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Hey guys,


As some of you may have noted, I have been appointed the new mod of this section. I know the moderation of the stickies and threads this forum has been relatively stagnant for the last little while and am here to try and change some of that!

In this thread I'd like to take some of the suggestions about how I can make this forum better for everyone.


All non serious suggestions and unrelated posting will be deleted.


Please do not start debates in this thread and if you have a conflicting suggestion, post it. I will evaluate all of them and try to come to a logical conclusion. If you can't hold something back, send me a PM and I will try to work it out.


Hopefully Luke Terry and I can help make these forums better. I myself already have some ideas but would like to hear from you guys.


Cheers,

Greg

A FAQ would be nice so we wouldn't have to answer the same questions over and over again. You could also link the current stickies into it so we wouldn't have so many cluttering up the top of the forum.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery A FAQ would be nice so we wouldn't have to answer the same questions over and over again. You could also link the current stickies into it so we wouldn't have so many cluttering up the top of the forum.

Been thinking about getting both of those ideas in order inthe near future- except turn it into one big thread with links to threads, stickies and a some FAQs.

It won't be quick, but I think it would be good.

Yeah I'm thinking a FAQ/General Information thread as seen in MD would be helpful. That way we aren't cluttered up to our knees in stickies, and we have a simple thread to direct people to instead of telling them to use the, not always direct and accurate search function. But make it clear that we're tired of all of the cdj 800 vs. cdj 200 threads and whether Pioneer makes better mixers than Allen & Heath. Throw in some of the Ableton/vinyl dying threads into the General Information thread as well as join the stickies into it and try to make it very clear that people check out the general information thread before they post a topic they may even think has been done thrice before.

Congrats on the new moddage btw!

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Basically agreeing with everything Demoted has already said, the general info/FAQ sticky would definately be a step in the right direction. Just a few ideas off the top of my head:

*The monster stickies on headphones/Vinyl Vs. CD/Harmonic Mixing should be put into their own seperate sections
*DJing with Ableton/Laptop DJing -> including how to setup your computer with regards to soundcards/how to use a regular mixer (i.e. non-midi) with a laptop etc.
*Which CDJ is right for you (800 vs 200, Pio vs Denon etc)
*Timecode Vinyl section (Serato, Final Scratch, how it works, advantages over vinyl etc)
*Effects Units (i.e. Do I buy a mixer with effects, or a seperate unit, what are the advantages of each unit and how to they differ)
*Mixers -> Could have quite a few sections here; possibly have one section split into price ranges, i.e. what is recommended for people just starting, then at the other end you have your advantages and disadvantages of the high end mixers like Xone's and Nuo's/Rotary vs Linear/possibly a small glossary explaing terms like logarithmic and linear fader curves etc.
*Beatport licencing issues , seen this one pop up a lot!

The stickie containment thread was a great decision.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 The stickie containment thread was a great decision.

Is this a serious or sarcastic response?

The is totally throwing me off, or are you just ing at the difference it's made in terms of cleanliness?

I'm not to keen on the un-stickied stickies we've had for awhile...

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Originally posted by J:\Digital I'm not to keen on the un-stickied stickies we've had for awhile...

They're still semi-stickied. I think it looks vurry nahhiiiice now.

I find it a lot cleaner and it encourages people to do some looking around. I am planning on actively modding this place, so eventually I hope that info thread becomes a real reference for tutorial and info.

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Originally posted by Allied Nations I find it a lot cleaner and it encourages people to do some looking around.

People don't do that now, and it was all right infront of their face...

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Originally posted by J:\Digital People don't do that now, and it was all right infront of their face...

Yes but in time there will be more than just links to stickies in there. Also, as I said I plan on actively modding this forum and this will entail the closing of threads with the only explanation being: Please see this forum's info sticky. I know this may sound harsh to some, but this board has become oversaturated with the same garbage. If we can little by little remove the clutter, the great threads (and there has been some really insightful and intelligent threads) will shine through.

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Originally posted by Allied Nations Is this a serious or sarcastic response? The is totally throwing me off, or are you just ing at the difference it's made in terms of cleanliness?

i find that I use the everywhere.



and I was serious, I clicked on the forum and I was like, wheres the first 8 threads



nice work chief.

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Originally posted by Allied Nations Yes but in time there will be more than just links to stickies in there. Also, as I said I plan on actively modding this forum and this will entail the closing of threads with the only explanation being: Please see this forum's info sticky. I know this may sound harsh to some, but this board has become oversaturated with the same garbage. If we can little by little remove the clutter, the great threads (and there has been some really insightful and intelligent threads) will shine through.

Exactly how it should be done too. What would really help is if the general info thread was presented like the announcement threads are with that HEY LOOK AT ME I'M COMPLETELY CONSPICUOUS AND REMIND YOU OF YOUR URINE look. It's a real eye-catcher and gets people to actually open the thread. I doubt that that will happen, but it seems almost necessary in this forum considering the obscene amount of carbon copy threads getting pushed into existence.

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Originally posted by Demoted Exactly how it should be done too. What would really help is if the general info thread was presented like the announcement threads are with that HEY LOOK AT ME I'M COMPLETELY CONSPICUOUS AND REMIND YOU OF YOUR URINE look. It's a real eye-catcher and gets people to actually open the thread. I doubt that that will happen, but it seems almost necessary in this forum considering the obscene amount of carbon copy threads getting pushed into existence.

