpeas.com
Not everyone gets the same deal, that's life.
And as for labels changing their minds about what they're willing to accept, and then turning on the heat when it doesn't suite them, that's the talk of fairy tales, the politics of fear. E-mails, letters and even telephone calls can be kept for such an event, but a bit extreme...one minute servicing you the next trying to nail you to a cross...more likely they'd just stop servicing you and ask you to pull their stuff down.
Rebelguy
7:37 PM 15 May 2010
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I've made this point before and I'm going to make it again.You trying to play the labels is like trying to play a didgeridoo, they can play you as easily as bongo drums.
Depending on who's talking to them, and who you're talking to changes the song the birdie whistles.
This seems to have worked for and against you, the last time I checked Ministry of Sound had an exclusivity deal in place with Promo Only, how did you get around this? So now I can call you illegal? No it doesn't work that way...
On the other hand I think your early negotiations must have sucked, the guy who came up with the ringtones must have been joking, either that or you lost some sort of bet.
Labels were providing videos to at least two pools before Xtendamix was dreamed up, without ring tones and yes with some creative editing.
Interscope not only "allowed it", they endorsed it:
www.blackeyedpeas.com
Not everyone gets the same deal, that's life.
And as for labels changing their minds about what they're willing to accept, and then turning on the heat when it doesn't suite them, that's the talk of fairy tales, the politics of fear. E-mails, letters and even telephone calls can be kept for such an event, but a bit extreme...one minute servicing you the next trying to nail you to a cross...more likely they'd just stop servicing you and ask you to pull their stuff down.
Not coming to anyone's defense but licensing is different between countries. Ministry of Sound may have an exclusive deal with Promo Only but it may be only for the UK.
As far as the Interscope Black Eyed Peas thing...just because a band posts a video on their blog or website does not mean the label is endorsing it. If the director of the video didn't like the edit and wanted to be a dick he could put in a call and it would probably be taken down.
Xtendamix
9:01 PM 15 May 2010
Bren just to clarify your questions. Our deal is with Ministry of Sound America, not the one in the U.K. and we are granted permission on selected tracks, not all of them. We didn't "get around" it.
As for the ringtones, that was decided 3 years ago when ringtones were bigger and there was no compensation in place towards the labels. Now there is a compensation deal so they allowed us to get rid of it. Since we are first pool to "edit" videos in Canada and distribute via download only, they implemented different measures. EMI implemented it and the others followed suit. They thought seeing it in the club, people would text their favorite song. They didn't consider it's use at weddings, dances and corporate events where it looks a lot less professional. Believe it or not, it was the feedback on this board which I was able to take to the labels and show them the negativity of the ringtones and the user responses, not a lack of negotiating.
However, you are correct that everyone gets a different deal. It's who you know, timing of the industry and tonnes more factors. Our pool started as itunes got bigger and Warner came on board Oct 1st, the same day itunes scrapped the DRM from it's files. So it's connections, patience and timing which help each individual pools rules and success
As for the ringtones, that was decided 3 years ago when ringtones were bigger and there was no compensation in place towards the labels. Now there is a compensation deal so they allowed us to get rid of it. Since we are first pool to "edit" videos in Canada and distribute via download only, they implemented different measures. EMI implemented it and the others followed suit. They thought seeing it in the club, people would text their favorite song. They didn't consider it's use at weddings, dances and corporate events where it looks a lot less professional. Believe it or not, it was the feedback on this board which I was able to take to the labels and show them the negativity of the ringtones and the user responses, not a lack of negotiating.
However, you are correct that everyone gets a different deal. It's who you know, timing of the industry and tonnes more factors. Our pool started as itunes got bigger and Warner came on board Oct 1st, the same day itunes scrapped the DRM from it's files. So it's connections, patience and timing which help each individual pools rules and success
Bren
9:01 PM 15 May 2010
Exactly licensing is different between countries, Xtenda is in Canada, not the US or Europe. And their experience should be understood within this context.
They've put the edit on their website because they want to show it to fans, they didn't just stumble upon it on youtube, this is clear evidence that Interscope service Smashvidz contrary to some of the remarks posted here.
Actually as someone who's edited for Smash, I know they get serviced from some big labels, just because they don't make a big song and dance out of it, it's not to say they don't.
The labels can drop anyone at any time, including promo only, actually I know more distribution companies that have been in trouble than haven't, it's the nature of the beast.
You can't have a tiger by the tail.
They've put the edit on their website because they want to show it to fans, they didn't just stumble upon it on youtube, this is clear evidence that Interscope service Smashvidz contrary to some of the remarks posted here.
Actually as someone who's edited for Smash, I know they get serviced from some big labels, just because they don't make a big song and dance out of it, it's not to say they don't.
The labels can drop anyone at any time, including promo only, actually I know more distribution companies that have been in trouble than haven't, it's the nature of the beast.
You can't have a tiger by the tail.
Rebelguy
9:08 PM 15 May 2010
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They've put the edit on their website because they want to show it to fans, they didn't just stumble upon it on youtube, this is clear evidence that Interscope service Smashvidz contrary to some of the remarks posted here.
I am not sure who this is referring to but my statement was not to who is servicing Smash or not.
tomatoslice
2:55 AM 16 July 2010
ok...smashvidz is good.
however, no group that edits video is perfect and very few are consistent.
here's the issues i have with smashvids.
1) this one is no big deal and i usually correct it anyway. this one is just about personal preference.
what is the deal with the cue points? i am not sure about some of you but i want a cue point to be on the one.
for example: i gotta feeling (extendz) the first cue is on the first beat, cool, but the second starts on the vocal, 2-3 beats before the break or the one. weird. maybe that is useful to some people and maybe it would help me if i had to start it there.
2) the intros.
the are just ok. but what i don't get is they don't always follow the structure of a song.
on high tempo song an intro that is 4 counts of 8 makes no sense especially when the rest of the song isn't that way...and be consistent 4/8 intro 8/8 outro. what is the point?
don't say cuz people that are playing that fast need a longer outro for house or whatever cuz those same people need the same intro as well.
3) intros
need more clean beats. sometimes the intro is practically the main part of the song. full on melody, full on beat, full on everything. just no lyirics. add that with a 15 second intro for uptempo mixes and your screwed without turning down the entire eq. for the most part it's ok BUT lately i have gotten a few that all i could think was "how can i mix this with any other tone? might as well just have the single."
follow the audio remix services it's almost always clean beat intro clean, beat outro.
maybe they need audio editors, idk, but i just watched an edit that floored me.
La Roux - bulletproof - think it was a snipz. from the very first beat it's practically the full melody BUT the outro is a clean beat. how hard would it have been to add that end beat to the start for a nice clean beat?
an increasing amount of videos i get have tags that i write "edit this" next to them to remind me to make my own version.
anyway, cue points are no biggie but consistent intro/outro and clean beats are important to me. not sure about the rest of you
i am sure i sound like a complete dick and usually do but this is meant to be constructive criticism.
however, no group that edits video is perfect and very few are consistent.
here's the issues i have with smashvids.
1) this one is no big deal and i usually correct it anyway. this one is just about personal preference.
what is the deal with the cue points? i am not sure about some of you but i want a cue point to be on the one.
for example: i gotta feeling (extendz) the first cue is on the first beat, cool, but the second starts on the vocal, 2-3 beats before the break or the one. weird. maybe that is useful to some people and maybe it would help me if i had to start it there.
2) the intros.
the are just ok. but what i don't get is they don't always follow the structure of a song.
on high tempo song an intro that is 4 counts of 8 makes no sense especially when the rest of the song isn't that way...and be consistent 4/8 intro 8/8 outro. what is the point?
don't say cuz people that are playing that fast need a longer outro for house or whatever cuz those same people need the same intro as well.
3) intros
need more clean beats. sometimes the intro is practically the main part of the song. full on melody, full on beat, full on everything. just no lyirics. add that with a 15 second intro for uptempo mixes and your screwed without turning down the entire eq. for the most part it's ok BUT lately i have gotten a few that all i could think was "how can i mix this with any other tone? might as well just have the single."
follow the audio remix services it's almost always clean beat intro clean, beat outro.
maybe they need audio editors, idk, but i just watched an edit that floored me.
La Roux - bulletproof - think it was a snipz. from the very first beat it's practically the full melody BUT the outro is a clean beat. how hard would it have been to add that end beat to the start for a nice clean beat?
an increasing amount of videos i get have tags that i write "edit this" next to them to remind me to make my own version.
anyway, cue points are no biggie but consistent intro/outro and clean beats are important to me. not sure about the rest of you
i am sure i sound like a complete dick and usually do but this is meant to be constructive criticism.
Joshua Carl
3:15 AM 16 July 2010
I like "elements" from the track in the intro.
and sometimes I even like the whole sha-bang.
sometimes Ill loop up the intro and use it like I would the Instrumental.
I think those of use who came up using doubles
(IE, using the instrumental from record 1 to mix out of a record, then using
the single after the blend)
probabaly prefer it.
I wouldnt go as far as even trying to say its right or wrong....
its preference.
I just know when the intro is TOO bare it almost seems useless to me.
(other than for line'ing up the actual mix)
becuase theres no element of the track that is recogizable to the crowd.
so when the track starts, it literally sounds like drop anyways.
again, I think that comes down to personal preference and mixing style.
and sometimes I even like the whole sha-bang.
sometimes Ill loop up the intro and use it like I would the Instrumental.
I think those of use who came up using doubles
(IE, using the instrumental from record 1 to mix out of a record, then using
the single after the blend)
probabaly prefer it.
I wouldnt go as far as even trying to say its right or wrong....
its preference.
I just know when the intro is TOO bare it almost seems useless to me.
(other than for line'ing up the actual mix)
becuase theres no element of the track that is recogizable to the crowd.
so when the track starts, it literally sounds like drop anyways.
again, I think that comes down to personal preference and mixing style.
djpuma_gemini
3:20 AM 16 July 2010
The reason why cue points don't start on the one for singles or intros is (I do this to)
because if say you don't mix in with the intro and want to scratch the song in. It would sound stupid to mix in on the one if the vocals start 2 beats before that. Not all songs start their vocals on the 1.
Look at flo rida's low for example. If you dropped it on the 1, it would sound like this...apple(1) bottom(2) jean(3) jean(4) boots(1) with(2) the fur(3)
but the track starts off at shorty had them...apple bottom jean jeans.
For those of us who can't mix in not on the one, dropping it on applebottom would work easier, but for those of us can mix in on different beats could drop it on shorty had and still make applebottom hit on the one.
because if say you don't mix in with the intro and want to scratch the song in. It would sound stupid to mix in on the one if the vocals start 2 beats before that. Not all songs start their vocals on the 1.
Look at flo rida's low for example. If you dropped it on the 1, it would sound like this...apple(1) bottom(2) jean(3) jean(4) boots(1) with(2) the fur(3)
but the track starts off at shorty had them...apple bottom jean jeans.
For those of us who can't mix in not on the one, dropping it on applebottom would work easier, but for those of us can mix in on different beats could drop it on shorty had and still make applebottom hit on the one.
djpuma_gemini
3:25 AM 16 July 2010
I agree with joshua carl. I don't like tracks with intros that sound like just a drum beat you can barely hear the track underneath the outgoing track and when it finally drops after the intro it sounds like the track was dropped.
Take the gang starr mass appeal they just uploaded. The intro sounds ok, but when the track comes in it sounds awkward like it was just dropped in. I rather use the full on inst and just eq it down and mess with the eq until I fully bring the track in. now on a 130bpm track you have very little time to mess with eq's since the chorus is so short anyways, but I still manage to do it.
Take the gang starr mass appeal they just uploaded. The intro sounds ok, but when the track comes in it sounds awkward like it was just dropped in. I rather use the full on inst and just eq it down and mess with the eq until I fully bring the track in. now on a 130bpm track you have very little time to mess with eq's since the chorus is so short anyways, but I still manage to do it.
marx
4:46 AM 16 July 2010
@tomatoslice & all
Sometimes ish happens, just drop us a line with ones you don't like so we can review them. We always have tried to find a happy medium. But its personal preference for sure especially on cue points. This is why we never even bothered with the genre, it can go so many different ways.
Some I agree are ify, but chances are those never had a instrumental released, thats usually when I hit up Millz & have him chop up the beat for a DIY intro.
I personally as a dj don't like the chopped up beats to much, some sound great & some just sound like a lego mix to me. Most of the mixes have always been built off the way I mix or the way I know the majority does....maybe I'm getting old now, vinyl doubles was me all the way...7 crates to a top 40 club (until I would replace doubles for one lethal weapon :-)
4/8 this is another one thats me, its just something I really never had with vinyl & just prefer. I am a heavy scratcher at times so 8 bar intro is way more then enough usually I only need 4 bar intro to have the mix really blend nicely (hence why another cue point at beat 16) same thing goes for the cue point at the first voice. Along with scratching I love long mixing as well, especially on the out so when I'm chopping up a acapella or a Blenx-in it gives me more time to make transition sound smooth (on uptempo tracks). Its personal preference without a doubt.
Again if there is a track that really bugs you just hit us up.
Sometimes ish happens, just drop us a line with ones you don't like so we can review them. We always have tried to find a happy medium. But its personal preference for sure especially on cue points. This is why we never even bothered with the genre, it can go so many different ways.
Some I agree are ify, but chances are those never had a instrumental released, thats usually when I hit up Millz & have him chop up the beat for a DIY intro.
I personally as a dj don't like the chopped up beats to much, some sound great & some just sound like a lego mix to me. Most of the mixes have always been built off the way I mix or the way I know the majority does....maybe I'm getting old now, vinyl doubles was me all the way...7 crates to a top 40 club (until I would replace doubles for one lethal weapon :-)
4/8 this is another one thats me, its just something I really never had with vinyl & just prefer. I am a heavy scratcher at times so 8 bar intro is way more then enough usually I only need 4 bar intro to have the mix really blend nicely (hence why another cue point at beat 16) same thing goes for the cue point at the first voice. Along with scratching I love long mixing as well, especially on the out so when I'm chopping up a acapella or a Blenx-in it gives me more time to make transition sound smooth (on uptempo tracks). Its personal preference without a doubt.
Again if there is a track that really bugs you just hit us up.
Dj Ace
5:30 AM 16 July 2010
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@tomatoslice & allSometimes ish happens, just drop us a line with ones you don't like so we can review them. We always have tried to find a happy medium. But its personal preference for sure especially on cue points. This is why we never even bothered with the genre, it can go so many different ways.
Some I agree are ify, but chances are those never had a instrumental released, thats usually when I hit up Millz & have him chop up the beat for a DIY intro.
I personally as a dj don't like the chopped up beats to much, some sound great & some just sound like a lego mix to me. Most of the mixes have always been built off the way I mix or the way I know the majority does....maybe I'm getting old now, vinyl doubles was me all the way...7 crates to a top 40 club (until I would replace doubles for one lethal weapon :-)
4/8 this is another one thats me, its just something I really never had with vinyl & just prefer. I am a heavy scratcher at times so 8 bar intro is way more then enough usually I only need 4 bar intro to have the mix really blend nicely (hence why another cue point at beat 16) same thing goes for the cue point at the first voice. Along with scratching I love long mixing as well, especially on the out so when I'm chopping up a acapella or a Blenx-in it gives me more time to make transition sound smooth (on uptempo tracks). Its personal preference without a doubt.
Again if there is a track that really bugs you just hit us up.
+1 dont change sh!#
DJMark
5:34 AM 16 July 2010
The only thing I'd really like is to see a convention of outro=cuepoint 5.
The other stuff is all pretty subjective, and easy enough to change.
The other stuff is all pretty subjective, and easy enough to change.
djpuma_gemini
5:41 AM 16 July 2010
I notice in serato if you don't use all 5 cues and set 5 to the outro it will drop down to the next available slot, so if you only have 2 used and set 5 as outro, next time you open the track it will be set at cue 3.
