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   Chris ODonnell, Jan 22nd, 2004 @ 7:42am

   
   

   I think what is missing from the mix tape days is the therapuetic effect of the process. Mix tapes took time, because you did it in real time. You sat around, reading the liner notes and album covers, comtemplating the next song, thinking about how much you hate the girl that just dumped you and how this tape of violent songs is dedicated to her, etc.
   
   Holding the Ctrl key while you click 15 song selections, then clicking the burn key, just isn't the same.

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   mix tapes : relationships

   

   ScooterBoy, Jan 22nd, 2004 @ 10:31am

   
   

   right after college, i was dating this girl.. i made her a mix tape.. relationship lasted 3 years.
   
   i made the next girlfriend a mix cd.. relationship lasted 1 year.
   
   and.. the last one.. i made the girl a cd with a bunch of mp3s on it.. not even a month, and i was single again.
   
   correlation?
   
   i'm ready to make a mix right now, from records onto a reel-to-reel... i'm ready to meet "the one".

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   Boo Hoo

   

   VonSkippy, Jan 22nd, 2004 @ 12:47pm

   
   

   Wow, nice to see that the world has become such a great place that we now have time and energy to debate such an important topic as "mix tapes". Perhaps "Get a life" would be a better headline.

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   yesterday's mix tape = today's playlist

   

   m.hardie, Jan 22nd, 2004 @ 6:37pm

   
   

   I remember the mix tape service I subscribed to in Boston several years back. The best part was the smooth transitions between songs and the exposure to new artists and musical styles. The person who made the tapes was a well known professional DJ in and around Boston.
   
   I have an iPod and many friends have MP3 players. We exchange playlists all the time. Even iTunes offers celebrity playlists you can buy. So the mix tape hasn't gone away, just morphed into a more flexible digital alternative. Perhaps the song transitions aren't quite as smooth as my old tape service. But that issue might be solved using software. If you want that true club DJ non-stop segue between songs, find a DJ and ask for or buy his playlists.
   
   If anything, MP3 playlists make it easy for just about anybody to put a mix together. Drag and drop has replaced pause, rewind, record, repeat.

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   Anonymous Coward, Jan 23rd, 2004 @ 4:14pm

   
   

   I take just as much care making mix CDs as I did tapes. The difference is that it's all pre-planning rather than on-the-fly, but I still put as much effort into crafting a good mix. I also take the time to even out the levels if some of the songs are off older CDs.

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   mix tapes

   

   Ray, Jan 24th, 2004 @ 9:22pm

   
   

   I look at this subject from two different perspectives. On the one hand, if i am in a hurry, i can throw together a less thought out, mish-mash of MP3's. On the other hand, I get far more satisfaction out of putting together a well thought out compilation, with good continuity of sound.

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