Test CD compilation

[jeffwall 0]

i always test with cotten eyed joe coz the bass beat is really low and powererful, i tend to set my sub up with that so all the rest dont over do it (if you know what i mean) but only play cotten eyed joe when the mood takes me! Bit tired of hearing it now

[FDDJ 0]

Just dusting off this thread as I have put together my "test CD".

 

Some of the tracks are already mentioned, others are just tracks I like that I know give most systems a good work out!

 

Track listing:

 

1. Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)

2. Delerium - In Silence

3. Robin S - Luv 4 Luv (Original 12" Mix)

4. New Order - Blue Monday (Complete Original 12" Version)

5. Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')

6. David Bowie - Let's Dance

7. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot

8. Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There

9. Groove Armada - Superstylin'

10. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam

11. Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

12. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

13. Womack & Womack - Teardrops

14. Queen - One Vision

15. The Verve - Sonnet

16. William Orbit - Barbers Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Mix)

 

[ian . 0]

I always like to play the Teletubbies - Say Eh Oh.....

I just love the intro! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Corabar Steve 0]

I played loads of tracks when I was trying out my Class D's, amongst those I tried were:

 

Steely Dan - Reelin' in the years

Japan - Quiet life

David Bowie - Space oddity

Pink floyd - Time

All About Eve - Martha's harbour

Metallica - Nothing else matters & One (both from the S&M orchestra & band album)

Cherry Poppin Daddies - Zoot suit riot

Stray Cats - Stray cat strut

Bryan Ferry - Sign of the times

Technohead - I wanna be a hippy

Santana - Smoothe

Jackie Mittoo & the Soul brothers - James Bond

the Specials - Ghost town

Madness - Shame & scandal

 

[jamesmurphy 0]

Francine McGhee - Delerium

 

An instrumental classic that has great tops and lows.

[Jimbo55 0]

 

Paranoid Black Sabbath

 

Stairway to Heaven Led Zepplin

 

Anything by Queen

 

Cant help............... it's my inner rock self. If you have never heard the above flat out balls to the wall.............. life is not complete. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif

Used to lay down on the living room floor with 100w Rms headphones (speaker each side of my head)

 

Jimbo

[Andy Westcott 0]

Basstoy - Runnin'. Contains some particularly deep bass along with the main bass note one octave higher. Not noticable on many systems - I wasn't aware of it until I bought the track. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/smile.gif

 

Another pleasantly deep bit of bass is right at the beginning of Cornershop's 'Brim Full Of Asha'. The bass line dips down fairly low just during the intro, but doesn't do it again during the track.

 

'Love' by the Twinkle Brothers. (Who?? What?? http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/huh.gif )

 

But if anyone wants me to come and flex their bass bins, I'm happy to prepare some cone-ripping sub-bass sound effects for the job. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif

 

 

[RichardP 0]

QUOTE (stevie @ Aug 5 2005, 02:05 AM)

listened to oxygene on cd (good job my kids can sleep well) On the home hifi(mission cyrus, denon n ruarks) WOW! Would love to hear it on a realy big rig

Good call Gary/Stevie - Oxygene rocks!

 

 

these obscure numbers also spring to mind:

 

... Sasha - Magnetic North

... LFO - LFO

... Way Out West - Domination

... Tillman Uhrmacher - On The Run

... Way Out West - Hypnotise/Sharkhunt

... Rhythmatic - Frequency (depth mix)

... Utah Saints - I Want You (DJ Tim's Funky Bliss mix #1)

 

 

Course, there's loads, though I tend to put squeakers through their paces with busy electronic music ... erm, then suffer exacerbated tinnitus the rest of the week http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/headphone.gif

[Corabar Steve 0]

I meant to put "Do it again" whe I typed "Reelin' in the years" http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/oops.gif although they both have a nice range of sound http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/rolleyes.gif

[HeadlineDJ 0]

When I test for quality and precision on speakers I like to use:

 

Enya - Only Time (nice lows mixed with sharp mids and clear highs)

Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold (excellent for testing vocal responces)

Dire Straights - Money for Nothing (great intro and kick drums)

 

Those are for general playback responces, I also do use test tones for more analytical testing with pressure meters.

(never at gigs though)

Edited May 8, 2006 by HeadlineDJ

[HeadlineDJ 0]

Just checked my Test list and this makes the full list I use, sometimes all of them, other times just one if time is not on my side.

 

Saying this, my previous post is the norm.

 

Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold

Enya - Only Time

Dire Straights - Money For Nothing

Yellow - Oh Yeah!

Robin S - Luv 4 Luv

Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses

Bach - Toccotta & Fuge in D Minor (all 9.2 minutes of it if permitted)

 

 

Playing Yellow and Robin S consecutively allows for enough time to survey the given venue for any standing waves from the subs, especially near any tables and seating areas.

 

This allows the positioning of the subs to be tweaked, only a few inches can make a lot of difference here, also it can be used to source weak spots on the dance floor.

 

Of course in an ideal world.... but given the opportunity it does pay dividends later in the night when things might get thumpy.

Edited May 8, 2006 by HeadlineDJ

[DJF 0]

tears for fears - everybody wants to rule the world

 

class tune may i say

[BigBen 0]

I use five tracks:

No Doubt - Don't Speak

Motorhead - Ace of Spades

Tony Bennet - Fly me to the Moon

Brian Setzer Orchestra - Jump, Jive and Wail

Robbie & Kylie - Kids

 

I think that this little blend gives the gear a good warm up, gets me in the mood because at least three of the five I would listen to in my own time and, obviously, it enables me to walk the room tweaking the sound.