Damn pauly, you know you are gonna have all the retarded ass "IBTL" post any moment now. lol

You are gonna have some say that these are pure shit, of couse these are the close minded. There are some decent remix services out there.

moldy shit < crooklyn clan < warm shit < DMS < room temperature shit

i'm a dms subscriber...shit is fire!!!! so many joints i dind't have edits of before.

DMS is dope!!! I have gotten some really dope tracks from DMS that I put right into my primetime crate. I play them every week and I check everyday to see what new joints they put up. I used DMS vinyl and now I get the tracks right from the website. This site should be deep with their back catalogue soon (hopefully). I trust DMS to sift through all the wack tracks and put up the Heat!!!!
I have really been downloading what I need, don't have, or usually make for myself. Great tool for the DJ who has a residency and wants to keep it fresh every week.

hahahaha

and IBT YKYAGHATRA L!!!!

lol

yea i gotta agree...ive been with this service for a month, so far best one ove used, and ive used djcity, my12inch etc...they got all the new tracks, acapella loops, breaks, seriously best source for rock re-edits n shit...and i guess you can make requests for tracks you want edited (havent tried it but it is a feature of the site) im confident this site is only going to get better...

This is definitely the spot where you can find all those tracks that you wanted that you could never find or that you forgot you wanted.... but remembered how dope they are when you saw em posted. Great site for digital music!

Also for tracks that you knew you wanted but didn't know where to look.

Also for tracks you know you had but just wanted to get again.

Also for tracks that you know you like cause they have the mp3 extension.

Also for tracks that start with a letter in the alphabet.

Also for tracks who's artist is a current artist.

Also for tracks who well, you know, are just good tracks.

Also for tracks that are songs but are also called tracks and there's not a train or horse in sight.

Also for tracks that don't have anything to do with the number 8.

Also for tracks that you wish you hadn't posted the above.

lol

can you listen to a preview of the songs before dl'ing? do u have to give feedback for each track??

hmmm, if sixxx endorses this, and solomon, might be worthy to jump on it. Is it a standard record pool, or is it more of a "crooklyn clan" type of site with just breaks?

And does it have old school joints?

^^from the looks of it is like a 'djcity' kinda pool...it has str8 cutz with intros and outros and some mashups/remixes/edits.....check out the site and u'll see their tracklist

can a member or someone with more knowledge answer these questions?

i've only seen the mandatory feedback thing on Diggicrapz

There is a preview player for each track, after you log in. No written feedback is required to download. I think the fact that you are downloading is good enough information.

cool...thanks for the responses!

They put up a bunch of the old catalogue cuts from vinyl.
Fat Wax, Reruns, Crate Savers, Fill in tha Gap, Massive Cuts, and Pop Rocks.
Reruns has all the old school joints with Intro and Outro.

just FYI feedback is mandatory for djcity as well...u can't unlock the downloads until u have rated/provided feedback for the track...same for 8thwondercdpool (u have to rate it 1-5 stars) before u can dl it

+ franchisepool, mandatory feedback on new tracks

damn, $37 a month? =-\

+1 to everyone chipping in for one account

IBTL haha

Theres no way to hear samples online before thinking about joining?

$37 a month is CHEAP! Does anyone remember vinyl days? I joined DMS and they have some nice edits.

$37/month just for re-edits... hm, I think nowadays that ain't cheap anymore.

Dope service, deff worth the $37. They do a good job of varying the music (house, old school hip hop, rock, etc). They update pretty regular as well. Oh the only catch is you can download any track one time every 30 days, which means once you downloaded a track that's on the site you are not able to go back and get it again, prevents people from getting joint accounts and free's up bandwidth. It's a pretty good idea.

Thats better than with Franchise for example, you can only download the tracks once, and then never again.

yea, it's a nice service - high quality files - none of this 160 kbps bullsh*t that sounds whack in the club...

i just joined them on saturday and have already come across between 5-10 tracks encoded at 128kbps! WTF?!

I just downloaded one a few minutes ago and it was 256 kpbs.
What tracks were they?

^^can't say off the top of my head but i'll let u know when i get home...it was kind of a bummer to get those tracks @ 128kbps cause i had heard good reviews about this site and they do have some quality joints there as far as old school/new/classic rock/etc.... :(

Hit me with the track names later and I will check it out for you tonight. Lets troubleshoot this problem. Peace

idk,,, $37 a month is still pretty high. Most of the other pools are $20..... whats so great about this one that i should pay $37 A MONTH for?

Is there any reason why paid downloading services don't encode and upload their songs in 320 kpbs format? Is this because of bandwidth issues with their ISP, because it surely is not a storage capacity issue?

I don't understand why these services jerk people around in low quality formats 128,160, 192kpbs. Someone fill me in!

(no homo)

i personally dont mind 192kbps... but i wont go below that (no blowjob)

lets get comparison reviews.

this one seems to have musical taste.

I was paying $50.00 a month for exclusive grooves and downloading atleast $50.00 a month from crooklyn clan. $37.00 a month seems resonable to me.

i'll work on one when i get out of work and post it sometime tonite
+1 on DMS having a nice musical taste btw

I thought you and KevinScott were boys... you don't get a discount?
KevinScott's remixes are the dope though. I might have to jump on this since I still haven't decided on a service yet.

For those of you that have subscribed... Is K Scott offering his remixes for free (in theory) through the service? That doesn't make sense seeing as he's apart of Crooklyn Clan... hmmm.

I am getting a discount...I was paying $50.00 a month for exclusive grooves and downloading $50.00 a month from crooklyn. I have been playing dms records and tracks for years and their quality and selection is excellent. I am friends with Kevin and I agree that his remixes are dope. I like the fact that his site is filtered through him. If I get a discount or not doesn't diminish the site at all. Sometimes it is not about what you know, but who you know.

shit.. I wasn't implying anything, sorry if it came off like that on the response.

No worries Blisk. I didn't think you were implying anything. I was just answering the question.

Steve dub. I believe those issues are being worked on by the webmaster. I will pass it on to kevin.

gee $37 a month - that's like what - a half hour of a gig's pay - maybe 15 minutes!!??!

Fuck my question i guess... asses. :-)

DMS is really dope, blisk. i think i'im going to drop my worksessions account.

hmmm...i might have to subscribe...damn another 37 dollars for a pool...i'm already dropping 37 for smashvidz...damn this shit keeps rackin' up hahaha.

Thats very good to know... not subscribing now.

I can't afford to belong to 2 to 3 record pools. I don't DJ enough!! haha.

i just don't get why they'd charge that and then expect you to be happy with anything lower than 320.

i'll stick to making my own.

If you get your DJ biz legit you can write off your music purchases. Just print and keep your reciepts from these DJ services. It helps out alot during tax time.

+1 - As a DJ, you should really be keeping every receipt related to business. Gas receipts driving to and from events, equipment, music, computers, food and drink receipts from meetings.

DMS is a great service...great sounding edits and VARIETY of music...perfect for mixed format guys!

hmmm...gonna look into this. i used to buy a ton of fat wax comps back in the day when i was a broke college student.

I have been personally downloading mainly from DMS, DJCity, Crooklyn, and Blogs the past few weeks. I have been very selective at Crooklyn and Blogs lately. I believe that you have to stick with what works for you. I totally agree with The Scene Kings on this one. Any Multi-Genre DJ is gonna like the flexability and variety that is DMS.

better late than never...here is a comparison chart i did based on the few record pools i am a member of...
i92.photobucket.com

hope it helps

Cool.

Correction: Franchise has accapellas+instrumentals and enforces mandatory feedback on new tracks, *after* downloading, the next time you sign up.

Ur right 100% about the accapellas/instrumentals nik! shit they have a room dedicated for that only lol (the lab room)...however i did have to give feedback back when i first started using their service but havent had to do so in a while (i'd say about 2 months) so i thought feedback was not mandatory anymore...i dont know whats the deal there....

They had acc+instr. for a loooong time :) Just not in a specific room.

yea i know i know...just saying they have actually dedicated a new room for that only now

Fellow DJ's,

I wanted to answer some of the questions being asked here. DMS is still a very new site and we are constantly working on improvements to the site; some of which include: track previews before logging in, an improved preview player that will allow you to "skip" around within the track, tiered memberships that will offer dj's the ability to purchase monthly memberships based on how much they wish to download each month, along with a whole bunch of other "minor" improvements that our members have suggested.

Now on to some answers to the questions above:

1) QUESTION: "For those of you that have subscribed... Is K Scott offering his remixes for free (in theory) through the service? That doesn't make sense seeing as he's apart of Crooklyn Clan... hmmm." - DJ LIMELIGHT

ANSWER: My remixes and mashups will be available on both sites. Quite a few of my blends were made pre-serato days and were featured on DMS vinyl issues so, because of this, they will be available on the DMS website. Also, Sizzahandz and I have a very good relationship (no homo), so the aim of DMS is NOT to compete with Crooklyn Clan but rather to compliment it by offering dj's music and tools that they do not offer. In saying that, the blends & mashups will be kept to a minimum on DMS and the focus will remain on quality intro edits of all genres of music, acapella loops, dj tools and a few more surprises that will debut shortly.