I don't like that, but that's an ssl thing
I don't like that, but that's an ssl thing
tomatoslice
6:36 AM 16 July 2010
good points.
i can understand having elements of the song for a blend and i figured that having a cue not on the one helps when you want to scratch, it helps me, don't know why i didn't mention that tho cuz i meant to.
i was a heavy vinyl person with doubles until i moved to NC, home of funkymix.
so many record stores had TONS of remix services here. i got crazy spoiled.
and when final scratch and then scratchlive came out i cut all the bshit out of those songs to create the breeziest tracks to mix. at that point a monkey could dj. it was thinkless, it just mattered how you put it together.
so i am now used to a VERY clean mixing style. i don't layer a LOT of tones because frankly it limits what tracks will go with what and i refuse to be a djam wanna be that goes from any song to any song without making any sense and doesn't have a clue that one of the reasons he was good, among many, was that he mixed IN KEY a lott...but you know? that's what it seems the majority of djs are now, mashup fools with no hearing of what sounds bad (but that is a whole other thread)...so basically i don't do a lot of blends. it's just clean, no clash mixing and scratching
but seriously there is a pretty good standard for audio remix services and it is NOT based just on how I dj, or how marx djs, or how puma plays, or how Joshua mixes or how any one particular person works. it's based on the general populace of djs and the way the majority have done it for years.
perhaps another kind of smashvid video that caters to clean beats?
it seems crazy to me that there's a whole world of audio services that have it dialed in to a standard but very few in the video world.
i know i am not the only one that feels this way about the issues i mentioned.
i can understand having elements of the song for a blend and i figured that having a cue not on the one helps when you want to scratch, it helps me, don't know why i didn't mention that tho cuz i meant to.
i was a heavy vinyl person with doubles until i moved to NC, home of funkymix.
so many record stores had TONS of remix services here. i got crazy spoiled.
and when final scratch and then scratchlive came out i cut all the bshit out of those songs to create the breeziest tracks to mix. at that point a monkey could dj. it was thinkless, it just mattered how you put it together.
so i am now used to a VERY clean mixing style. i don't layer a LOT of tones because frankly it limits what tracks will go with what and i refuse to be a djam wanna be that goes from any song to any song without making any sense and doesn't have a clue that one of the reasons he was good, among many, was that he mixed IN KEY a lott...but you know? that's what it seems the majority of djs are now, mashup fools with no hearing of what sounds bad (but that is a whole other thread)...so basically i don't do a lot of blends. it's just clean, no clash mixing and scratching
but seriously there is a pretty good standard for audio remix services and it is NOT based just on how I dj, or how marx djs, or how puma plays, or how Joshua mixes or how any one particular person works. it's based on the general populace of djs and the way the majority have done it for years.
perhaps another kind of smashvid video that caters to clean beats?
it seems crazy to me that there's a whole world of audio services that have it dialed in to a standard but very few in the video world.
i know i am not the only one that feels this way about the issues i mentioned.
tomatoslice
6:38 AM 16 July 2010
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I notice in serato if you don't use all 5 cues and set 5 to the outro it will drop down to the next available slot, so if you only have 2 used and set 5 as outro, next time you open the track it will be set at cue 3.I don't like that, but that's an ssl thing
btw, isn't there a box to check or uncheck fro that?
will the one for cues in chronological order fix that issue? i dont remember.
marx
6:44 AM 16 July 2010
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perhaps another kind of smashvid video that caters to clean beats?perhaps, but would most likely happen only with a existing audio service. Anyone with interest feel free to e-mail us.
Millz
6:56 AM 16 July 2010
You will see more "cut up" intro and outros on stuff from here on out. Like Marx said, get a hold of one of us if there is either something you think is wrong or a suggestion on a older video that you think is too busy on the intro and outro. I am an editing machine.
Ingo B
3:52 PM 16 July 2010
Let me preface with, you guys are still #1 i my book. I recently accessed the Moron mode of my brain and fried my hard drive. Your search system (and deep archive) really really rreeally made me happy. Almost like having a friend in a time of deep sadness.
One thing - and this is just me trying to make the world more efficient - but I don't see a need to make an Xtendz for tracks with usable intros. Most recent example is 112's " Hot n Wet". Yes, Puff is muttering during the lead in, but it's faint enough to ignore. Plus, it adds that organic feel of using the "real" track.
Small potatoes in the scheme of things, but something I would just like to share.
One thing - and this is just me trying to make the world more efficient - but I don't see a need to make an Xtendz for tracks with usable intros. Most recent example is 112's " Hot n Wet". Yes, Puff is muttering during the lead in, but it's faint enough to ignore. Plus, it adds that organic feel of using the "real" track.
Small potatoes in the scheme of things, but something I would just like to share.
djpuma_gemini
5:22 PM 16 July 2010
I say use all inst for intros and if there isn't one then you can chop it up.
Dj Ace
6:07 AM 17 July 2010
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I say use all inst for intros and if there isn't one then you can chop it up.+1000 for this
tomatoslice
6:23 AM 17 July 2010
tonight i got a text from a Vj half way across the country.
I would rather have a dry beat for smoothness! get into the mix where the samples & other elements start if u mix that way. Longer intros are always good. Cue points are to help mark the progression of the intro anyways
that person made a very good point. longer intros with dry beats are great for some of us and to those that like 4/8 or non-dry intros they can just set their cue points further in on the track.
by creating edits like that you will be catering to more people.
btw someone also pointed out that you guys may have taken what i said personally. well, please don't.
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I would rather have a dry beat for smoothness! get into the mix where the samples & other elements start if u mix that way. Longer intros are always good. Cue points are to help mark the progression of the intro anyways
that person made a very good point. longer intros with dry beats are great for some of us and to those that like 4/8 or non-dry intros they can just set their cue points further in on the track.
by creating edits like that you will be catering to more people.
btw someone also pointed out that you guys may have taken what i said personally. well, please don't.
marx
6:46 AM 17 July 2010
4/8 was considered a long time ago. Problem with that is not everyone loops or knows how to mix in the middle of the hook let alone a quarter.
Only way to hit more of an area is to do different mixes. This is y some people perfer a lethal weapon or a funkymix or a xmix. One will hate one and love another.
Only way to hit more of an area is to do different mixes. This is y some people perfer a lethal weapon or a funkymix or a xmix. One will hate one and love another.
tomatoslice
7:12 AM 17 July 2010
oh ok, cool.
i agree that you would have to do different mixes to hit more people. the lethal, funky, xmix stuff is very popular where i am at. and for the most part those mixes get edited own even more to cut out the bs. i know a LOT of people that would love those edits set to video. this imo is what the Vj world is missing.
actually, what i meant by 4/8 is 4 eight counts, you already have that with most of your uptempo videos.
from what i can tell it seems with such a short full on melodies as an intro especially on uptempo edits unless you are looping with a lot of eq turned down, which i usually do, you are going to have a short quick mix. that is fine but at some point you will get a soundclash or a not so fresh mix?
for example: taio cruz - break your heart. the intro to that kicks in so hard it almost sounds best on a dry beat or scratched in.
what i was also wondering is if you have a set online anywhere so i can further understand how you mix the smashvidz tracks you create.
i agree that you would have to do different mixes to hit more people. the lethal, funky, xmix stuff is very popular where i am at. and for the most part those mixes get edited own even more to cut out the bs. i know a LOT of people that would love those edits set to video. this imo is what the Vj world is missing.
actually, what i meant by 4/8 is 4 eight counts, you already have that with most of your uptempo videos.
from what i can tell it seems with such a short full on melodies as an intro especially on uptempo edits unless you are looping with a lot of eq turned down, which i usually do, you are going to have a short quick mix. that is fine but at some point you will get a soundclash or a not so fresh mix?
for example: taio cruz - break your heart. the intro to that kicks in so hard it almost sounds best on a dry beat or scratched in.
what i was also wondering is if you have a set online anywhere so i can further understand how you mix the smashvidz tracks you create.
tomatoslice
7:15 AM 17 July 2010
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... for the most part those mixes get edited own even more to cut out the bs.
that should read as...
"for the most part those mixes get edited DOWN even more to cut out the bs"
marx
10:00 AM 17 July 2010
Thought u meant 4 bars of basic drums then another 4 of instrumental.
No mixes online off the top of my head, I would have to rip some video footage. I have some biloxi footage somewhere, some at the bumsquad conference. Ill be in Atl for the idj conference mixing there too.
No mixes online off the top of my head, I would have to rip some video footage. I have some biloxi footage somewhere, some at the bumsquad conference. Ill be in Atl for the idj conference mixing there too.
mp3jrick
10:10 PM 17 July 2010
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I like "elements" from the track in the intro.and sometimes I even like the whole sha-bang.
sometimes Ill loop up the intro and use it like I would the Instrumental.
So do I actually, but again some prefer the full 32 beat dry boom chick boom chick intro.
And if you mix in key, this is a vital feature and allows some real remix creativity live.
I usually have Music Choice on here and dammed if the dj's don't let a 32 beat count run its full dry boom chick out with no color what so ever, it pisses me off.
Less people will care if you cut it short rather than let it run it out full.
I mean really, its a fader.
You control how much of the incoming or outgoing song you want heard.
You cut it short or let it run if its working or not.
Another trick to cover that crap is a mic jockey and they piss me off worse using that 32 count to blab away. STFU and play the music dude...
Thank you SV for giving us the full video to look at instead of 1:30, because frankly there's a lot of content that we need to see and hear BEFORE its pumpin at full volume.
I know as a yearly subscriber we can dl and toss it, but just the same its a nice feature vs. the others.
Def be using SV in the booth at AC this year.
Joshua Carl
10:33 PM 17 July 2010
totally..
Ill use some of the clean 32x to make my own redrums over 80s and rock tracks.
situations like that you need a beat with no melody or bassline.
perfect example:
Tipsy-JKwon
we've seen that beat layered over everything from queen, to the beatles, to 50ct.
and it all works from the lack of melody and the ability to stay clear of key clash.
where as Big Poppa - Notorious BIg, most of the mixes start right off with the
melody, so when using that 32 intro its alot like using the 12' instrumental.
and you DO have to apply some key awareness.
for alot of those that I do, I end up using a 16 beat loop though.
often times theres something on 30-32 that will throw off a perfect Instr. loop.
(IE in big poppa u catch "to all my")
Differnt strokes for different folks.
if we all had the same paint, and all painted the same way...it'd be pretty boring.
Ill use some of the clean 32x to make my own redrums over 80s and rock tracks.
situations like that you need a beat with no melody or bassline.
perfect example:
Tipsy-JKwon
we've seen that beat layered over everything from queen, to the beatles, to 50ct.
and it all works from the lack of melody and the ability to stay clear of key clash.
where as Big Poppa - Notorious BIg, most of the mixes start right off with the
melody, so when using that 32 intro its alot like using the 12' instrumental.
and you DO have to apply some key awareness.
for alot of those that I do, I end up using a 16 beat loop though.
often times theres something on 30-32 that will throw off a perfect Instr. loop.
(IE in big poppa u catch "to all my")
Differnt strokes for different folks.
if we all had the same paint, and all painted the same way...it'd be pretty boring.
marx
9:21 AM 18 July 2010
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what i was also wondering is if you have a set online anywhere so i can further understand how you mix the smashvidz tracks you create.heres a old one I found, I was testing ME recording.
media.smashvidz.net
chopped it up so you only hear the mixing, skipped over a segment of remixes so you hear only Xtendz, quality reduced for faster streaming, pre-unibody days.
Henry GQ
4:16 AM 19 July 2010
one of the few that were rough for me from smashvidz was "back to the crib" by juelz santana. that just had a hard intro. where as the i12inch posted on dtvideos was more workable. but i feel that even that version was not all that great. it would have been better if it would have gone into the instrumental for at least 16 count.. maybe even a 32 count and then into the hook.
but i can see where tomatoslice coems from. at least with records liek that one... wheres this alot going on...
but i can see where tomatoslice coems from. at least with records liek that one... wheres this alot going on...
DJMuErTe
12:04 AM 20 July 2010
i like the video marx but how come some of the videos you show are not on the site ?
*ajem* tamborine break is not for download =(
*ajem* tamborine break is not for download =(
Ingo B
12:19 AM 20 July 2010
In the old days, kung fu masters never taught their students everything, in case some overzealous achiever tried to overthrow them.
tomatoslice
2:05 AM 20 July 2010
in the new days, fkit...i show people how to do what i do cuz if they do it better i steal their ideas and keep improving then they can learn from me and so on.
djpuma_gemini
4:15 AM 20 July 2010
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i like the video marx but how come some of the videos you show are not on the site ?*ajem* tamborine break is not for download =(
Do you think all editors put up all the edits for sale or download (video pool vs pay per sites)
I know I don't put up all my edits, nothing against anyone, but I'm sure some people like to still be different and have stuff others don't have.
nik39
8:48 PM 6 August 2010
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Tilt and scan.No stretching goin on here
Or new engine is very nice but similar to what we have now (so y'all don't get lost) Currently were still tweaking it with filtering and checkmarks....yes checkmarks, ull see a beta by June. Once we launch we will take feedback and change anything that doesn't make sense or a bug we didn't catch. But its a big step forward.
How does that t&s work? Do you manually adjust the cut off area and change it during the video?
marx
10:35 PM 6 August 2010
Baically scene by scene we will move the video up or down so the active picure is still the main active part. Its pretty tedius but just another element to our forward thinking so you guys can get the best results when playing out.
djpuma_gemini
10:40 PM 6 August 2010
That is tedious. Just cropping of from top and bottom could leave a bad looking video.
I still only get the tns and leave the others.
I still only get the tns and leave the others.
Joshua Carl
10:46 PM 6 August 2010
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That is tedious. Just cropping of from top and bottom could leave a bad looking video.I still only get the tns and leave the others.
+1
Bren
9:40 AM 7 August 2010
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Baically scene by scene we will move the video up or down so the active picure is still the main active part. Its pretty tedius but just another element to our forward thinking so you guys can get the best results when playing out.This is a decent solution for some videos, not for others, It's ideal for transitions when one video is 4:3 and the other 16:9.
Redline DJ
4:47 PM 7 August 2010
hey just giving props to smash... not that you guys haven't been good before..but since the new 2.0...your uploads have been awesome and abundant. I definitely feel like im getting my moneys worth...and then some. Keep up the good work! Thanks!
djpuma_gemini
10:56 PM 7 August 2010
In actuality, we are getting more than our money's worth, but that's what competition does.
DJ-Phat-AL
11:37 PM 7 August 2010
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OMG someone shoot the double rainbow dude....that trend will last as long as the pants on the ground song.
djpuma_gemini
11:40 PM 7 August 2010
Forgot about that song. Can't believe I made a video edit for that.
tomatoslice
7:53 AM 8 August 2010
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Forgot about that song. Can't believe I made a video edit for that.Forget about your edit of that song. Can't believe you admitted that.
mp3jrick
9:09 PM 8 August 2010
And that is exactly where it belongs so it can compete on the same level as this one.
www.youtube.com view
And not to be out done...
www.youtube.com view
Bren, the reason for remixed edits is to make them mixable whether its just adding an intro outro, stepping up the tempo, or eliminating the holes and breaks in the track that stop dance floors dead wondering wtf...
Now as funny and well done as some of those Pants edits were, none of them went all the way through without the dialog breaks, the closest I saw was Transform ya and still it had the dialog breaks.
Funny yes, but more for those warm up the dance floor moments, certainly not one I would mix into or out of in a set.
And this is where it becomes do or die when as dj's we make a decision to play or not and frankly I wouldn't have the balls to spring any of these unless I was backing up a comedy show somewhere.
As for the Dude Rainbow edits....another case of should I make an edit or shouldn't I and will it wind up getting played by dj's or on youtube.
Well toss in a half a pound of manotinous loops and some strobing test pattern color and yup you got a remix I guess.
Frankly for $6.49 for the video I am shocked.
Been wrong before and will be wrong again, but this one has me scratching my head.
Thanks Marx for turning off the auto stream though.
