Because we can't have enough quizzes... (mix CDs)

[TheKeenGuy]

A survey for those who make mix CDs

How many mix CDs have you made?

How frequently do you make mix CDs?

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?

What songs have you used most frequently?

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?

What do you think is the worst?

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

I am going to hate with all my black little heart reading all the answers to this survey, I just know it, but feel compelled to go over every detail anyway.

[armada]

omg, tkg! can we just take this one at a time or something? :scared:

[jeffy]

I think I'm going to make a mix of my favorite questions and answer those.

[TheKeenGuy]

You know, there's probably someone actually typing the answers to these questions right now.

[armada]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
You know, there's probably someone actually typing the answers to these questions right now.

that's cool. i won't have to check for the answers for another... 4 hours or so?

:-p

[TheKeenGuy]

You know, some of those are yes or no questions! It's not as long as it looks!

(although, granted, they are open-ended yes or no questions...)

[trucker's atlas]

due to technological retardation, i have made only one mix cd.

ever.

i wish i could answer these questions, though!

back in the '80s, i was dubbed "queen of the mix tapes" :-o

b ut it's been so long since then! and i don't listen to hair metal anymore, either...

:hide:

[armada]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
You know, some of those are yes or no questions! It's not as long as it looks!

(although, granted, they are open-ended yes or no questions...)

i know, i'm just messin with ya! ;)

(i'll answer a few select ones a little later)

[jeffy]

A survey for those who make mix CDs

How many mix CDs have you made? Alot

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?
I make acronyms with the titles

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender? I usually make them for myself, actually. But if that don't count, I've only given one to a guy, and the rest to crushes

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? No.

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD? I fill it up

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often? Almost exclusively

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes? Almost exclusively

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly? Preplan

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it? Yes

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself? Yes

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? No one has ever made me one.

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like? Yes.

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule? Depends.

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes? I do what Rob Gordon tells me to.

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD? By taking off thier clothes

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else? I dunno.

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include? You've probably heard everything I've ever heard. Plus triple that. And then times by two.

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it? No.

[El Scorcho]

i don't mix and tell.

[armada]

Originally posted by jeffy

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD? By taking off thier clothes


:lol:

try makin me one... ;)









you finished it! nice goin jeff! you get ten points! :yes:

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by armada
you finished it! nice goin jeff! you get ten points! :yes:
He didn't finish it! He chopped it up into bitty pieces!

[jeffy]

Originally posted by armada
:lol:

try makin me one... ;)









you finished it! nice goin jeff! you get ten points! :yes:

Oh. OH!

Sure thing sweets!

[armada]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
He didn't finish it! He chopped it up into bitty pieces!

oh. i couldn't tell. :-o



bad boy jeff! :nonono: only 2 points then!

[TheKeenGuy]

This survey, much like a great mix CD, has a flow that cannot be disturbed!

[jeffy]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
He didn't finish it! He chopped it up into bitty pieces!

I said I was gonna make a mix of questions and answer those! GAH!

(some of them wouldn't have had an answer anyways. I did them a favor by deleting them)

[TheKeenGuy]

You're probably the sort of person who never listens to a CD all the way through. Always skipping tracks, you track-skipper!

[jeffy]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
You're probably the sort of person who never listens to a CD all the way through. Always skipping tracks, you track-skipper!

That ain't the way it is! I swear!

:cry:


Only the boring tracks. I listen to it all the way through eventually. To critique it.

[armada]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy

How many mix CDs have you made? not sure. under 10? haven't had a cd burner for that long.

How frequently do you make mix CDs? every couple of months or so

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for? name? mix #2 i guess?

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making? used to make lots of mix tapes in high school, probably even in middle school.... don't remember.

How do you come up with the titles your mixes? i don't really. not very creative.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix? i made a mix in high school that had one side of sad slow songs and the other side of trippy druggie songs, and the side that had the sad songs was called "life's a bitch" and the side with the trippy songs was called "and then you die." but that kinda sucks, doesn't it? :darn:

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender? 2:1

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? no.

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD? no.

What songs have you used most frequently? i'm not much of a re-user.

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you? don't have one.

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix? not sure.

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made? i really liked that "life's a bitch and then you die" one! :lol:

What do you think is the worst? um... also the life's a bitch one?

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often? no.

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes? no.

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly? preplan.

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it? yes.

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself? yes.

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? my friend andres makes the best mixes. he made one for me that got stolen in south africa and i was SO PISSED.

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy? random country songs thrown in. just can't dig it.

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like? yes.

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs? no sure.

What’s a really great mix CD opening track? waltz #2 (xo).

What’s a really great mix CD closing track? how to disappear completely

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule? no, but probably no more than 3 or so.

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes? just as long as the transitions between songs sound good, it's fine.

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD? falling in love with every artist i've put on the mix.

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else? excellent music that i haven't heard.

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include? really, tkg, not too many people here are gonna know much more about cool new bands than you, right? ;) do you like magnet?

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it? absolutely not. but i'll keep making them anyway.

[jeffy]

The ones I skipped.
I dedicate this to Patrick.

How frequently do you make mix CDs? Before I ran out of blank media, once a week?

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for? Hmm. The last one I gave away was called "Kjersten, don't leave" or something. I made it for Kjersten.

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making? Not too long ago, about a year ago I think.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix? The "Kjersten" mix

What songs have you used most frequently? "In the Lost and Found"

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you? "I ain't tha one" by NWA. I haven't used it cause I haven't made a mix for any bitches in the hood, who trying to milk Ice Cube like cereal.

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix? I think "The Wind" by Cat Stevens and "Taking a Fall" blend okay.

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made? I don't know.

What do you think is the worst? "A sample of Jeph" It's god awful.

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy? I don't know.

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs? None.

What’s a really great mix CD opening track? "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" by Simon. Paul Simon.

What’s a really great mix CD closing track? "April 8th" by NMH. I like how it just abruptly ends.

[Mister Grieves]

How many mix CDs have you made?
-Probably..10?

How frequently do you make mix CDs?
-Not all too often

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?
-"Elliott Smith, The Pixies, The Dresden Dolls and more". I made it for a friend who had not heard any of these wonderful bands.

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?
-Oh god, one from 4 or 5 years ago. It had a bunch of Foo Fighters and Agnostic Front on it.

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?
-Haha, I don't I'm unoriginal.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?
-"The Battle Mix". It was basically full of fast, adrenaline pumping songs.

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?
-Every mix I've made that isn't for myself has been for females. so.. like..1:10?

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?
-Haha, no.

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?
-Yes, I try to fill it all up.

What songs have you used most frequently?
-"Needle in the Hay" by Elliott Smith, "Everlong" by the Foo Fighters, "Hybrid Moments" by the Misfits, and "Mr. Grieves" by the Pixies.

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?
-"Big Sur" by The Thrills, "Shiny" by the Decemberists, "500 Channels" by Choking Victim, and "Tiny Vessels" by Death Cab for Cutie. Why haven't I used them? No clue.

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?
-Probably "Epic Problem" by Fugazi to "Filler" by Minor Threat. It works so perfectly.

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?
-Probably my most recent.

What do you think is the worst?
-All of them are fairly bad.

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?
-Yes. Not often.

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?
-Once in a GREAT while.

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?
-Both.

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?
-Yes.

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?
-Not often. Sometimes, yes.

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?
-Can't remember, its been so long.

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?
-No clue.

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?
-Oh yes. I got one of my good friends into The Dresden Dolls, Better than Ezra, and of course.. Elliott Smith.

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?
-"From a Basement on the Hill" by Elliott Smith.