2)QUESTION: "i just joined them on saturday and have already come across between 5-10 tracks encoded at 128kbps! WTF?!" - DJ AL

ANSWER: DJ AL was correct, there was ONE Poprocks issue (of 6 songs) that was incorrectly ripped at 128kbps. It was an isolated case and we are re-ripping those files and putting them back up at 256kbps. As an FYI, all files on DMS will be either 256kbps or 320. If anyone should come across any other files that are ripped at 128, please notify us. Our goal is to only offer the highest quality tracks on our site.

3) QUESTION: "1. I cannot download more than one song at a time. I tried using both Internet Explorer & Firefox. Same results for both, only one download at a time.

2. The previews load very slow rather than playing right away like other sites, again I tried both platforms with the same results, checked my connection and it's fine." - Steve Dub

ANSWER: We do have a limit of one download at a time, this is aimed at keeping dj's from coming in and raiding our site. After the tiered memberships are in place, this issue will be resolved and fixed. As for the second question, if you are currently downloading a track, the preview will not load until the song is completely downloaded. We are aware of this issue and we will be fixing it soon. The site download speed, however, is VERY fast so you will be limited only by your own download speed.

Again, thanks for the input and the positive words that you guys had to say about our service. I want to remind everyone that we are still very new and have a lot of improvements and additions that we will be adding. We definitely want your input in helping us become the best service that we can be for the working dj.

peace!
KEVIN SCOTT
[link removed]
www.myspace.com

how funny that the serato forums are the jumpoff for smaller business. i'm impressed by KScott's response to questions. i guess i was wrong im my original comment.

I'm impressed he said (no homo) lol.

lol +1

37 is too much IMHO.

I wish these guys would drop the subscription fees and just charge per song. I only want like 3-4 songs from that site and it would be cool if i could just pay per track. I have other record pools that I rely on for the new stuff so subscriptions make sense there. But i dont see the point in paying for a ongoing subscription on a site when I only want 3-4 older tracks.

+ Dale!

Is the vinyl still available? If so, grab those. If not, message Kevin - maybe he'll cut you a break.

$37 is too much. Not every dj needs 100's of tracks per month... I usually download about 10 tracks TOPS per month.

$37 isn't shit in the scheme of things.

$37 aint shit if you dj a whole lot... but if ur like me who does it once or twice a month, thats alot of money to pay when 10% of the crap released today is good, and u gotta sift through 90% of shit

good points all around!!!

37 is shit if you dj a lot or not ESPECIALLY if you're already in great record pools. I'm in DJ City and Worksessions. the only thing I would want to get from DMZ is the old stuff. I'm not paying 37 a month for that sorry.

iRock, why not just pay for one month and get it all, then leave?

10 tracks = $3.70 a track - is that REALLY too much? With all due respect you guys are a bunch of cheap bastards!!!

$37 is just alot to charge when you're a new service. Especially a service that is already being compared to Crooklyn Clan.... IMO

37 is too much when more established digital pools with better sites (interface wise) like djcity, worksessions, franchize, etc. are all cheaper.

I think I need to jump in here again to address some of the issues regarding pricing. As I said in my previous post, DMS is a new site and we are working on a "tiered" membership structure that will have various price points based on how much you want to download per month and the introductory package will be less than the current $36.50 per month. We will not be offering individual downloads and will remain a monthly subscription based website.

Also, if you are coming to DMS just for the older stuff then you aren't looking hard enough... we are offering ALL STYLES, NEW & OLD and we are offering a bunch of things that other sites don't even touch on (ie. loops, tools, classic edits, party breaks, etc). Also, unlike other sites out there, we aren't offering garbage mp3's just for the sake of having content... we are trying to handpick the best music out there regardless of genre, and we taking member requests/suggestions for tracks they would like to see edits for. We will also be implementing a bunch of new features as we continue to grow.

Picking a digital pool is definitely a personal decision. Obviously if you aren't djing all the time, it doesn't make sense for you to belong to multiple monthly pools. However, if you are a steady working dj, I think having several record pools from which to draw your music library from is a smart move and there are some other good ones out there. We are constantly updating the site with new material as well to keep our dj's interest up and make DMS the main spot to come to before heading out for your gigs.

Thanks for the support guys!

Seriously guys DMS is the shit, before every gig I visit the site to make sure I have the tools to make me sound better and better each time I play. Since then I've been inspired to be more creative, more diverse and man it's insane how much of a benifit this is to anyone who subscribes. Growing up I remember I used to be shit out of luck without certain records that were hard to find, this is a site that caters to djs by djs who care to elevate the game to the next level. Granted you got your guys that want to keep it real and keep the vinyl alive, hey thats totally cool but be real, back then when you spending hours to crate shop or asking the next dj who would never tell you what what was, this site is litteraly djs helping djs and if you're paying 36 bucks dude, c'mon! I know this sounds like I'm selling but this isn't a hard sell, I believe in this site, I use it, I contribute to it... It helps us all make it happen. Yes, I SAID IT.

DJ E ROCK
San Francisco

lol those were the first things i downloaded after i subscribed, i have to say for a brand new site its pretty dope.

i signed up for it and really dig it, im even on new music server and im on dms more then new music.

+1 DMS Subscription!

so is this service worth leaving DJcity?

I'm getting tired of DJCity, they been putting up crap tracks for the past few months. I need a new change and this service might be the answer. Still waiting on the tiered payment thingy.

I've been a member of dj city for about 1 month and am ready to cancel. Does anyone know if they will give me a pro-rated refund? DMS seems like its the place to be

Kevin, I'll be signing up soon. saw the site while i was at work and knew it was going to be quality.

thanks for putting it together, and i look forward to seeing how things piece together

I'm still debating, but almost there! Still been happy with DJ City, but DMS looks like there. I also find myself checking what's new everyday on DMS. Real close to joining...

Kevin - Do you post the dates songs are uploaded? That is one feature I like on DJ City. It's tough to keep up with exactly what is new on the site. Maybe DJ City and DMS should merge... I'd even pay a little bit more for that!

wait... all of the tracks have extended intros?? what about the annoying funkymix style breaks too? hmm...

just signed up. its dope how they have all the old stuff on there. i also like the acapella loops.

Let us know when you offer the new pricing plan. Im interested in the quick mix edits of house/rock songs...

what alot of you guys arnt thinking about is .....

what if you go thru the airport & your hard drive gets erased ?

what if someone steals your laptop & you have a gig in a couple hours & no music ?

situations like that suck (and actually happen), but knowing that you can log in & get enuff music to put on a half way decent show is priceless !!!

$37 isnt a bad price, seems reasonable !

as long as there constantly keeping up with quality releases & loops .......


imma be signing up this week !!

lol @ kevin ayin (no homo) ......


yezzir !

I might have to check this out.

great site. a site run by a DJ (a great DJ nonetheless) for DJs (this is important!)

i like the format actually, clear to read. no bullshit descriptions. most of this stuff is CLUB READY. no fillers no looking through for "future hits".

$37 a month isnt shit compared to spending $100 every other week when vinyl 12s were around! come on man!

what will take this site to the top will be more exclusive edits. hope to start seeing alot more edits from guys in the game now on here, like homicide, scene, AM, roctakon etc. that would be sick.

keep it going Kevin Scott.

+1 on canceling dj city... I canceled 2 months ago because it was all a bunch of crap/filler mp3's.. maybe 1 of every 10 tracks were good to me or even playable at that.

+1 here too

I'm offically in... Looks good so far....

When do I get my gift in the mail?

I picked the lil jon mug.

Couldn't wait any longer and had to sign up! Too bad I have to work early I'd spend all night on DMS. It is full of gems! Thanks Kevin!

Now, if we can get DMS to run the overviews for us...

I had to cop like 300 songs the other day and Im spoiled by djcity...

Yeah, I am addicted to the cue points as well. I know it is easy to do them on the fly, but like you said a few features we get spoiled by.

i'd like to hear some reviews from the guys who have signed up for DMS

I'll give a brief review...

DMS (directmusicservice.com) Cost - $36.50 per month, recurring.

First of all, DMS is not for everyone. If you spin an all hip-hop club than this will be a miss for you. My residency is all format, meaning the best of dance, hip-hop, top-40 with splashes of rock, 80's, etc. If this is you, than you CANNOT afford to miss out on DMS. $36.50 for organized, freshly updated music without having to review and put up with loads of filler content and poorly made mashups is well worth it to me.

DMS is updated about every other day (from what I've seen as being a member for two weeks)... the music is organized clearly into 8 categories (rap, pop, rock, reggae, urban, loop, dance and party breaks) the music is also organized by collection (crate savers, pop rocks, fat wax, fill in the gaps, massive cuts and reruns). What makes DMS special in my eyes in the fact that they offer a LOT of classic tracks from the 80's and 90's and they're the ORIGINAL TRACK! The classic cuts they offer all have DJ friendly intros if you need that sort of thing and if you're creative with loops in Serato you can use those intros as loops behind newer tracks to freshen/liven your sets - essentially doing your own mash ups instead of pre-bought ones. The loop tools are great with high energy acapellas from Fatman Scoop.