That kind of thing can be a real problem if we are live when looking for a track.
www.youtube.com view
And not to be out done...
www.youtube.com view
Bren, the reason for remixed edits is to make them mixable whether its just adding an intro outro, stepping up the tempo, or eliminating the holes and breaks in the track that stop dance floors dead wondering wtf...
Now as funny and well done as some of those Pants edits were, none of them went all the way through without the dialog breaks, the closest I saw was Transform ya and still it had the dialog breaks.
Funny yes, but more for those warm up the dance floor moments, certainly not one I would mix into or out of in a set.
And this is where it becomes do or die when as dj's we make a decision to play or not and frankly I wouldn't have the balls to spring any of these unless I was backing up a comedy show somewhere.
As for the Dude Rainbow edits....another case of should I make an edit or shouldn't I and will it wind up getting played by dj's or on youtube.
Well toss in a half a pound of manotinous loops and some strobing test pattern color and yup you got a remix I guess.
Frankly for $6.49 for the video I am shocked.
Been wrong before and will be wrong again, but this one has me scratching my head.
Thanks Marx for turning off the auto stream though.
That kind of thing can be a real problem if we are live when looking for a track.
marx
10:19 PM 8 August 2010
this is true with VDJ, not with Serato though. I did it just to stick to peoples head :-)
djpuma_gemini
4:41 AM 9 August 2010
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Some people still play it...a lot of people actually bought it. haha
Bren
8:20 AM 9 August 2010
Damn editing Larry was a pure pleasure, it was funny and a great oddment to throw into the mix, I'll edit anything (except hardcore porn) if it pays off, and these edits paid off (for me).
mp3jrick
1:11 PM 9 August 2010
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this is true with VDJ, not with Serato though. I did it just to stick to peoples head :-)Not sure how one and not the other Marx, please explain.
I know on my mac, the internet uses the local sound device when the software has selected a different output, but on pc it uses the default sound device which in the case of audio software would be what ever is selected.
So what happens is we are mixing, and might need a track lets say and the stream is now over/with the main sound output.
So with Serato on PC this stream does not effect the output?
Rick
DJ DisGrace
1:25 PM 9 August 2010
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So with Serato on PC this stream does not effect the output?Yup... the only thing coming out of the serato box/57 is the music you are mixing.
Buy a serato ;)
mp3jrick
2:28 PM 9 August 2010
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I did it just to stick to peoples head :-)Yup, sticks like a screwdriver right into my forehead, lol.
Redline DJ
10:53 PM 11 August 2010
hey i have a request/question. Can you guys check the audio on the " Love Come Down" Dirty Money song. Seems that the audio is either really loud or almost distorted over the PA at every club ive played it at. Maybe i'm wrong or maybe its just the way the song was made. thanks Redline
DJ DisGrace
11:03 PM 12 August 2010
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hey i have a request/question. Can you guys check the audio on the " Love Come Down" Dirty Money song. Seems that the audio is either really loud or almost distorted over the PA at every club ive played it at. Maybe i'm wrong or maybe its just the way the song was made. thanks Redlinecheck the gain of the track also... sometimes autogain messes up and boosts a track that is already too loud
DJS/R
6:49 PM 20 August 2010
Does anyone know if Smash Vidz allows you to have multiple downloads per an account like DJ city does, like in case one fails or something? If not, how do you get access to a video if a download fails?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Niro
7:30 PM 21 August 2010
Tilt and scan, making full screen videos into widescreen. Most clubs and bars use widescreen tvs, so you will keep the correct aspect ratio playing on them.
tomatoslice
2:29 AM 22 August 2010
i am not looking to make enemies or friends.
i am just to say how it is...
smashvids gold digger - snipz
wtf is that??!?
i am not going to say anything about the intro since there is a dif of opinion.
but the outro...you don't cut off vocals.
if you're going to do a FULL mix with that, just straight mix, your going to sound like shit.
even if you can mixt that proper it is STILL NOT MADE CORRECT.
i am just to say how it is...
smashvids gold digger - snipz
wtf is that??!?
i am not going to say anything about the intro since there is a dif of opinion.
but the outro...you don't cut off vocals.
if you're going to do a FULL mix with that, just straight mix, your going to sound like shit.
even if you can mixt that proper it is STILL NOT MADE CORRECT.
mp3jrick
4:11 AM 22 August 2010
Its a snipz?
Picky picky picky...lol
Just kiddin; ya
But really, if I want to shorten up or mix out I do so myself at the break.
Way to many versions to get it wrong just once, so I stick with the straight up full length xtends.
Nice intro, nice outro, no pot holes in the middle and life goes on.
Picky picky picky...lol
Just kiddin; ya
But really, if I want to shorten up or mix out I do so myself at the break.
Way to many versions to get it wrong just once, so I stick with the straight up full length xtends.
Nice intro, nice outro, no pot holes in the middle and life goes on.
Millz
7:04 AM 22 August 2010
Tomato,
Any Xtendz or Snipz that you find not "dj friendly", please shoot me an email @ Millz@Smashvidz.com with the file name and I will take care of it.
Any Xtendz or Snipz that you find not "dj friendly", please shoot me an email @ Millz@Smashvidz.com with the file name and I will take care of it.
tomatoslice
8:05 AM 22 August 2010
well, yea i am very picky picky picky, rick...
man, Millz i know i am dick and shoot straight from the hip but there are just soo many edits that are flat out wrong. i know i am not the only one that feels this way, i am just the one that is a prick about it or says anything.
shooting an email would be great but the email would be this...
'there are a lot of smashvids that i don't understand. i don't want time to send you an email every time and you'd get sick of me super fast. i am sure you already are because i would be sick of me.
i didn't know you were with smash so i feel like a bigger asshole now, sorry.
on the other hand i would ask, did you not here the edit? it was just wrong.
you'd call me out if i had shite video rendered wrong, at least i hope you would. we all it do with 8th, remember DjCutt?
i appreciate the vids but not everyone mixes like you guys. i have said it before and i will say it again. creating consistency, clean beats and mixes that appeal more to ALL djs rather than just the way YOU mix or think other people should is the way to go.
do not make mixes just for you, make mixes for everyone.
this will seriously help you as a company.
with 120+ bpm, practically no track is structured with 32 beat breaks. why would an intro go this way? so you can loop? not everyone loops. appeal to those that don't and the ones that think 64 is too long, hello, cue points.
it almost seems like you are re-inventing the wheel.
there is no need for that. the remix audio world has done half the work for you. they are a prime example of what appeals to many. (et's leave out the too "much crap going on" funkymix stuff but frankly many times there is 'too much crap going on' in those 32 beat intros.
i listened to the bulletproof extendz. it has a full on melody intro but a nice clean outro.
what's up with that? no one could take those clean beats and put some at the start so when a dj mixes there is good flow? that would have been a 'dj friendly' version.
some day someone will come out with video to the masses, that follows song structure and if they play their cards right you could be left in the dust.
complacency is death. thinking you are a 100% right is wrong. don't let it happen."
man, Millz i know i am dick and shoot straight from the hip but there are just soo many edits that are flat out wrong. i know i am not the only one that feels this way, i am just the one that is a prick about it or says anything.
shooting an email would be great but the email would be this...
'there are a lot of smashvids that i don't understand. i don't want time to send you an email every time and you'd get sick of me super fast. i am sure you already are because i would be sick of me.
i didn't know you were with smash so i feel like a bigger asshole now, sorry.
on the other hand i would ask, did you not here the edit? it was just wrong.
you'd call me out if i had shite video rendered wrong, at least i hope you would. we all it do with 8th, remember DjCutt?
i appreciate the vids but not everyone mixes like you guys. i have said it before and i will say it again. creating consistency, clean beats and mixes that appeal more to ALL djs rather than just the way YOU mix or think other people should is the way to go.
do not make mixes just for you, make mixes for everyone.
this will seriously help you as a company.
with 120+ bpm, practically no track is structured with 32 beat breaks. why would an intro go this way? so you can loop? not everyone loops. appeal to those that don't and the ones that think 64 is too long, hello, cue points.
it almost seems like you are re-inventing the wheel.
there is no need for that. the remix audio world has done half the work for you. they are a prime example of what appeals to many. (et's leave out the too "much crap going on" funkymix stuff but frankly many times there is 'too much crap going on' in those 32 beat intros.
i listened to the bulletproof extendz. it has a full on melody intro but a nice clean outro.
what's up with that? no one could take those clean beats and put some at the start so when a dj mixes there is good flow? that would have been a 'dj friendly' version.
some day someone will come out with video to the masses, that follows song structure and if they play their cards right you could be left in the dust.
complacency is death. thinking you are a 100% right is wrong. don't let it happen."
mp3jrick
2:12 PM 22 August 2010
Trust me, picky is cool, sloppy is not.
Perfection is always the target and nobody is a dick for having a high standard.
I was just jabbin'
Perfection is always the target and nobody is a dick for having a high standard.
I was just jabbin'
Millz
3:22 PM 22 August 2010
Tomato,
The mixes you are referring to are older mixes that I didn't personally edit.
The mixes you are referring to are older mixes that I didn't personally edit.
DJS/R
3:19 AM 23 August 2010
Hey all, what are the differences between the red download snipz and xtendz etc. and the normal grey ones?
DJ PopRoXXX
6:26 PM 23 August 2010
Tomato - You are such an @$$hole! Haha! J/K bro ... You're on it ;-)
DJ Tecniq
12:02 PM 25 August 2010
i haven't used smashvidz yet but i do have one gripe. I was checking out some of their edits and on some of the intro's you can see the artists spitting vocals during the intro's as if they were gonna speak. This is tacky. I just wanted to know if all of them were like that? I was checkin out someone's video blog and it was a video intro for "carry out" and both justin and timbo's mouths were moving during the video intro lol..
AddPop
4:13 PM 25 August 2010
I personally haven't noticed that. However, now I'm going to go check that intro out.
JMFox
5:01 PM 25 August 2010
Been a member of Videotoolz and recently joined Smash. Def love Smash quality better.
Bren
5:56 PM 25 August 2010
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i haven't used smashvidz yet but i do have one gripe. I was checking out some of their edits and on some of the intro's you can see the artists spitting vocals during the intro's as if they were gonna speak. This is tacky. I just wanted to know if all of them were like that? I was checkin out someone's video blog and it was a video intro for "carry out" and both justin and timbo's mouths were moving during the video intro lol..I've never seen this with a Smashvidz edit, sure you have the right pool?
DJ Tecniq
8:43 PM 25 August 2010
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i haven't used smashvidz yet but i do have one gripe. I was checking out some of their edits and on some of the intro's you can see the artists spitting vocals during the intro's as if they were gonna speak. This is tacky. I just wanted to know if all of them were like that? I was checkin out someone's video blog and it was a video intro for "carry out" and both justin and timbo's mouths were moving during the video intro lol..I've never seen this with a Smashvidz edit, sure you have the right pool?
DJ Tecniq
8:53 PM 25 August 2010
musicvideodjs.blogspot.com
i saw it in the fun mix with akon if u scroll down, carry out is the 2nd track he mixes in, u can def see words coming out of their mouth as if the chorus was gonna come in. Wtf does their editing? that's the cheesiest intro ever. i have seen others like this too.
i saw it in the fun mix with akon if u scroll down, carry out is the 2nd track he mixes in, u can def see words coming out of their mouth as if the chorus was gonna come in. Wtf does their editing? that's the cheesiest intro ever. i have seen others like this too.
djpuma_gemini
9:05 PM 25 August 2010
Dude first off, that wasn't a smashvidz video.
second, he looks like he only had the single (NO INTRO) and put the inst under it (assign video)
He clearly went with an inst and a single, not using the smash extendz video
(carry out)
second, he looks like he only had the single (NO INTRO) and put the inst under it (assign video)
He clearly went with an inst and a single, not using the smash extendz video
(carry out)
djpuma_gemini
9:07 PM 25 August 2010
Can't you see that's a promo only video. Dude isn't using smashvidz. He's using the main video and attaching the inst underneath it (assign video)
Do some research before you accuse them of having shitty edits.
Do some research before you accuse them of having shitty edits.
DJ Tecniq
9:08 PM 25 August 2010
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Dude first off, that wasn't a smashvidz video.second, he looks like he only had the single (NO INTRO) and put the inst under it (assign video)
He clearly went with an inst and a single, not using the smash extendz video
(carry out)
nik39
9:09 PM 25 August 2010
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Dude first off, that wasn't a smashvidz video.second, he looks like he only had the single (NO INTRO) and put the inst under it (assign video)
He clearly went with an inst and a single
+1
djpuma_gemini
9:12 PM 25 August 2010
Yeah.
Sorry if I sounded all crazy in my posts.
I just know that smash rarely ever fucks up edits and when I saw your post and those mouth's moving I was tripping.
Smash has quality stuff.
Sorry if I sounded all crazy in my posts.
I just know that smash rarely ever fucks up edits and when I saw your post and those mouth's moving I was tripping.
Smash has quality stuff.
DJ Tecniq
9:14 PM 25 August 2010
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Yeah.Sorry if I sounded all crazy in my posts.
I just know that smash rarely ever fucks up edits and when I saw your post and those mouth's moving I was tripping.
Smash has quality stuff.
Joshua Carl
9:24 PM 25 August 2010
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I just know that smash rarely ever fucks up edits and when I saw your post and those mouth's moving I was tripping.
Smash has quality stuff.
and even more importantly they have a grip of like minded customers / peers who would give them a heads up if shit was jacked up in some way.
but their quality control is on point, internally and externally
djpuma_gemini
10:02 PM 25 August 2010
yes, but not a ton. Mainly the current stuff spanning several genres.
You will get the classics, but not every 90s hip hop video known to man from them
You will get the classics, but not every 90s hip hop video known to man from them
howcome
10:11 PM 25 August 2010
Now a billing question. I just did a 1 month subscription due to low funds. Payday is coming and I was wondering is the billing squared away enough to add on a 3 month to current sub or should I wait till month runs out? I know Smashvidz is a very professional service but I hate doing disputes through email. Any help would be great.
AddPop
10:19 PM 25 August 2010
I'm not sure they will prorate you for the amount you paid, but they've always answered my email very quickly.
You should ask.
You should ask.
djpuma_gemini
11:36 PM 25 August 2010
Hit them up directly. They are cool peeps. I may seem like i'm all for em and I have no affiliation with them, in fact they are more like my competition for remixes, but they videos are on point.
You should be fine with billing, but I'd ask them first.
You should be fine with billing, but I'd ask them first.
Millz
1:31 AM 26 August 2010
Howcome, shoot Smashvidz@Gmail.com an email with your question. Someone will respond quickly :)
victor_M
1:39 AM 26 August 2010
yea. try hitting up marx on the PM tip. cool people. seem to be straight shooters.
DJ Tecniq
8:43 PM 27 August 2010
Yo are some of the video edits off crooklyn clan or strictlyhits available @ smash vidz? I'd like more info on the audio and video remixers @ smash vidz. I'd also like to know if there's a good majority of dirty edits. Promo Only doesn't have much dirty versions.
djpuma_gemini
12:19 AM 28 August 2010
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Yo are some of the video edits off crooklyn clan or strictlyhits available @ smash vidz? I'd like more info on the audio and video remixers @ smash vidz. I'd also like to know if there's a good majority of dirty edits. Promo Only doesn't have much dirty versions.Smash puts out pretty much everything with clean and dirty edits, if a dirty exists they usually put it up.
Some of the crooklyn clan vids get put up on smashvidz, but not from Strictlyhits.
Most of the remixes are from major producers, jason nevins, benny bennassi, etc. They might have their own, but majority are standard intros.
Put it this way. If you want to get into video, this would be the place to start. You can't survive off of Promo only alone.
You need to get in a video pool and start editing yourself to really get into it.
jbnyc
12:37 AM 28 August 2010
sorry, lol was for this post...
Dj Kahled is the best!!!
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Smashvidz is NOT the best.Dj Kahled is the best!!!