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?
-"Coast to Coast" Elliott Smith.

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?
-"The High Party" Ted Leo (Solo version).

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?
-No way.

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?
-None.

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?
-I'd like them to be happy?

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?
-A bunch of good bands I've never heard before.

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?
-Good question. I just woke up. I don't know.

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?
-No way. I'm probably the worst.

[Postcard]

How many mix CDs have you made?
10

How frequently do you make mix CDs?
Depends wether or not who i have a crush on.

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?
"Songs i hope you like" for my future flatmate Sarah... i didn't give it to her.

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?
January 2002... i can't remember what it was callled.

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?
Most of the time I just keep it simple "Some Songs" is an example, i'm gonna keep that one for a special girl, and "Some Song" is gonna be on it.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?
"Bopalong Cassidy" no kidding.

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?
80/20 towards the opposite sex.

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?
Laid? never.

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?
I make tapes. 90mins.

What songs have you used most frequently?
"Happiness", "She Cries You Name", "All is full of Love" and "Gong Li (RHCP b side)"

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?
"Angel in the Snow" - i haven't got it on CD so ican't put it onto a tape.

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?
"Airportman -REM" into "Carvel- John Frusciante" into "Pagan Poetry- Bjork" -- A slow but rewarding start.

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?
A onw i just finished for Sarah.

What do you think is the worst?
A one that i made for a girl called Rachel that started with "Let's get it on" for a laugh, she didn't find it funny.

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?
Yeah, All the time, mainly minidiscs of new music though.

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?
ONLY!

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?
Pre-plan, lots of it.

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?
YES

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?
No

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?
Just a bunch of songs that i wanted for a while, i got it off my sister.

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?
ARRGHH when tracks end after they've passed the leader of the cassette and they continue onto the next side.

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?
YES!! WHOO!

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?
Christa, an friend of mine bought Air's soundtrack to the Virgin Suicides cuz i put a few tracks off moon safari onto a mix for her.

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?
Bled White

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?
Say yes

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?
NO

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?
I don't put two tracks by the same artist next to eachother, and i don't like havign one artist dominate the tape only to have an different new one close it, it's like they're coming in for the victory lap... it's immoral.

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?
Honestly? I'd like it if they dated me.

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?
Errr... rare unrelased Elliott. Stuff i don't have by a favourite artist.

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?
"Rockin' the suburbs" Ben Folds... just popped into my head.

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it? [/B]
Yeah, i'm the best, i've reached the top and i can't stop and that's the trouble with me.

[/QUOTE]

[wardle]

How many mix CDs have you made?
far too many to keep track of

How frequently do you make mix CDs?
at least one a month

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?
Happy Valentine - for her indoors

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?
taping songs off the charts on a sunday afternoon


How do you come up with the titles your mixes?
they come to me in flashes of inspiration. yeah right.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?
'the champagne tapes: 22 songs for your 22nd birthday on the 22nd day'

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?
75% for girls 25% for boys

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?
does it count if you're already in a relationship with a person - if so, yes. if not, quite possibly

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?
whatever feels right

What songs have you used most frequently?
nick drake - river man, elliott - between the bars, badly drawn boy - once around the block

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?
lee hazlewood - some velvet morning - it's hard to fit it in for the mood

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?
tomorrow tomorrow into 'no one fell asleep alone' by handsome family

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?
'dr wardle's northen soul medicine' - 45 northern soul songs beat mixed into 70 mins including three different versions of 'california soul'

What do you think is the worst?
loads of songs that i just download on spur of the moment - a good mix takes time

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?
yes, every other monthish

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?
not since 2003

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?
bit of both

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?
yes

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?
sometimes

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?
no one dare, they think they might offend me

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?
not starting witha good intro track (should be either a slow build or completley in your face, prefferably after a spoken word intro)

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?
yes

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?
elliott, the coral, scott walker, bloc party

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?
'carey' by joni mitchell

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?
'st patrick' by james yorkston and the athletes

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?
usually

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?
rules are made to be broken!

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?
break down and cry then rush out to buy everything on it

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?
a good one

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?
bloc party - luna, arcade fire - crown of love, serge gainsbourg - en melody, scott walker - the old man's back again, bert jansch - running from home

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?
ofcourse!!!

[TheEnemy]

How many mix CDs have you made? oh probably 50 - 100 or so

How frequently do you make mix CDs? i used to make about one a month but now that i have an mp3 player, its much easier, and i dont make them anymore

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for? i think the last was one i made for my mom to try to get her into some new stuff. i have no idea if she listens to them but i found a mix cd SHE made in her car the other day and put it in and 'i'd better be quiet now' was on it!

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making? a tape, when i was 11, of songs on the radio i liked

How do you come up with the titles your mixes? i base the name after the people i'm making them for or on the pictures i made into a cover

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix? i'm not that good at naming, ok?

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender? more for the opposite gender 60/40

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? no

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD? yes, i always try to fill it, so about 80 minutes

What songs have you used most frequently? lots of ES

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you? stevie wonder - contract of love, not wanting to give people the wrong impression but i still htink its a great song

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix? i dont remember, i'd have to look on my computer at home and get back to you. my ex used to like to put opposite sounding songs back to back on a CD which drove me absolutely nuts, like, you'de hear something soothing and quiet like silvio rodriguez and then as soon as it was over BAM!!!! totally loud and scaring the shit out of you, like from cursive or coheed or something.

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often? all the time, i did every time i hear new stuff i liked, so like every few weeks, but i dont anymore now that, like i said, i have the mp3 player

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes? no

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly? on the fly, but i usually have a few picked out beforehand

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it? yes, for the transitions

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself? no

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? i liked the ones that my ex made me, but claireeee also sent me one for xmas that had some pretty cool stuff on it! i liked that one!

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy? bad transition

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like? yeah, a lot of people like ES now, and recently my friend kevin got into earlimart and kinda likes stellastar now too

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs? oh i can't remember, except my friend from work getting xo and either/or

What’s a really great mix CD opening track? something by muse

What’s a really great mix CD closing track? lately - stevie wonder

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule? if i do, i stuck to it for the whole CD, but if i break it, then i break it for more than one artist so its more even

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes? start off more upbeat to get and keep the interest and then tome it down toward the end

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD? i'd like them to get into some of the stuff i put on that they hadn't heard before

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else? something with awesome new stuff on it, stuff i'd forgotten about from the past, and songs i loved and recognized but didn't know the names of

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include? i dont know about the specific songs, but i'd put on earlimart, muse, arcade fire, the killers, stellastar, stevie wonder, neil young, etc

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it? no, everyone has their different style

[Bob]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
A survey for those who make mix CDs

How many mix CDs have you made?Erm, dunno probably 10 or 15

How frequently do you make mix CDs?Whenever they're requested

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?It was called 'A Mix CD for Mrs. Polly Steward on the occasion of her 27th birthday' - snappy title, hey?

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?I made a mix for my aunt, who needs me and my bro to keep her hip. It doesn't work.

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?I don't really give it much thought.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?See above

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?14-1, in favour of the ladies

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?Nah, we were bonking already by then

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?Usually at least 60 minutes. I fill them if I have time

What songs have you used most frequently?'Cupid's Trick', 'Aladdin's Story' by Death in Vegas and 'Powder Blue' by Elbow

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?Anything by me or my former bands - they just sound so poor next to 'proper' music

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?Probably 'Demons' by SFA going into 'She Said She Said' by The Beatles

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?The last one I made I quite liked

What do you think is the worst?They're all fantastic :-o

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?Not often enough. I used to make loads of mix tapes for the car, but now I have an in-car CD player so I just play albums

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?Yeah I made a couple recently for a friend who has a tape deck in her car

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?A little from column A, a little from column B. It used to take me longer to sort out the tracklisting than it did to record the mix. These days I just grab a pile of CD's to suit the mix and work my way through them

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?I check that the volume is fairly consistent, but I don't listen through the whole thing

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?No

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?I've only ever received one - it was good. From a guy called Tom. Lots of stuff from bands I've been meaning to get into but never did - MBV, Suicide etc.