So thats my review on DMS... I like it and will continue to subscribe. I also subscribe to DJCity, and will continue that subscription. In my eyes it doesn't hurt having two legit sources to get your music and together the sites only cost $70 per month, which for a working DJ shouldn't even dent your wallet - remember, you need a few things to write off to get the tax man off your back!

I'd give DMS 4.5 out of 5 stars - they're nailing their target market and giving us EXACTLY what we need.

i cant believe im saying this.... but i wouldnt mind getting back into a "extended intro" style of mixing. I used to use alot of extended intro/ultimix/funkymix stuff back in the day

I signed up a few days ago and I think the selection is good. I've been with dj city for about a year or more and out of 5000 songs I still had 4400 reviews to do... Alot of nonplayable stuff.

As far as DMS, I went thru and actually downloaded 95 percent of the songs.. i don't do reggae and some of the stuff I already had but if you are working in an all format club.. All of DMS's mp3's you will find useable.

I will say that I was expecting a bit more rock and 80's but I can't complain with the amount that is on there right now because at least I'm getting some.. I was also expecting more party break exclusives... There were a few but I figured that Kevin would unload alot of his stuff and some other artist like Savior/Victor M and I think homicide too...

I did download every single loop, tool, accapella etc... That is a HUGE plus for the pool. HUGE.

ANother good thing was the re-runs, fat wax?, and other type of promo material you would buy on vinyl is in mp3 format.. I have alot of these pre-serato and it saves me alot of recording time to have it handy. I figure 36 bucks to download every single track versus however much recording time it takes is a WIN in my book.

Lastly, I would like to see the initial cue point already set and have the overviews ran already but I guess that is just being picky...

AND another thing.... Having the genre's seperated... That's where DJ CITY dropped the ball... Hoep that helps.

Just some other thoughts to add

1) It's my first month but whe nI get my second month, I would like an indicator th know if I've already downloaded that track or not... Sometimes I miss a song or 2.. The way it is right now which helps is that once it downloads the link is disabled.. That's cool with me so I know what I've done already..

2) Can we get a date added feature for the new releases?

3) I'd like to see a Bmore genre...

Damn, I just realized Im a needy muthaf'r... after my last 2 post.

I'm sold. As soon as I get my taxes done, I'm signing up.

Lil Vito's review mentioning how it works for doing a multi-genre format sealed the deal. That is so me...

im gonna sign up... the reviews look good. If i dont like it, ill just cancel. Its worth $37 to see what all the fuss is about.

I'm gonna sign up too.

Nice summery, DJ_Motion. Thanks.

solid day to be a dms member.....like where else am i getting edits of the hustle, fly robin fly...

+ 1 on the date added for new releases.

there is an indicator on the tracks you downloaded. the download link appears in grey, not black.

Just paid my dues. Shit seems real nice, Im keeping djcity for now, but if this looks as good as everyone says it is, I might have to cancel djcity unless they step their game up a little bit.

Yeah thanks motion, you sold me on this site and you ain't even getting paid for it.

Damn Im already downloading and loving it already. I really like the grayed out feature when you downloaded the track already.

+2 on the date added feature as well.

Also, I cannot get the player to preview the tracks. Starts playing, but no sound.

^^ if you are downloading a song.. it will not play the track most of the time... due to bandwidth... That might be the problem.. If it looks like it is loading (the play button does a funky spin) hit play on another and go back to it and it should work.... That's what I've experienced anyway.

Yeah I just got a song to play, scared the shit out of me.

yea but this only works this way for 30 days...after that the links are available to u again (in other words u can only download a track once every 30 days)...the problem will be after the 30 days when that link is 'open' again it'll be a pain to remember if u've already download that track or not..so u may end up with duplicates of that same track :( ...so besides the 'date added' feature it would be helpful to have one that highlights the ones we've already download in the past...

+10 on this and/or date feature.

I always liked the interface of DJ City. I'm telling you guys - they need to merge.

im with motion, i would love a bmore section

If I may make 3 suggestions....

1) Please, edit the songs for future members

Lil Bit of Nothing - NORE vs 50 Cents...
The Realist Inferno - 50 Cent vs Biggie


There is no need to have 1:30 minutes of silence at the end of the songs...
AND No need to have more than 2 seconds in the front of the song...

This can really "eat up" hard drive space


2) Another Big Up on DJCITY was the consistency of the TAGS. For Instance,

Dj City always looks VERY CLOSE to this:

A lil Bit (Intro - Dirty) ...... 50 Cent ..... Cant Remember how the Genre was

DMS is so random

A lil bit-intro-dirty ..... 50 Cent.... Hip - hop
A LIL BIT-clean-intro..... 50cent..... Hip-Hop
A Lil Bit (INTRO)(VICIOUS) 98bpm..... Kevin Scott.... Blank...

Dont get me started on the loops/acapella variables...

3) Consistency of the Gain. Some songs were peaking in the RED and some were
not even hitting yellow.


Anyhow, as a dj I would like to see this improve over time and as a business graduate it would be very appealing to me if I were thinking of signing up as a customer... I think of it like this.. People don't want to shop in a messy or dirty store..

Big Ups to Kevin Scott and the pool... I've been tagging, cueing, gaining for hours on my new stuff.. Can't wait to play the jams tonight. THANK YOU!

Damn, I might join tonight.

the blends and loops worked well tonight! for those of you who have djcity, i think its wise to keep both.

the instrumentals and the acapellas are worth the $30 for djcity. plus you get mashups and blends from djs that are not featured on DMS.

i think both complement each other, so i'm sticking with both.

I agree with bandoma 100% on this one. I also need to visit Crooklyn Clan to download stuff that DMS and DJCity don't have.

DJCity is a Record Pool
DMS is a music service...Formerly all Vinyl Comps now online music service
Crooklyn Clan is about Mashups.

All three sites are necessary and compliment eachother extremely well.
I download every month from all 3 sites. I spent $20.00 yesterday on Crooklyn downloading some transitions.

Vito and Motion, thanks for the detailed reviews! Like bri said, worth the $37 to at least check it out.

^^^ Whitematic.. That was well said.

Anyone having probs with playing any files? I could remeb a few files that didn't work. It would pull up the track info but no wave form

excellent site, it has old school stuff too...bye djcity.

^^^ Yes. Some are way off.. 82 when it's 128

Use your ears!

^^ I think you missed the point.

+ stupidity

mods can u close this huge spam fest?

we're discussing the service.

sheesh.

i have a great idea... if there is a thread and you dont want to keep having it pop up in your tracked discussions, scroll to the bottom and click "Stop tracking discussion"

problem solved. if it comes up again, than you shouldnt have reposted in that thread. in this case, repeat step one

problem solved.

if problem still persists, go jump of a cliff.

problem finally solved...

in all seriousness, thanks for the link to Kevin's site. i have been too busy to go into too much detail, but am excited to check it out.

any tips of where i should go on it first?

Nice, I'll def. Have to check this out but i'll keep DJcity for backup

Hey Guys,

If you run across files that are tagged incorrectly with the wrong BPM or any other issues, please email us at directmusicservice@gmail.com so we can get the issues resolved ASAP. Glad to see you guys are enjoying the site.

thanks!

if u were able to download tracks more than once for a 30 day period this would make more sense, thats the major reason I will prob not join. Can't see myself paying for any service that doesnt give u complete control, not providing the original 12 inch compatible rips is kinda weak as well. But from what I can see, this is the first website I would consider paying money to join.

Heads up fellas...www.directmusicservice.com

^LOL. i got that a long time ago...

haha. congrats man! told you it was a heater.

Gentlemen...and ladies if ur present....Franchise Record Pool is the crown holder. Along with all the new music...the baddest old school selection out there...more reggae than you can find except if you head down to Jamaica...promo albums that other pools are not doing...they just released a music VIDEOs room along with Intros and Outros (with an additional Intro Version of the track that is edited down to 2mins for the quick mixers/megamixers). Now come on for 20 dollars they are cheating themselves. Its advisable to all to have more than one record pool but you better make sure Franchise is one of them. I checked out this directmusicservice.com site and all i got to say is "come on guys they got some ways to go to catch up to those other pools." Its clear some of you in here are either affiliated with DMS or it could very well be the same person with multiple email addresses LMAO but in anycase its all good but recognize the best. My recommendations for 3 record pools:

franchiserecordpool.com (Number 1 for Urban, Caribbean and Classics)
digiwaxx.com (Just because its free but not very efficient)
djcity or any other pool of your choice (djcity has been slipping lately)

Now that's advertising.
IBTL

Also, I know myself and many others in this thread are not affiliated with DMS, I haven't even heard of them until I saw their site on this thread.

No need to lock the thread for one snake-oil salesman carnival barking post. A mod can just delete the name of the pool, and give him a warning. You've said "IBTL" & I've said "mod", so I'm sure they'll find this thread in a search before long... :)

do they do any credit for referrals?

i have to give frp props for their reggae, they really are on top of it

I guess not, otherwise I should get credit for starting this post this and getting everyone to sign up on here - haha.

that's part of why I was asking... I wouldn't have known if you hadn't said something...

Flex' site gives my browser a hard time... shit freezes up. Get the web team on it!

man i downloaded about 8 songs this weekend, the files were only 30-50 secs!!!!

