Whatever happened to the Chibuku Board Mix-Off? [Archive]

Pete1

13-02-2007, 10:27 AM

I enjoyed the last one, will be happy to host mixes on in2techno server again......

Saintpeter, did you host the last one? Good work.

Another one will be cool. If only to give me a kick up the arse and attempt a decent mix.

If you don’t mind sorting out the hosting again then that’s great. I’m clueless when it comes to such things.

Mods could maybe do a sticky, and make it official???

saintpeter

13-02-2007, 11:27 PM

Saintpeter, did you host the last one? Good work.

Another one will be cool. If only to give me a kick up the arse and attempt a decent mix.

If you don’t mind sorting out the hosting again then that’s great. I’m clueless when it comes to such things.

Mods could maybe do a sticky, and make it official???

I will be more than happy to host mixes, can we have an official "YO" for everyone who wants to submit a mix?

YO

neil

14-02-2007, 01:11 AM

yo...........

scottyboy

14-02-2007, 11:14 AM

Yo

(needs to be 10 characters so i'm writing this bit too)

outlar

14-02-2007, 05:27 PM

YO Ho Ahoy... How did this work last time, was in anonymous submissions?

jam the box

15-02-2007, 12:25 AM

Yo, erm i mean yeah, giz a go of dat der lar.

saintpeter

15-02-2007, 01:32 AM

YO Ho Ahoy... How did this work last time, was in anonymous submissions?

Last time round mixes were sent annonymously on cd, but i think as more or less everyone has broadband now theres no reason why they cant be anonymously uploaded,

Pete1

16-02-2007, 12:16 AM

Hell yeah... YO!

saintpeter

20-02-2007, 05:35 PM

Pete1
saintpeter
El Gordo
Garnster
Guest
Neil
scottyboy
Outlar
jam in the box

any one else before we get cracking?

To anyone who has no idea what is going on, we run a mix off competition for chinuku board members, budding dj's have to submit a 45 minute mix, the board members then vote on their favourite in the distant hope that rich might just give the winner a set, unfortunately last time it remained just a distant hope but was mega fun for all involved and we had some truly great entries.

If anyone else would like a crack at this please say so asap.

muz-za

21-02-2007, 11:34 AM

go on then, I'll have a stab

buddha

21-02-2007, 03:28 PM

ill give it a go!

saintpeter

26-02-2007, 01:22 AM

Pete1
saintpeter
El Gordo
Garnster
Guest
Neil
scottyboy
Outlar
jam in the box
muz-za
buddha

Ok peeps, if you wanna start putting ur mixes together over the next few weeks, 45 minutes in duration, any style/genre, when finished please encode in 128k .mp3 (if anyone needs help give me a shout)

I will pm each of you with details of how to upload your anonymous mix nearer the deadline.

spin spin spin

Pete1

26-02-2007, 01:28 AM

Nice one, i'll get on it....

Cheers Saintpeter, good work....

sean h

26-02-2007, 09:48 PM

I'll av a bash too Pete

saintpeter

27-02-2007, 12:38 AM

I'll av a bash too Pete

Happy days,

Pete1

27-02-2007, 07:50 PM

My mix is complete, and is quite a thing...

... Whoot Whoot!

Josh

28-02-2007, 12:17 AM

Am I too late or can i join? I need to get my computer set up to record a mix....

scottyboy

28-02-2007, 01:33 AM

Any idea on the deadline? I'm mad busy all week, but i'm off work next week so will be coming up with something then.

saintpeter

28-02-2007, 02:48 AM

JOSH - ur not too late...

Deadline wise if we aim for 15th march to have all mixes recorded and compressed, then get em uploaded and ready for voting shortly after.....

Pete1

28-02-2007, 07:46 PM

JOSH - ur not too late...

Deadline wise if we aim for 15th march to have all mixes recorded and compressed, then get em uploaded and ready for voting shortly after.....

It's a plan...

scottyboy

28-02-2007, 09:56 PM

JOSH - ur not too late...

Deadline wise if we aim for 15th march to have all mixes recorded and compressed, then get em uploaded and ready for voting shortly after.....