DJ Tecniq
2:47 PM 29 August 2010
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Yo are some of the video edits off crooklyn clan or strictlyhits available @ smash vidz? I'd like more info on the audio and video remixers @ smash vidz. I'd also like to know if there's a good majority of dirty edits. Promo Only doesn't have much dirty versions.Smash puts out pretty much everything with clean and dirty edits, if a dirty exists they usually put it up.
Some of the crooklyn clan vids get put up on smashvidz, but not from Strictlyhits.
Most of the remixes are from major producers, jason nevins, benny bennassi, etc. They might have their own, but majority are standard intros.
Put it this way. If you want to get into video, this would be the place to start. You can't survive off of Promo only alone.
You need to get in a video pool and start editing yourself to really get into it.
Res-Q
4:17 PM 29 August 2010
I recently came back from my summer tour.
While I was driving on the highway in south of France, all of a sudden I see a double rainbow. I immediately thought about SV and started to laugh, then I'm like woah, that double rainbow is really something cool I've never seen before (well not as much as that crazy dude in the video lol).
So I grabbed my Iphone & took a pic;
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While I was driving on the highway in south of France, all of a sudden I see a double rainbow. I immediately thought about SV and started to laugh, then I'm like woah, that double rainbow is really something cool I've never seen before (well not as much as that crazy dude in the video lol).
So I grabbed my Iphone & took a pic;
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Steve Dub.
5:50 PM 29 August 2010
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I recently came back from my summer tour.While I was driving on the highway in south of France, all of a sudden I see a double rainbow. I immediately thought about SV and started to laugh, then I'm like woah, that double rainbow is really something cool I've never seen before (well not as much as that crazy dude in the video lol).
So I grabbed my Iphone & took a pic;
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But what does it meeeean?
AddPop
5:42 PM 30 August 2010
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tru im really for smashvidz cause they provide aca in and aca out video edits, which will make my video sets far more creative. I'm a performance dj so i use aca in & out's religiously! Can't live w/o emI love those to Tecniq!
Kadilac
4:32 AM 3 September 2010
I'm in the Navy deployed overseas to Bahrain (google maps). I DJ over here and I just started my subscription to Smashvidz. I Love IT! I downloaded for a couple of days, then the Government BLOCKED the site. SMH.
marx
6:31 AM 3 September 2010
Maybe they think its a porn site. Hit us up on email so we can get worked out.
DJMark
6:36 AM 3 September 2010
Hey, a new "bathroom mix" or two would be nice...especially if the title said something other than "Bathroom Break" or "Piss Break" :-).
djpuma_gemini
6:41 AM 3 September 2010
I used my own edit last week i called it the "bust through the crowd and get a captain and coke mix"
Made it with time to spare.
Made it with time to spare.
DJ Tecniq
1:39 PM 3 September 2010
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Hey, a new "bathroom mix" or two would be nice...especially if the title said something other than "Bathroom Break" or "Piss Break" :-).
DJ Tecniq
4:20 PM 3 September 2010
I want to sign up for smashvidz but I was wondering if i could just do a month subscription? Can someone get back to me
DJ Tecniq
4:23 PM 3 September 2010
And how much is a month subscription? They don't have a contact page on their site otherwise i'd email someone.
DJ Tecniq
5:13 PM 3 September 2010
just emailed, awaiting a response. How soon can I be approved? I'd like to spin the vids tonight & tomm night @ my residency. If it takes too long I guess i can get some crook & stric hits vids for now.
Millz
5:27 PM 3 September 2010
Someone should contact you shortly Techniq. Ill put the word in for you. Thanks for signing up.
Redline DJ
2:15 AM 10 September 2010
speaking of crook....seems like smash doesn't post as much crooklyn stuff as they used to. this saddens me.
Redline DJ
7:38 PM 10 September 2010
thanks marx...you never do us wrong. just like to see more then 5 in the last 100 :-)
djpuma_gemini
10:44 PM 10 September 2010
I'd love to see about 4 more dj got us fallin in love remixes. I can spin for about an hour of back to back omg and dj got us fallin in love remixes.
/sarcasm
/sarcasm
tomatoslice
6:01 PM 11 September 2010
not just from smashvidz but from every company, i'd like to see more songs mashed up and segwayed that have similar titles.
examples;
dont stop till you believin - micheal jackson vs journey
outta outta control control - baby bash vs 50 cent
jumpin jump - destiny's child to van halen
burnin' up the house - sean paul to talking heads
bringin' holler back - timberlake to gwen stefani
i think i like that - enrique to houston
crazy craze drives me crazy thing called in love - pitbull ft lumidee vs fegie to gnarlz vs fine young cannibals to queen vs beyonce transition douche segway
is if pre-made out of key mashups weren't totally badass enough, segways from completely dissimilar tracks except wording are flipping koooo!!
examples;
dont stop till you believin - micheal jackson vs journey
outta outta control control - baby bash vs 50 cent
jumpin jump - destiny's child to van halen
burnin' up the house - sean paul to talking heads
bringin' holler back - timberlake to gwen stefani
i think i like that - enrique to houston
crazy craze drives me crazy thing called in love - pitbull ft lumidee vs fegie to gnarlz vs fine young cannibals to queen vs beyonce transition douche segway
is if pre-made out of key mashups weren't totally badass enough, segways from completely dissimilar tracks except wording are flipping koooo!!
tomatoslice
10:37 PM 11 September 2010
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Personally I prefer mashups in key, but each to their own.noob
tomatoslice
10:50 PM 11 September 2010
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personally I prefer no mashups at allbah..you're not a dj
Christopher2
11:32 PM 11 September 2010
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Personally I prefer mashups in key, but each to their own.noob
Not a noob, just toying with ya. Did you know that a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable?
tomatoslice
12:39 AM 12 September 2010
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Ya gotta get mashups from crooklyn clanyou guys don't have mashups?? i never noticed if you do or don't
Redline DJ
1:29 PM 12 September 2010
would be cool if smash was a one stop shop for all types of videos..including mashups
tomatoslice
5:12 PM 12 September 2010
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would be cool if smash was a one stop shop for all types of videos..including mashupsthat's true. it probably would be a good business plan.
but i am glad i don't have to sift through too much crap
djpuma_gemini
6:04 PM 12 September 2010
exactly.
and if they become a one stop shop, we'll probably get less and less of things, or they'll have to hire more editors and charge more per month.
and if they become a one stop shop, we'll probably get less and less of things, or they'll have to hire more editors and charge more per month.
Redline DJ
6:22 PM 12 September 2010
i'd pay more per month for a one stop shop. but thats just me....just sayin.
tomatoslice
7:21 PM 12 September 2010
it would be difficult to have a one stop shop without expanding or linking with other companies.
plus, competition and choices are good.
i'd pay more for multiple sources.
plus, competition and choices are good.
i'd pay more for multiple sources.
Redline DJ
7:49 PM 12 September 2010
seems like smash already has good links with other companies. i think if they uped the price monthly and posted all of crooklyns videos it would be worth it for both sides. Cause to be honest crooklyns videos are way over priced most people dont buy em until they have their surprise sales....just sayin.
Christopher2
8:52 PM 12 September 2010
The editors must be getting paid or they surely wouldn't bother.
djpuma_gemini
9:36 PM 12 September 2010
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Cause to be honest crooklyns videos are way over priced+1
Or just don't buy them at all.
Never have and never will. If I want something that bad, I'll probably just make it myself.
djpuma_gemini
9:43 PM 12 September 2010
At least they changed their chyrons, but I prefer them chryon free
jbnyc
10:06 PM 12 September 2010
Yes puma we know!! every other post you have to make sure everyone knows YOU make YOUR own edits!!! lol ;p
djpuma_gemini
10:20 PM 12 September 2010
haha. Not promoting, just saying. I know it would be cheaper time wise to spend $6 on a crazy edit than to do it myself, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't
DJ-Phat-AL
10:22 PM 12 September 2010
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At least they changed their chyrons, but I prefer them chryon freestill cracks me up that 10 seconds or less of a chyron and people still complain.
10 seconds... really people? come on.
and before anyone says anything about big ugly logos on screen, etc... I heard all that constructive criticism before and have I adjusted it since and I will be posting some new videos soon and have it even more adjusted.
djpuma_gemini
10:24 PM 12 September 2010
I still play your ray charles gold digger edit with the big chyron and wrong A/R, still works for me.
Why not move the chryon into the intro?
Why not move the chryon into the intro?
jbnyc
10:55 PM 12 September 2010
i played that on friday at a new club, some people were like wtf is he playing but then they loved it hehe, good job new and improved small logo and shorter chryon dj phat al!! lol
DJ-Phat-AL
12:30 AM 13 September 2010
Ha! Thanks... still work in progress.
Yeah. I still love playing that track every now and then to see the reactions.
intro? you mean the part where someone is mixing into a track? That doesn't look good at all when mixing live. That was a problem in the past mixing Promo Only dance edits. They would place their chryon in the most inappropriate places including the second chryon (and in my opinion not necessary)... I would be mixing and see a blend of two chryons on the screens from one being mixed in and being mixed out. It looks so unprofessional. So I believe a new standard is generally when the first lyrics start or when you believe someone would be done mixing into the track. It should look clean, small enough to read and short enough to not annoy the masses... mainly the DJ critics ;-)
and just like most DJ's know... there is no pleasing everyone... especially other DJ's.
Yeah. I still love playing that track every now and then to see the reactions.
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Why not move the chryon into the intro?intro? you mean the part where someone is mixing into a track? That doesn't look good at all when mixing live. That was a problem in the past mixing Promo Only dance edits. They would place their chryon in the most inappropriate places including the second chryon (and in my opinion not necessary)... I would be mixing and see a blend of two chryons on the screens from one being mixed in and being mixed out. It looks so unprofessional. So I believe a new standard is generally when the first lyrics start or when you believe someone would be done mixing into the track. It should look clean, small enough to read and short enough to not annoy the masses... mainly the DJ critics ;-)
and just like most DJ's know... there is no pleasing everyone... especially other DJ's.
jbnyc
1:21 AM 13 September 2010
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and just like most DJ's know... there is no pleasing everyone... especially other DJ's.
+1
Niro
1:26 AM 13 September 2010
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At least they changed their chyrons, but I prefer them chryon freestill cracks me up that 10 seconds or less of a chyron and people still complain.
When you're quick mixing songs 10 seconds is 1/3 of song. It also looks somewhat unprofessional. It would be similar to having remixers/producers having drops in every song. I started dumping files and re-editing them to Tagless because I've had a few club owners say how cheesy it looked and how it looked MTV-ish.
DJ-Phat-AL
1:32 AM 13 September 2010
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When you're quick mixing songs 10 seconds is 1/3 of song. It also looks somewhat unprofessional.
stop quick mixing then. ... kidding.
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I started dumping files and re-editing them to Tagless because I've had a few club owners say how cheesy it looked and how it looked MTV-ish.So you admit to getting videos from SmashVidz, etc and re-encoding them without a chryon?
DJMark
2:03 AM 13 September 2010
My feeling on the tags is this: if the videos are coming from one of the services (or promoed gratis from label, editor or wherever), I don't have any problem with the tags. They're also kind of important to promoting the music. I'm sure the record labels insist on their inclusion (for the "legit" video services).
For stuff I'm paying for individually at $2 or more, I don't think there ought to be any tagging in the video at all (the part meant to be played).
For stuff I'm paying for individually at $2 or more, I don't think there ought to be any tagging in the video at all (the part meant to be played).
jbnyc
3:18 AM 13 September 2010
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When you're quick mixing songs 10 seconds is 1/3 of song. It also looks somewhat unprofessional.
stop quick mixing then. ... kidding.
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I started dumping files and re-editing them to Tagless because I've had a few club owners say how cheesy it looked and how it looked MTV-ish.So you admit to getting videos from SmashVidz, etc and re-encoding them without a chryon?
isnt that what we all do? lol or u r telling me every single video you edited,you got it directly from the label??
djpuma_gemini
3:22 AM 13 September 2010
no logo doesn't mean from the label, there are retail dvds, webrips, vhsrips, etc.
Ingo B
3:44 PM 13 September 2010
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not just from smashvidz but from every company, i'd like to see more songs mashed up and segwayed that have similar titles.examples;
dont stop till you believin - micheal jackson vs journey
outta outta control control - baby bash vs 50 cent
jumpin jump - destiny's child to van halen
burnin' up the house - sean paul to talking heads
bringin' holler back - timberlake to gwen stefani
i think i like that - enrique to houston
crazy craze drives me crazy thing called in love - pitbull ft lumidee vs fegie to gnarlz vs fine young cannibals to queen vs beyonce transition douche segway
is if pre-made out of key mashups weren't totally badass enough, segways from completely dissimilar tracks except wording are flipping koooo!!
This frightened me. I get it now. Humor. Ar! Ar! (name that show)
Christopher2
6:34 PM 13 September 2010
Yes legit services will all require tags, and I don't see this changing anytime soon. So 99% of the VJ's will be stuck with them, there's the obvious benefit: customers will be able to learn of the track name without bugging you the VJ. They do present a commercial image which may trouble some, but mixing music videos is still perceived as cheesy anyway, even if this isn't always the case (maybe you take your club on a visual journey with a ground breaking set, or maybe you mix Taio Cruz into Lady Gaga).
mp3jrick
7:47 PM 13 September 2010
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This frightened me. I get it now. Humor. Ar! Ar! (name that show)
Mork from Ork
Mork & Mindy
Nano Nano beyotch...lol
Niro
7:49 PM 13 September 2010
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When you're quick mixing songs 10 seconds is 1/3 of song. It also looks somewhat unprofessional.
stop quick mixing then. ... kidding.
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I started dumping files and re-editing them to Tagless because I've had a few club owners say how cheesy it looked and how it looked MTV-ish.So you admit to getting videos from SmashVidz, etc and re-encoding them without a chryon?
Yup, that is exactly what I'm doing.
Niro
7:57 PM 13 September 2010
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Yes legit services will all require tags, and I don't see this changing anytime soon. So 99% of the VJ's will be stuck with them, there's the obvious benefit: customers will be able to learn of the track name without bugging you the VJ. They do present a commercial image which may trouble some, but mixing music videos is still perceived as cheesy anyway, even if this isn't always the case (maybe you take your club on a visual journey with a ground breaking set, or maybe you mix Taio Cruz into Lady Gaga).That's funny, I remember when being on an internet forum, myspace, playing mp3's were cheesy. I remember when skinny jeans came in style and than became cheesy, went back out and than came back in again...etc.
My point is everything different from the norm at the moment is going to be called cheesy or whatever the coin phrase is until it turns hip. Especially something that has to do with technology and the early adopters of it. First they're called nerds, now they're called rich.
Niro
8:21 PM 13 September 2010
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When you're quick mixing songs 10 seconds is 1/3 of song. It also looks somewhat unprofessional.
stop quick mixing then. ... kidding.
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I started dumping files and re-editing them to Tagless because I've had a few club owners say how cheesy it looked and how it looked MTV-ish.So you admit to getting videos from SmashVidz, etc and re-encoding them without a chryon?
Yup, that is exactly what I'm doing.
Especially yours.
Alright I guess I should say something before someone takes me serious. I just thought it was funny that that was the thought that came into Al's mind. It reminded me of my old jealous girlfriend.....
Back to the point, no I don't re-edit video's I've downloaded from pools, but if it is a song that I like and play a lot, especially if it's one that has big ass logo's flying around, I will get a HQ file and edit it.
Also quick mixing just about mixing songs back to back as fast as you can. The ones that do it right, do it because they are using certain parts of the song to talk too the other song. It's more themed out, it reminiscent to a battle DJ, using song phrases to talk.
I would also like to give credit to Smashvidz for having the best of the chryons. The font, size, type, opacity and italics is most non invasive out of all the video pools.
djpuma_gemini
8:31 PM 13 September 2010
+1 on the non invasive font. Xtendamix is a little bigger and brighter than smash's
Res-Q
9:53 PM 13 September 2010
Very true, the chyron on SV is just perfect. The worst font I've seen yet is from my12inch (nh)
jbnyc
10:42 PM 13 September 2010
i remember i became a try out member for my12inch (nh,nm) and i got to donload 2 videos for 5 bucks or something like that, i downloaded the 2 videos, (dont remember which ones) and when i saw the chryon i was like WTF, no lie, it was huge!!! no lie,maybe 3 times the size of SV, so i never became a member, now i see some videos here and there and they fixed the problem a little.
