When you hear a disco mix....

**mixtape** · March 6th, 2005, 12:40 AM

Just curious what other members on the forum might have to say on whether or not they like to hear songs played for 7 to 10 minutes or 3 to 4 minutes?

**efunk_adelic** · March 6th, 2005, 12:54 AM

it's gonna depend on the song... it could go either way for me.

**QUINNY** · March 6th, 2005, 04:36 AM

I nearly always get bored after 4 minutes. Very few records IMO ever said very much after the first break and too many extended for extended's sake.

IMO: The ideal length for a 12" is about 6 minutes.

**DoctorDisco** · March 6th, 2005, 09:17 AM

If the song is an oldie....five minutes is enough. If it's new and hot, I'd play the thing nearly through before mixing out into something else.

**discolady75** · March 6th, 2005, 04:42 PM

it depends on the audience willing.. as a dj i feel a sensation of change after 3'30 but dont do the mix, i let it 5 mn. a guy asked me to let the whole version of Michele "disco dance" (9 mn long !) i did it entireley to please him. i think this is important to listen to the audience too. depends where u spin : in a bar or club.. needs are not the same.

**RetroRuss** · March 6th, 2005, 04:53 PM

On the radio I've tended to play longer and talk over breaks or part of the track - at a gig it depends entirely on whether the audience are enjoying the track....

**SandraDee** · March 6th, 2005, 05:04 PM

I like the track to be long when listening in the car as music always seems to go by more quickly whilst driving, has anyone else noticed that or is it just me? :-?

**Bernie** · March 6th, 2005, 05:51 PM

Originally Written by SandraDee

I like the track to be long when listening in the car as music always seems to go by more quickly whilst driving, has anyone else noticed that or is it just me? :-?

Absolutely! I do regular drives from Maryland to the New York area that takes about 3-4 hours each way. The iPod is always well stocked with choice tunes, which makes the drive seem fun and more of an adventure.

**QUINNY** · March 6th, 2005, 05:55 PM

Steely: In a car, long tracks tend to bore me even more, but I would say that any music with a rhythm in the range of 105 BPM to about 130 BPM make the trip appear shorter. The best driving music I ever heard were the first two Santana LPs. Those two babies on 8 track used to eat up the miles between Marbella and Malaga airport, even though they were relatively old by then ('74/'75). We drove so many friends and acquaintances between those two places in a VW camper van and with Santana pumping out of the speakers the journey never seemed as long as it was (only about 55 Km, but a really slow and boring journey at times).

**paul** · March 7th, 2005, 01:08 AM

When the remix is done right, definitely the long version for me. I especially like when the break is extended.

**discofresh** · March 7th, 2005, 08:06 PM

You gotta be brave.....play that disco till it hurts!

DJ Boogie Badness :D

**Editmaster JT** · March 8th, 2005, 04:29 PM

It just depends on how repetitive it is. Generally I'd rather listen to a long version and hate edits (though I enjoy digitally recreating them myself as a hobby). But in many cases stuff just gets repeated for too long, or entire lengthy sections get repeated.

Case in point: Love To Love You Baby - great for the first 13 minutes or so, then it just starts over at the beginning and runs through the single version. Pointless. I often end it at that 13:?? point with a little reverb added to extend the last note.

And Funkytown - Lately I've found that I actually enjoy the original single edit more than the full-length. Perhaps it's because I recreated this edit myself and it came out perfect so I'm proud of it. They did a tricky thing towards the end too.. cut to a later section, then back to an earlier section and then fading before the later section starts again. I love stuff like that.

There's also a rather long section repeated in the alternate mix of Love Hangover which I cut out and brought it down to a more enjoyable 8:12 length.

If a repeated section is hidden well enough with some new elements added to keep it interesting, fine.. but if it becomes obvious that you're hearing the same thing over again, I get bored.

I also detest bad editing. While I fully understand that it's a lot easier for me to fix things up visually/digitally these days, some engineers (such as Michael Hutchinson) consistently made very bad and noticeable edits and could have done much better.

**efunk_adelic** · March 8th, 2005, 05:41 PM

Originally Written by Editmaster JT

Funkytown - Lately I've found that I actually enjoy the original single edit more than the full-length. Perhaps it's because I recreated this edit myself and it came out perfect so I'm proud of it. They did a tricky thing towards the end too.. cut to a later section, then back to an earlier section and then fading before the later section starts again. I love stuff like that.

and some of us edit junkies want to hear your brilliance.. :)