Cool..........

saintpeter

08-03-2007, 04:42 AM

7 days to get ur mixes finished....

scottyboy

09-03-2007, 08:28 PM

How do we upload these???

saintpeter

10-03-2007, 12:10 AM

I will pm you all details on the 15/16th....

scottyboy

10-03-2007, 01:23 PM

Nice one. Cheers.

Pete1

15-03-2007, 08:28 PM

Is it deadline day?

saintpeter

16-03-2007, 06:34 AM

Ive pm'd ftp login details to you all, any problems or if anyone has not recieved my pm then please let me know,

remember your mixes need to be encoded in 128k .mp3

feel free to name your mix but try not to give too much away as they are to be anonymous

once everyone has uploaded their set ill move them all to one folder and put the links on here in a new thread with info on how to vote etc....

Pete1

16-03-2007, 09:57 PM

I'm uploaded, let battle commence....

muz-za

17-03-2007, 09:48 AM

Any chance of an extension? Maybe a week? :wink:

saintpeter

17-03-2007, 02:38 PM

only 4 mixes uploaded so far so I dont see an extension as being a huge issue, if we say the absolute final deadline to have your mix uploaded is sat 24th, if anyone hasnt uploaded by then we go with what we have.......

quite looking forward to hearing them myself.....

funk_engineer

18-03-2007, 11:40 AM

remember your mixes need to be encoded in 128k .mp3

how would i go about encoding my mix in 128k?

Pete1

18-03-2007, 01:04 PM

If you recorded it in soundforge then you can select to save it as a whole array of formats.

I usually record the master as a wav, then save as and select mp3 and can select the compression amount.... ie 128k,192k, 256k, 320k etc...

saintpeter

18-03-2007, 08:34 PM

how would i go about encoding my mix in 128k?

if you are havin trouble getting software you could upload your mix in whatever format you have it in (wav etc) and i will encode for you,

let us know if you require any more help...

22-03-2007, 12:36 PM

dear dear, I seem to be very slow on the uptake of late, that plus I haven't been hanging round t'internet as much recently...

Oh well, I wouldn't have won anyway... looking forward to hearing the mixes... the last mix off was quality...

Shall endeavor to join in the next one, Capital of Culture 2008 special? :rolleyes:

scottyboy

22-03-2007, 01:43 PM

saintpeter

26-03-2007, 06:41 PM

still a good few of you who are yet to upload, whats happening peeps? entering? not entering? let us know asap

funk_engineer

26-03-2007, 08:53 PM

i'm out, been far too busy with the day job and 2 remixes that i've been asked to do.

i will enter future mix off's ;)

muz-za

27-03-2007, 11:18 AM

I might be able to get mine done before Sat, if not, I'm out too :sad:

Pete1

29-03-2007, 11:07 PM

How many mixes we got in Saint Peter?

It's better if we have a fair few like to make it worthwhile. How about an extension for everyone who still wants to enter til Monday night, giving everyone the weekend to get em nailed??

tommy_tea

29-03-2007, 11:11 PM

im in this now...hmm...im leaving livi tomorrow to work for 2 weeks so i wont have the internet, so it needs uploading tonight or latest tomorrow. best give saint peter and pm...failing that, would sticking up on some hosting site be as good idea some someone can ftp it for me? cheers tom

Steve Funkadelic

30-03-2007, 07:56 AM

is it to late to enter this peeps?

:-D

saintpeter

30-03-2007, 04:51 PM

is it to late to enter this peeps?

:-D

not too late, pm sent

Yes, Monday night sounds the one,

NO ENTRIES/UPLOADS AFTER MONADY MIDNIGHT!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Really lookin forward to hearin the mixes now......

saintpeter

30-03-2007, 07:00 PM

How many mixes we got in Saint Peter?

5 Mixes so far, which I feel is enough to be getting on with listning wise, but if we get a few more by monday that will be a bonus

MrMike

31-03-2007, 12:45 AM

not too late, pm sent

Yes, Monday night sounds the one,

NO ENTRIES/UPLOADS AFTER MONADY MIDNIGHT!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Really lookin forward to hearin the mixes now......

Might try and get down and record a mix over the weekend

muzka

31-03-2007, 03:09 PM

would like to enter but not sure if i could do something by monday

saintpeter

02-04-2007, 12:31 PM

just a reminder to get ur mixes uploaded by midnight tonight peeps....