Christopher2
11:59 PM 13 September 2010
I got a tattoo put on my12inch, didn't like the font but never mind because the opacity was low.
tomatoslice
11:59 PM 13 September 2010
the only thing wrong with chyrons, if you get over the ugly, is if you hate blatant promotion.
djpuma_gemini
12:09 AM 14 September 2010
atleast they (pools) don't put .com after their name. Most patrons won't know what smashvidz, dtvideos, xtendamix is, but with the .com it would be apparent and I definitely wouldn't like it.
DJMark
12:40 AM 14 September 2010
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atleast they (pools) don't put .com after their name.That was actually among the least-offensive things my12inch does. The list of their other sins would take awhile to list out.
tomatoslice
1:23 AM 14 September 2010
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atleast they (pools) don't put .com after their name. Most patrons won't know what smashvidz, dtvideos, xtendamix is, but with the .com it would be apparent and I definitely wouldn't like it.quite true...sorta...they're pactically one step away though.
anyone ever heard of google?
tomatoslice
7:19 PM 15 September 2010
AAAAHH!!
why is it that every time i make an edit or shortcut to an old school track smashvidz posts the same song a week later?? in many cases it is multiple songs.
do you guys have a direct link to my head or secret camera around hear somewhere?!?
i might as well stop editing.
it's getting worse and worse. in a few months you guys are going to ketchup!!
why is it that every time i make an edit or shortcut to an old school track smashvidz posts the same song a week later?? in many cases it is multiple songs.
do you guys have a direct link to my head or secret camera around hear somewhere?!?
i might as well stop editing.
it's getting worse and worse. in a few months you guys are going to ketchup!!
djpuma_gemini
8:14 PM 15 September 2010
I've seen that too. Several videos I've made have shown up on their site a few days to a week later (not my edit, but one they did)
I'm just going to start thinking in my mind and not make them, so they will.
I'm just going to start thinking in my mind and not make them, so they will.
jbnyc
8:15 PM 15 September 2010
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I've seen that too. Several videos I've made have shown up on their site a few days to a week later (not my edit, but one they did)I'm just going to start thinking in my mind and not make them, so they will.
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Joshua Carl
8:34 PM 15 September 2010
thats just the nature of business.
and while alot of us pal around and are friends... its how it works.
Burger King drops the angus burger (angus burgers have been around for ever..nothing new) but for what ever reason people are biting.
so across the road Mcdonalds says shit... did u see they have an angus burger?
Ronald, calm down... we'll do 3 angus burgers, a single pattie, an extended pattie and a acapella in pattie...
meanwhile the burger king is going..."fuck me, theres a blen-x pattie?"
but I put the angus burger out... i dug that old ass idea up.
its way it is... I always see shit I do days/weeks later.
cant get mad...well you can... but its how it works.
and while alot of us pal around and are friends... its how it works.
Burger King drops the angus burger (angus burgers have been around for ever..nothing new) but for what ever reason people are biting.
so across the road Mcdonalds says shit... did u see they have an angus burger?
Ronald, calm down... we'll do 3 angus burgers, a single pattie, an extended pattie and a acapella in pattie...
meanwhile the burger king is going..."fuck me, theres a blen-x pattie?"
but I put the angus burger out... i dug that old ass idea up.
its way it is... I always see shit I do days/weeks later.
cant get mad...well you can... but its how it works.
djpuma_gemini
11:11 PM 15 September 2010
yeah I'm currently going to put up a bunch of rare hard to find tracks on strictlyhits, hopefully smash doesn't beat me to it.
Mack 10 - Foe life
and many more.
Mack 10 - Foe life
and many more.
djpuma_gemini
11:26 PM 15 September 2010
it is,
I'm just subliminally saying stuff so you guys will beat me to it, so I don't have to.
I'm just subliminally saying stuff so you guys will beat me to it, so I don't have to.
djpuma_gemini
11:38 PM 15 September 2010
see my job is complete.
Don't forget about that one track also, you know the one.
Don't forget about that one track also, you know the one.
tomatoslice
1:31 AM 16 September 2010
Leon Haywood - I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You (unofficial)
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather be with you
The Crusaders - Street Life (live video/12inch audio shortcut)
chicago - streetplayer (live video/album shortcut)
Le' Pamplemousse - Le' Spank (unofficial)
black moon - who got the props (mw smooth mix)
The D.O.C. - Doc & The Doctor (album version)
yes - owner of a lonely heart (12inch dance version) my edit tho
micheal jackson - billie jean (instrumental)...yes, instrumental, the official instrumental.
shamen - move any mountain (acapella)
exploited - sex and violence (shortcut)
doobie brothers - takin it to the streets (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - China Grove (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright (shortcut)
The Carpenters - Top Of The World (shortcut)
nitzer ebb - lightning man
i call dibbs
any of those videos come out in the next week and you guys are spying on me...or biting.
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather be with you
The Crusaders - Street Life (live video/12inch audio shortcut)
chicago - streetplayer (live video/album shortcut)
Le' Pamplemousse - Le' Spank (unofficial)
black moon - who got the props (mw smooth mix)
The D.O.C. - Doc & The Doctor (album version)
yes - owner of a lonely heart (12inch dance version) my edit tho
micheal jackson - billie jean (instrumental)...yes, instrumental, the official instrumental.
shamen - move any mountain (acapella)
exploited - sex and violence (shortcut)
doobie brothers - takin it to the streets (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - China Grove (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright (shortcut)
The Carpenters - Top Of The World (shortcut)
nitzer ebb - lightning man
i call dibbs
any of those videos come out in the next week and you guys are spying on me...or biting.
Millz
1:37 AM 16 September 2010
To: 808jvsnype
From: the_dj_remixer
Item: Pioneer EFX 1000 w/Pelican Case and send/receive wires (Item Number: 270633523088)
Subject: Re: 808jvsnype has sent a question about item #270633523088, ending on Sep-17-10 09:50:59 PDT - Pioneer EFX 1000 w/Pelican Case and send/receive wires
Q: Sorry I don't have enough money for the EFX. But i'll buy your 4 1/4" wires for $40. Please respond ASAP. Thanks
....sorry for the threadjack but wtf :X
From: the_dj_remixer
Item: Pioneer EFX 1000 w/Pelican Case and send/receive wires (Item Number: 270633523088)
Subject: Re: 808jvsnype has sent a question about item #270633523088, ending on Sep-17-10 09:50:59 PDT - Pioneer EFX 1000 w/Pelican Case and send/receive wires
Q: Sorry I don't have enough money for the EFX. But i'll buy your 4 1/4" wires for $40. Please respond ASAP. Thanks
....sorry for the threadjack but wtf :X
tomatoslice
1:50 AM 16 September 2010
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damn i was goin to release bootsy collins! heheseriously???
here is the original version of a song i edited last week.
doubt you guys will ever do it.
www.youtube.com view
nik39
2:03 AM 16 September 2010
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damn i was goin to release bootsy collins! heheseriously???
here is the original version of a song i edited last week.
doubt you guys will ever do it.
www.youtube.com view
Haha, that's cool :)
marx
2:27 AM 16 September 2010
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Leon Haywood - I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You (unofficial)Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather be with you
The Crusaders - Street Life (live video/12inch audio shortcut)
chicago - streetplayer (live video/album shortcut)
Le' Pamplemousse - Le' Spank (unofficial)
black moon - who got the props (mw smooth mix)
The D.O.C. - Doc & The Doctor (album version)
yes - owner of a lonely heart (12inch dance version) my edit tho
micheal jackson - billie jean (instrumental)...yes, instrumental, the official instrumental.
shamen - move any mountain (acapella)
exploited - sex and violence (shortcut)
doobie brothers - takin it to the streets (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - China Grove (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright (shortcut)
The Carpenters - Top Of The World (shortcut)
nitzer ebb - lightning man
i call dibbs
any of those videos come out in the next week and you guys are spying on me...or biting.
not one hehe
tomatoslice
2:55 AM 16 September 2010
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The Crusaders - Street Lifelive footage??
yes, 2 different versions.
Dj Ace
4:23 AM 16 September 2010
What would you do - Dogg Pound
This is how we do it - Montel Jordan
Freek-A-Leek - Petey Pablo
This is how we do it - Montel Jordan
Freek-A-Leek - Petey Pablo
djpuma_gemini
4:35 AM 16 September 2010
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What would you do - Dogg PoundThis is how we do it - Montel Jordan
Freek-A-Leek - Petey Pablo
Dogg pound is on strictlyhits along with some other old school gems
djpuma_gemini
4:40 AM 16 September 2010
Body shots. I think that song is horrible and only reason I'll play it is cause they're hot, but the track is garbage.
tomatoslice
5:27 AM 16 September 2010
did some lmfao thing about not being able to dance last night...but i will be stoked if there is an original video.
Redline DJ
3:31 AM 20 September 2010
Not that its a HUGE deal..but just noticed that smash raised their prices. kinda sucks when you been a member for a long time and theres no grandfather(ing). Oh well....whats 3 more bucks?
AddPop
4:50 AM 20 September 2010
For the year? Do you buy monthly?
You can get a year subscription for half a night's work.
You can get a year subscription for half a night's work.
djpuma_gemini
4:51 AM 20 September 2010
$3 per month.
Really sucks. I could have bought 6 tacos from jack in the box,
or 3 buck doubles.
I might have to go on welfare now.
Really sucks. I could have bought 6 tacos from jack in the box,
or 3 buck doubles.
I might have to go on welfare now.
djpuma_gemini
6:42 AM 20 September 2010
I was trying to show what the new ssl colors on serato.com look like when they are reversed on the mac, but it didn't show the colors
nik39
6:51 AM 20 September 2010
But what does the SSL colors on serato.com have to do with the SV stuff in this thread?
marx
1:50 PM 20 September 2010
Yearly is the best deal, $1 a day.
You shouldn't eat three buck doubles anyway hehe
You shouldn't eat three buck doubles anyway hehe
mp3jrick
2:32 PM 20 September 2010
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You shouldn't eat three buck doubles anyway hehe
Double the pleasure, double the fun.
Eat two doubles a day and you'll weigh a ton...yeya eeh yeya eeh yeya ehh ehh ehh
Do the yearly
djpuma_gemini
3:42 PM 20 September 2010
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But what does the SSL colors on serato.com have to do with the SV stuff in this thread?Nothing nik.
My eyes are hurting that's all.
jbnyc
4:14 PM 20 September 2010
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But what does the SSL colors on serato.com have to do with the SV stuff in this thread?Nothing nik.
My eyes are hurting that's all.
That explains it all! Lol
marx
8:56 PM 24 September 2010
ummm not really, yall just get used to slamming weeks :P
We could give you fillers all day long, thats not where our current focus is.
We could give you fillers all day long, thats not where our current focus is.
djpuma_gemini
10:00 PM 24 September 2010
Contemplated making one, but been too busy and I'm not sure when the official is being made/released.
Redline DJ
10:35 PM 24 September 2010
yea ive tried finding some info on an official one but cant find anything. bummer
djpuma_gemini
11:03 PM 24 September 2010
Just use an ambient, or don't play it.
I've been using more and more ambients for vids i don't have or aren't made.
I've been using more and more ambients for vids i don't have or aren't made.
Redline DJ
11:24 PM 24 September 2010
yea im using an ambient for now..i either do that or play my logo.
djpuma_gemini
12:04 AM 1 October 2010
Is this the stuff from last week you were supposed to put up (old school stuff)
Glad to see you guys got toot it and boot it after it's been played out.
I met her at the club, said what's up...
Glad to see you guys got toot it and boot it after it's been played out.
I met her at the club, said what's up...
victor_M
2:15 AM 1 October 2010
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check now jack :Pyo Mark
I have a request. Is it possible to put an identifies when you guys do an acapella or x-tend mix on an existing video. hope I'm Making sense.
marx
5:10 AM 1 October 2010
Don't y'all know singles first then theorist of the mixes. Most has been the same for sometime now.
@ victor you can currently determine that between the checkmarks and the "updated" date.
If u have any other ideas to make it easier pls shoot us an e-mail
@ victor you can currently determine that between the checkmarks and the "updated" date.
If u have any other ideas to make it easier pls shoot us an e-mail
Tumi
9:32 AM 1 October 2010
marx,
Please organize a newsletter of smashvidz future videos and when you post new videos alert us via email so that we can get it fresh.
Please organize a newsletter of smashvidz future videos and when you post new videos alert us via email so that we can get it fresh.
victor_M
12:42 PM 1 October 2010
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Don't y'all know singles first then theorist of the mixes. Most has been the same for sometime now.@ victor you can currently determine that between the checkmarks and the "updated" date.
If u have any other ideas to make it easier pls shoot us an e-mail
DUH!! your right.
I saw you guys put up cha cha slide. Can we get electric slide?
djpuma_gemini
5:00 PM 1 October 2010
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What u think, cmon people!I'm thinking you got some Halloween vids in the works
Henry GQ
6:54 AM 2 October 2010
i would liek to say some kind of automatic downloader that just downloads everything when its released LOL
Bren
1:00 PM 2 October 2010
It would be nice to get the Halloween vidz soon, very handy for compiling trailers/demos etc when promoting a big event.
Bren
5:42 PM 2 October 2010
Are you seriously suggesting I come out of retirement just because it's Halloween?
Bren
9:35 PM 2 October 2010
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Didn't know u retiredNot retired but time's against me at the moment :(.
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retired? What are you 65 years old?No but I feel it at times, just going for a snooze.
DJ Tecniq
9:24 PM 12 July 2011
Just signed up with SmashVidz and proud to be a member. However I don't like how you can't search for xtendz, snips, or blenx, blenx-in through the search navigation. I hate having to go through pages to find what I need :( can we improve that?
DJ Tecniq
9:27 PM 12 July 2011
I also dislike how I can't search (not browse) for just clean or dirty edits. Why do you not have it this way? Just about every other video pool does.
DJ Tecniq
9:32 PM 12 July 2011
You should have it atleast browse by keyword. Say I want just "clean" edits I should be able to type that in the search and have all of them come up. If I'm mistaken well it's taking forever. Make it more simple for VJ's to find what we need and quick. I am now browsing 116 pages just to find dirty or clean edits cause none of them are labeled? Guess that's what the 3 month membership is for. This is going to take forever.
DJ Tecniq
9:38 PM 12 July 2011
OMG..wtf the syncing of the video "fiesta by r. kelly is NOT even in time. Thank god I have my promo only edit still. Please fix that
Gregg R
9:48 PM 12 July 2011
um??? dirty (red) and clean (grey) are clearly marked by what mix it (xtendz, single, snipz) for each track.....pretty easy to search imo....
djpuma_gemini
9:50 PM 12 July 2011
When you search for say.
wanna go home
you will see
jason derulo - don't wanna go home and in there is clean/dirty/xtendz/snipz etc.
Id' rather see that than 8 rows of the same song, but different varitions.
I don't want to see.
Jason Derulo - Don't wanna go home Xtendz Dirty
Jason Derulo - Don't wanna go home Xtendz Clean
Jason Derulo - Don't wanna go home Single Clean
Jason Derulo - Don't wanna go home Single Dirty
it's awesome the way they have it, on row with all versions of that song (minus any remix)
wanna go home
you will see
jason derulo - don't wanna go home and in there is clean/dirty/xtendz/snipz etc.
Id' rather see that than 8 rows of the same song, but different varitions.
I don't want to see.
