I don’t bother with fading or beatmixing for “mix” CDs, but I do make them.

Some I use as a way of capturing my taste in music at a given time.

In the mix CDs I give other people, I try to create a bridge between their musical tastes and mine. I give them to close friends, once I have a sense of their taste in music.

Occasionally I do thematic stuff, songs about the same thing. Mostly I go for a particular feel/genre, or several blended into each other. I pay attention to tempo, key, dynamics and rhythm (among other things) in deciding what song comes after another.

xblack-vespax Posted:

Sometimes I’ll make a mix CD and just leave it out somewhere for someone to find (college campus). Just because.

That’s awesome.