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		<title>Mini-Mix 014 (2010.07.31) [Trance]</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/07/31/mini-mix-014-2010-07-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mini-Mix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[01. Max Graham &#8211; Dusky 2010 (Does She Know Yet) (Original Mix)
02. Beat Service &#8211; Waiting For The Sun (Original Mix)
03. Solar Stone, Sirocco &#8211; Destination (Original Mix)
04. Glenn Morrison ft Cathy Burton &#8211; Symptoms Of A Stranger (Original Mix)
05. Liquid Nations &#8211; Ride (Airwave Remix)
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<p><strong>01</strong>. Max Graham &#8211; Dusky 2010 (Does She Know Yet) (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>02</strong>. Beat Service &#8211; Waiting For The Sun (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>03</strong>. Solar Stone, Sirocco &#8211; Destination (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>04</strong>. Glenn Morrison ft Cathy Burton &#8211; Symptoms Of A Stranger (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>05</strong>. Liquid Nations &#8211; Ride (Airwave Remix)</p>
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		<title>Vuvuzela (Caustik Remix)</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/06/18/vuvuzela-caustik-remix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vuvuzela (Caustik Remix) - in Bb Major


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<p><strong>Vuvuzela (Caustik Remix) </strong>- in Bb Major</p>
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		<title>Parallel Intervals 002 [Techno]</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/05/13/parallel-intervals-002/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 04:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parallel Intervals 002 [Techno]
01. Spiriakos, Steen &#8211; DC (Original Mix)
02. Jean Simon &#8211; Berreando La Cometa (DJ Cristiao Remix)
03. Josh Love &#8211; Red Hants (Original Mix)
04. Jan Waterman &#8211; Retro Modernized (Original Mix)
05. Odessa SoundFreaks &#8211; Nachos (Original Mix)
06. Nikola Vujicic &#8211; Fresh Sound (Original Mix)
07. Prude Polly &#38; DJ Cristiao &#8211; Hot Stu (Original [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Parallel Intervals 002</strong> [Techno]</p>
<p><strong>01</strong>. Spiriakos, Steen &#8211; DC (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>02</strong>. Jean Simon &#8211; Berreando La Cometa (DJ Cristiao Remix)<br />
<strong>03</strong>. Josh Love &#8211; Red Hants (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>04</strong>. Jan Waterman &#8211; Retro Modernized (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>05</strong>. Odessa SoundFreaks &#8211; Nachos (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>06</strong>. Nikola Vujicic &#8211; Fresh Sound (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>07</strong>. Prude Polly &amp; DJ Cristiao &#8211; Hot Stu (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>08</strong>. AudioKlinik &#8211; Hustle and Bustle (Fer BR Remix)<br />
<strong>09</strong>. Noisebud &#8211; Fuckin Vacation (Roce Remix)<br />
<strong>10</strong>. Alexey Kotlyar feat. Robbie Sommers &#8211; Your Secret (Scared)<br />
<strong>11</strong>. Jeff Only &#8211; Rhythm Connection (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>12</strong>. Spiros Kaloumenos &#8211; Wireless (Original Mix)</p>
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		<title>Mini-Mix 013 (2010.05.11) [Progressive Trance]</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/05/13/mini-mix-013-2010-05-11-progressive-trance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 04:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[01. Poshout &#8211; The Mind Games (Cramp Remix)
02. M6 &#8211; The Flow (Original Mix)
03. David Murtagh &#8211; Four Miles Away (Original Mix)
04. System F &#8211; Elevate (Dan Brazier Remix)
05. Kay D. Smith &#38; Marc Tall &#8211; Hoipolloi (Wippenberg Mix)
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<p><strong>01</strong>. Poshout &#8211; The Mind Games (Cramp Remix)<br />
<strong>02</strong>. M6 &#8211; The Flow (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>03</strong>. David Murtagh &#8211; Four Miles Away (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>04</strong>. System F &#8211; Elevate (Dan Brazier Remix)<br />
<strong>05</strong>. Kay D. Smith &amp; Marc Tall &#8211; Hoipolloi (Wippenberg Mix)</p>
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		<title>May 2010 DnB Pulse</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/05/10/may-2010-dnb-pulse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 21:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[01. Logistics &#8211; Warehouse (IllSkillz remix)
02. Tantrum Desire feat Cabbie &#8211; Failure To Engage (Original Mix)
03. Jubei ft. S.P.Y. &#8211; Project 1 (Original Mix)
04. Dephzac &#8211; We Are Together (Original Mix)
05. The Square &#8211; Everything Disappears (Original Mix)
06. Sensai and Heist &#8211; Interrogate (Original Mix)
07. DJ Marky &#38; SPY &#8211; Fang Face (Original Mix)
08. Netsky [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>01</strong>. Logistics &#8211; Warehouse (IllSkillz remix)<br />
<strong>02</strong>. Tantrum Desire feat Cabbie &#8211; Failure To Engage (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>03</strong>. Jubei ft. S.P.Y. &#8211; Project 1 (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>04</strong>. Dephzac &#8211; We Are Together (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>05</strong>. The Square &#8211; Everything Disappears (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>06</strong>. Sensai and Heist &#8211; Interrogate (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>07</strong>. DJ Marky &amp; SPY &#8211; Fang Face (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>08</strong>. Netsky &#8211; Memory Lane (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>09</strong>. Netsky &#8211; Your Way (Original Mix)</p>
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		<title>Prettier C/C++ code using explicit scope</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/04/12/prettier-cc-code-using-explicit-scope/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/04/12/prettier-cc-code-using-explicit-scope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Programming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Probably the single most impactful epiphony I&#8217;ve had in my years of programming in C/C++ is discovering the ability to provide explicit scope inside a function. For snippets of code that are conceptually self-contained, but only used once in the program, they improve readability, provide optimization hints to the compiler, and are just kind of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Probably the single most impactful epiphony I&#8217;ve had in my years of programming in C/C++ is discovering the ability to provide explicit scope inside a function. For snippets of code that are conceptually self-contained, but only used once in the program, they improve readability, provide optimization hints to the compiler, and are just kind of cool =)</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s some &#8220;before&#8221; code, like you&#8217;d expect to see throughout C source code:</p>
<pre>
int func1(int param1, int param2)
{
    int ret = GREAT_SUCCESS;
    int tmp1, tmp2;
    structType struct1;
    otherStructType struct2;

