Mix Meister

So my moms 50th birthday is coming up and we have decided to throw her a party in celebration. At first we wanted to throw her a surprise birthday party but knowing our mom, we decided it would be better if she knew about it and helped plan it instead. So, as per her wishes, we are having a dance party because she loves to dance. When it came down to logistics, we figured that getting a DJ for a couple of hours to play some music we liked and some we didn't wasn't good enough, so I was put in charge of music. The restaurant that we are having the party at has a system already with 2 CD players, so the only option was to play CD's or hook up an iPod.

Well, what we were giving up in not getting a DJ is her/his ability to mix music smoothly which is the most important element for a successful dance party. So in the absence of a real DJ, I had to integrate the 'DJ' into the CD.

I've always been interested in DJing and mixing music and have tried my hands at turntabling as well as countless computer DJ programs to be my very own "bedroom DJ." Most interfaces of computer DJ programs have turntables in them that are overly sensitive to the movement of the mouse as its control. Add to that the complex EQ controls and it was very easy for me to get discouraged. Enter Mix Meister Studio.

More than a DJ program, this is music editing software so the controls are different. For mixing it is alot easier to cut, fade, and mix songs together. I've been gathering all the songs that my mom wants us to play (mostly 70s, 80s, bhangra, and hindi film) and adding a little flavor of my own to the mix and its coming along great. It is so much fun! Yesterday, I spent nearly 6 hours mixing music and for the rest of the evening I had that ringing in my ears like when you come back from a concert. Anyway, I have one week to finish this mix and then I can start on mixes that I've always wanted to put together. If anyone has a request, let me know a genre and a few core songs and I'll put together the rest of the mix.

...keep it fresh

- Neil