Jason Derulo - Don't wanna go home Xtendz Dirty
Jason Derulo - Don't wanna go home Xtendz Clean
Jason Derulo - Don't wanna go home Single Clean
Jason Derulo - Don't wanna go home Single Dirty
it's awesome the way they have it, on row with all versions of that song (minus any remix)
DJ Tecniq
9:53 PM 12 July 2011
Okay i read you. But i have tried to search by artist, title..whatever and im getting nothing! Also what is the point of having a xxx video with clean audio? Thank god I don't have any highschool dances coming up I'd lose my job.
djpuma_gemini
9:54 PM 12 July 2011
keep the search simple.
type snoop
or hold it against
last friday
in the dark
type snoop
or hold it against
last friday
in the dark
DJ Tecniq
9:55 PM 12 July 2011
The search button is all funked up..The categories are all greyed out. The search option is basically useless.
DJ Tecniq
9:56 PM 12 July 2011
I just search in the dark and nothing..absolutely nothing is coming up. it is displaying no videos whatsoever..
Joshua Carl
9:56 PM 12 July 2011
the search function works like gangbusters for me.
I use it almost every week.
I use it almost every week.
DJ Tecniq
9:58 PM 12 July 2011
just tried dev bro it's still searching. is it cause im using safari? this is the worst search function ever. i am not happy :(
DJ Tecniq
10:00 PM 12 July 2011
maybe my options are limited cause im only 3 months? instead of a screenshot i will record a video of me trying to search smashvidz using screenflow cause im getting nowhere
marx
10:07 PM 12 July 2011
no its not limited, not sure why its not working for you.
postimage.org
I can relate to you not being able to search for just clean etc, I will see if we can get that into our next upgrade.
But search wise, hit us directly so we can try and figure out why you can't do a simple search like the one I did above.
postimage.org
I can relate to you not being able to search for just clean etc, I will see if we can get that into our next upgrade.
But search wise, hit us directly so we can try and figure out why you can't do a simple search like the one I did above.
DJ Tecniq
10:08 PM 12 July 2011
i give up guys..im posting the video. Either the coding is fucked up or administrator should be fired..i just give up trying to search anything from your site. im just going to browse and waste like a tool
marx
10:09 PM 12 July 2011
uh ok, if the coding is messed up why am I able to do a search that you weren't able to do?
Did you look at the image? We are a phone call away
Did you look at the image? We are a phone call away
marx
10:13 PM 12 July 2011
I just logged in using your account & Safari doing the same search, I had no issues. I see you already downloaded the Xtendz & Snipz.
DJ Tecniq
10:13 PM 12 July 2011
Why is this such a problem for me and not you? I just want to search for what i want. This should not be so difficult for me. I don't want to be the bad guy here. Are you using safari? Maybe it's a problem with safari. I'm going to post the video to prove to you im not a tool.
DJ Tecniq
10:14 PM 12 July 2011
I did download xtendz and snipz that was through browsing the pages your search function does not work correctly for me..why i have no idea
Joshua Carl
10:19 PM 12 July 2011
Look at that profile pic.... I wouldnt call that guy! hahahahahaha.
DJ Tecniq
10:25 PM 12 July 2011
despite my problem i still like the site. Browsing isn't so bad I would like a discount though if this is how it's going to be for 3 months.
DJ Tecniq
10:27 PM 12 July 2011
interesting...your search function is finally working after i went back to your page. it's a miracle :)
marx
10:29 PM 12 July 2011
Something happened, if you look when you click on the drop down its all grayed out, that's not normal.
postimage.org
I'm assuming that's why your are getting the weird behavior with no results. The search is pretty much instant. I'm gonna try and re create the problem. It would be faster if you were on the phone so I can get a overview on what you clicked on to make this happen, but we have never had anyone comment on this before.
postimage.org
I'm assuming that's why your are getting the weird behavior with no results. The search is pretty much instant. I'm gonna try and re create the problem. It would be faster if you were on the phone so I can get a overview on what you clicked on to make this happen, but we have never had anyone comment on this before.
marx
10:29 PM 12 July 2011
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interesting...your search function is finally working after i went back to your page. it's a miracle :)WOW
so what did you do?
DJ Tecniq
10:32 PM 12 July 2011
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interesting...your search function is finally working after i went back to your page. it's a miracle :)WOW
so what did you do?
marx
10:33 PM 12 July 2011
some flicker of a computer, gotta love computers.
well enjoy the rest of your time
well enjoy the rest of your time
djpuma_gemini
10:35 PM 12 July 2011
How come when I search for dj puma video edit I don't see anything?
DJ Tecniq
10:36 PM 12 July 2011
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some flicker of a computer, gotta love computers.well enjoy the rest of your time
marx
10:37 PM 12 July 2011
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How come when I search for dj puma video edit I don't see anything?that can be fixed :-) talk soon
marx
10:38 PM 12 July 2011
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some flicker of a computer, gotta love computers.well enjoy the rest of your time
Not a problem, just remember you will usually get a faster response if you call us :-) You wouldn't of gotten so stressed out haha
DJ Tecniq
10:38 PM 12 July 2011
Now how can i just search for dirty edits? Like just the red downloads???
DJ Tecniq
10:39 PM 12 July 2011
since it's colored in the "download" section how do i just search for that color? is this not available?
marx
10:39 PM 12 July 2011
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Now how can i just search for dirty edits? Like just the red downloads???not possible @ this time, I will add this to our next upgrade....thanks for the suggestion....although you will have to suffer for the time being :-/
DJ Tecniq
10:41 PM 12 July 2011
damn something must still be wrong im trying to click the crate vj tools but there is nothing at all being displayed? like i want to find some scratch videos
DJ Tecniq
10:44 PM 12 July 2011
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r u on dsl?
DJ Tecniq
10:46 PM 12 July 2011
I'm a huge fan of acapella out & acapella in edits, which im assuming that's what blenx-in is. It would be helpful if that was displayed as categorie.
DJ Tecniq
10:49 PM 12 July 2011
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did u clear the search box?
DJ Tecniq
10:51 PM 12 July 2011
However search function is working fine..maybe i just need to restart my mac or something..i'll see if i need updates
marx
10:51 PM 12 July 2011
i would try that yea, it clears your download engine cookies from earlier
DJ Tecniq
10:52 PM 12 July 2011
okay nm..it is working now apparently i cleared all the search boxes and then pressed enter and it is displaying the categorie crates. i now see all transitionz.
DJ Tecniq
10:55 PM 12 July 2011
and apparently i have 4 updates..they are iweb update, mac osx update, java for mac, and idvd 7.1.2
marx
11:00 PM 12 July 2011
no that doesn't come with your plan, you have to have the......hehe
of course you can, but just with anything its faster if you hit us up directly. Requests should be addressed to us via e-mail.
of course you can, but just with anything its faster if you hit us up directly. Requests should be addressed to us via e-mail.
DJ Tecniq
11:04 PM 12 July 2011
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no that doesn't come with your plan, you have to have the......heheof course you can, but just with anything its faster if you hit us up directly. Requests should be addressed to us via e-mail.
DJ Tecniq
11:06 PM 12 July 2011
I am now trying to search from label "crooklyn clan" but nothing is coming up. maybe i'll download those updates and try again. somethings work on the site and somethings do not..it's wierd
O.B.1
12:09 AM 13 July 2011
wow smashvids really IS the best, w/ customer support to rival that of Rane/Serato
kudos
i think i let my subscription run out, but I plan on re-upping soon!
kudos
i think i let my subscription run out, but I plan on re-upping soon!
Millz
3:02 AM 13 July 2011
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despite my problem i still like the site. Browsing isn't so bad I would like a discount though if this is how it's going to be for 3 months.You could always stick with Promo Only ;)
Funkytownstopsix
1:36 PM 13 July 2011
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Leon Haywood - I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You (unofficial)did that ever get made....?
tomatoslice
3:39 PM 13 July 2011
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Leon Haywood - I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You (unofficial)did that ever get made....?
where did that request come from?
Funkytownstopsix
4:47 PM 13 July 2011
somewhere in this thread back in septemeber sometime. . Might had been you...
Funkytownstopsix
4:49 PM 13 July 2011
IT WAS YOU......
tomatoslice 8:31 PM 15 September 2010 Leon Haywood - I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You (unofficial)
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather be with you
The Crusaders - Street Life (live video/12inch audio shortcut)
chicago - streetplayer (live video/album shortcut)
Le' Pamplemousse - Le' Spank (unofficial)
black moon - who got the props (mw smooth mix)
The D.O.C. - Doc & The Doctor (album version)
yes - owner of a lonely heart (12inch dance version) my edit tho
micheal jackson - billie jean (instrumental)...yes, instrumental, the official instrumental.
shamen - move any mountain (acapella)
exploited - sex and violence (shortcut)
doobie brothers - takin it to the streets (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - China Grove (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright (shortcut)
The Carpenters - Top Of The World (shortcut)
nitzer ebb - lightning man
i call dibbs
any of those videos come out in the next week and you guys are spying on me...or biting.
tomatoslice 8:31 PM 15 September 2010 Leon Haywood - I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You (unofficial)
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather be with you
The Crusaders - Street Life (live video/12inch audio shortcut)
chicago - streetplayer (live video/album shortcut)
Le' Pamplemousse - Le' Spank (unofficial)
black moon - who got the props (mw smooth mix)
The D.O.C. - Doc & The Doctor (album version)
yes - owner of a lonely heart (12inch dance version) my edit tho
micheal jackson - billie jean (instrumental)...yes, instrumental, the official instrumental.
shamen - move any mountain (acapella)
exploited - sex and violence (shortcut)
doobie brothers - takin it to the streets (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - China Grove (shortcut)
Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright (shortcut)
The Carpenters - Top Of The World (shortcut)
nitzer ebb - lightning man
i call dibbs
any of those videos come out in the next week and you guys are spying on me...or biting.
tomatoslice
7:09 PM 13 July 2011
oh wow...most of those vids are gone by now.
stupidly, i delete or bury files in hardrives like a mad man.
the Leon i had thrown a bunch of snippets together from various Dre and Snoop videos. that's an easy one to redo, just tedious and looks raw like 8th.
i hated making some of those vids. soon after this i pretty much was over editing video.
live footage is a pain for me.
i hope i still have Lightning Man. need to edit and play that again soon.
stupidly, i delete or bury files in hardrives like a mad man.
the Leon i had thrown a bunch of snippets together from various Dre and Snoop videos. that's an easy one to redo, just tedious and looks raw like 8th.
i hated making some of those vids. soon after this i pretty much was over editing video.
live footage is a pain for me.
i hope i still have Lightning Man. need to edit and play that again soon.
Funkytownstopsix
7:28 PM 13 July 2011
so do you still have the Leon Haywood. That is one of my favorite songs.
tomatoslice
4:15 PM 14 July 2011
ok. i will heavily consider a redo. it's either going to be a real pain or i am going to choose something very simple. after the dre clips, i am not sure what to use for content.
Funkytownstopsix
5:06 PM 14 July 2011
How about I'm gona get you sucker clip with the chick in the bed with the one leg as a clip. : )
Code:E
8:13 PM 14 July 2011
I think im going to sign up for smashvidz now since so many people say they are that great.... but i cant find out how many video's a month you can download.... I was gonna buy the 1 year subscription, but im gonna wanna rape there back catalog as soon as i sign up, and then continue to download more new tracks as they come out.... but i dont see anywhere telling me how many video i can download? can anybody help me out and explain how there service really works, cause there website is kinda vague.
DJ Dub Cowboy
8:22 PM 14 July 2011
I don't think there is a limit. When I signed up I got DVDs in the mail of the back catalog. That was a long time ago and there are a LOT more videos now, so I wouldn't expect that automatically. Smashvidz is good peoples though and I bet if you were to sign up for a year they would help you out. You wont have to rape that back catalog, they might let you fuck it gently in the rear.
djpuma_gemini
8:32 PM 14 July 2011
if you are second guessing smash you should second guess your video djing career.
If you are just getting into video djing your options are limited as far as pools go.
If you're in canada go xtendamix, but in the US go smash.
If you are just getting into video djing your options are limited as far as pools go.
If you're in canada go xtendamix, but in the US go smash.
djpuma_gemini
9:58 PM 14 July 2011
Slick Rick said it best.
"There is no competition cause we are the best"
"There is no competition cause we are the best"
DJ Tecniq
12:25 AM 15 July 2011
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I think im going to sign up for smashvidz now since so many people say they are that great.... but i cant find out how many video's a month you can download.... I was gonna buy the 1 year subscription, but im gonna wanna rape there back catalog as soon as i sign up, and then continue to download more new tracks as they come out.... but i dont see anywhere telling me how many video i can download? can anybody help me out and explain how there service really works, cause there website is kinda vague.
ta2423
4:14 AM 15 July 2011
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I don't think there is a limit. When I signed up I got DVDs in the mail of the back catalog. That was a long time ago and there are a LOT more videos now, so I wouldn't expect that automatically. Smashvidz is good peoples though and I bet if you were to sign up for a year they would help you out. You wont have to rape that back catalog, they might let you fuck it gently in the rear.Pump the Brakes... You received a back catalog? I need this for hard copies.
ta2423
4:19 AM 15 July 2011
LOL... The Elite Customer Black N Yellow Tee. Only 2 made.
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ta2423
4:28 AM 15 July 2011
I have a huge problem with white anything "cept cvg's" My luck crap gets on em as soon as I throw it on. a.k.a. Carls Junior.
Code:E
4:35 AM 15 July 2011
I dont really need to rape the back catalog, I have a pretty extensive collection, I have 6 years of promo only dvd's and i am on xtendamix and have everything i need off of it. Im going to keep xtendamix cause there super fast. but i hear smashvidz has more remixes and im interested in there different edits.
or both
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If you're in canada go xtendamix, but in the US go smash.or both
Millz
7:44 AM 15 July 2011
actually the black and yellow t's were made for me when the Steelers went to the superbowl last year. I have a few dozen of them. :)
Code:E
8:52 PM 15 July 2011
is smashvidz gonna let me download like every single back catolog remix and edit they have? what are there download speeds like? and anyissues with me being in canada and wanting to sign up?
djnak
3:13 AM 16 July 2011
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is smashvidz gonna let me download like every single back catolog remix and edit they have? what are there download speeds like? and anyissues with me being in canada and wanting to sign up?just sign up and find out for yourself...Did you read the title of this thread
"smash vidz is the best"
Nobodies lying to you nobodies tryiing to fool you the ARE the best and if your vjing and not using them you are a FOOL(unless you are a bad ass editor and edit 40 plus tracks a week lol)
DJ Tecniq
6:00 AM 16 July 2011
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is smashvidz gonna let me download like every single back catolog remix and edit they have? what are there download speeds like? and anyissues with me being in canada and wanting to sign up?just sign up and find out for yourself...Did you read the title of this thread
"smash vidz is the best"
Nobodies lying to you nobodies tryiing to fool you the ARE the best and if your vjing and not using them you are a FOOL(unless you are a bad ass editor and edit 40 plus tracks a week lol)
DJ Tecniq
10:12 AM 16 July 2011
Will u please add Petey Pablo "Freak A Leek" to your selection. that's one i been lookin for it's a club classic.
Bren
12:03 PM 16 July 2011
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I'm getting there :).
Millz
3:26 PM 16 July 2011
Hello,
Please use mail@smashvidz.net instead of the gmail email for general contact and questions @ Smashvidz
Thanks :)
Please use mail@smashvidz.net instead of the gmail email for general contact and questions @ Smashvidz
Thanks :)
ta2423
7:14 PM 16 July 2011
(unless you are a bad ass editor and edit 40 plus tracks a week lol)
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tomatoslice
7:32 PM 16 July 2011
how does Smash determine what tracks are previewed before downloaded and which don't?
ta2423
8:33 PM 16 July 2011
LOL... Some of those rated tracks make me shake my head. I rate them as if I would play them. Hope that is what they are looking for.
ta2423
9:58 PM 16 July 2011
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they obviously don't want the rating based on the video editErrr you think? Meant as if I like them personally or if I would use them.
I could like a track but not use it or I could hate a track and use it.
