Archive for July, 2006

Hi!

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Welcome to SpotDJ! My name is Grant Goodale, and I represent the other half of the technical team behind SpotDJ. Over the next few months I hope we can give you, the reader, some insight into what SpotDJ is all about; in return, I hope you’ll tell us how to make it even better.
But first, […]

Why Don’t I Hear the Spot I Just Recorded?

Friday, July 28th, 2006

As soon as you upload a new spot, we’ll start distributing it to people listening to the song you spotted. If you continue to listen to the song after you record the spot, we’ll play your new spot so you get to hear it first. If you’re not hearing your own spot, here are some […]

Welcome to SpotDJ!

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Welcome to SpotDJ! We’re so excited you have come to see what we’ve been working on for the last few months. Thanks for taking the time to explore what we’ve accomplished so far, and we look forward to hearing your feedback. We’re announcing some great features today and have even more coming soon!
So what […]

Introducing DJ Klep

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Hi there. I’m Scott J. Kleper, one of the co-founders of SpotDJ. I started working on this project in late 2005, after realizing that merely listening to back-to-back music tracks was too passive and repetitive. I was looking for a way to add an element of community, serendipity, and context to music and the result […]

Howdy from Bosco

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Hey, this is Kevin, SpotDJ co-founder and DJ Bosco. I started SpotDJ so people can talk about music and share their thoughts with their friends. I’ve been amazed with the innovative ways people interact with each other around content through the web browser and want to see similar strides made in how people […]

I Don’t Know What to Say!

Friday, July 21st, 2006

Don’t worry, Spot Shyness is treatable. We’ve found that a lot of people really want to record spots, and have a lot of knowledge about music, but don’t always know what to talk about.
Here are some suggestions for how to get started recording spots:

What do you know about your favorite artists that most people don’t […]

The audio quality of a spot I recorded is poor. What am I doing wrong?

Friday, July 21st, 2006

If the spot you recorded sounds like it was recorded using last-century technology from deep inside a cave, there are a few things you can try:

Increase the distance between your mouth and the microphone. If you’re too close, your breathing will negatively influence the recording.

Experiment with adjusting the three volumes you control. The first is […]