^^^ so, they werent full songs?

no man they were supposed to be but when i downloaded them they just cut off around 30 secs or so

to be fair i downloaded about 90 songs but that is still 10% of what i downloaded was worthless.

that is the only issue i have had and that was this past saturday 03/29, i love the site, but it sucks that if they fix those songs i got to wait 30 days to download them again.

that does suck...

thanks for letting me know that they weren't just breaks and stuff...

marvel, email us at directmusicservice@gmail.com and we'll get you taken care of.

marvel--

Have you tried E-mailing Kevin about the short files? Seems like a really good dude. The fact that he takes time to post in here makes me actually feel good about shelling out $38 each month.

give it a try--go to the contact page on the site.

that is cool i cant see too many services actually posting on here.

bedtime i agree with you, despite that one problem i still have no problem paying for the service, its top notch to me, even more so now that i can get the full files!

so i emailed and i got all my full files

Sorry mayynee-- didnt see the previous post.

Well that does it--- I'm signing up tonite!!! Kevin has officially earned my trust!

DMS just added another one of my remixes to the site. hope yall enjoy it

Big ups to Kevin and Jason for supporting the remixes. Thank you both

Seems pretty legit im gonna join soon.

the feedback break is dope! nice job cq.

You DJ so bad that...

ha..you might have changed credit cards around...

The FAQ says something about Paypal. Does this mean I can't sign up with a credit card?

you can

I'll go back to the site and look again. Thanks.

Signed up. It was on the Paypal page that you could use a credit card, and I was grabbing tracks 10 seconds later. F-in lightning fast downloads, too. I haven't run into any with bad levels yet.

How often is it updated? It looks I could everything on the whole site in just a couple days.

i noticed that too with their older tracks.

bourbon...have fun downloading. it took me a few days to go through everything. like the other pools, they're pretty good at updating their music several times a week.

i also signed up for mymp3pool. they have everything that djcity has, djtools, blends etc for $20 a month. so now im using dms and mymp3pool.com

the only gripe I have is that the preview player doesn't work for me. I'm using firefox

I should be joining DMS any day now, i've sent 2 emails to cancel my account at the other record pool I was apart of, and never recieved a response. Thats just another reason why I havent been a happy customer. Just called there office, so hopefully evertyhing gets resolved immedietly. DMS FTW!!!!!

They're posting your shit, you should get 'em to comp you. :)

+1

How about it Kevin?

Name names. If the service is shitty, call 'em out.

Preview player is spotty for me too. I'm also on Firefox and most of the time it doesn't work, but sometimes it does. I get a flash error with it.

Otherwise service is great. Saving me alot of time from ripping alot of my comps.

DJCity. The record pool is good, just not for me. I got tired of goin through garbage tracks 85bpm and below.

it takes about 100 bpm to keep my attention for very long...

how about everyone else?

yep im right there with you

nope.

Back to the topic: DMS

Pluses: Intros that don't have wack scratching & out-of-context vocal samples after the first 32 beats. Good selection of current/recurrent Hip Hop and R & B hot garbage.

Minuses: VERY limited selection of tracks outside of the Hip Hop and R & B genres. There are smatterings of Reggae/Dancehall, Electro House, and 80's New Wave & Pop- but not much else.

Could use more: 90's Alt. Rock & Modern Rock, Reggaeton, Merengue & Merenhouse, Electro remixes of current Pop, Miami Bass remixes of under 90 bpm Hip Hop and R & B songs.

[/two cents]

Suggestion: when a mix is posted with a "fixed" intro or outro, remove the previous one that had the problem.

Specific issues: Rihanna "Don't Stop The Music" House mix shows up as corrupt in SSL, yet I can't re-download. "Sexy Can I" won't load onto my thumb drive to transfer to my other laptop, but again I can't re-download on my other laptop (the one I use for SSL)

Overall grade thus far: B+

been using DMS this week for the first time. love the content but the site is way too slow. it crashed my firefox 3 times already. COME ON KEVIN UPGRADE THAT SERVER MAN!

I downloaded some stuff the other day from work and it was lightning fast. I was getting over 400kbs on every track.

yea i havent had ne problems with it being slow......i feel like u should upgrade your shit...ru still on 56k lol.......

Downloads are fast with Safari.

how about multiple downloads? other than that i am very happy with the service.

multiple downloads would be great!

i'm having connection probs too... sometimes i'll be playing a song, and it will stop playing and just keep the little circle thing spinning but it neverloads. so if i'm downloading i wait till the song is done and then restart safari

5pm eastern time DMS page isnt even loading up

Saw your post at 5:30. Clicked my bookmark for their page, looked around and completed a download in seconds. All of you's complaining about their site navigation and/or download are having problems I simply haven't seen.

I did, however, run into a couple of overmodulated tracks this weekend like someone had mentioned earlier in the thread.

I'd definitely like to see more variety in the content, but site navigation and download speed have been consistently top notch in my brief experience with DMS.

Oh yeah, and at least more than one download for each track, too.

I signed up on Sunday, and was downloading as many tracks as I wanted to at once. Now I can only download 1 track at a time. I hope this gets fixed. Other than that, im a happy customer

Here's another idea: a "requests" link that opens your e-mail inbox instead of my mac mail, which I don't even use.

^ Solely based on what you have the default email client set up as on your operating system.

True, I ought to figure out how to set up the mail links to work with the e-mail I use, but I've seen sites where I click contact & get thru without having my mac e-mail opened.

Two different ways to do form submissions. You can either dump it all to an email message so the user has to hit send, or you can take the variables and have a script process them server-side.

I agree that the latter is the more professional method.

The preview player finally works for me now! cool

what's the request email address?

requests@directmusicservice.com

Dang, that was about as common sense as it gets...

I was thinking gmail for some reason.. DURR.

What the?!?! I get a message today from Paypal that my service is cancelled and I e-mailed customer service (customerservice@directmusic.com) where the e-mail came from and get a 'Return to Sender'. Did anyone else have an issue?

No, only problem was account activation after paypal payment was sent. Emailed customer service and within a few hours they took care of me.

DJ Pauly,

Paypal notified us that YOU cancelled your membership today at 6:44pm. Here is a readout of what we received from paypal (I will leave out your personal details):

Subscription Date:
Mar. 18, 2008

Time:
18:44:35 PDT

Status:
Cancelled - By Buyer

Date of Cancellation:
May 1, 2008

If this is indeed an error on Paypal's part, we will be happy to work with you to resolve it. In the meantime, your access to our site has not been interrupted and will not be interrupted until we resolve this issue.

In the future, if any of you should have any billing or access issues, please email us at: Directmusicservice@gmail.com before posting issues on the forum board.

thanks.

Any way of know what we have downloaded, since Ive been a member of more than a month all my links came back, but I didn't download everything before hand. Is there some type of printout or database of stuff that I might have missed

Thanks

DJ Puma

Whoever hooked me up on the list is awesome.

Thanks Kevinscott if that was you.

DMS just moved up on my list of mp3pools. #1 in my book.

Thank you for the rapid response Kevin! It looks like this is a Paypal issue. Customer service is top notch at DMS! For those of you that haven't joined, you are missing out BIG TIME!

DMS is serious legit... THE music pool to subscribe to if you mix for all formats.

What if you do that but it's pointless because the links are deactivated?

*sigh*

So two days ago I decided to join DMS based on the positive reviews here, and the fact that Kevin Scott seems like a cool guy with the Dj's interest at heart (responding in this thread, and in terms of selection), I liked what I saw and start going at the downloads and my external hard drive (where I was saving everything to transfer to a back up computer) crashes and dies in the middle of checking out the Dance page...before I can do the transfer...now everything I got is dead because of the expired links! What do I do now?

Shamann, if you email us, we will get you taken care of. I, myself, had my mac powerbook hard drive of 3 years crash in the middle of a BACKUP this past week so I know all about that feeling of helplessness.

The reason the links are useable once per month is to prevent guys from sharing their passwords (which, unfortunately, occurs all too often in this digital age). In extreme cases like HD crashes, we are more than happy to help out in getting you the music you weren't able to get from our site, just email us and we will take care of it. Enjoy guys!

Thanks alot Kevin, this is exactly why I joined, I saw that it was run by a Dj for Dj's and you can understand (literally since it just happened to you) some of the stuff that can happen with technology.


I'll send the email now


Peace.

I had Kevin Scott Dj my club MAy 1st in Costa Mesa and his libary is pretty tight!!!!

cam someone misquote that please!

^^^ its just too easy lol

DIY: add "sex with" after had, delete "DJ" & change "library" to "ass".

LOL everyone who subscribes to DMS is afraid to misquote him!

AYO!

dms rules! keep up the work!!!

damn right i need my acapella loops lol

Just dropping back in to say big up Kevin Scott and DMS, I got the email and straightened everything out last night...much appreciated dude. I feel real secure subscribing to this site.


Peace.

Here's something I'd like to see: more consistency in the tagging. I prefer to use "Hip Hop" and "R & B". I know more people use "R&B" and some use "Hip-Hop", but who uses "Hip - Hop"? And the title field should always include clean or dirty for Hip Hop songs, and either include "Pop Rocks", "Fat Wax", etc. or say "intro edit" or "DMS edit".

+1

I tried to mention this (in a similar way) and I've noticed a small change.

