Live Vs. CD Release Mixes

[DJ Ponz]

What do you prefer?

Live Mixes - like Essential Mixes, where the mixing is slightly off, EQs aren't perfect, maybe some volume issues, and you can hear the crowd

-or-

CD Releases - like Global Underground, where mixes are digitally mastered and flawless in every way.

[Jaytimer]

I prefer live recordings. Ya the eq's might be off, but it showcases a dj's skill alot better, than something that has been digitally tweeked.

[dapimpstress]

i like live mixes more i think, because it shows you how good the artist is as a DJ, on the other hand i like cd releases because it shows you other talents that they have... it just depends what u wanna kno about the artist.

[Kraig]

Live mixes for sure. Especially if it's a demo CD.

[Sykonee]

I'm not too sure about live mixes (that is, live at a party/club/concert). They tend to fall into the same trap that live rock albums fall into: something is lost when you end up listening to it a home. The energy and spontanaity that occurs at parties very rarely translates over in just the audio department. You kind of need that visual stimuli to complement it (which is why party vids work much better, imo). Sure, there are standouts here and there; there are always standouts. But in my experience, they aren't the typical case.

Live, as in a radio broadcast or sessions in the studio, are a different matter, though. A DJ has a chance to really play around with his aresenal without fear of clearing the dancefloor if their experimenting doesn't click with the audience. It's more of a representation of the DJ themselves rather than catering to the customers in front of them.

[Avrum Gold]

live is where it is at.

if you want to hear a dj it has to be live. otherwise are you listening to a dj, or a producer, programmer...

I dunno for me it is a total exchange of energy, 2 way. dj-dancer and dancer to dj. if there are 4000 dancing or 20, there is still an exchange.

playing at home or on the radio you do not get that 2 way exchange. kinda like the diff between sex and wanking off.

as per the perfection question... if a mix is perfect, the dj is not pushing them self. I like to see a dj fly on the edge, get excited with the crowd.
risk = reward.

I rate a dj like they rate gymnastics.
a) how hard is the attempt
b) how flawless was the execution?

is the set flawless but the difficulty level is = to doing somersaults back and fourth...

or are there mistakes here and there that DO NOT interrupt the flow, yet the difficulty level is like the gymnasts that are flipping around twisting, pushing their body to the max, and sometimes the landing has a little bounce to it.

even if the later messes up once in a while I would like to see that more then day after day of perfect somersaults.

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[mapleleaf4ever]

I like Live Mixes, but I hate when you hear the crowd over the music and shitty quality. (Or really bad MC's lol)

[apri_peel]

mastered CDs, when im listening to a CD i like to hear the audio in the best quality i can get, i dont care much for hearing the crowd and like mapleleaf said the really bad MCing

[ebbomega]

When it comes to good DJs, the live ones always leave the recorded out in the cold.

I like Z-Trip and P's Uneasy Listening.... it's artistic right?

But Z-Trip's live demo...... FUCK. SKILLS.

[Moon]

live mixes for sure. studio mixes can be cool as well if you're gonna bump it on a big system but i like listeng to sets that bring out the moment cuz theyre so dope... being at the event as well makes it so much better.

[Akeel]

live.

[dj_soo]

if you want Z-Trip live mixes:

http://www.gradri.hr/~dbukvic/vladow/

[nuf_dawg]

live.
beter sound
gets u more into itlisten to akeels live set:P:D hahah

[Dr. Doom]

Live, but no crowd sounds.