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?Nuttin' - I'd be grateful for the time they put in

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?Yup - Elliott, mostly

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?From a Basement, Strokes, Elbow, SFA - think that's about it

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?'A House is Not A Home' - The Charlatans

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?'Aladdin's Story' - Death in Vegas

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?I do these days, but I cheat by putting on one Heatmiser and one Elliott. I stick my fingers up to the man!

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?I'm very conscious of tempo - the first three tracks will always be upbeat, and the CD will gradually wind down. And in the middle of the CD you'll find something massive

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?As long as they're grateful then I'm good. It's always nice if they come back to me saying they thought one song (at least) was awesome

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?The one I mentioned earlier, from Tom, was spot on. I'd love to get a mix of Elliott live stuff, as I have no Soulseek type program, and I'm loathe to buy shows from ebay (though I did do it recently :-o )

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?I would break the rules and include my first completely solo recording, because I'm really pleased with it, and as he put together the 'Confusion' CD, he's earned it

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?Hell yeah

[Foxing Peculiar]

How many mix CDs have you made?
Dozens upon dozens

How frequently do you make mix CDs?
Usually about one a month for myself, less frequently for others.

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?
"This is a Mix for Cheryl" for..er.. Cheryl.

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?
It was called "Lost Somewhere in the Mix!" :D I remember it has BF5's Brick, a Marilyn Manson song and some other stuff on it :lol:

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?
Randomly, usually.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?
Some classics:
Super Happy Fun Time Mix CD
Randomnessossity
The Smell on My Fingers
XXXMas Time
Blah Blah Blah Whatever
Sonic Shit

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?
Most of them I make for myself, but of the ones I make for other people, I make far more for girls than I do for boys, it seems.

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?
Not entirely. But it's helped.

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?
Or tape, yes. So generally 70 - 90 minutes.

What songs have you used most frequently?
I try not to reuse too much.

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?
Good question *ponders*

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?
One I'm quite proud of is NMH's King of Carrot Flowers Part 1 -> Kate Bush's This Woman's Work. It's an unexpected drop from noisy guitar stuff into a single piano chord, but it changes over perfectly.

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?
I dunno. I really like the last one I made for me (called "Soundtrack: Neil" - long story), but I'm always on a quest to make a better mix.

What do you think is the worst?
The early ones. D:

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?
All the bloody time.

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?
Yes, though only for other people.

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?
A bit of both. I'll build it around a couple songs and just kind of improvise the rest.

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?
Always.

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?
Sometimes. If I really like it.

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?
Oooh. This is tough. I've gotten several good ones :)

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?
Dunno. :O

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?
I hope so :)

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?
Not 100% sure :O

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?
The Notwist - One With the Freaks. It starts out rather unassuming, with a little programmed beat, then a gentle electronic melody and singing come in, and then about halfway through, it suddenly kicks into high gear.

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?
Wilco - Reservations. It's got an achingly beautiful melody, and it spends about four minutes just wafting off into nothingness.

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?
Usually. :yes:

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?
One song per artist, try to transition slowly between very different styles, use as much time as possible (many of my mixes spill onto 2 discs), try to bookend with longer songs towards the beginning and end, the most energetic stuff tends to be towards the middle of the tracklist, beginning with an instrumental is a plus, etc.

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?
"Oooh, never heard that before! But I like it!"

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?
I 'unno. Depends on the person :)

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?
Um. For TheKeenGuy, eh? I'd have to think about that one. *rubs chin*

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?
Not really. But I try.

[Matty,Oh?]

I got halfway through this survey and decided I was to weary to continue...sorry KG.

[TheKeenGuy]

I'm using people's answers to refine this survey for when I post it elsewhere... of course, part of that is that I'm coming up with new questions.

It's gonna be great. People are going to have to quit their jobs to complete this survey!

[TheKeenGuy]

See? Here's a new and improved version!

How many mix CDs have you made?

How frequently do you make mix CDs?

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?

What’s your primary motivation for making a mix for someone else?

Do you make more mix CDs for people of the opposite or your own gender? What’s the ratio?

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?

Are songs are the old stand-bys that you’ve used most frequently?

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?

What do you think is the worst?

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?

What’s your process for creating a mix? Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?

How many “drafts” of a mix will you usually go through before settling on a final tracklist?

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? What was so good about it?

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?

What CDs have you purchased as a result of a mix CD someone gave you?

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?

Have you ever made a mix CD for someone and then not given it to them? Who and why not?

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?

Do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?

Finally, give us a tracklist of a recent mix CD that you made. Who did you make it for? Are you happy with it? What are the highlights?

[El Scorcho]

i'm not doing your quiz until you do it.

[El Scorcho]

wait...
can we do it?

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by El Scorcho
i'm not doing your quiz until you do it.
Okay, but I'll have to do it after I get home from work.

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by El Scorcho
wait...
can we do it?
I told you, Jim... only if Pam's involved.

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

Well, I am only somewhat correct about my reaction to this survey, since everyone's been begging me for an update.

Part of me knows what everyone is talking about -- I'm no stranger to making compilations myself, and the other part wants to SCREAM out that: it's all arbitrary, you could pick random songs in a random order and convince yourself the "transitions" all sounded great; you're not an artist yourself for putting together a compilation of others' works ("but yerrytonto, I'm like a patchwork quilter, don't you see"? <----- sftu); your great opening and closing tracks are probably highly influenced by how you're used to hearing them on the albums they're from (check how many are already in those so highly-coveted positions); everyone does secretly think he or she is better at doing effectively nothing new than everybody else but won't admit to it; girls are (or should be) actually creeped out by the wankishness of it all; and quit trying to demonstrate how "eclectic" you are on your mices, it's dod-gamned annoying and doesn't amount to anything.

Like everything else, these are probably bile-drenched projections of things I despise about my own unpersonality onto others, but ow hell. Sumbit.

[El Scorcho]

Originally posted by blunar /2
Like everything else, these are probably bile-drenched projections of things I despise about my own unpersonality onto others, but ow hell. Sumbit.

haha
everyone does this.

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by blunar /2
it's all arbitrary, you could pick random songs in a random order and convince yourself the "transitions" all sounded great; you're not an artist yourself for putting together a compilation of others' works
I suppose that any film editor could take any selection of shots for a film and put them together in any order and convince him/herself that it's great, right? And I'm sure that no matter what shots the editor chose, and no matter what order in which the editor chose to arrange those shots, that the audience would like it just as much, right? That's why audience test scores are always identical no matter how the film is edited, right? Therefore, of course, there is no art whatsoever in the film editor's job, which is why absolutely anyone in the world can be a professional film editor, and it is impossible for one person to be a better film editor than another. I'm glad that we so clearly agree on this subject.

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
I suppose that any film editor could take any selection of shots for a film and put them together in any order and convince him/herself that it's great, right? And I'm sure that no matter what shots the editor chose, and no matter what order in which the editor chose to arrange those shots, that the audience would like it just as much, right? That's why audience test scores are always identical no matter how the film is edited, right? Therefore, of course, there is no art whatsoever in the film editor's job, which is why absolutely anyone in the world can be a professional film editor, and it is impossible for one person to be a better film editor than another. I'm glad that we so clearly agree on this subject. if the shots were all random samplings taken by several others pepples. Watch it enough times it will start telling you it makes sense. Through your mind brain.