Everybody organizes and tags files in their own way. The content of the site should be what is important, not whether the genre tag is "hip hop" or "hip - hop"... I mean c'mon guys. Put time into organizing your files the way YOU want them.

Your site offers some very helpful stuff Kevin, but time is money! Its just a suggestion from your members to improve your service to set you apart from others.

Personally, I go through every track and add my own genre, year, comments, etc. But, if everything came the way I like my files to be tagged, it would save me a good 2 hours a week that I could spend remixing/editing those same songs.

I love the selection and the 8 bar intros, but the server is so fuc**ng slow. I can't do anything while i'm downloading a track, let alone download ANOTHER track. I still have my DJCity subscription, i would love to have just one, but DMS still has some major issues. Please fix 'em, Kevin.

Yeah i don't understand the issue with Hip-Hop vs Hip - Hop, use a tag editor and you do a whole group in one shot, no biggie. As Kevin said everyone tags differently so it would be impossible to keep everyone happy. The only issue I have with the tagging is inconsistancy of versions, some are 1.0, some are 2.3, some are 2.2

Some tag editors don't show 2.2 so it can be a pain in the ass to actually name (not tag) properly if you've got no back up info.

I rather have: pre-build waveforms, consistent levels, no silence at the beginning and end of the track and multiple downloads.

I love the way the tracks are tagged on DJCity, but i dont mind doin tags on Itunes.

^ plus one

What about the requests? Do they really work?

not for me! i think the support isn't good! could be worked on!

I don't have any problems i just want release dated on the tracks and multiple download thats it.

How can you expect to get everything the way you like it?
These suggestions sound unrealistic to me.
Do want dms to set up all your crates, playlists, book your gigs, make your bed, and take all of your vitamins too. lol

Guys, its a business & a side venture for Kevin I'm sure. Its never going to be perfect, no buisness is.

I dont see the big deal the Tags. As long as the song, artist and BPM are tagged correctly, what else do you need. Do you really look at a song and see AKON as the artist and wonder what genre it is? Then if its Hip-Hop as oppsed to Hip - Hop, do you really get confused? I personally disable all the tag views except for Name, Artist, BPM, Bit Rate, Time and Comments. I use music to dj, not to read the tags. But I guess my crates are set up by genre so when Im importing, I move the songs to the appropriate crate.

Have you made a request?
What song?
What did dms say?

well said De LA!
The music/track is what is important. Tags, names, waveforms, cue marks, and crate placement is up to the DJ.

I requested Diddy's "Bad Boy for life". let's see what happens.

We appreciate the service, again: we're simply asking for consistency in the tagging.

The issue with "Hip Hop" vs. "Hip - Hop": if I'm using iTunes to edit tags, I can usually type h-i and be done. But if there's even one "Hip - Hop" in there, I have to type h-i-p-space-h.

Also, please get rid of the tags that say "80s" with no apostrophe. And the artist and title fields should always have each word capitalized; and have spaces, not underlines between each word. Also, please give a digital BPM with at least 2 digits after the decimal. I don't mind building my own overviews, and prefer setting my own cue points.

A little more attention to consistency in the tagging would be a big improvement in the service.

I feel a new business venture coming on...DirectMusicTagging.com!!!
"Consistency in tagging is our promise to you!" lol

A song from 2001?
Are you requesting this song because you need it with an intro or outro?
or because you can't find it anywhere else?

The album version of this track already has an intro, if you set your cue point correctly. It does not have an outro.

SERIOUSLY. I can't find any of my music when I play.. it is killing me to have to type 19 different ways to find a
hip hop/hip-hop/Hip - Hop/HIPHOP/HipHop/Hip_Hop/hip_hop/Hiphop/hipHOP/hipHop track...

Can you please fix this? or may the wrath of the microwave dj's rain upon you and your service.

DJ Motion,
Are you SERIOUSLY serious about not being able to find any music when you play?
This does not sound like a dms problem.

Motion - you should edit the tags to your preferences with ID3 tagit or even itunes. Smart playlists FTW

I don't have it and i don't wanna buy the album. And i think i would be a cool track to see on Reruns.

I understand that the tags are messy, but c'mon...it takes 20 seconds to edit genre for multiple songs on itunes.
As i said before:
I'd rather have: pre-build waveforms, consistent levels, no silence at the beginning and end of the track and multiple downloads.

This is a deciding factor for me.

LOL.

sounds like a good biz...haha!

I'm just OCD enough to pull it off...

No, I was kidding.. I thought the microwave comment gave it away but I guess not.

i just was to overhasty
they heads behind DMS are also working djs. i got all what i want to! thx to DMS, great service & support, keep on

Thanks for the suggestions guys... we will work on more consistency with the tagging. Keep in mind, however, that we have many contributors to our site, so we like to keep the integrity of their contributions by not messing with their tags too much.

bourbonstmc, its very clear you have your own methods for tagging files and what works for you might not work for another dj with the way they tag. For instance, I always put "80s" in the genre tag instead of "80's" so that I can easily type that and find that genre... apparently you don't like it that way. To each their own. Its crystal clear from your posts, that you are VERY particular with how you want your tags to read... with that said, you should have no problem putting in the extra time doing it the way YOU WANT IT DONE. I know I re-tag EVERY file I get the way I want it for my organization, its just part of the process in the digital age of djing and really doesn't take THAT much time. Time may be money, but having your serato collection organized YOUR way is time well spent.

While we will strive to improve the consistency in the tags, I don't believe we will ever find the perfect balance for every DJ out there.

For Stuart, multiple downloads are on the way. Space at the beginning & end of some tracks goes back to the days when these tracks appeared on our vinyl compilations. We needed the master recordings to have some space so that they could record onto the DAT correctly without cutting any part of the track out. Since these are straight digital transfers of the original recordings, they still have that space. This, however, is not a big deal at all if you use relative mode and cue points. Also, ALL new files will not have more than a second of space at the beginning because we no longer use DAT's for vinyl recording.

Also, waveforms will never all be perfectly recorded level-wise, that's why there is a GAIN button in serato. All you have to do is set it one time for each file and Serato will automatically remember your settings. This process takes about 5 seconds. And after you look at the waveforms enough, you will know just by seeing the wave, exactly how much gain you need to add to make it match a louder waveform.

Again, I appreciate the suggestions and encourage you guys to email us them for faster response. We do have quite a few things being added here very shortly so stay tuned. We will also look to improve the things that were suggested above.

Thanks, Kevin.

Yea for multiple downloads.

I know you could never please everybody with tags exactly as each person likes, but some consistency would go a long way toward easing the work load in cleaning up the tags after downloading a batch of DMS tracks.

i dont want to step on toes because i have no idea what it takes to run a site like DMS.

But would it be possible to setup guidelines for people who want to upload a track... i.e. please have tags in the following format?

I just wish that when i wanted to search for a certain genre it was grouped together. crate savers is a great feature, but isnt a genre IMO

Okey. Right now i don't give a damn about tags. I requested a song, and know i have it with 8 bars intros.
DMS rules.

i hear that... isnt it annoying when you have a few diff versions of a song and the one you choose has almost no intro...

I think i have to thank Whitematic for the 8 bar intro.

I'll say this...it's one thing to want tags "YOUR WAY" that might be going a bit overboard...

I don't think it's overboard, however, to request consistancy.

Spell hip-hop however you want. Hiphop, hip-hop, hip hop, hippity-hop...whatever...but do it the same way each time. That way anyone can go in with a tag editor and fix it all to their taste in one shot.

Asking for consistancy in tagging shouldn't be considered asking too much. Especially if the differences are huge.

I'd hate to download a few files, drop them into serato and see

Justin_timberlake_-_sexyback__dirty
Timbaland - The Way I Are (Clean)

That's just sloppy. Set up guidelines for people who upload and make them follow them.

+1 (annoying)

+2

I think the selection is great, especially because they go into all different genres. As far as the tagging---the only think that i think would really be good is to have whether it is clean or dirty....last thing i need to do is drop the dirty track in a public setting....especially when i didn' even realize it was dirty

No problem DJ Stuart(AR)

Looks like I'll see you Monday at Scotty's Birthday Kevin Scott.

I'd come pay a visit if I didn't have a gig next Friday Kevin, but hopefully some of the other local guys will come around to see ya -

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AFAIK, I'll be there on Friday.


That Monday lineup is sick, MB. Have fun!

Do you guys know how often they update the web? They uploaded a bunch of songs on tuesday.

Updates usually seem to come twice a week.

is there a way to scroll through a song (like jump 30 seconds into it?)

+3

What I really want is a way to know if I downloaded the tracks before. Ive been a member for over two months and if all the songs get set back to being able to download I can't remember what I downloaded.

Any news as to when a date added or some sort of way to know if you have previously downloaded the tracks before.

Thanks.

From the DMS FAQs:
"How often does DIRECT MUSIC SERVICE update?
DMS is updated 4-5 times a week. Please click on the "New Releases" button on the top page to view a complete listing of the newest uploads. "

Not true.

i check the site every other day and dl the stuff listed in the new section. i could tell which ones i dl because they'll be highlighted in grey.

i know that only lasts for a month, but if you check the site often you'll know what stuff you already dl and you'll know what's new.

