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Mixed in Edinburgh, March 2011
(76:53, 134.56 MB, V0 VBR MP3)
Zip pack (cut into individual tracks)
Large cover
Cue file
Style: Classic ’95-’97 jump-up jungle
One of the things that is unusual about this site compared to most other mix blogs is that whenever I post a new mix I always post both a zip pack of the mix split into individual tracks as well as the standard single mp3. This is because I personally prefer to have mixes split into individual tracks, as it is a much easier way of finding exactly what I want to listen to than scrolling through a massive mp3 file.
Sadly, this is unusual, which is why over the last couple of years I have become very proficient at chopping up mixes – whenever I download something I enjoy I tend to cut it up into individual tracks so that I can more easily flip through it on my iPod.
I’m not quite sure why so few people tend to put up split mixes – laziness? lack of knowledge? – but obviously some people appreciate that I always provide a split version, since from time to time I get asked how to do it.
Having answered a few of these queries informally, I thought that it might be useful to provide a full, comprehensive guide to splitting a single mp3 mix into individual tracks.
Therefore, without further ado, I present to you …
Pearsall’s Guide to Splitting an MP3 Mix into Individual Tracks
notes before starting:
– All of the programs used are free to download
– This guide applies only to Windows … sorry Mac fans!
– I make no claims that this is the definitive way to split an mp3 mix … but it does work
– Click on any of the images below to be taken to a larger version
In order to demonstrate how to split a single mp3 file into individual tracks, I’ll be using XLR8R Podcast 148, an old skool rave mix by electronic music legend Moby. If you want to follow along with the process outlined below, you can grab the file directly from here, or you can get it from the XLR8R podcast page.
These are the main steps in the process, each of which I will explain in further detail below:
Usefully, all of these programs are free. 🙂
Once you’ve got those programs, you’re ready to start splitting!
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Mixed in London, 2005
(67:08, 123.07 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)
Zip pack (cut into individual tracks)
Big cover
Cue file
Style: Freeform hardcore
Merry Christmas!
As a thank you to all of my readers to your support over the last year I would like to present you with a nice Christmas present – an Andy Farley Trade special!
Over the past couple of years hard house legend Andy Farley (above) has put together two massive tributes to Trade, perhaps the most famous (or infamous) London gay club event of the last twenty years. Each tribute has included eight mixes covering over ten hours of Trade classics, from groovy US house through to full-power nu-nrg. Before today, these mixes were only available from upload sites like Megaupload, so I have now provided them with the permanent home that they deserve. The other thing that I have done is to split each mix into individual tracks, so now all of the mixes are now available as both a single mp3 and as a zip file of the individual tracks, with each mix series now also featuring a cover that I have done with the help of some Trade dancefloor images sourced from Flickr, the photo website.
To accompany the mixes, Andy very graciously agreed to be interviewed over the phone, and you can read the transcript of our conversation below, where he talks about his memories of Trade, his favourite Trade dj’s, the influence of the Trade ethos on his own career, as well as the story behind these mixes.
8 mixes, 128 tracks, and over 10 hours of music!
Recorded in Birmingham, 2009
Style: House on mixes 1-3, Hard House on mixes 4-6, Nu-NRG on mixes 7-8
Each mix available as both a single mp3 file and as a zip file of separate tracks
8 mixes, 128 tracks, and over 10 hours of music!
Recorded in Birmingham, 2008
Style: House on mixes 1-3, Hard House on mixes 4-6, Nu-NRG on mixes 7-8
Each mix available as both a single mp3 file and as a zip file of separate tracks
Click here for my interview with Andy about Trade and these mixes
Click here for Andy Farley’s Trade Memories 2
Click here for a larger version of the cover
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Mixed in Edinburgh, October 2010
(70:24, 161.14 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)
Zip pack (cut into individual tracks)
Big cover
Cue file
Style: Classic darkside drum n’ bass
I hope you’re enjoying your weekends!
Today’s little post is just to alert you to the fact that I’ve now added a gallery on the right-hand side to collate all of the guest mixes I’ve posted. It’s well worth checking them out, since the selection includes techno, breaks, freeform hardcore, and hard trance.
However, if you’re feeling lazy and don’t want to shift your eyes to the right, you can just click here to go straight to the gallery. 😉
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Mixed in London, November 2010
(67:08, 123.07 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)
Style: Techno
So, 2011 is almost here!
Phew, what a great year it’s been here at Sonicrampage.org – a bunch of new mixes from myself, some great guest mixes, and a solid growth in pageviews have made this an excellent year, and one to build on for the future.
But the year’s not over yet, so I thought I would put in a little post to tell you what I’ve got planned for December. It’s going to be a really exciting month!
I’m planning on posting four mixes, two from myself and two guest mixes. What a way to finish the year!
Firstly, I’ve decided to post my Cold World mix, because my wife and I moved about a month ago and I’ve been so busy setting up my own company that I’ve not yet had a chance to get my decks set up:
This being the case, I’ve obviously not had the time to re-do Cold World like I said I would. Not that it really needs redoing – the mix is absolutely fucking savage and (in my opinion) possibly the best drum n’ bass mix I’ve ever done, but it has about six little skips in it from the new recording setup that I used for it. The skips were annoying, so I thought I would re-record, but since I physically do not have the setup to do so, instead I have just used Soundforge to cut out the gaps in the audio, which should make the skips less noticeable.
An example of one of the skips
So, since I’m going to be putting up Cold World probably sometime next week, if you are a photographer and want to participate in the accompanying post, where I will be posting people’s favourite winter shots, now’s your last time to get them to me!
Besides Cold World, I also am planning on posting another mix by myself, probably around Christmas. Of course, to do so, I’ll need to get access to someone else’s set-up, so hopefully I can sort that out soon.
When it comes to guest mixes, I’ve got two quality mixes from two great dj’s to post this month. If you enjoyed Flip’s Freeform Mix, which I posted a few weeks back, then you’ll be very pleased to know that the man himself has found another one of his old freeform mixes for me to post, featuring classic tracks from the likes of Pain On Creation, Carbon Based, Kevin Energy, and many more. Amazing stuff!
The other guest mix is by Paul Zykotik who has given me a fantastic hypnotic techno mix. It’s been a while since this site has featured any ‘proper’ techno, so I’m very happy to have it, and if you love techno, you will too!
It’s going to be a great month, so please keep coming back to Sonicrampage. 😀