Pete1

03-04-2007, 12:11 PM

How many did we get in Saintpeter?

scottyboy

04-04-2007, 01:40 AM

What happens now???

saintpeter

04-04-2007, 01:03 PM

Right, ther is just one more guy about to upload his set, once done i will post a new thread with all the mixes in,

we need to sort out a voting system, last time each user voted by sending a pm to a previously agreed account, this is a little crud tho as the max pm limit is now 50, so voting i think should be in its own thread where each chibuku board member places their vote and nothing else (unless any budding web designer wants to create a flash/java voting page for us with an ip block so only 1 vote per ip is applied)

what do we think on timescales?

if the mixes are all online by tonight, (unsure on the final number but at least 6) that is 6 x 45 minutes of listening,

do we need to give everyone 2 weeks to get their vote in? or more?

Pete1

04-04-2007, 02:02 PM

I don't think there is any rush to crown me champion. Heh Heh... So why not just see who has the most votes one month from now and declare them the winner.

Cheers Saintpeter, you are doing a swell job.

saintpeter

04-04-2007, 02:49 PM

saintpeter

04-04-2007, 02:50 PM

So why not just see who has the most votes one month from now and declare them the winner.

sounds good to me - i will post the voting thread when the mixes are ready

outlar

04-04-2007, 04:49 PM

start a new thread with the mixes in the first post, along with instructions to leave a vote on the first line of a reply (and any extra comments below.) one vote per board member is the most fair option.

scottyboy

04-04-2007, 06:45 PM

on the anonymity side, ive noticed that 2 of the mixes have the dj's name in the id3 tag, im unsure if I can edit id3 tags or not when the file is stored on a server - if i can i will but it looks like we will need them re-uploading,

they are: scott lewis and tommy tea....

I may sound really thick, but what is an id3 tag? Do you wnat me to re upload it having removed it. If so, how do i remove it? Thanks.

outlar

04-04-2007, 07:29 PM

I may sound really thick, but what is an id3 tag? Do you wnat me to re upload it having removed it. If so, how do i remove it? Thanks.
an ID3 tag is a bit of extra information inserted into an MP3 file containing info like artist, track number, genre, album name, contact address etc. Newer versions of ID3 supports chapters and pictures which are starting to be used in Podcasts.

The mp3 encoder you use to encode your mix may be inserting your name by default. Have a check through any settings/preferences, particularly for a TAGs section where all the ID3 details can be edited.

Alternatively, windows can edit/remove tags. Right click on an mp3 and select Properties. then go into the Summary tab where you should find an 'Advanced' button. You can edit all the ID3 bits from there.

saintpeter

04-04-2007, 10:13 PM

scott, dont worry bout removing your old set, just re-upload once the id3 tag has been edited, thanks

scottyboy

04-04-2007, 11:29 PM

will do.....

scottyboy

05-04-2007, 02:55 PM

I think i've done it right.

Pete1

06-04-2007, 03:40 PM

What's the update now guys? Are we good to go yet?

I can't wait to have a listen to these mixes....

funk_engineer

06-04-2007, 08:14 PM

me too ;) (message too short)

saintpeter

06-04-2007, 10:22 PM

just waiting for one more mix to be ammended (tommy tea)

should be all ready for tomorrow

Pete1

10-04-2007, 09:41 PM

Nice one Saintpeter. I'm downloading now. Let battle commence...

tommy_tea

12-04-2007, 06:01 PM

sorry, excuse me for being an idiot...but where do we vote? i was assuming it was in the other thead where all the mixes are listed, i was going to vote in there but as no one has i wasnt sure if were werent ment to or if the posts were somehow magically hidden.

all the mixes are top, i'd never really chose to listen to the minimal or housey stuff but its all pretty good.

Pete1

12-04-2007, 07:42 PM

We vote in the other thread, on the first line of your reply.

Do participants vote? Obviously not for themselves like, cos they would just cancel each other out. Participants choose the best of their competitors kind of thing....

outlar

12-04-2007, 11:00 PM

I've only had a chance to listen to a few of them so far but should be able to pick and vote for one after the weekend. I guess the Easter Holiday weekend was also a bad time to present the mixes; I presume a lot of people missed it!