You're Goddamn Right! Everyone gets their dick hard over tags. Persoanlly I find the way that DMS tags their songs a little bare...but all I do is go in and change it. imagine that??

Now-- as far as the requests- I have made 2 and I have been lucky enough to see my requests make it to the new release category.

Also in the last month the preview player has definitely improved it's speed.

Kevin Scott is a rare breed in this business.

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What I really want is a way to know if I downloaded the tracks before. Ive been a member for over two months and if all the songs get set back to being able to download I can't remember what I downloaded.

Any news as to when a date added or some sort of way to know if you have previously downloaded the tracks before.

Thanks.

what i do is just save all the tracks i get of DMS to the same folder, that way if i try to download a song twice i get the lil popup that says you already have this file do you want to replace it blah blah blah....works for me

I don't see what the big deal is with the tags either. Personally, I like the way DJCity tags everything, so for consistency, I change the DMS stuff I get to look the same way. I takes about 30 seconds per track... saying you don't have the time to set your stuff up right is no excuse.

They have some killer stuff up there though! And they keep it coming. I signed up about a month and a half ago and was planning on taking a "smash and grab" approach (getting all the older stuff I didn't have and canceling my membership), but they keep uploading good older stuff and I'm hooked now.

Though I will say... sometimes on the older tracks, the quality is somewhat lacking (even if it's a higher quality MP3).

more than 1 file can be downloaded now at a time. speeds have seem way faster too. thanks DMS

^^sweet that's good news!

thanks for the info

Hell yeah! i downloaded 9 songs in less than a minute, thanks

just joined. super fast downloads, more than 1 at a time. i always seem to have problems with previewing the files, but that's not a huge deal to me.

PROS:
Up to 4 multiple downloads are now possible.
DJCity style tagging on new tracks.
Requests fullfilled.
Start markers.
Great back catalogue (It's DMS!)

CONS:
Player not working properly.
Sometimes the web won't load and you have to restart safari to make it work.
Some older tracks don't have BPM info.
Some older tracks have silcence at the beggining and end of the track.

DMS is getting better!

Question for you djcity and dms subscribers. Do you prefer the dance section in dms or the house/elektro/club remixes on djcity? Like someone said before that you get 1 or 2 good tracks out of ten on djcity. They have a lot of fillers that I just would not waste my time downloading. I have been looking on the dms site and I see a lot of good stuff on there. A lot better that 1 or 2 out of 10.

I play a few electro/dance throughout the night. DMS edits them down to 4-5 minute edits, DJCity has full version, so I like DMS a lot better with the edits.

Melissa Manchester on DMS? WTF?!

i love this pool....they only post hot tracks. No more shuffling through the countless garbage that is posted on djcity daily.

one small suggestion! Please adjust the preview button so we can skip through the track.

i love dms!. they are fast easy reliable and not mention the site is so clean and spread out. my penis hurts at times when i go pee. is that a problem? i think i can deal with the pain. but should go see a doctor or just deal with it? so back to dms. when i request music, they have it with in a day or two. which is great.

i think you got an STD but big ups to DMS regardless

+1

sold!

Like the new improved download capacity.

Standardizing the tags to always say "Hip Hop" is a step in right direction. More tag suggestions (yes, I know I'm anal about tags):

1. Always include either the word (intro), a series name like (Fat Wax) or (Crate Servers), or a recognizable name like (Kevin Scott) in the title line so we can tell the DMS files from the originals.

2. Standardize artist names, i.e. "Jay-Z" & "E-40" always have hyphens, "R. Kelly" & "T.I." have periods, "Biggie" gets spelled out as "Notorious B.I.G.", etc.

3. Standardize one abbreviation for "featuring": either "F" or "f" or "Ft." or "Feat.", but not all of the above randomly rotated.

One specific issue with 2 files in today's update: "She Drives Me Crazy" & "99 Luftballoons" don't seem to want to be added to the iTunes library on either of my laptops. Did anybody else have issues with these 2 also?

I have the same problem with those two tracks.

me too!

^^yep...same here!

I'm on it guys... I'll find out what the deal is with these 2 files and get new ones uploaded. Thanks for your patience.

ya i had probs with those 2 also. i had to drop em in audascity and them export em. i guess they were bad mp3 rips. but i rename all my files so i'm not worried about the name. i do however like the space in the begining of the songs. alittle feed in time makes it better for skratching in serato plus if you need to edit a dirty song in audasity or something it sometimes cuts off the begining beat if there's no space. atleast 1 sec. helps.

but big ups!!!! the site is dope. just when it feels like no new stuff has been added a good run comes along. keep up the good work! oh ya if your still making wax for these you should offer a spot on there to order them. i think some peeps would still cop em. holla!

Those two files have been fixed and re-upped. For those who downloaded the corrupt files, email customer service at: directmusicservice@gmail.com and we'll get you taken care of.

In some cases like "99 luft ballons" i would be cool to have and outro, since the songs changes tempo.

I think DMS is getting better everyday.

I would really like to see this titles in there:

DMX "Where the hood at"
Busta Rhymes "Pass the lecouvousier"
Jay Z "Public service announcement"

Offspring "Pretty fly"
White Zombie "Thunderkiss 65"


Cheers, Kevin.

Big Ups KS... Sickest MP3 Pool Site By Far!

Hell yeah - new player! And grandfathered in now being an early member.Keep it coming Kev!

its nice to see the words "you have UNLIMITED downloads remaining...

the player is pretty sweet too but doesnt seem to work every time...

I had the same issue that it will stall. Hopefully this will be improved, but I like the ability to skip around in the song.

mine isnt playing... I click play and the button changes to the stop symbol like it use to, the boc now gets a little larger... but no sound...

Thank god (dms) I have been away from the site since june (moved) and I was scratching my head trying to figure out what the new songs could be. When I just logged on, what did I see? A date added column and the songs are in that order, now I can go back to the last dms song I downloaded see what date it shows and then get the newest joints from that spot.

Thank you DMS (Kevin Scott) for listening to your subscribers.

Why are songs greyed out from May, I haven't been on in over a month so I couldn't have downloaded them recently, does this let you know you already downloaded them?

Hey Guys,

A new post to let you know that the new changes that were requested here have been implemented as of last week. More design features, including a re-designed front page will be coming shortly. The changes that were added last week include:

1) Improved Preview Player and the ability to skip through a track while previewing it.
2) Date added column.
3) For non-members who are considering joining the service, you can now hear snippets of the music on DMS by clicking either the "new release" tab or the "artist A to Z" tab at the top and clicking the preview button on any track.
4) Tiered memberships. We now have 3 membership plans that vary in price and allowable downloads. We have a package to fit every dj's needs and offer discounts for year long commitments.

For those of you who have the $36.50/unlimited download package that was instituted prior to these changes, those will remain in effect for as long as paypal can collect money from your paypal account. Make sure you keep your credit cards current, if they expire, paypal will cancel your membership with us. Thanks to those who have this package for supporting us from the beginning.

For those of you who want to join DMS but cannot or do not wish to use paypal and would rather be billed via credit card, please email us at: directmusicservice@gmail.com and we will get that setup for you.

Thanks again for all the responses, requests and concerns that have been brought up in this discussion. We appreciate our members and want to do everything we can to make DMS the spot you HAVE to go to get music for your gigs!

word!

2 things though:

1) i'm still not able to skip through a track while previewing it (it only shows a big play/stop button but nowhere to click and skip through it (am i missing something?)

2) what are the new membership plans u mentioned?? can u give us more info on those?

thanks and keep up the good work!!

AL

^^^^are you using safari?

^^yep

try resetting safari...

mine wasnt working at first, after i reset it i had no problems

DJ AL, try clearing your cache in Safari, that should solve your problem with the preview player. Information on the various membership plans can be viewed by clicking "join" on the front page.

got it working now...thanks to kevinscott and DJ-A for ur help!

No joke... i don't know what i would do without DMS.. K Scott RULES!!!!!!! I mean, I already got clean and dirty Dope Boy Fresh Jay Z joints for tonight... Shit came out TODAY!!!!! Good lookin K Skizzle!

I want to sign up for DMS but when I saw the DMS join page, it shows a monthly cost of:

SUBSCRIPTION TIERS:
Starter kit:
MONTHLY: $29.95 you get 40 downloads a month
YEARLY: $269.95 you get 40 downloads a month at a discount of $90.00 25% off the monthly price

Semi-pro:
MONTHLY: $44.95 you get 80 downloads a month Semi-pro
YEARLY: $359.95 you get 80 downloads a month at a discount of $180 44% of the monthy price

Pro:
MONTHLY: 64.95 you get unlimited downloads a month Pro
YEARLY: $449.95 you get unlimeted downloads a month at a discount of almost $400 and HALF off our monthly price.

I thought it is $36.50 per month. Can anyone explain this to me? Sorry, I am new to this. Thanks.

^^^ Fuck, I should have jumped in on the unlimited, it's almost worthless now. Would be easier to buy individual tracks now, like CC or something.

Oh well, my fault for dragging me feet. Dammit.

The 36.50 a per month was for people who signed on in the early stages of the website.

Yeah, I have been following the thread and tracking the gripes and improvements since it started. I was always waiting for the beginning of the month to sign up but I would forget. LOL.