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by blunar /2
if the shots were all random samplings taken by several others pepples. Watch it enough times it will start telling you it makes sense. Through your mind brain.
Ahh, so of course, this isn't art, right? I mean, since the photographs used are all random samplings taken by several other people? Well, I'll let this person know that his/her time was wasted on what so obviously has no artistic merit.

[armada]

Originally posted by blunar /2
it's all arbitrary, you could pick random songs in a random order and convince yourself the "transitions" all sounded great; you're not an artist yourself for putting together a compilation of others' works; your great opening and closing tracks are probably highly influenced by how you're used to hearing them on the albums they're from (check how many are already in those so highly-coveted positions); everyone does secretly think he or she is better at doing effectively nothing new than everybody else but won't admit to it; girls are (or should be) actually creeped out by the wankishness of it all; and quit trying to demonstrate how "eclectic" you are on your mices, it's dod-gamned annoying and doesn't amount to anything.

D: are you having a bad day?

we're talking about mix tapes here, for god's sake. not some kind of egotistical-artistic-penis-wagging-competition. nobody's claiming to be a mix-tape-rembrandt or anything! it's fun! relax. :)

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
Ahh, so of course, this isn't art, right? I mean, since the photographs used are all random samplings taken by several other people? Well, I'll let this person know that his/her time was wasted on what so obviously has no artistic merit. they did pick one of the stylistically and uglifiably worst and unfortunately widespread depictions of the man to base their patchwork quilt from, so, correct.

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

Originally posted by armada
D: are you having a bad day?

we're talking about mix tapes here, for god's sake. not some kind of egotistical-artistic-penis-wagging-competition. nobody's claiming to be a mix-tape-rembrandt or anything! it's fun! relax. :) I make that claim. That's why I hate you all for trying to compete with my vision.

[El Scorcho]

haha.
elliott looks like jay from the kevin smith movies in that thing.

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

Originally posted by El Scorcho
haha.
elliott looks like jay from the kevin smith movies in that thing. ugh, I've always hated that drawingthing, almost as much as the glorification of mixing (cement), almost as much as I hate myself.

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by blunar /2
they did pick one of the stylistically and uglifiably worst and unfortunately widespread depictions of the man to base their patchwork quilt from, so, correct.
Well, gee, so this could have been made BETTER if the person had CHOSEN a different piece of EXISTING art to base it on, even though it's still all coming from other sources.

So, I suppose similarly, that the quality of a mix CD could, in part, be determined by the person's abilty to CHOOSE what the BETTER group of EXISTING songs to include. I suppose then that it's not quite as random as you first suggested.

[armada]

Originally posted by blunar /2
ugh, I've always hated that drawingthing, almost as much as the glorification of mixing (cement), almost as much as I hate myself.

:-* well i like you.

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
Well, gee, so this could have been made BETTER if the person had CHOSEN a different piece of EXISTING art to base it on, even though it's still all coming from other sources.

So, I suppose similarly, that the quality of a mix CD could, in part, be determined by the person's abilty to CHOOSE what the BETTER group of EXISTING songs to include. I suppose then that it's not quite as random as you first suggested. No, they'd have to choose a better story to make up in the magical space that is the transitions. And they could contrive a story based on any order, just like you could see more beautiful things than UglyElliott if that picture had a more random arrangement, like seeing things in clouds, etceterblah.

So basically, taste both is and isn't as subjective as we'd like it to be. Orn't.

[TheKeenGuy]

You can't win this one, Blunar. If you want to make the point that some people are pretentious and think that their mix CDs are better than they actually are because of their personal attachment to the music, and the subconscious desire to believe that the music chosen is a creation of the mixer's own imagination and design, then make that argument.

But don't get into this whole silly "it's impossible to say that one mix CD is better than another" thing. It's a losing battle.

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
You can't win this one, Blunar. If you want to make the point that some people are pretentious and think that their mix CDs are better than they actually are because of their personal attachment to the music, and the subconscious desire to believe that the music chosen is a creation of the mixer's own imagination and design, then make that argument.

But don't get into this whole silly "it's impossible to say that one mix CD is better than another" thing. It's a losing battle. I can't win any of 'em, with this many hangups! But I still like your thread for making me think about all of them.

I honestly don't know where I stand on how much of what you like makes up you as a person. And I won't say it's impossible to have better CD's than others. Better CD's have better songs, and I truly believe the transition between them doesn't matter as much as some people think. Good songs will always sound good next to oach either.

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by blunar /2
I can't win any of 'em, with this many hangups! But I still like your thread for making me think about all of them.

I honestly don't know where I stand on how much of what you like makes up you as a person. And I won't say it's impossible to have better CD's than others. Better CD's have better songs, and I truly believe the transition between them doesn't matter as much as some people think. Good songs will always sound good next to oach either.
Yeah, song transitions are overrated. Overall, the most important thing is the content, and then the overall flow of the tracks and then maybe the transitions from song to song. But in any case, it's all about montage, which is why I brought up filmmaking. Just like taking to uninflected images, like a man looking in a window and a loaf of bread, you get the idea that the man is hungry. A good mix CD, in my opinion, is where the mixer can convey something by what he chooses to include that couldn't be expressed by an individual song.

Anyway, I'd go on, but I have to get to work.

[Foxing Peculiar]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
Finally, give us a tracklist of a recent mix CD that you made. Who did you make it for? Are you happy with it? What are the highlights?

Because this question is new and I made this mix inspired by this thread, I shall add.

Soundtrack: Camille (also a long story)
Made for me, but I intend to share.

1. Red House Painters - Cruiser [8:39]
2. Rufus Wainwright - Shadows [5:37]
3. Notwist - One With the Freaks [3:38]
4. Mates of State - La'Hov [3:45]
5. Aqueduct - Hardcore Days and Softcore Nights [3:53]
6. Inner - Slither [4:36]
7. Yo La Tengo - Little Eyes [4:20]
8. The Beta Band - I Know [3:24]
9. The Oddjobs - The Distance Song [4:29]
10. REM - Suspicion [5:37]
11. Clinic - Anne [3:38]
12. Twinemen - Spinner [4:36]
13. Tricky - Hell is Around the Corner [3:47]
14. Trembling Blue Stars - Haunted Days [3:39]
15. Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes [5:54]
16. Low - (That's How You Sing) Amazing Grace [7:15]
TOTAL: 76:47

And yes, I'm fairly happy with it. It'll serve it's purpose well :)

[claireee]

How many mix CDs have you made?

Too many to count

How frequently do you make mix CDs?

Not too often anymore, since I now have an iPod.

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?

Drawing Mix. I made it for my drawing class because the teacher told us to bring in music.

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?

The year was 2000. My older sister had just gotten her computer as a high school graduation present and it had a CD burner. We were all fascinated. I made a CD called "Claire's Music Mix" of random songs from CDs I had. Of course, before that I had made lots of mix tapes but I don't remember when I started.

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?

Sometimes I use a line from a song on the mix. Other times I use some random catchphrase I've been using a lot like "Bam!" And sometimes it's just something totally random that I made up.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?

Probably "Kitten in a Tree"

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?

I've only given one to a guy once or twice I think, but in high school I would make them for my friends all the times. So a lot for girls, very few for guys.

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?

No.

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?

