Roc's Digital Soundboard @ http://www.rocdollar.com

I have to say I listen every month and look forwar...

2010-03-15T21:56:51.336Z

I have to say I listen every month and look forward to each of these mixes. I especially love vocal mixes, and this last months was fantastic. I'm hoping to hear tons of that...can't wait to see what Rocdallar has for March!

Been a fan of digital djing for a while, and made ...

2010-02-20T19:54:49.877Z

Been a fan of digital djing for a while, and made the leap at the back end of 09........Best decision ever, my mixes have become alot more creative and with a good midi controller the possibilities are endless.

Absolutely spot on acid2. Beat matching is one of ...

2010-02-19T13:25:22.091Z

Absolutely spot on acid2. Beat matching is one of those things that traditional vinyl DJ's associate with the core of their art. And it was true prior to digital - a train wreck is a train wreck and ruins a set so that thinking was understandable.

Now it can be taken care of by a machine, I see it as a low value self indulgence. That said, minor corrections in phase are still required from time to time when beat grids are not set accurately or the track tempo changes slightly during it’s course.

If possible, I'd much rather the DJ be selecting/pre-listening the next track to make sure it is harmonic and sounds good. In my opinion, the modern digital equivalent to beat matching is harmonic mixing (correction), particularly now time stretching technology has allowed tempo to be separated from pitch.

Thanks Chad, hope it helped you win a gold medal! ...

2010-02-18T18:27:15.719Z

Thanks Chad, hope it helped you win a gold medal! ;)

The closest I have got into winter sports is watching the curling on TV last night...need to sort it out!

Yet another great mix, I listened to this one whil...

2010-02-18T17:55:54.554Z

Yet another great mix, I listened to this one while tearing down the slopes yesterday (downhill skiing):)

Haha no worries NB I missed it first time around a...

2010-02-16T00:43:35.844Z

Haha no worries NB I missed it first time around and it remained hidden away unmoderated for ages...to answer your question, no more than usual really - those tracks just seemed to go well together to tell a story of loss. You could say (and do suggest - I agree) this month's mix is perhaps more biased towards gain.

Wow! Excellent mix again! Also, thanks for post...

2010-02-15T20:52:36.890Z

Wow! Excellent mix again!

Also, thanks for posting my second comment on the previous mixpost - glad to hear the track choice in this one.

Nice post Roc. As a vinyl DJ that has from time to...

2010-02-13T19:32:56.008Z

Nice post Roc. As a vinyl DJ that has from time to time thought about making a move to vinyl, I'd say #9 is the trickiest for me. Beatmatching is obviously something I've been doing for years and gives me a connection to the music that I love so much.

I think digital DJing can give me this too though, it's just going to take a learning period to find other techniques and stuff that require my focus on the music

Excellent mix Roc, this is the style of music that...

2010-02-01T18:01:53.709Z

Excellent mix Roc, this is the style of music that drew me to DnB in the first place. My only complaint is that you don't post more mixes :)

Cheers,
Chad P
Mixed In Key

One more thing, and feel free to delete (or not ap...

2010-01-31T16:18:59.620Z

One more thing, and feel free to delete (or not approve) this comment if it's too personal a question, but are you having relationship problems? The vocals in tracks in this and a few preceding mixes have all been about heartbreak and "Come back to me baby pls"...

Hi Roc! Let me begin with saying that the mix you...

2010-01-31T16:16:40.692Z

Hi Roc!

Let me begin with saying that the mix you did in DS148 from Sub Focus - Splash into Muffler - Falling 2009 was probably the best ten minutes of music I've ever heard.

Having said that, DS151 overall is more enjoyable: I can't quite put my finger on it but I think because it is paced better. In 148, at the 30 minute mark my feelings were "Is this thing over yet?" because the energy level of the mix had come down a lot, whereas 151 just keeps on going at close to the same level all the way to (almost) the end.

Thanks for continuing to post mixes, I appreciate it a lot!