I need to look and see what is there again I guess and decide.

i found that most stuff i already have. but to get the songs that are a pain to find is what makes it worth it to me

I think $30 a month for 40 downloads is a bit to much. I think $10 - $20 would have been better for that many. I know dms has a great variety but I can get unlimited dl's from other sites for that much.

IMO

I think it is a bit too much, too. I was wondering, is it worth it to sign up?

Its worth signing up because of all the old stuff they have. I just hope they work a lower price in!!

too much? not worth it?

break down the packages...

a) the starter kit includes 40 downloads for $29.95 (that works out to $.75 per download -- cheaper than itunes, amazon mp3 and similar sites). A discount of 25% off that amount is offered for a year term.
b) the semi pro kit includes 80 downloads for $44.95 (thats $.56 per download, and we offer 44% off that price if you sign up for a year)
c) our pro package at $64.99 / unlimited per month OR $449.95 per year. (if you sign up for a year, $449.95 divided by 12 works out to $37.50 per month, one dollar over our introductory package).

Keep in mind, we offer DJ FRIENDLY edits of all our cuts, we have music much earlier than the "commercial" sites... AND we include exclusives you can't get anywhere else!

As our site grows and improves, its necessary for us not to GIVE AWAY THE FARM for $36.50 for ONE month... i hope you guys understand the logic behind the improvements and new packages. We aim to continue to improve every aspect of the site. Thanks again to all our original subscribers who have supported us since our launch in January!

KEVIN SCOTT
DMS

I guess I was looking/thinking of DMS more like a Record Pool, instead of a "Music Service". Essentially it is like Stompy.com now where you put a lump sum in your "Beat Bank" and shop until you money is gone.

It's fair if you look at from that perspective, but since you made a comparison to Amazon and iTunes maybe you should follow their model (or Stompy.com's model). Currently, it is a monthly service fee of $29.95 for 40 downloads (I believe) - if I pay the $29.95 and don't grab all 40 downloads within that month does my money go away?

I just logged into stompy, I have about $9.00 sitting there from 3 months ago, ready for me to go shopping. Since you are capping and tracking the downloads, it shouldn't be too hard to implement a similar system (hopefully).

No disrespect Kevin, just giving you food for thought, maybe others will chime in on that idea?

Its a service like DJ City. The cap on the downloads is so someone doesnt subscribe for one month, and DL every track, then cancel the account.

Same here.. I was thinking that DMS was a record pool like a djcity not like a Itunes.

I don't like the new pricing either. I was signed up for $36.50/month for unlimited but cancelled after not enough tracks were coming out. I was going to sign up again but now it's a bit too much...Unless you can grandfather me in! I don't think the new pricing scheme will go over all that well. just my opinion

You learn from your choices... I lucked out... i signed up, and just wanted to stick it out to see what happened (sitewise, i knew because it was kevin's it wouldnt do anything except get better). and knowing there was going to be a price change i didnt want to do anything that i'd regret

Are people really complaining about having to have to pay $12 a year? That's like 3 gallons of gas...

How are you figuring $12 a year? I'm confused

$12 more. sorry I forgot the more. If it's $36.50 before and now it's $37.50, that works out to being $12 more a year.

^

still cheaper than buying records.

i used to spend more money buying doubles, fatwax/reruns comps, leathal weapon comps and my record pool fee.

i ain't mad that i signed up for this earlier though!

IBTPJ

In Before The Price Jump... Hell yeah glad i joined early.

I must've missed this. No. I wasn't endorsing this. I don't endorse remix services if that what this is....

Me too.

Its not a remix service. Its basically a more diverse DJCity.

... and you gotta pay per track???? Fuck that.

-1

its more like cable or satalite TV... watch as much or as little as you want, but pay a monthly fee

Hm... don't know it is in the States but in Germany, you pay a monthly fee and can watch as much as you like. There is nothing like "watch 10hours pay $20, watch 30hours pay $50 watch 24/7 pay $100" ;)

^^^better subscribe before they start...

I agree with nik39... if you're only allowed to download a limited amount of tracks per x amount of money... divide those tracks by that amount and yes, you're paying per track. It's not rocket science.


I don't remember the last time cable told me I could only watch 10 hours worth of programming for a given fee. hahaha

Thats why you have people sign up for 3 months like djcity.

BEST customer service EVER, DMS!!

Is DMS Having problems today anybody? It gives me the Page Failed to Open Window... all other sites work and I Reset Safari??? just does it for DMS...

No problems for me, i am downloading new songs now..i'm using safari

Not sure if this thread is dead or not, but I just signed up myself and it's been two hours and I still can't log in. Paid my $65 for the Pro account and of course PayPal's already deducted the money, but I can't log in.

Sent an e-mail to the site and I know I'm being impatient, but DAAAAAAAAMN.

*** UPDATE ***

Got an email from DMS a few minutes ago and my account is up and running and active. I can now log in and with my Pro account, I can download music to my heart's content. Good customer service. I'm hoping DMS is as good as everyone says, but already it looks like it'll be a good addition to my "crates."

Im gettin ready to drop a year payment fo pro on em!

just signed up. looking forward to it.

Its really good. Believe me.

DMS continues to post fire every few days! Kevin and the boys are doing a great job! Keep the hits coming!! I've noticed it's funny how the posts up there seem to be how all of us will get stuck on a certain genre/song for a little while... one week we'll get a bunch of 80's classics, then electro the next and so on. I'm not saying this is bad at all. It's almost as if that is what people are feeling that week and post em up! maybe I am reading into this too much.

Signed up Pro for a month to try it out, then may try the yearly after that. Now begins the wait to be able to download. I hate waiting haha.

Doug, paypal just sent us the verification... sorry for the delay. You may now login and enjoy! For some reason (that we are trying to rectify), Paypal sometimes will not automatically activate your account with us. If this happens, simply email us at directmusicservice@gmail.com and we will get you up & running ASAP (usually within an hour or less). We are working hard to find out the reason for this bug that is randomly occuring in about 1 out of every 10 signups. Thanks for your patience & support!

Does anyone notice teh GAIN levels are jacked? I tried editing them on mp3gain and a 94 gained MP3 sounds like its at 97!

Everything I've played so far sounds just fine to me. I'm EXTREMELY happy I joined. Lots of stuff I didn't have or have just totally forgot about without having to try to download elsewhere or pay 99 cents a track for. Worth every penny.

I've been using this for a week or two now and it's working out well.

I have one problem though, hopefully kevin or someone can help me out. Today I tried to download several tracks with Google Chrome but after clicking download the tracks never came. So I opened firefox and tried to download the same ones but they were grayed out - so DMS thinks I already downloaded those two tracks. Any chance you can help me out with that? My login is justcharlie

Customer service got to me immediately and helped me out! Thanks

Too bad the cost went up. I would have joined if it was still 36.50 unlimited one time dls.

40 dls a month? is that 40 mp3s per month or 40 tracks with each of its iterations (acapella, intro, outro, clean, dirty)

40 dls equals only ten tracks (if each one has four iterations)...

There are days when I download 100 files from dj city within about an hour, since each track has multiple versions.

its not really worth the price, a lot of the sound quality is jacked and or poor files. Some of the files read 320, but sound like 128s. If i were a subscriber i would use buy the 64$ dl all the files, which you could do over the course of a week( or less) with a fast connection, and then unsubscribe. I was surprised how few files were on the site.

BUT, it is great for new djs that don't have much pop music or other access to classic tracks or remixes.

i would say its about even with dj city and franchise.

I just cancelled my subscription to djcity, so right now i'm using DMS only. I was lucky to join DMS when they started (36.50 a month). They save you the "filtering all the crap" job that you hace to do on djcity.
I would like to see updates more often, but they are still the best. I been buying music from them since the vinyls days, and they never let me down.

I don't know about all, but definitely the majority of it.

Another big plus is that DMS gives you (generally) high quality intro edits of every track, but usually without that 2nd 8-bar section of wack-ass scratching & out-of-context vocal samples that so many remix service tracks have. It saves me a lot of time as I no longer have to make so many of my own intro edits.

Stuart, check out 8th Wonder as a cheap way ($10/mo.) to supplement DMS.

So what about my question on the # of DLs per month?

Kevin's gonna have to answer that one. Most of us on the board who members are grandfathered into the unlimited download plan.

if you make mix cd's the acapellas are worth the 36.50 a month.

Do you mean a replacement for djcity? I still have DMS.



That's the only thing i'm gonna miss from djcity. They have acapellas.
Im sure DMS is gonna grow and start having everything i need.

Yeah. With DMS for intro edits of most of the bigger tracks, 8th Wonder can supplement that with any other Hip Hop/R & B hot garbage you need plus accas & inst.'s. If you play Dancehall, they're getting more riddims than you can keep up with. There's even smatterings of House & Pop, although Rock, Reggaeton & Merengue are pretty nonexistent. There's even a video section, although I haven't even seriously tried to start grabbing that. Tags can be erratic, but at $10/mo that's to be expected. Rather than DMS plus another premium service, a budget service makes almost as good a compliment.

Do you have to leave ratings for 8th wonder?

