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Too busy to Blog..

Slothdog — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:28:14 +0000

I dont have time to keep this site up. Im way too busy with work. If I do ever get some free time, I will update it so dont totally abandon me

I have some bad news..

Slothdog — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:26:00 +0000

So I have some bad news to report for all of you out there who are waiting for something new to listen to.. Its not going to happen for a while, Im just too busy with work. Im completely overwhelmed with things to do getting ready for the Extravaganja party that I just dont have the time necessary right now to dedicate to making new mixes.

However, once the party is over, I wont be nearly as busy for awhile so Ill have much, much more time to be able to dedicate to making new mixes. I havent even opened Traktor in like 2 months.. its kind of wierd, I think Ive fogotten what most of what the songs I have sound like.. hahaa.

Update #2: Review of Novation ReMOTE ZeRO SL

Slothdog — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:57:24 +0000

So Ive had the Novation Remote Zero SL for a while now and Ive used it a few times (been kind of busy, havent really had the oppertunity to dedicate the kind of time it really needs to it) and I think its pretty alright. There are a few things that I dont like, but Im not sure if they are issues with Traktor or issues with the Zero SL.

My major complaint is that it doesnt read the settings from Traktor to the nobs. For example, if the volume of Deck A is all the way up on the screen in Traktor but the fader or nob is all the way down on the Zero SL, it will take the position of the Zero SL when you touch that nob/slider. So it will instantly reset from full to zero as soon as you touch the nob or fader on the Zero SL. I think it would be better if it knew the position of the slider on the screen and didnt effect its position until after the hardware was moved past that position on the screen.

My only other issue is that the pressure sensitive settings for the trigger pads on the bottom left side is difficult to get to the right settings. Its either always too high or too low, its hard to get it just right. You either have to slam it hard or barely tap it, its hard to get it to respond like a regular button.

Other than those two things, all and all its a pretty good product. Im still kind of pissed about being decieved about the “Automap” feature. They want you to believe it will work with anything, but thats just not true, its only designed to “Automap” with 4 or 5 software packages, for everything else you have to DIY the old fashioned way. Maybe someday they will fix that, but dont hold your breath.

Update: 10 Most Played

Slothdog — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:00:13 +0000

So I have some news, I found out that it only counts it if you play the entire track from start to finish, so most of the tracks that I play arent counted as plays because I dont play the song all the way through from start to finish. So now what Im doing to try and track this more accurately is to skip to the end of the tracks after mixes and plays so that it gets the play count.

Reviews & Ratings Added

Slothdog — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:05:31 +0000

Wow its been a busy few days around here. I guess Ive got blog-fever after working on another blog project for the last week pretty much all day and all night. So Ive added a few things Im using over on that other project here since I thought they would be a nice compliment. Ive added the “hearts” ratings for the mixes. You can rate them on a scale of 1 to 5 hearts on how much you love them! haha.. I have only added the ratings to the last 10 or so mixes on the site. Eventually I will add it to all the previous post and of course it will be added to all new post.

To see a summary of the ratings results, click on the “YOUR RATINGS” link in the header. That will take you to the results page.

Updates: New Pages, New Graphics, New Post!

Slothdog — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:59:40 +0000

Its been awhile since Ive put any serious effort into this site, so Ive taken the last few days to get it up to date. Ive added or I should say Ive revamped the about page with some actual information about me and the site. Ive also updated the collections page to accurately reflect the number of reviews on the site and the number of tracks in my collection (as of 10/6/08). Ive also updated the ratings page with some information about how I rate the reviews. Did you notice the nifty review stars? Yup, added that too recently! I likey the starz!

So Im going to try and do a better job in the future of keeping this site more up to date, and by up to date I mean by adding fresh reviews and videos more often. Ive told my self that Im going to add at least 1 review a week from now on. I already added one for this week.

I also added the big RSS button so you can get the latest post delivered right to you as soon as their posted!

Dont forget to leave a comment (I moderate the comments to control spam, so you wont see your comment posted right away) if you like something you see or hear (you can also say you dont like it, but be constructive in your criticism a post full of hate isnt going to get approved). I know its a pain in the ass to register on every site you visit, but its worth it.