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Buying a new couch
- Thread starter Boneroni
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How the phuk do you organize records by BPM or key?
That doesn't make sense.
More common for people using digital files. It was a joke about me not being able to figure out how these people had their collections organized.
I was always big on alphabetical by artist then chronological by release.
however I always had an issue with where to put compilations/soundtracks/festivals, and whether or not to sort by last, first when the artist is a name not a band.
however I always had an issue with where to put compilations/soundtracks/festivals, and whether or not to sort by last, first when the artist is a name not a band.
what doesnt make sense? i always thought it was a bit maniacal but the thought was when doing a dj set - at least for dance music - you use the keys of a record to guide the progression of the set - just like a standard chord progression on a keyboard. one thing should naturally come after the other and you can really control the mood, peaks and valleys when you know exactly what youre pulling out next.How the phuk do you organize records by BPM or key?
That doesn't make sense.
i always thought it was a bit rigid and predictable in a DJ set because IMO its all about the element of surprise and reading the room.
btw, to OP, costco has a chit ton. pro tip, cheaper in store than online on many items. weird that way.
in a past life (Teens,20's, and early 30's) and yes - Record label owner, DJ, and promoter. One day I woke up and decided I needed to get outa debt and make moneyur a DJ too!
Most albums aren't in the same key or BPM. Even if some are, some aren't, so organizing albums by that doesn't make sense. For digital single songs I guess that makes sense if you're DJ'ing and doing segues and overlaying & chit. I suppose a DJ could have some fun if they know even a little bit of theory.
It absolutely makes sense for a club DJ who is melding songs together instead of having an awkward gap in the music.
The only reason I know this was because while eating really crappy lunch at a water park, they had some snooty hip looking DJ playing club mixes of pop music and we were captive to his set.
Right,but digital,single songs, yes? If we're still talking about organizing vinyl albums by BMP or key, I'm lost.
Yeah, that's a good point.
DJing is super hipster, though. I wouldn't be surprised by handlebar mustachioed DJs hauling 3 crates of wax to a gig
You can only move a whole song a small amount before the instrumental timbres start to sound way wrong. Even just a 1/2 step is really obvious, so unless you want that effect, pitch changing songs is not useful option for most songs.
Within the artist it's a free-for-all. I even keep solo works/side projects from a band member in that band's section. So like in the Wire section I have side-projects/solo records from Bruce Gilbert and Colin Newman.
If the genre was different I'd keep it separate. So like I would not keep Charlie Watts Quintet records in The Stones section.
Soundtracks and compilation have their own section, and they are not alphabetized because I don't have very many. If I did have enough to care, I'd organize by the name of the record. Or are you talking about like Jimi Hendrix "Rainbow Bridge" and where to file that?
My 7" records are in no particular order. Next rainy day though...
Speaking for digital. I guess a record player could digitize with a small latency and then go nuts witb the digital signal…
I always got lost with the caveats.
By compilations I mean like - I have a few albums whicb are only of bob dylan covers, some by one artist, some by many.
do they go with the performing artist, the original song writer/performer, or the compilation section? When my mind thinks of where to find it, it would be witb the rest of bob dylan, but that’s not often where I put them.
exactly:
Album 1:
Song1 D major 135bpm
song2 A# minor 45bpm
song 3: B flat major 220 bpm
Song 4: D major 75bpm
etc
Album 2
Song 1: E major 50bpm
song 2: C# minor 120bpm
song 3: B minor 80bpm
Song 4: D major 100 bpm
What key and BPM are these albums in?
I'd file both in D-major. Three songs d-major, and also b-minor is (mostly) the same notes as d-majorexactly:
Album 1:
Song1 D major 135bpm
song2 A# minor 45bpm
song 3: B flat major 220 bpm
Song 4: D major 75bpm
etc
Album 2
Song 1: E major 50bpm
song 2: C# minor 120bpm
song 3: B minor 80bpm
Song 4: D major 100 bpm
What key and BPM are these albums in?
Dance music is famously static in BPM. Dancing to 80bpm or 45bpm is a lot different than at 22obpm.
You probably listen to good music, which has variety, so that organizational system wouldn't work or be necessary for you.
You could put them with the artist being covered, sure.
You could also keep them all in a separate compilation section, which is what I do.
Sounds like you simply need to commit to a system, accept that system, and remember which system you chose.