Some songs will have a glitch in them.

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MIXMASTERMACHOM

MIXMASTERMACHOM

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We just finished doing a grad party on Saturday and one of the songs had a little hic up to it. We noticed it but the crowd didn't because it didn't last that long. Just a quick few seconds. My partner said my laptop isn't fast enough. This does happen occassionally. Not very often but once in a great while it does happen. Could it be that particular mp3 file or could it be i need to add more memory so the computer will run faster? My laptop has 3 gigs of memory and is an HP.

Some songs when i try to play them will come up era. What can i do to fix this issue if i can?
 
What's the source of the mp3's?
 
Your partner is lying. A computer with 3GB of RAM is plenty fast enough to play a song.

You are also lying if you think the crowd didn't notice the hiccup. If you're playing a song that people know, they're going to notice when it doesn't sound the way they're used to hearing it.

My guess is that the problem is with the song, or possibly due to the fact that your computer's wireless card was on but not connected to any network. Try playing it at home to see if you can figure out the problem.
 
One of my old XP machines runs VDJ Pro audio without a problem with 1.5 GB of RAM. If there are too many processes including scheduled maintenance can screw things up and you'll get hiccups and glitches so as Paul said check what is running on the background. Now the file source is another thing to look at downloaded free files cannot be trusted. Hell when I rip to WAV and then to mp3 I listen to the files individually and from start to finish, yes it's time consuming but sometimes an error will come up. If you look in the archives you'll find a couple of screen captures from Sony Sound Forge that show the glitch and these are not seconds long but a lot shorter (ms) and they are noticeable.

Edit: Here's the thread:
http://ourdjtalk.com/threads/why-you-should-check-every-file-you-rip.36686/#post-416611
 
Sounds to me like a bad rip. If it only hiccuped on one song its most likely not the computer. I've run video on 3g of ram so that shouldn't be the problem. Rerip the song(I'm assuming you got it from a CD)and if that doesnt work try getting the music from a new source.
 
STOP DOWNLOADING FROM PIRATE BAY!

Just kidding.

I don't think it is your laptop configuration. 3Gb of memory should be plenty. I'm using an HP G6 that is about a year old and has 3Gb and I don't have an issue.

Check to see what is running in the background. Sometimes your virus checker could be a resource hog so disable it when running a gig.

Were you on ODJT when you hit the glitch; being on a chatboard could momentarily hog your resources. If you must chat during a gig get yourself an android or iPhone and use that. The better solution is KEEP YOUR ATTENTION ON YOUR CLIENT! I wasn't kidding with that. Don't chat during a gig unless you are chatting with your client or their guests.

There are some sites out there that can help you tune your laptop for DJing. Find them. Use them.
 
MixMasterMachoMachoImYourBoogieMan! Stop buying them corrupt filled hard drives from Broad & Market Street. Just kidding.

Follow the above advice. Let the some songs play at home and then delete and re-rip the song.
 
Sometimes the file goes bad on the drive as well (bad sector pops up), so even with perfect rips, you can develop an issue.
 
DJ JohnThe1 said:
MixMasterMachoMachoImYourBoogieMan! Stop buying them corrupt filled hard drives from Broad & Market Street. Just kidding.

Follow the above advice. Let the some songs play at home and then delete and re-rip the song.
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That's ok. That's very funny! What about someone who is selling a HD loaded with music for any where from $150.00-$300.00. So I guess someone buys one. How do you know if there is any music on there and if it's music you can use?
 
MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
That's ok. That's very funny! What about someone who is selling a HD loaded with music for any where from $150.00-$300.00. So I guess someone buys one. How do you know if there is any music on there and if it's music you can use?
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You don't, it's illegal and it will come back and haunt you sooner rather than later. Buy your music legally and have peace of mind. Listen to your files before adding them to the working library.
 
The first machine I used as a gig machine was an AMD K62-500 with 1 gig of ram and running Mixmeister 3. I also tested MM3 VDJ and others on a 166 with 512 of ram and Windows Millennium before going PC based. I know the software has gotten heavier since but it isn't that much heavier it's probably a bad file
 
This is a funny thread -- if there was anything good on TV, I would be watching it, but I got 15 minutes :)


Duplicate the glitch, mark the time point in whatever playback software you are using.

Play the same song in WMP, and see if the glitch replicates at the same time point. If you can, try the file on another computer and try to replicate.

If so -- you have a bad file. If not, look elsewhere...

It's really that simple to figure this out ;)



Anyway, nobody good on Leno or Letterhead, so I guess I have to wait for Kimmel... xf:D
 
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