I put as many songs as will fit.

What songs have you used most frequently?

In my earlier mixing days probably "Erase/Rewind" by The Cardigans and "She Says What She Means" by Sloan. In more recent years, probably "Sleep On Needles" by Sondre Lerche and "A Day Like Today" by Tom McRae.

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?

I have no idea.

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?

This quiz is hard because I don't have most of my mix CDs with me or the time or patience to really answer these questions accurately! Damn you, KG :mad:

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?

Maybe the one I made for the first time I went on a plane by myself? I forget what it was called. Possibly "Airplane!"

What do you think is the worst?

One of the ones I made in early high school. Because I didn't have very good taste in music then.

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?

I used to do it all of the time until I got my iPod. Now I just make myself playlists.

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?

At home sometimes.

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?

I make mix tapes on the fly, but I meticulously plan mix CDs, listening to them at least once before I burn them to make sure the songs flow together well enough.

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?

Yes.

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?

No, but I keep the playlist on my computer.

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?

I've only been given one mix CD before, so I guess the one Brady gave me last semester.

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?

Their taste in music isn't as good as mine?

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?

Oh yes.

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?

Hmmm... I don't know. Probably some Sondre Lerche, Phantom Planet, and Elliott CDs.

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?

"Necessito" by Some Girls or "Down on Me" by Juliana Hatfield.

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?

"Even So" by Rachael Yamagata

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?

No way.

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?

I can't have more than one song sung by a female singer in a row, I can't have songs by bands from the same country next to each other (except the U.S.), I can't have songs by bands that have some tangential relation to each other (for example, having toured together or having the same producer) next to each other.

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?

Tell me how amazing it is and then buy a bunch of CDs by bands on the CD. And shower me with gifts.

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?

I really want one of those "I secretly love you" mixes from a cute guy.

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?

"Ego Trippin'" by Caviar. I jest :wink:

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?

Duh.

[flipsgurl]

Originally posted by blunar /2
girls are (or should be) actually creeped out by the wankishness of it all; and quit trying to demonstrate how "eclectic" you are on your mices, it's dod-gamned annoying and doesn't amount to anything.


it's true! i creep myself out muchofthetime!

but i have to say that my compilations are among the very best ever to be burned onto dye embedded in plastic discs! don't you argue!

for example, my placement of the silver apples songs on the HATE comp was absolutely brilliant! it has nothing to do with the brilliance of the band itself, just my own, thank you.

[claireee]

Finally, give us a tracklist of a recent mix CD that you made. Who did you make it for? Are you happy with it? What are the highlights?

I made this one last semester for my friend Brady after he made me one. I called it something like "So that your taste in music can begin to come close to being as good as mine..."

1. "Necessito" by Some Girls
2. "Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi" by Jacques Dutronc
3. "The Greatest View" by Silverchair
4. "Kim Wilde" by Charlotte Hatherley
5. "(Drawing) Rings Around the World" by Super Furry Animals
6. "Stand By Me, Yeah" by Sloan
7. "Iron Man" by The Cardigans
8. "OK Nightmare" by Caviar
9. "Walking 2 Hawaii" by Tom McRae
10. "Musicbox" by Nathalie Nordnes
11. "Somewhere Down the Barrel" by The Dissociatives
12. "Please Apply Yourself To Me Sweetly" by Phantom Planet
13. "Be Be Your Love" by Rachael Yamagata
14. "Angel Interceptor" by Ash
15. "I Love You, Ono" by Stereo Total
16. "Empty at the End" by Electric Soft Parade
17. "Il Pleut" by Emilie Simon
18. "Last Stop This Town" by Eels
19. "Sleep On Needles" by Sondre Lerche
20. "Bad Day" by Juliana Hatfield
21. "Lucky Time" by Local H

[flipsgurl]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
I suppose that any film editor could take any selection of shots for a film and put them together in any order and convince him/herself that it's great, right? And I'm sure that no matter what shots the editor chose, and no matter what order in which the editor chose to arrange those shots, that the audience would like it just as much, right? That's why audience test scores are always identical no matter how the film is edited, right? Therefore, of course, there is no art whatsoever in the film editor's job, which is why absolutely anyone in the world can be a professional film editor, and it is impossible for one person to be a better film editor than another. I'm glad that we so clearly agree on this subject.

i can't believe that anyone with a modest knowledge of filmmaking would seriously compare editing a film with thousands upon thousands of stills, to arranging 10 to 20 songs on a cd, no matter how large the cd collection they had to select from.

now, if you were talking about regular photographs placed in a scrapbook, well-decorated with doilies and doo-dads for presentation, and arranged in some sort of meaningful order, THAT would be a decent comparison. SCRAPBOOKIN'! is a craft, much like pasting together seashells, pipe cleaners and googly eyes to make little men, making clocks from driftwood, or *gasp* making a mixed cd. filmmaking is an art (if done well), and a film editor is just someone involved in the process. their input may or may not be artistic, depending on the amount of freedom they are given with a particular job.

[I am Spiderman]

I could rearrange the posts in this thread in a much more appealing and meaningful manner than you lot have managed. Just saying.

[Uncle Euuoriwareihuj]

I bet any minute now, someone is going to come in here and remark about the order of posts in this thread. What do you think, samsara?

[classicalangel]

How many mix CDs have you made?
not many...I'm fairly new at it, since I just got a cd burner about a year ago.

How frequently do you make mix CDs?
once every two weeks or so?
What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for? fun mix #2, myself

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?
when I first got my computer and didn't really know how to do it.
How do you come up with the titles your mixes?
they reflect moods
What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?
I have bad titles.
What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender? uh...mostly for me. I think I've made one for a guy, but I"m probably going to make another soon for a friend of mine.

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? no, but I wish I had that power!

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD? sometimes...not usually. it's more about the mood and the feel.

What songs have you used most frequently?
I try and not repeat them.
What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you? a lot of tori amos stuff, and usually because I think her stuff works better as a whole.

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix? no idea...

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?
any of my fun mixes...I don't skip any tracks on them.
What do you think is the worst?
all of them are okay, at least by my standards.
Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?
wasn't this a question above?
Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?
no, but I'd love to learn how to. my car doesn't have a cd player.
Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?
both..depends on how desperate I am for new music on cd.
Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it? no.

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself? I keep the playlist.

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? no one makes me mix cds...it makes me sad.

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy? when people put songs back to back that don't work together, and it's distracting.

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like? no...I wish.

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs? maybe a Wilco cd, if this next one goes over well.

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?
Annie Waits, Ben Folds
What’s a really great mix CD closing track?
Pandora's Aquarium, Tori Amos
Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?
nope.
What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes? they have to reflect one mood per cd, no exceptions.

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD? start listening to the bands on there.

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else? a cd of all bands that are new to me.

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include? I wouldn't...everyone here has great taste in music. I'd be intimidated.

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it? no, not really.

__________________

[Bob]

Rough tracklisting of the last mix I made, in the wrong order, and probably with forgotten bits:

1 - Independence Day (live) - Elliott
2 - Soma - The Strokes
3 - Assessment - The Beta Band
4 - She Kissed Me (It Felt Like A Hit) - Spiritualized
5 - East Polar Opposite Can Dream - Magoo
6 - Don't Let It Bring You Down - Neil Young
7 - The Letter - PJ Harvey
8 - I Fought In A War - Belle & Sebastian
9 - So Here We Are - Bloc Party
10 - Tonight We Steal The Stars - Donderevo
11 - Get Free - The Vines
12 - Silent Sight - Badly Drawn Boy
13 - Busted Lip - Heatmiser
14 - Demons - SFA
15 - Aladdin's Story - Death In Vegas

[drumloops]

I make mixes because I don't know how to talk to women; my social skills are that poor. I am even more pathetic than usual, because the women in whom I am interested never actually receive my creations; the sad tapes (averaging 60 minutes in length) stay in my sock drawer for months, gathering warmth.