I'm considering iDJpool cuz its FTP based so I don't have to deal with ratings and all that stuff. But that is a nice looking price for 8th wonder

Nope. Feedback is optional.

8th wonder is pretty sick... I'd recommend it but DMS blows it away, I was one of the lucky ones to get in early and haven't been disappointed yet.

Kevin iam still waiting for my (Britney Spears-Womanizer) i couldn't download it, i sent an email but no response....by the way great service the best....

(no homo)

I just checked 8th wonder, seems pretty cool. Do they have intros? The video section looks interesting too.

I love DMS especially the "requests".

A few, but not many- and most aren't great in quality or style. But you can grab inst's and dirtys or cleans and DIY.

but that would require drops of effort and work. that's big no no.

And...re-converting the file to mp3, wich sucks.

DjCity is really good, but i don't want to pay 30 extra just to have 90 pitbull tracks that nobody wants to hear.
Right now i'm sticking with DMS.

I want a service like DMS for video. I haven't gotten into video yet, but can see it is going to be ALOT of work to play catchup for 30 years of videos. Kevin - any thought on addiing videos with 8 intros one day? Sign me up!

I still am unclear about my question pertaining to the number of downloads per month.

I would guess that the metered download plan counts dirty & clean of the same song as 2 tracks, but that's just a guess.

Its not like DJcity where every track has a clean, dirty, acapella and instrumental within the song.

Most of the songs are Club versions, there is a good amount of clean stuff but each download is a download, even if its the same song clean or dirty.

Well, if that's true then I am not going to join. Its just too expensive for the unlimited tier.

DJ Young Herrera - how much do you pull in per event? Do you do mobiles or clubs? It's all relative. I'm not gonna lie - I'm grandfathered in to DMS's early rate of $36.50... even if I weren't I'd still pay the $67 or whatever monthly. Here's why:

- DMS's Track Selection, DMS does a great job of bringing you the content you need, without the filler you don't. The music is broad-based, ranging from the hottest currents, recurrents and throwbacks. They've got 80's, electro, reggae, house and hip-hop. Not to mention live remix tools (acapella loops) and party breaks.

- Organization, DMS started off 50/50 with their organization (hence why the people who jumped on early paid more) Nowadays DMS has the cleanest site layout, music that is organized by genre and date added with simple, standardized id3 tagging.

- They update twice a week. Usually Wednesday and Saturday, giving you just enough fresh music for your Thursday, Friday and Saturday gigs.

Let's look at what you get and what you pay in perspective. Even the lowest paying club gigs should bring in $150 a night. If you work twice a week that's $300 a week which comes out to $1200/month. Breaking it down, that $67 monthly fee is only 6% of your total pay... if you break it down per event you're paying $8.38 per gig at 8 shows a month... so you're paying less than ten dollars per event for the music that can MAKE or BREAK you as a DJ... just some food for thought.

I worked out that my Friday spot is essentially paying me $6.00 per song that I play. So Not a bad price for DMS.

Do you track how many songs you play? I probably hit at least 50 tracks an hour.

Damn, I'd love to get $6.00 per song...I'd be a rich mofo! Either that or the club manager would stop me after 1 hour every night, lol.

Lil Vito,

I only do club/party gigs. No mobiles, no weddings, etc.

I already Pay $30.00 per month for DJ City, $10.00 per month for 8th Wonder, and probably around $30.00 per month spread between CC.com, C4DJs.com, and iTunes. I can't justify another $65.00 per month for what I basically already get from DJ City.

At this point, I just don't make enough money to justify adding another music service on top of what I already pay and on top of my other "overhead" expenses. Shit this week alone I just laid down about $800.00 in expenses related to my DJing.

Explain to us how you figure this? I blaze through a couple hundred tracks a night usually as well.

Understood.

I dumped DJCity for DMS. I also subscribe to JonesTM PrimeCuts just to be sure my legal bases are covered. I work about 3x a week. Twice in bars/clubs and usually one mobile private event a week. I also run a multi-DJ mobile company, so having my bases covered for all formats is a necessity. I fill in the gaps with Amazon MP3.

I play on average about 20 songs an hour or so, for 4 hours. Sometimes more, but I'm not too ADD with the mix. $500 + for the night...

damn, i'd do a mashup for every song

Anyone tried to submit an edit/blend to DMS?
I tried sending a few i they keep bouncing back.

(Sixx "You dj so bad that your blends keep coming back".)

I play from 11 to 2:15 or so 3 nights a week. I average anwhere from 100-130 songs in that time. I'll take 6 bucks a pop!!

I usually play 70 songs in 2 hours. And it doesn't make any difference if i play six 20 minutes epic trance tracks, cause they don't pay me enough money. We should start chargin per song.

My crowd hates it when I quick mix, so I've been lettin it ride. Go figure

Djs.worksessions.com is a perfect combo with dms. some dms tracks are hard to warp in ableton, becayse the "true" bpm of the song is ever-so-slightly off.

And sometimes the intros only loop the first 16 beats, when the original instrumental has a second part of the last 16 out of the 32. for example jason bee alliyah - try again.

however djs.workesssions.com is often a week on average late on releases, but they usually provide acapella,clean,dirty,instrumental.

Worksessions looks ok. good selection. but they don't have preview?
What about the quality of the mp3s?

I left worksessions for DMS. Worksessions was ok at best. No preview, and the song selection wasnt the best either. I would say rock iDJpool or DjCity with DMS to get what most djs would need.

dj stuart -

perfect example is this....

dms had 9.

Pitbull Now You See It (DIRTY-1st Verse / Quick Edit) 125 Download

uploaded a few days ago or something like that, however, its over this 1st-verse quick edit. that's all dms gives you..hence...no options

and just today...worksessions just uploaded this same exact song. but with

dirty and dirty with intro, so if you work any audio editing software (i hope most of you do), you can do as you wish, and you have flexibility to edit it however you want to.

that's why i think worksessions and dms is a perfect combo. but independently they are ok, but as a team they are A+++++

sorry to beat the horse to death
but
so

same day they uploaded

Pitbull Now You See It (DIRTY-1st Verse / Quick Edit) 125 Download

they uploaded. "im so paid" with dirty and clean intro" ok, that is great! SO EASY AND CONVENIENT!

however, just today (like i said a few posts ago) worksessions is a few days behind DMS for some reason, but as of today, worksessions has uploaded

"im so paid"

dirty
clean
dirty with intro
clean with intro
instrumental

versatility vs convenience. also....last note, if you just cop the DMS stuff that is fine, but ZERO creativity. whatcha gonna do? copy and past that 32 intro over and over again? i guess. if you dont know what i mean, step your game up.

"Step your game up"?

Are we talking about record pools or beefing?

talking about making your own edits. thats where the fun is!

stuart - no beef at all what-so-ever.

im talking about record pools 100%

im talking about trying to get as many versions of songs; instrumentals, acapellas, dirty, clean, and that may require using mulitple record pools.

why? i dunno. i got bored spinning intro-only songs. maybe that's just me. i like doing shit that's different to keep my interest strong.

and im not talking about funky mix where you flip the beats with strange sounding drum kits (most of the time vomit-inducing)

im saying using extremely practical acapellas DMS provides or slicing phrases from popular songs (old and new) from acapellas (requires effort and time)

but hey that's just what i do. heart-to-heart, im an average dj making average pay, trying to keep things interesting. im just offering info for anyone looking for more than just intro-songs.

sorry if you mis interpreted. im the antithesis of belligerence.

I was kidding.
I know what you are saying, i love doin edits, erasing parts of the song i hate (The intro of live your life - T.I. and Rihanna).
But re-encoding the edits back to mp3 makes the sound a bit crappy. Do you re encode or leave your edits in wav-aiff format?

ya, so you are with me on that!

im a bit nerdy with music. for my personal music collection, i use what.cd, and most my albums are v0 or v2 (VBR), and even some of my favorite music is in FLAC.
they delete any file that has been transcoded

wiki.hydrogenaudio.org

with my edits, to be honest, i should care, but i transcode my files back and forth, because im redlining the mixer anyways, so sound quality is not a priority to me at the club.

i use a program called XLD - i've researched it to be the best free audio converter on the internet

www.mymp3pool.com <- Better then Worksessions (only $20 bucks a month) & DMS!!!!

nah, i dont think so. lack of instrumentals is a deal breaker for me. singles ladie? DIY acapella, ghetto....

i had dms for a month on the 16th, and i've cancelled. there are better services. Like BW said at least with worksessions you get inst and aca's about 50% of the time. i was looking at what has been uploaded in Oct and it really wasnt shit.

young djs. you know you can make your own intros with the inst. right??

what.cd is a no no around but I do miss the "pig"

I use djcity and dms, DMS is great, but I gotta have acaps and inst. I may not be able to drop many blends on the fly like that, but I would rather have a shit load of acaps and inst, just in case I ever get into blending on the fly.

worksessions sent out the diy of single ladies also... weak. Im getting tired of worksessions for sure!

franchise pool..1999 unlimited downloads.
why would i pay more for this site to only get 40 downloads a month?

Something has to be said for DMS' service. Upon sign up I was skeptical but gave it a shot and it's turning out to exceed my expectations. Anyone who is on the edge should give it a shot for a month.