Beautiful. Really enjoying this mix on an early su...

2010-01-31T14:58:49.850Z

Beautiful. Really enjoying this mix on an early sunday morning. No small feat, harmonic mixing..

- canton
cantonbecker.com/dj
cantonbecker.com/sound

Updated the playlist as it seems Beatport got the ...

2010-01-20T18:54:25.623Z

Updated the playlist as it seems Beatport got the label wrong for Cored (or whoever uploaded it!).

Big up to Strike for pointing out the error and to dRamatic and dbAudio - both from the same fair city as me, Nottingham.

Hope you are all enjoying the mix.

Thanks for the support Serene. I'm aiming to keep ...

2010-01-05T18:39:14.104Z

Thanks for the support Serene. I'm aiming to keep up the montly mix release cycle so you can expect a new one over the next few weeks. I'm on the case and looking forward to recording it! =)

Sorry to see you go. You put out one of my favori...

2009-12-27T23:57:02.890Z

Sorry to see you go. You put out one of my favorite podcasts. Keep up the good work. Hope to hear you again in the future. Happy New Year!!

That's good to hear NB - I must be doing something...

2009-12-27T10:12:27.795Z

That's good to hear NB - I must be doing something right to keep you coming back for that long, cheers for commenting.

Yo Dave, nice one for playing the mixes in Finland. I am guessing they know how to party up there...especially with your Mrs on the case ;)

I want to take this opportunity to thank Dave as he is talented graphic designer behind the recent redesign of this site. I'm really feeling it and hope you lot are too.

Yo Rich! Ive been increasing your global scope to ...

2009-12-26T19:51:19.902Z

Yo Rich! Ive been increasing your global scope to the good people of Finland.

Have been playing a few mixes at parties with great success!

see you in the new year.

Dave. (PR to the stars)

Hi Roc! I hear ya on the technical difficulties. ...

2009-12-21T22:00:52.895Z

Hi Roc! I hear ya on the technical difficulties.

I've massively enjoyed your show since when I discovered it about a hundred (!) episodes ago. I'll definitely be checking back, got your RSS feed in Google Reader!

Please keep posting new mixes and improving! BassDrive won't be the same without you.

Ah thanks Roman...your comment cheered me up! The ...

2009-12-18T18:01:06.782Z

Ah thanks Roman...your comment cheered me up! The technical problems I describe in this post seemed to have been the last nail in the coffin of the radio show - Sadly, I got a kindly wirtten but essentially "you're fired" email on Wednesday. I'll explain more in my next post at the weekend, in which I'll also post my new mix.

Thank you very much for making these sets availabl...

2009-12-18T11:03:07.018Z

Thank you very much for making these sets available to listen to and download. Great mixing, great musical taste. Big up!
roman
bulgaria

Thanks! This one hasn't been off my mp3 player for...

2009-12-04T19:22:25.262Z

Thanks! This one hasn't been off my mp3 player for weeks...

Sorry to any that have tried to comment over the last few days, it stopped working without me realising until just now. Needless to say it's now fixed!

Your sets are too cool man - keep up the great wor...

2009-11-19T14:21:41.238Z

Your sets are too cool man - keep up the great work :-D

Thank you! I rely mostly on word of mouth for new ...

2009-11-19T14:18:16.996Z

Thank you! I rely mostly on word of mouth for new subscribers so please let anyone else know about this feed that may be interested.

Good good stuff. Been listening to these mixes fo...

2009-11-19T08:08:36.913Z

Good good stuff. Been listening to these mixes for years and they keep getting better.

Nice to see you here Chad, thanks for listening an...

2009-11-17T18:18:37.532Z

Nice to see you here Chad, thanks for listening and commenting. For those readers that don't know Chad he is an associate of Yakov from Mixed in Key. MiK, along with Rapid Evolution are integral parts of my key detection workflow after downloading new music :)

Big up to the kind anonymous russian poster too, thanks for stopping by!