I dont really care about an edit unless I can tell the editer actually put time into it and not just slap some stuff together and put his name on it. My 10 year old is doing that on his 200$ Acer.
tomatoslice
11:08 PM 16 July 2011
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its the song not the edit, rating can be added per labels request.right, thanks.
the only reason i asked was because there was 2 a few weeks back that were remixes of the same track.
was just thinking to myself "the label wants a rating on 2 different remixes?!? wonder if they are official remixes."
djpuma_gemini
11:19 PM 16 July 2011
I think it's a, if the label wants feedback on the song, doesn't matter what remix, just do it for the labels sake.
mp3jrick
10:44 PM 17 July 2011
I think feedback to the labels is the most important thing that validates dj/vj's in their eyes.
SV has become a bit of a guide for whats hot, gonna be hot and throwbacks now and then that make changing up when you see them in the current file easy.
On the other hand, other genres are for other sources.
And I have to say as a subscriber of a weekly 24 video track release, that the filtering takes lots of work and discretion over what to play and not to play.
I am a big fan of xtends and singles over remixes from other sources because I want the original track with just an intro/outro that isn't trashed with voice over and logo splashes.
That shit sounds sooo cool when it slips..not.
SV has become a bit of a guide for whats hot, gonna be hot and throwbacks now and then that make changing up when you see them in the current file easy.
On the other hand, other genres are for other sources.
And I have to say as a subscriber of a weekly 24 video track release, that the filtering takes lots of work and discretion over what to play and not to play.
I am a big fan of xtends and singles over remixes from other sources because I want the original track with just an intro/outro that isn't trashed with voice over and logo splashes.
That shit sounds sooo cool when it slips..not.
silentkillahdjlex
9:51 PM 19 July 2011
SMASHVIDZ IS THE BEST PERIOD..Quality, Clarity, Great Audio and Video matters, especially for porfessionals
ClubBusta
9:58 PM 19 July 2011
man i like smash as much as the next guy but this damn love fest is starting to sound gay as a motherf--ker sorry calls em as I sees em and oh yea, and its spelled "professional btw.
DJ Tecniq
6:11 AM 20 July 2011
Actually i'm quite dissapointed in there Jay-Z - Jigga What Jigga Who video. you can tell it was ripped from vinyl due to the popping noise & crackling of vinyl! nice one couldn't u of just used a promo only radio edit. Trashed it
marx
1:36 PM 20 July 2011
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Actually i'm quite dissapointed in there Jay-Z - Jigga What Jigga Who video. you can tell it was ripped from vinyl due to the popping noise & crackling of vinyl! nice one couldn't u of just used a promo only radio edit. Trashed itnot a big deal this can be redone with a simple request. the only reason I even see some of these posts are because others friends let me know....so for faster response email us or use the contact us link on our site.
BTW using any audio/video source from Promo Only is not a option...think about it.
djpuma_gemini
1:57 PM 20 July 2011
Sometimes all you've got at the time is a vinyl rip.
Fine by me, keeps the sound true. I have that on some of my edits.
Fine by me, keeps the sound true. I have that on some of my edits.
Joshua Carl
7:19 PM 20 July 2011
I prefer some of my vinyl rips...not a whole lot... but a fair amount sound really good.
DJ Tecniq
11:41 PM 20 July 2011
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Actually i'm quite dissapointed in there Jay-Z - Jigga What Jigga Who video. you can tell it was ripped from vinyl due to the popping noise & crackling of vinyl! nice one couldn't u of just used a promo only radio edit. Trashed itnot a big deal this can be redone with a simple request. the only reason I even see some of these posts are because others friends let me know....so for faster response email us or use the contact us link on our site.
BTW using any audio/video source from Promo Only is not a option...think about it.
tomatoslice
2:29 AM 21 July 2011
well, for one PO audio isn't known for it's quality. they can get a better copy than what PO has.
and 2, it would be odd to use the audio from a competitor.
3, maybe marx has some other reason.
although...
on one "legal" site, definitely not smash, i found a video that was totally taken from PO with the tags frames removed.
ok, begin the scavenger hunt.
and 2, it would be odd to use the audio from a competitor.
3, maybe marx has some other reason.
although...
on one "legal" site, definitely not smash, i found a video that was totally taken from PO with the tags frames removed.
ok, begin the scavenger hunt.
djpuma_gemini
2:54 AM 21 July 2011
It's a legal issue.
You can't take a audio/video from someone else and make it your own.
PO got the dist rights for that audio, not them. You could get away with it for your own edits, but not when you're providing a service.
You can't take a audio/video from someone else and make it your own.
PO got the dist rights for that audio, not them. You could get away with it for your own edits, but not when you're providing a service.
mp3jrick
9:51 AM 22 July 2011
Wondering why the editor/producers aren't mentioned in the credits, is it a legal thing?
DJ Tecniq
7:15 AM 23 August 2011
Can we get a video for Alexandra Stan Mr. Saxobeat?? That's like a huge song and you don't have a video for it. I'm currently using the promo only edit. Thanks
djpuma_gemini
3:08 PM 23 August 2011
They probably don't have it up cause probably not allowed to put it up. IMHO
DJ Tecniq
8:22 PM 23 August 2011
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that video (Saxobeat) has been out for a while.
Code:E
9:39 PM 23 August 2011
WOW!!!!! so I'm already on xtendamix and wanted to add smash vidz, signed up, took about an hour for them to approve me, and WOW best money i ever spent..... just hope they dont cap my download's :)
Code:E
9:41 PM 23 August 2011
and i though xtendamix download's where fast!!!!! smash vidz are smokin fast!!!!!!!! Hope they build a download app for chrome!!!!!! (wont be switching to firefox anytime soon or ever)
DJ Tecniq
12:42 AM 24 August 2011
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WOW!!!!! so I'm already on xtendamix and wanted to add smash vidz, signed up, took about an hour for them to approve me, and WOW best money i ever spent..... just hope they dont cap my download's :)
phatbob
2:25 PM 25 August 2011
I signed up to Smash a few weeks ago and I must just agree that it's the best service by miles. I do use MixMash for their weekly Quickmash download (good for UK specific stuff), but as an all-in service Smashvidz rocks hard. Very impressed.
T Styles
8:15 PM 25 August 2011
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I signed up to Smash a few weeks ago and I must just agree that it's the best service by miles. I do use MixMash for their weekly Quickmash download (good for UK specific stuff), but as an all-in service Smashvidz rocks hard. Very impressed.How come Xtendamix can only service DJs in Canada but Smashvidz has the ability to service DJs worldwide. Do they have clearance for all regions?
djpuma_gemini
8:23 PM 25 August 2011
The US is very tough and Xtendamix got the approval for Canada and is trying to work on the US, but it's tough to do.
I won't get into legalities but it's not easy for the U.S.
I won't get into legalities but it's not easy for the U.S.
Code:E
12:41 AM 26 August 2011
its not easy in canada either..... but ya theres a TON of legal hoops to jump though to set up a service like either.
DJCrank
12:49 AM 30 August 2011
I may go back and check Smash Vidz again. I had them for 3 months and then switched to xtendamix. Just my humble opinion I thought they were better. I will give Smashvidz another 3 months and see if its changed much. Thanks for the info
Code:E
1:11 AM 30 August 2011
i have both, and until xtendamix puts out video remixes and edits like smashvidz i'm gonna have to stay with both.... but i sill use xtendamix for getting all the new video's, and regular tracks. just to pump up xtendamix again for a sec, I have put in specific requests for a ton videos of the past year and i think they add EVERY single one within a day or 2, so prop's to them for being on it.
jbnyc
2:46 AM 30 August 2011
it is the best!! nobody can F with the video quality but sometimes i erase smash vidz because xtenda's audio its way better for example The Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom im NOT complaining or saying it happens a lot but its just on few videos that i choose other pools over smash vidz.
Christopher2
6:17 AM 30 August 2011
I have to agree I find Xtendamix good at filling gaps, but I rarely choose to go with them over Smashvidz or even DTvideos.
I don't like the look of their tags and I'm often underwhelmed at their quality of editing, they seem to do a very quick and basic job, the sort of edit that I'd do in 5 minutes when running late to a gig.
Also, when it comes to dance music I prefer my edits to kick around 5 minutes, I'd sooner an edited down club version than an extended radio edit (often lower quality).
I don't like the look of their tags and I'm often underwhelmed at their quality of editing, they seem to do a very quick and basic job, the sort of edit that I'd do in 5 minutes when running late to a gig.
Also, when it comes to dance music I prefer my edits to kick around 5 minutes, I'd sooner an edited down club version than an extended radio edit (often lower quality).
DJ Tecniq
1:35 PM 30 August 2011
Do Xtendamix offer any acapella in or out video edits like SmashVidz does? Just curious they do have alot of stuff that smashvidz does not. Smashvidz does not even have Stereo Love and that just blows my mind although it's from the Ultra label so it may be hard for them to get it I guess. I just want a good edit of the original song.
Crickett
1:48 PM 30 August 2011
I just got an e-mail from the guys at Smash.... Ultra records (Which they do have support from) is what What Stereo and Saxobeat are on... they suggested I email the label directly and ask that they support Smash.
djpuma_gemini
2:45 PM 30 August 2011
As stated earlier Ultra is a no no for smash, but if you hit up the label and ask them to support smash it might work.
Xtenda and smash are similar but also vary.
I haven't seen any acap in or out in xtendamix, but you could hit them up and ask for them.
Xtenda has more of a variety than smash, but it might not be your cup of tea.
They put up pretty much every genre you can think of with the exception of latin.
You want country they got it, you want rare reggae vids you got it, you want some rare old school hip hop you got it.
You won't find single, acap-in acap out, acap, but you will get extendeds clean and dirty.
Xtenda and smash are similar but also vary.
I haven't seen any acap in or out in xtendamix, but you could hit them up and ask for them.
Xtenda has more of a variety than smash, but it might not be your cup of tea.
They put up pretty much every genre you can think of with the exception of latin.
You want country they got it, you want rare reggae vids you got it, you want some rare old school hip hop you got it.
You won't find single, acap-in acap out, acap, but you will get extendeds clean and dirty.
DJCrank
3:21 PM 30 August 2011
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As stated earlier Ultra is a no no for smash, but if you hit up the label and ask them to support smash it might work.Xtenda and smash are similar but also vary.
I haven't seen any acap in or out in xtendamix, but you could hit them up and ask for them.
Xtenda has more of a variety than smash, but it might not be your cup of tea.
They put up pretty much every genre you can think of with the exception of latin.
You want country they got it, you want rare reggae vids you got it, you want some rare old school hip hop you got it.
You won't find single, acap-in acap out, acap, but you will get extendeds clean and dirty.
Exactly, and for me it just gets the job done. I dont use alot of video acapellas, I just like the overall variety of xtendamix.
Steve Dub.
6:13 PM 30 August 2011
Both pools are working very good for me. The compliment each other well. I do notice that Xtenda sometimes beats Smash by a day or two on new videos. Might not make a difference to some but if I have a gig tonight and that hot new Justin Bieber video just dropped then damnit I want to play it TONIGHT!
O.B.1
11:17 PM 30 August 2011
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Canada Washington.lol - I can see Canada from my house... is that close enough for xtenda?
Code:E
11:25 PM 30 August 2011
there is no Washington in Canada at all.... so im a little confused as to what puma is talking about
Obvious!
11:33 PM 30 August 2011
Because XtendaMix isn't 100% playing by the rules... like they tend to preach. I am willing to bet that more than half his subscribers are in the United States and NOT Canada. So XtendaMix isn't really as legit as they say they are.... if the AVLA found this out... I am pretty sure they would be shut down.
jus sayin.....
jus sayin.....
lvmez
11:36 PM 30 August 2011
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Because XtendaMix isn't 100% playing by the rules... like they tend to preach. I am willing to bet that more than half his subscribers are in the United States and NOT Canada. So XtendaMix isn't really as legit as they say they are.... if the AVLA found this out... I am pretty sure they would be shut down.jus sayin.....
who cares? members are satisfied with there product.
FunkyRob
12:27 AM 31 August 2011
Obvious
don't be messing up a good thing.
Oh, I was born in Richmond, BC.
Go Canucks, aye.
don't be messing up a good thing.
Oh, I was born in Richmond, BC.
Go Canucks, aye.
djpuma_gemini
1:01 AM 31 August 2011
too bad obvious hides behind an alias. too scared to say who you really are.
dj garcia
1:38 AM 31 August 2011
Cool i was wondering the same about only Canadian dj's on that site. So if i apply i won't get rejected?
I am in Southern Canafornia.
I am in Southern Canafornia.
djpuma_gemini
1:41 AM 31 August 2011
promo special.
buy one month get the next month for the same price.
buy one month get the next month for the same price.
DJ-Phat-AL
2:07 AM 31 August 2011
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promo special.buy one month get the next month for the same price.
GREAT PROMO!!
Where do I sign?!?!
ha...
DJ Tecniq
3:16 AM 31 August 2011
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I didnt know so many of you guys lived in canada?
O.B.1
4:54 AM 31 August 2011
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I didnt know so many of you guys lived in canada?take off you hoser!
dj-dave-d
12:33 PM 31 August 2011
im getting a blank download screen at the moment on smash vids (as in you cant see any video's to download)
anybody getting the same problem? thanks. dave
anybody getting the same problem? thanks. dave
DJ Tecniq
7:42 PM 1 September 2011
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im getting a blank download screen at the moment on smash vids (as in you cant see any video's to download)anybody getting the same problem? thanks. dave
jbnyc
8:20 PM 1 September 2011
one question,does anybody else get the corrupt file logo on the don omar - danza kuduro [xtendz] ?
tomatoslice
9:13 PM 1 September 2011
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mpegstreamclip save as. mp4 = fixedIs there quality loss?
tomatoslice
9:15 PM 1 September 2011
Or better yet...Smashvidz fix, please.
I'm sure they will. Send them an email.
I'm sure they will. Send them an email.
marx
9:36 PM 1 September 2011
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Or better yet...Smashvidz fix, please.I'm sure they will. Send them an email.
exactly, please let us know if you find any mistakes like this.
So Corrupt how exactly? Lightning bolt in Serato?
djpuma_gemini
9:39 PM 1 September 2011
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mpegstreamclip save as. mp4 = fixedIs there quality loss?
No quality loss and it was either a bad download or serato tripping, doubt it's the video, but could be.
tomatoslice
9:55 PM 1 September 2011
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so the answer is yes?? i wasnt the only one with the corrupt file??no.
this a definite no.
i just dloaded all 3. they were fine, so re-analyzed them. they were still fine.
what version of SSL are you using?
jbnyc
1:00 AM 2 September 2011
2.3 lighting bolt on serato, ill download it again, thanks Tomatoslice!!
tomatoslice
2:50 AM 2 September 2011
well, you can dload them again but it is HIGHLY likely they will still show as corrupted.
let me point you to these threads on 2.3
serato.com
serato.com
serato recommends staying with 2.2
let me point you to these threads on 2.3
serato.com
serato.com
serato recommends staying with 2.2
tomatoslice
2:52 AM 2 September 2011
btw jbync, is that don omar still corrupt? i'd like to upload it to serato if possible.
which version was it?
you have any other corrupted videos?
which version was it?
you have any other corrupted videos?
Redline DJ
2:57 AM 2 September 2011
i LOVEE how Serato comes out with a new version then recommends you revert back to older versions lol...might as well just stop making new ones.
O.B.1
3:06 AM 2 September 2011
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i LOVEE how Serato comes out with a new version then recommends you revert back to older versions lol...might as well just stop making new ones.if you love it, then why don't you marry it?
djnak
3:13 AM 2 September 2011
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i LOVEE how Serato comes out with a new version then recommends you revert back to older versions lol...might as well just stop making new ones.if you love it, then why don't you marry it?
best answer I heard all day
Code:E
7:07 AM 2 September 2011
what this about old version of serato? if you run video sl they want you to down grade? what if you own SL4 you can't go back to 2.2
nik39
8:17 AM 2 September 2011
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new version is nice, lots of fixes :DAwesome. Just look at how SL trashes the video files. Crap.
DJ Dub Cowboy
9:56 AM 2 September 2011
sooooo...