I hate being a sad sack, but I can't help it if I am sensitive and not fit for the world of rejection that I know awaits me. So, until I meet some really cute goth girl at the ComixFest 2005, I will continue to sit in my bedroom, poring over indie-rock records that no one gives a shit about and keep pressing` the "record" button.

[meepmeep]

preach it brotha loops ..

[TheKeenGuy]

How many mix CDs have you made? I'm just about to post my 100th over at Art of the Mix.

How frequently do you make mix CDs? I'd say I usually average one a month. Lately it's been more. I've finished about five this month.

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making? On tape, I can remember compiling songs from my oldest brother's record collection (including the Sounds of the Seventies box set) while visiting him in Mississippi. On CD, I think it was "What You Were Trying to Say," a compliations of songs that were the only songs that I liked on albums that I bought. I made the mix and then sold all those CDs off used to Amoeba Records... wait, shit, I just looked back and I made "You Sure Picked a Winner" before that, which was a mix for my ex-girlfriend, which she wouldn't take, which was (to me) about the breakup and about being miserable in LA.

How do you come up with the titles your mixes? Most of the time, I use a lyrics from one of the songs on the CD. Not always though. Sometimes I'll pick up a phrase that the person I'm making them mix for has said or something. And occasionally, I actually make them up.

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix? Of the ones I came up with myself... "At Least We Still Have Ourselves," "Long Story Short," "I Want Everything Back" and "Elephant 6: It Will Bring Your Dead Grandparents Back to Life."

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for? "Everybody Knows," which I made for a girl named Sam, who is a friend of friends and found me on MySpace. She likes Elbow and Franz Ferdinand, so I made the mix based on that knowledge. It's pretty much an Intro to Indie Rock CD, which are usually my most fun.

What’s your primary motivation for making a mix for someone else? A lot of the time I'm using them to flirt, and also I'm always trying to turn people onto musicians they might not have found on their own. And sometimes I make them to try to express an emotional situation.

Do you make more mix CDs for people of the opposite or your own gender? What’s the ratio? It's probably something like 7:1 in favor of girls. For the most part, I rarely make mixes for someone I wouldn't consider having sex with at some point.

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? Partially responsible, yeah. A few times.

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD? I usually have to cut songs out to fit the 80 minute restriction. There's always two or three songs left by the wayside that I really would have liked to have used.

Are songs are the old stand-bys that you’ve used most frequently? Umm, Joseph Arthur's "Honey and the Moon," Mazarin's "Suicide Will Make You Happy," Moonbabies' "Forever Changes Everything Now," Bill Ricchini's "Think of Me As a Place," The Hang Ups' "Parkway" ...umm, I have a lot that I use frequently.

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you? I haven't been able to use Jim O'Rourke's "Life Goes Off" because of the crazy ending, although now that I could use Audacity to fade the end out early, I might.

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix? Umm, the Swirlies "Sterling Moss" into the Fever's "Ladyfingers" comes to mind. Really, a good transition is just about being invisible, getting from the last song to the next song without the listener thinking about anything, be it how awkward the transition was or how clever the mixer was or anything like that.

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made? Umm, I liked "A Dry Day After Rain" and "A Little Bit Softer Now" which are both very sad a quiet.

What do you think is the worst? "Go the Fuck to Sleep" and "Autumn Leaves... Never to Return" had their flaws... "A Little Bit Louder Now" ended awkwardly, the last five tracks or so just never worked, no matter how many ways I aranged them.

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often? Not that often. I hear enough mixes that I make for other people. Occasionally I make mixes of songs I've downloaded by artists where I might only like one song of theirs and such.

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes? No, I started out with cassettes until about 2002 (after I realized that no one was ever gonna listen to cassette mixes anymore). About a year and a half ago, though, I made one just for myself, just for nostalgic reasons, doing it the way I used to, creating it on the fly by listening as I record and then picking the next song out and recording it right then, and I purposely used songs that I thought would sound good on a worn out cassette tape, like Broken Social Scene's "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl" and Califone's "Pastry Sharp."

cont'd...

[TheKeenGuy]

cont'd...

What’s your process for creating a mix? Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly? I load all the songs onto iTunes and mix them there, and thank god I have an iPod now, so I no longer have to burn "test copies" to listen to while walking (because I don't trust how it sounds on computer speakers).

How many “drafts” of a mix will you usually go through before settling on a final tracklist? The first draft is almost always a disaster, the second draft is usually almost there, and with a little more tinkering I have it.

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it? Always, I take an hour and twenty minute walk and listen to the CD to make sure there's no recording flaws or moments on the mix that I hate.

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself? I used to end up with earlier drafts left over, but now that I've got an iPod that rarely happens. Now I just keep a copy of the mix on my iPod.

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? What was so good about it? I've gotten some good ones from trades on Art of the Mix. I liked "Taylor Made" by Ion Moe, because it had a lot of great indie rock bands who I hadn't heard of yet mixed with songs I liked by bands I knew but hadn't gotten into.

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like? Yeah, sometimes I make someone a bigger fan of a band than I am. I know that one girl became obsessed with Hefner after I included "When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines" on a CD.

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs? Gillian bought Joseph Arthur's Redemption's Son after hearing "Honey and the Moon," umm... Meaghan bought a shitload of CDs including Elliott Smith, Broken Social Scene, Iron & Wine, Felt, The Clientele and others because of my mixes (although some of the bands she already knew and it was just the straw breaking the camel's back).

What CDs have you purchased as a result of a mix CD someone gave you? CDs by Hot Hot Heat, the Wrens, Baby Lemonade, the Last, the Vertebrats, East River Pipe, the Saturday People, the Autumn Leaves, Dressy Bessy, Coco B's, The Walkmen, Old Time Relijun, Swearing at Motorists, etc...

What’s a really great mix CD opening track? I love songs with slow build-ins, like Bill Ricchini's "Like Falling Asleep" or Ambulance LTD's "Stay Where You Are," where you leave the person waiting for the singer to come in for about a minute.

What’s a really great mix CD closing track? I used to use Lunchbox's "Evolver" all the time.

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule? Yeah, almost always, except when two tracks are essentially one song, like Badly Drawn Boy's "I Was Wrong/You Were Right." And lately I used Postal Service and Death Cab on the same mix. Whatever.

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes? When making a second mix for a person, I rarely ever use any of the musicians that appeared on the first mix.

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD? I just want them to say SOMETHING, god damn it. There's nothing I hate more than giving someone a mix CD and they never say anything about it.

Have you ever made a mix CD for someone and then not given it to them? Who and why not? I gave an ex-girlfriend the wrong mix tape once (which was supposed to go to a, umm, future girlfriend) and she never traded for her actual mix tape... same girl who wouldn't accept "You Sure Picked a Winner" later.

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include? Ehh, for myself? when I do make a mix for myself, I usually go more out there than I'm willing to on the mixes I make for girls... noisy songs, lo-fi songs, songs with really mean-spirited lyrics, etc.

Do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it? I haven't heard enough mix CDs by other people who really seriously make mix CDs to know if I'm anything special, probably not... but I'm better than most casual mix CD makers, I suppose.

cont'd...

[TheKeenGuy]

cont'd...

