trakAx

Hi;
I am new to trakAx. I want to create “radio” mixes, which are nothing more than single track (stereo) mixes that crossfade.
I am experimenting with producing a good sounding crossfade. It seems (and I guess it’s obvious) that the best crossfade will be when both songs are at the same beat, or one is an even harmonic of the other.

I am catalogging my iTunes library using trakAx to determine the beat, and entering that info in a database, which I will use when I want to create a mix.

Is this the normal method of creating mixes like this, or is there a better way?

Thanks

fw

Hey fw2010,

Thanks for the post and for using trakAxPC. There are a numbers of ways to make a Radio/DJ style mix but there is no right or wrong way just whatever way you feel comfortable with. However, we have made a video tutorial on how to create a DJ style mix which you may find helpful. You can also use the trakAxPC Wiki to get a better of understanding of specific features such as BPM and the Global Tempo and watch informative and instructional videos.

You can also record your voice in directly to trakAxPC to create a podcast. This video shows you how you can crossfade tracks and beatmatch them and how you can record in your voice to introduce the new tracks. Then you can save it to popular formats such as mp3, m4a, AAC and WAV so that you can upload it to iTunes and other popular podcasting sites.

I hope this helps and if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate in contacting us,

Best regards,

Colm

Hi Colm;
Yes, your reply was very helpful. I was very successful in creating a 2hr music mix last night. I put each song on a separate track, since I was not beat-syncing, and had to play with the crossfades a lot. I actually used the audio envelope to do my crossfading; that was before I saw the video and learned that I could use crossfading on separate channels.

I am impressed with the features and support available for trakAx, and all for only $24.95. I remember when software like this cost more than 10x that much, and wasn’t nearly as easy to use.

While not a professional DJ, I love to create mixes for my iPod. Maybe someday I can get into pro DJ-ing.

Thanks

Frank

Hey Frank,

Thanks for the kind words and glad you found the tutorials helpful.

Please feel free to post your mixes here and I will gladly give them a listen: http://www.trakax.com/software/forum/viewforum/12/

And if you have any further questions, do not hesitate in contacting us,

Have a great weekend,

Colm

My mixes are not actually mine, so I don’t think I could upload them. I am using music I have purchased in iTunes, or on CD’s for personal use in my iPod and on my PC.
In any case, the mix I created last night is very large; 116MB.

That brings up a question regarding YouTube. I have seen a lot of video where people use copyrighted music. I don’t suppose the average joe secures a license for that music in advance.  What does YouTube do about this? Or don’t they care?

How long is a copyright on music good for? Some of the music I have is 30 years old. Maybe it’s public domain by now?

Well, anyway; I’m not one who is going to make any complaints about what others do, if it does not involve me personally.

Frank