2 new versions of SSL that aren't worth using?
no notification of a maintenance release either.
there should at least be a sticky at the top of the DJ section that says there is a new version.
2 new versions of SSL that aren't worth using?
no notification of a maintenance release either.
there should at least be a sticky at the top of the DJ section that says there is a new version.
Millz
12:21 PM 2 September 2011
Im not having any of the library problems yall are having. It could be that I redid my library after 2.1
tomatoslice
1:50 PM 2 September 2011
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what this about old version of serato? if you run video sl they want you to down grade? what if you own SL4 you can't go back to 2.2what? seriously?
why not?
djpuma_gemini
2:40 PM 2 September 2011
why don't people upgrade only when they have to, don't just jump on the newest release, wait a while.
tomatoslice
3:57 PM 2 September 2011
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Im not having any of the library problems yall are having. It could be that I redid my library after 2.1quit bragging, ya bastage!!
Crickett
3:59 PM 2 September 2011
Normally I upgrade right after a new final release... But I agree with Tomato... This one sucks donkey balls... The corrupt file issue is huge...
DJ Tecniq
2:02 AM 26 September 2011
Can we get a video edit of Sonique It Feels So Good..that's a classic. Either an original or intro's version. Thank you Smash!
marx
4:20 PM 26 October 2011
haha yea I feel ya. isn't there a checkbox to not remind?
It's really ridiculous the amount of updates that are being released.
It's really ridiculous the amount of updates that are being released.
tomatoslice
7:10 PM 26 October 2011
Is it just me or is the intro on the xtendz for beyonce countdown out of wack on the count?
DJ-Phat-AL
9:31 PM 26 October 2011
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and yes, the amount of updates on firefox is quite ridiculous.you wouldn't be saying that if it was SSL or VSL updates....
Code:E
10:18 PM 26 October 2011
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and yes, the amount of updates on firefox is quite ridiculous.you wouldn't be saying that if it was SSL or VSL updates....
i was thinking the same.
djnak
11:32 PM 26 October 2011
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and yes, the amount of updates on firefox is quite ridiculous.you wouldn't be saying that if it was SSL or VSL updates....
Why not the amount of vsl updated are ridiculous
Redline DJ
12:24 AM 27 October 2011
too bad the updates on SSL can't fix the mp4 tag problem...so i'm still on 2.0 and i havent seen a VSL Update in over a year..maybe longer.
marx
2:12 AM 27 October 2011
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Is it just me or is the intro on the xtendz for beyonce countdown out of wack on the count?count looks and sounds right to me. any other details...intro or outro?
tomatoslice
3:36 AM 28 October 2011
checked again, like 5 times, it's right. that beat just messes me up.
phatbob
3:52 AM 28 October 2011
Marx, what's up with the audio quality on Rihanna - Only Girl In The World? I'm ashamed to admit I play that tune regularly but I've had to go back to my iTunes audio version 'cos the Smash version is really not good...
DJMark
4:05 AM 28 October 2011
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Marx, what's up with the audio quality on Rihanna - Only Girl In The World? I'm ashamed to admit I play that tune regularly but I've had to go back to my iTunes audio version 'cos the Smash version is really not good...There was actually a version released that wasn't ridiculously clipped? I remember all the copies I had when it was new sounded horrible...maybe it got remastered?
phatbob
11:18 AM 28 October 2011
Actually I got that wrong, sorry. Only Girl In The World is mastered really badly in general, it's the Xtend of Who's That Chick. My mistake.
marx
4:17 PM 28 October 2011
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Actually I got that wrong, sorry. Only Girl In The World is mastered really badly in general, it's the Xtend of Who's That Chick. My mistake.I see what you mean. This will be corrected this week with all new mixes. It had to of been an early copy.
thanks!
marx
10:11 PM 28 October 2011
That is true for many of these tracks these days, Swizz Beatz is notorious for it
Redline DJ
10:17 PM 10 November 2011
crap i'm stuck on firefox 8.....i can't find a firefox 6 download....any help?
marx
1:36 AM 11 November 2011
it's available on the SV Quer page. We're working on a work around sorry guys.
Redline DJ
3:22 PM 12 November 2011
hey i know this isnt the serato help thread but you guys answer way faster. I'm trying to add new .mp4s into my crate and its not working. All the videos are from Smash. Any ideas?
Redline DJ
3:26 PM 12 November 2011
i did just get a new internal harddrive..but all the videos are on external.
Redline DJ
3:30 PM 12 November 2011
wait..i think i need to re enter my vsl code to make it work??? however now i cant find the vsl in the set up sceen.
Redline DJ
3:38 PM 12 November 2011
k i figured it out..i had to reinstall vsl. thanks for the help.
phil F
5:24 AM 14 November 2011
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nd that hot new Justin Bieber video just dropped then damnit I want to play it TONIGHT!i see your point BUT, Justin Bieber might not have been your strongest argument....... !
I can wait to have the next opportunity to delete his stuff from my hard disk
haha, :)
DJMisterE
5:59 AM 16 November 2011
I will see about contacting Strizzo's people to obtain permission to get the video posted
Redline DJ
6:46 PM 16 November 2011
that was super quick..mad propz! will be dropping this on friday in South Tampa!
Aaron The Era
6:57 PM 19 November 2011
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Loverance - Upput this in my dropbox months ago puma. its even up on ck -___-
djpuma_gemini
9:46 PM 19 November 2011
yep 12 weeks ago on CK.
should have figured you'd have it. I heard the bay area loves that track
should have figured you'd have it. I heard the bay area loves that track
marx
12:21 AM 23 November 2011
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Kanye ft Rihanna - All of the lights the sound is distorting.Fixing this week, a new one will be up soon.
tomatoslice
4:01 AM 23 November 2011
hot chelle rae - tonight tonight
just saw you don't have the video :(
just saw you don't have the video :(
djpuma_gemini
8:16 AM 23 November 2011
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You will start seeing more pop in 2012. Will see if we can add this.been waiting for this for several years.
marx
1:50 PM 23 November 2011
I feel ya, one thing at a time. I think you should do it right or don't do it at all.
djpuma_gemini
3:39 PM 23 November 2011
That should be a disclaimer when someone tries to start the next video pool
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I think you should do it right or don't do it at all.
djnak
8:20 PM 23 November 2011
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That should be a disclaimer when someone tries to start the next video poolQuote:
I think you should do it right or don't do it at all.why then we cant laugh at the competitions shitty videos
tomatoslice
9:07 PM 23 November 2011
there's competition?
not for current videos.
it's nice that each site is unique.
not for current videos.
it's nice that each site is unique.
djpuma_gemini
9:30 PM 23 November 2011
I meant as in new pools that get fake profiles here and say check out this video site I found that has this and this stuff.
Christopher2
1:08 AM 24 November 2011
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people still play that?What you stop playing anything older than 6 months? Or are you suggesting it was a steaming pile of cow dung in the first place?
Code:E
1:50 AM 24 November 2011
^^^^ 50/50
the song wasn't that bad, but not that popular either. and then you factor in the fact its 6 months old. and ya i would ask the same thing too.
the song wasn't that bad, but not that popular either. and then you factor in the fact its 6 months old. and ya i would ask the same thing too.
mp3jrick
2:20 AM 28 November 2011
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I feel ya, one thing at a time. I think you should do it right or don't do it at all.SV is doing it just right imo, good release timing, excellent video and sound quality, no voice overs/intros or obtrusive water marking, good screening for dirty/clean versions and with the CC remixes, transitions and base track variations hard to beat.
The throwbacks are a good idea also, keeps the older charting tracks visible.
tomatoslice
6:29 PM 5 December 2011
will the $365, 1 dollar a day for a year, subscription be coming back?
with January 1st coming up and the holidays it would be a nice convenience and great gift.
with January 1st coming up and the holidays it would be a nice convenience and great gift.
marx
7:02 PM 5 December 2011
With a new year coming there will also be some very exciting news and additions coming, once that is kicked off you will see a yearly option again.
Kenny Q
9:38 PM 5 December 2011
I'm in three different video pools and I think Smash Vidz is superior But, I'm looking forward to see the new Screenwerks/DMS service.
tomatoslice
11:23 PM 10 December 2011
the (Chorus In) on International Love is grrrrreat.
a LOT of my mixing career has been hook line to hook line or chorus drops.
it's been tough to find many videos like these, usually they have to be edited or a mix dropped to the cue.
would love one for Give Me Everything.
not sure if there are (Chorus In)s already or if there are more to come but tracks like this are what is lacking in the video world.
thanks.
a LOT of my mixing career has been hook line to hook line or chorus drops.
it's been tough to find many videos like these, usually they have to be edited or a mix dropped to the cue.
would love one for Give Me Everything.
not sure if there are (Chorus In)s already or if there are more to come but tracks like this are what is lacking in the video world.
thanks.
marx
6:46 PM 11 December 2011
the official is suppose to be out by the new year, otherwise we would make a uno.
djpuma_gemini
6:59 PM 11 December 2011
I made an unoffical with a transtition that goes into baby got back
If you want to play an unofficial, just play the audio and drop the drake a lil wayne I'm goin in unofficial that smash made and just drop it over the top of the audio (associate video file)
Quick cheap and doesn't look too bad.
If you want to play an unofficial, just play the audio and drop the drake a lil wayne I'm goin in unofficial that smash made and just drop it over the top of the audio (associate video file)
Quick cheap and doesn't look too bad.
djpuma_gemini
7:01 PM 11 December 2011
Sorry I think I meant the other unofficial smash made (that one has weezy first)
DJ Dub Cowboy
7:37 PM 11 December 2011
I was thinking of a new video effect for me or vsl that would be for overlayed videos. It would react to the music of the audio file but distort the video to the beat so as to mask unofficials that don't match. I use the psychedelic effect in ME for this but it could be better with some random distortion.
Dj_Nix
6:03 AM 13 December 2011
@marx Is it possible to get the "beyonce - get me bodied" video with the breakdown still in it? thats the best part of the song. I was floored when I previewed it and it wasn't intact.
marx
8:35 AM 13 December 2011
i'll see what we can do. I can't remember if the audio release has that breakdown or if its in the video only.
Crickett
2:16 PM 13 December 2011
More Main stream please.... I know you have a ton of people asking for Dubstep... But -man.. that Shit doesn't fly here in Chicago...
Gracias!
Gracias!
tomatoslice
5:51 PM 13 December 2011
dang, as a dj that plays top40 i thought they had enough mainstream as it is.
not saying there was too much, just saying there was enough.
not saying there was too much, just saying there was enough.
djpuma_gemini
6:00 PM 13 December 2011
Not really.
I've always felt it was lacking on the poppy top 40 stuff, but they've been getting better
It's hard to please everyone, but they do a good job.
I've always felt it was lacking on the poppy top 40 stuff, but they've been getting better
It's hard to please everyone, but they do a good job.
tomatoslice
6:06 PM 13 December 2011
yea, they do a good job.
i will admit they don't have everything but who does?
i am so used to no one having everything.
once again, i would like to see more Chorus Ins
i will admit they don't have everything but who does?
i am so used to no one having everything.
once again, i would like to see more Chorus Ins
marx
6:42 PM 13 December 2011
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once again, i would like to see more Chorus Insalready in the works :-)
Dj_Nix
6:47 PM 13 December 2011
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i'll see what we can do. I can't remember if the audio release has that breakdown or if its in the video only.100% the audio has it. thanks in advance.
Ingo B
9:56 PM 13 December 2011
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once again, i would like to see more Chorus Insalready in the works :-)
Might I suggest "Chorus Inz" (a la Xtendz, Snipz, etc)?
You're welcome. Please send my consultation check via Paypal.
tomatoslice
10:38 PM 19 December 2011
i used to think that. fought playing it for quite awhile...until i saw a group of big booty hoes dancing to it proper.
then i actually listened to the song and realized that, musically, it's not that bad. it's pretty much a cross over party track.
HOWEVER, playing it and listening to it over and over and over and over would really suck. anything over and over starts to suck.
then i actually listened to the song and realized that, musically, it's not that bad. it's pretty much a cross over party track.
HOWEVER, playing it and listening to it over and over and over and over would really suck. anything over and over starts to suck.
matt212
10:43 PM 20 December 2011
haha...that's funny. I remember this groups of girl had me asked to play "wobble" last year at a party. I was thinking to myself, "damn..is there a new song called wobble that I missed?" I actually put the headphones on her ears to make sure that's the one they wanted played. When it first came out, nobody wanted to dance to it. Three years later....put that shit on and bitches rush the dance floor. Go figure...
matt212
10:44 PM 20 December 2011
I think the key to a classic song is making fucking dance routines to it...
D-Twizzle
10:48 PM 20 December 2011
Anyone play bollywood? i'm looking for 5 classic club bangers. something equivalent to usher yeah, flo-rida low, beyonce crazy in love, etc. only thing i have remotely close is beware of the boys.
Eric N
11:59 PM 20 December 2011
@Twizz - ask Kazan! He would be the dude to point you in the right direction I'm sure.
djpuma_gemini
12:33 AM 21 December 2011
^ he does audio though, but he might know, or have to edit them yourself.
Dj_Nix
12:34 AM 21 December 2011
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haha...that's funny. I remember this groups of girl had me asked to play "wobble" last year at a party. I was thinking to myself, "damn..is there a new song called wobble that I missed?" I actually put the headphones on her ears to make sure that's the one they wanted played. When it first came out, nobody wanted to dance to it. Three years later....put that shit on and bitches rush the dance floor. Go figure...exactly; I tried to play it when it first came out as a single... nobody was really feeling it. oh what a difference a few years makes-- thing is V.I.C. didn't have anything to do w/ it.
Eric N
12:38 AM 21 December 2011
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^ he does audio though, but he might know, or have to edit them yourself.Yeah but he could def give you like the top 20 bollywood/banghra tracks, and then you could try and find those videos... I wouldn't even know where to start with that stuff.
marx
2:21 AM 22 December 2011
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is anyone having trouble w/ the "old format" link?fixed, thanks for the heads up.
Redline DJ
11:30 PM 22 December 2011
hey can you guys put up the clean versions of Rack City? Thanks!!
djpuma_gemini
4:40 AM 23 December 2011
I was thinking the same thing, but when I saw the video I realized I wouldn't play that video at a clean audio spot anyway. Just gotta use an ambient
Redline DJ
9:58 PM 23 December 2011
i havent played a gig where i play videos in over a year but i keep all my subscriptions cause its basically an audio pool with video perks. haha..i just like having clean and dirty of everything...ya never know when an owner/manager is having a shitty day and doesnt want to hear a bunch of curses.
Xtendamix
10:04 PM 23 December 2011
We will have the Rack City up tonight or tomorrow, clean and dirty
marx
2:16 AM 24 December 2011
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hey can you guys put up the clean versions of Rack City? Thanks!!totally my fault, this should of been done months ago when we dropped it. Its up now, w/cheeks haha.
howcome
3:14 PM 24 December 2011
Notice the selection of old school music has slowed down (btw, loved the Africa vid]. Any chance we will see an uptick in older music. It's a must for bars and mobile gigs.
marx
5:21 PM 24 December 2011
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Notice the selection of old school music has slowed down (btw, loved the Africa vid]. Any chance we will see an uptick in older music. It's a must for bars and mobile gigs.the bulk oldschool adds come in cycles, it's due time for another once music releases slow down.
howcome
6:57 PM 24 December 2011
Thanks for the response. Once again the title of the thread is proven correct.
MAD_COWBOY
4:19 AM 25 December 2011
I just joined a week ago. And I must say I totally agree with the tittle of this thread.
SMASHVIDZ IS THE BEST!!!!!
SMASHVIDZ IS THE BEST!!!!!
Redline DJ
9:50 PM 5 January 2012
hey are you guys gonna do a huge end of year crooklyn post like the other years? just wondering. Thanks!
Dj_Roger
8:54 AM 10 January 2012
are this for the US only ? i started to fill in the form but couldn´t choose another country than United States...
marx
2:55 PM 23 January 2012
unfortunately it is not available right now, we're working on some changes that will taking effect soon.
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