Finally, give us a tracklist of a recent mix CD that you made. Who did you make it for? Are you happy with it? What are the highlights?

Everybody Knows

1. Ambulance LTD – Stay Where You Are
2. The Dears – Lost in the Plot
3. Hot Hot Heat – No, Not Now
4. Rilo Kiley – Always
5. Joseph Arthur – I Would Rather Hide
6. Ed Harcourt – Apple of My Eye
7. TV on the Radio – Staring at the Sun
8. The Walkmen – The North Pole
9. Brendan Benson – Folk Singer
10. Moving Units – Anyone
11. Doves – The Cedar Room
12. Elliott Smith – Pitseleh
13. The Oranges Band – OK Apartment
14. Death Cab for Cutie – I Was a Kaleidoscope
15. Interpol – Slow Hands
16. Trembling Blue Stars – The Ghost of an Unkissed Kiss
17. Elbow – Asleep in the Back
18. Sondre Lerche – You Know So Well
19. The Delgados – Accused of Stealing
20. The Pleased - I the Province (hidden track)

Tracks 1-10 came together right away, but the second half took longer because the tone kinda changes. It finally came together when I decided to move up the Doves song, which originally ended the album.

...okay, maybe that's kind of a long survey.

[armada]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? Partially responsible, yeah. A few times.

tkg, did you set up this whole elaborate quiz as a clever guise in order to deliver this little piece of information? :therock:










and also: will you send me a mix? you sound like quite an artiste! :-o

[33_1/3]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
A survey for those who make mix CDs

How many mix CDs have you made? about 300...really
How frequently do you make mix CDs? now, about 1 time a week
What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for? 'elliott smith live tracks' for myself.
What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?off the radio to a tape recorder...just remember the eurythmics was on it
How do you come up with the titles your mixes?
What is the best title you’ve given for a mix? sad and gloomy mix
What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?what?
Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? ummm...i hope so
How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?yes
What songs have you used most frequently? i try not to, but lately, it's...i don't do that
What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you? i can fit it.
b]What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix? with my turntables to itunes...Beck's Sexx Laws Malibu mix to bjork's It's in our hands ...
Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often? yes
Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes? no
Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly? both
Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it? of course!
When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself? no.
What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? japanese pop music
What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy? tangents
Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like? sure
What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs? loretta lynn's van lear rose is one...
What’s a really great mix CD opening track? the humpty dance (?)
What’s a really great mix CD closing track? it depends!! on the mix!
Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule? hell no
What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes? no gaps
How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD? ecstatically.
What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else? reggae from jamaica
If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include? elliott smith, duh
Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it? [/B] no, not really

is there a prize?

[Xaipe]

i don't really feel like completing the entire
survey, because i don't make many mixes and
i think most of my answers would be worthless

BUT there's something useful to
be found in this response!

i think a great closing song for a mix
is no name #3, elliott ended with that
song on one of his live recordings and
it just seemed really perfect to end with,
needless to say i've used this song to end
on a few mixes.

[33_1/3]

Why don't we make mixes for eachother, then critique the favorites?

BTW, i think there should be a new rule : no quizzes over 12 questions...

but that's just me. I don't even want to re-read all *my own* answers, sheesh

[Paul Newman]

This is the last mix I made.. for my sis.
Clocking at around 52mins. I like my mixes to be around that length.

Alcohol- Saturday Looks Good to Me
First Girl I Loved- The Incredible String Band
If I Ever Feel Better- Phoenix
Daisy Chain- Sam and Me
Blessed Wild Apple Girl- Tyrannosaurus Rex
Hated Because of Great Qualities- Blonde Redhead
Androgynous- The Replacements
July July!- The Decemberists
It's Gonna Be (Alright)- Ween
Poodle Rockin'-Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievience- Daniel Johnston
Frutch- The Incredible String Band
Wrong Idea- Aaron Booth
Immune- Low
My Little Corner of the World- Yo La Tengo

[kuta]

Originally posted by Paul Newman

Daisy Chain- Sam and Me


:smelly: :smelly: :smelly:

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by armada
tkg, did you set up this whole elaborate quiz as a clever guise in order to deliver this little piece of information? :therock:










and also: will you send me a mix? you sound like quite an artiste! :-o
Given that I would consider having sex with you, I just might.

[tiah]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
A survey for those who make mix CDs

How many mix CDs have you made? cds? none. but i have made several mix tapes

How frequently do you make mix CDs? never but i used to make mix tapes sort of often but it's been a while

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for? um,i started one for leif but never finished it...i made one for bailey a long time ago...i don't know...

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?hmmm..in middle school i made a really bad mix.

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?in various ways.something i heard or read or just made up

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?just the tilte? cos i name the sides,too...

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender? usually people of opposite gender,i think

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? no,tape? ...not really

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD? 90 minutes or 120 minutes

What songs have you used most frequently? oh god,probably a dylan tune,a tom waits tune...if i make a mix for someone for their birthday it always has "birthday" by los beatles,and often "birthday cake" by cibo matto...as well as other birthday songs

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you? hmm,

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?hmm.i dunno. i like the ones i've made for kirk alot,i try to personalize them...so in their own way i like em all

What do you think is the worst?the middle school one

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?sometimes,usually just make a copy of the one i made for someone

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?yes,it's my only format

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly? both

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it? of course!!

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?yes

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? hmmm..probbaly the first mix i got from my ex boyfriend when i was 17 it had great stuff that i hadn't even hear dof,as well as great stuff i had heard of..i liked it alot then and it still holds up.

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy? when they don't write the tracklist!!!!

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like? i'm not sure

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs? um,pavement!

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?
all you need is love-beatles or just whatever feels right

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?goodbye-elliott!!! or all you need is love!

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule? usually

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?
none really
How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?thanks!

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?a fun one that is good to dance to or walk around to

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include? um....rufus is a tit man-loudon wainwright the third

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?-depends..i put alot of energy and feeling into it,but it doesn't always work out the greatest-plus the sound is always crazy...so no,i don't think so,but i think i make a prety good mix(song wise)

[lisa]

im currently working on a mix cd for tiah and char.. i thought i should look through this old thread for ideas.. im no master at this. but i have a theme.. in which they know what it is ;)

it will likely have only 3 or 4 different musicians, since they are the ones i prefer when it comes to this theme.

i realize this is a bad offence in the land of mixes.

[TheKeenGuy]

Originally posted by lisa
im currently working on a mix cd for tiah and char.. i thought i should look through this old thread for ideas.. im no master at this. but i have a theme.. in which they know what it is ;)

it will likely have only 3 or 4 different musicians, since they are the ones i prefer when it comes to this theme.

i realize this is a bad offence in the land of mixes.
Well, it's a theme album. Those are granted more leniency.

[pointyjess]

How many mix CDs have you made?

more than I can count.

How frequently do you make mix CDs?

my cd burner has been broken for months and months so none anymore.

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?

I think the last CD i made was a 1/2 Devendra 1/2 Joanna Newsom mix

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?

I used to make mix tapes when I was as young as jr. high

How do you come up with the titles your mixes?

i don't usually do titles, back when i did tapes i'd have a sunny side and a sleepy side

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?

i don't remember them, they're usually spur of the moment

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?

1/2 and 1/2

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?

anything's possible...but it's not like most girls have to try that hard just to get laid :confused:

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?

yes, no wasting here

What songs have you used most frequently?

ES 'Angeles', SP 'Stumbeline', Duffy 'The Postcard'

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?

i don't hold back :)


What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?

couldn't say

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?

i made a lullaby cd for Sam when he was born that would always have him asleep by song 4

What do you think is the worst?