I want to make the intro thread a thred with paragraphs on the basic stuff, equipment, techniques, programs etc. I will steal most of the info from wherever and write or ask people to write/ask for volunteers for the rest. Then I will have a reference and will be able to close or delete any thread which requests the same info.

I am reluctant to just start closing and deleting stuff now, as we don't have this sort of thing, but I am on the verge.

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Originally posted by Rebel Brown *Which CDJ is right for you (800 vs 200, Pio vs Denon etc) *

i think thisone is ace.. a sticky that says something along the lines of


"pioneer cdj800 vs cdj1000 vs cdj200.... which one is right for you?"


because yes, i know there are alot of threads about it, but cdj is not a 4 letter word so some poeple might not find it like that. i know i didnt and had to make a thread before buying mine

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Originally posted by Allied Nations I find it a lot cleaner and it encourages people to do some looking around. I am planning on actively modding this place, so eventually I hope that info thread becomes a real reference for tutorial and info.

i think the point of the sticky is so poeple dont have to look around so much, easy acces. i find that in the future well prob see more stickies about those threads that were, not merged but "cleaned up" and put in the dj booth info thread.

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Originally posted by Allied Nations I want to make the intro thread a thred with paragraphs on the basic stuff, equipment, techniques, programs etc. I will steal most of the info from wherever and write or ask people to write/ask for volunteers for the rest. Then I will have a reference and will be able to close or delete any thread which requests the same info. I am reluctant to just start closing and deleting stuff now, as we don't have this sort of thing, but I am on the verge.

Yeah, I'm cool with this. Right now the general info thread is pretty bare; it needs far more extensive links and whatnot to make it a reliable closing thread reference reply thingy.

If we sincerely want to avoid Ableton threads, and make up for the immense amount of Ableton threads that are absolute shit and totally worthless, why not start one thread, put it in the Info sticky, and just make sure it stays clean (i.e. the only "replies" should be new tutorials/lessons/videos that people have actually used and are of a high quality.).

Just my $0.02 - The majority of threads you get when you search anything Ableton related are utter rubbish, and the vast majority of results you get when you search Google are ads for DVD's or lessons in books, nothing remotely helpful.

Unbiased gear reviews.

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Originally posted by superglo Unbiased gear reviews.

I see where you're coming from with that, however I think unbiased reviews are relatively unavoidable on a forum like this, where the predominant number of contributors are what you'd consider "average" users of the gear in question, and not prepared to write a professional review of a product.

People are going to have their opinions, and quite frankly, I'd rather here from people who have/have used equipment, tutorials, etc. and are passionate about it, than some cold review on a website that doesn't really give me any actual sense of user satisfaction...

add this thread (or any thread like it):

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=366219

to the general info thread.

It comes up about once a month, and at least one of these threads should be stickied.

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Originally posted by Demoted add this thread (or any thread like it): http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=366219 to the general info thread. It comes up about once a month, and at least one of these threads should be stickied.

Thanks Demoted- On it.

very happy to see some active modding. I'd love a thread about gigging out for people to post their experiences what worked what didn't etc. Also there was a great thread a while back ie 6 months or more about getting started gigging out that had some really bang up info if you can find that it would be a great sticky/tutorial.

NP,

perhaps something for equipment, and the other for techniques...

So:

room is split into:
Equipment
Techniques.






Equipment is split into:
Maintainence of equipment
Mixers
Monitors
Headphones
CDJs
Turntables
etc.

Techniques is split into:
beatmatching
Setting gains
etc.


Then each piece of equipment is split into different brands and each model (perhaps it would be better not to split further, so all the brands AND their models are present, instead of having to do further navigation and selecting Brand and THEN model).

I'm not saying having it exactly like that... you know what i mean....

The room needs a structure to it. ONe part should remain like this, to allow general openess of threads and topics. But all the info should be there and ready, by clicking the different categories available... i think u get me. SO a person is liable to click on say "equipment info" or "techniques info" etc. ANd isn't tempted to start a thread first... because the room was just an unorganised pile of shit usually, that's why ppl start threads in the first place.

So ppl basically just can read comments etc., instead of hi, I'm a n00b which one should i get. They get impartial information on each one. IF they really want, they could just ask in the threads themselves i guess.


i dunno d00d, depends on what ur trying to achieve i guess. And according to what your trying to achieve, you should organise it all. Just trying to throw in some ideas.


A DJ c0r damn it, for the 100,000,000,000 time!. It won't be busy, but just be good to hear what's going on with everyone's DJing career/hobby, or just general life. Hopefully it won't turn into the normal c0r shit.

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Originally posted by DJ RJT I see where you're coming from with that, however I think unbiased reviews are relatively unavoidable on a forum like this, where the predominant number of contributors are what you'd consider "average" users of the gear in question, and not prepared to write a professional review of a product. People are going to have their opinions, and quite frankly, I'd rather here from people who have/have used equipment, tutorials, etc. and are passionate about it, than some cold review on a website that doesn't really give me any actual sense of user satisfaction...

yeah you're absolutely right on that.
what i mean is no reviews of someone saying a certain mixer etc is crap just because of shit they heard from somewhere or because they have different gear.

i mean if someone posts a review on a gemini mixer and likes it then fair enough, no need to have 23453564 posts of flaming after that.

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