...no idea

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?

i would if i could...all the time

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?

yeah, i have to...i just made two for friends here

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?

some of each

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?

sometimes

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?

sometimes

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?

there are several i like

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?

um...i like to have the songs and artists on the actual cd...but it doesn't drive me crazy

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?

god, i hope so

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?

none that i'm aware of

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?

depends on the type of CD...if it's happy and playful maybe like...'laid' by james...if it's quiet maybe i don't know, my shoes are too tight :-D

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?

'train song' phish

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?

no

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?

i try to seperate songs from same artists and try to make a smooth transition between feelings

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?

i hope they enjoy them.

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?

one of songs that remind them of me :) or time we spend together :)

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?

would that be you keen guy? i would definitely include ween's 'voodoo lady'

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?

well, of course, i'm using the music i love enough to own

[elisabeth]

thatsahelluvasurvey
*steam comes out of ears*

[lisa]

Originally posted by TheKeenGuy
Well, it's a theme album. Those are granted more leniency.

im glad cause even though i think i have one more artist to add.. that still only makes it 5 that im using.. and 5 songs is not a mix.

[the mello]

How many mix CDs have you made?
hundreds! :)
How frequently do you make mix CDs?
every few months, in frenzied mix-making manias.
What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?
it was called "Songs For Skanks" and it was for my friend who got herpes to cheer her up after i called her Skanky-Vag as a joke. it was funny!
What’s the earliest mix you can remember making?
i remember taping songs from the top forty countdown show on radio one when i was about ten. not really a mix though. don't remember then.
How do you come up with the titles your mixes?
inspiration comes from above i guess.
What is the best title you’ve given for a mix?
i really think the above-mentioned "Songs For Skanks"
What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender?
90:10 to girls.
Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid?
yes.
How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD?
i prefer tapes, but am coming round to cds. i will try to fit the medium completely.
What songs have you used most frequently?
nude as the news by cat power, whispering pines by kelly hogan, lost cause by beck, i wish i was the moon by neko case.
What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?
baby got back by sir mix-a-lot. seriously!
What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?
fat bottome girls by queen leading on to the laws have changed by the new pornographers. i works REALLY well :yes:
What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made?
i made a mix for my friend which was all comedy songs, or songs which make her laugh, like girls by the beastie boys and honky tonk hiccups by neko case. it was amazing! i love it.
What do you think is the worst?
bad mixes get re-done! i don't release them into the wild.
Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often?
sometimes. i rarely listen to them though, so i try not to. i prefer getting them from other people.
Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes?
yes, most of the time.
Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly?
preplan.
Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it?
no. but i like to listen to it WITH them.
When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself?
only if it's exceptionally good, or special.
What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?
erin and wallace made me an awesome mix which i love and still listen to all the time.
What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy?
early burnout - all the good songs too early on, then they run out of ideas.
Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like?
well, i don't know because i tend to force my friends to like my music, THEN make them tapes. maybe occassionally.
What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs?
i don't know. i know my ex bought blacklisted by neko case after i put "i wish i was the moon" on a mix for him.
What’s a really great mix CD opening track?
grand by erin mckeown :yes:
What’s a really great mix CD closing track?
the bleeding heart show - the new pornographers.
Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?
well, normally yes, but i do like the two-song artist showcase mix.
What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?
songs must go fast slow fast slow.
How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD?
by making me one in return.
What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else?
one with lots of music i had never heard of.
If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?
pile of woe - laura cantrell
these are the fables - new pornographers
the alternative to love - brenden benson
such great heights - postal service
elevator love letter - stars
Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?
hell yes!

[Dasha_Bah_Bah...]

How many mix CDs have you made? well over 10

How frequently do you make mix CDs? every month probably

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for? I called it "Haven't you heard??" and it was for part of my friend Alyce's 18th b'day present

What’s the earliest mix you can remember making? cassette mixes for listening to on long road trips in NZ last year

How do you come up with the titles your mixes? I don't usually come up with titles. I was being my usual knob-head self and came up with the "haven't you heard??" one. I was feeling...witty:rolleyes:

What is the best title you’ve given for a mix? the haven't you heard one

What would you say the ratio is of mixes you make for someone of the opposite gender to someone of your own gender? different. I try not to discriminate.

Do you feel a mix CD you made has ever been responsible for you getting laid? erm...no

How long is your average mix? Do you try to fill the maximum capacity of a blank CD? yeah i try to fill it to it's very edges. 20 - 22 songs if i'm lucky

What songs have you used most frequently? Elliott songs of course

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you? "River" by Natalie Merchant. I haven't used it because it's a long song

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix? There are definately some pretty on the dot transitions but I don't remember which songs they were, sorry

What do you think is the best mix CD you’ve made? the "Haven't you heard??" mix

What do you think is the worst? The last one I made. I don't think the recievee will like it much

Do you make mix CDs for yourself? How often? sometimes. I dunno, if i get the urge to

Do you still ever use cassette tapes for mixes? no, only it there is no cd player in the car or place i intend to play it in or at

Do you preplan your mixes or do you make them on the fly? i like to pre-plan them

Do you listen to the mix before giving it to the person for whom you made it? yep

When you make a mix for someone else, do you also burn a copy for yourself? I made a copy of "Haven't you heard??" for mwa

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you? Sandi

What’s something about other people’s mix CDs that drives you crazy? they put music i already have on it and write "guess who" on the music list

Have your mix CDs been responsible for turning people into fans of musicians you like? yes

What CDs have been purchased by other people as a result of your mix CDs? almost a Jeff Buckley album. An inch closer and i could say yes

What’s a really great mix CD opening track? We drink on the job by Earlimart

What’s a really great mix CD closing track? Taking a fall by Elliott

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule? sometimes yes, sometimes no

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes? wasting cd's until the mix is just right...

How would you like people to respond after you’ve given them a mix CD? :yes:

What kind of mix CD would you love to receive from someone else? a cd of music they love, not what they'll think i like.

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include? interesting, well orchestrated music

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it? I put more music on them...;)

[angel in the snow]

A survey for those who make mix CDs


How frequently do you make mix CDs?
a lot

What was the name of the most recent mix you made? Who did you make it for?
the bitchin' bsides of one Mr. Elliott Smith
for a friend

What song have you always wanted to use on a mix, but still haven’t? Why haven’t you?
Angel in the Snow
i feel it's so close to me that no one i make
mix cds for would really appreciate it the same
and it would be like giving part of myself away

What are some of the best song-to-song transition you’ve made on a mix?
Modest Mouse - A Wild Pack of Family Dogs
Nick Drake - Black Eyed Doggie

Bob Dylan - I shall be free
Lou Reed - perfect Day

What’s the best mix CD someone has made for you?
one from Eli from SA
it was her lullaby mix

What’s a really great mix CD opening track?
Violent Femmes - Intro

What’s a really great mix CD closing track?
Elliott Smith - See You Later
OR
Lou Reed - Perfect Day (acoustic)
OR
Velvet Underground - After Hours

Do you follow the “no more than one song per artist” rule?
no

What are some of the self-imposed rules/quirks you have about making your mixes?
i MUST close with one of those songs i just listed

If you were to make a mix right now for the person who sent you this survey, what songs might you include?
After Hours - Velvet Underground
Gordon's Message - Violent Femmes
Slow Education - Silver Jews
Yeah, I'm In Love With An Andriod - Say Hi To Your Mom
Super - Say Hi To Your Mom
(not in that order)

Finally, be honest, do you think that you’re better at making mix CDs than most other people who do it?
well, most the people who i make them for don't listen to great music
to begin with........so yes