    struct1.val1 = param1;
    struct1.val2 = 20;

    /*! do something */
    ret = func2(&#038;struct1);

    if(FAILED(ret)) { return ret; }

    struct2.whatever = param2;
    struct2.somethingElse = 4;

    /*! do something else */
    ret = func2(&#038;struct2);

    if(FAILED(ret)) { return ret; }

    return ret;
}
</pre>
<p>The variables are declared at the top of the function, the parameters for each function call<br />
are determined, the struct parameter is filled out, return code checked. </p>
<p>Compare to using explicit scope:</p>
<pre>
int func1(int param1, int param2)
{
    int ret = GREAT_SUCCESS;

    /*! do something */
    {
        structType struct1;

        struct1.val1 = param1;
        struct1.val2 = 20;

        ret = func2(&#038;struct1);

        if(FAILED(ret)) { return ret; }
    }

    /*! do something else */
    {
        otherStructType struct2;

        struct2.whatever = param2;
        struct2.somethingElse = 4;

        ret = func2(&#038;struct2);

        if(FAILED(ret)) { return ret; }
    }

    return ret;
}
</pre>
<p>What this has accomplished is your eyes immediately see that &#8220;do something&#8221; and &#8220;do something&#8221; else<br />
are functional blocks, which you can quickly read as independent units. In addition, you can very<br />
easily tell that the function simply &#8220;does something&#8221;, then &#8220;does something else&#8221;, then returns the result.</p>
<p>Each functional block has it&#8217;s variables declared only inside it&#8217;s explicit scope. So you don&#8217;t have this huge block of declarations at the top of your function, making things much easier to read. Also, the compiler now knows without ambiguity which variables are used where, which can help optimize it&#8217;s memory usage (e.g. it can re-use stack space instead of reserving it all at the top).</p>
<p>To me, the difference is night and day &#8211; and this is only a really simple example. Try it out on some<br />
more complex code, and watch your code quality/readability improve. This works in both C and C++, it&#8217;s<br />
particularly great for C since you normally are forced to declare your variables at the top of the function.<br />
When you explicitly declare your scope, this is no longer the case! Really, C just makes you declare at the<br />
start of {} blocks.</p>
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		<title>April 2010 Progressive Trance Mix</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/04/11/april-2010-progressive-trance-mix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New trance mix, pulled from the current top 100 from trackitdown.net &#8211; mastered using Har-Bal, DensitymkII, iZotope, Elephant
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<p>New trance mix, pulled from the current top 100 from trackitdown.net &#8211; mastered using Har-Bal, DensitymkII, iZotope, Elephant</p>
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		<title>Parallel Intervals 001</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/04/07/parallel-intervals-001/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Relaxed style progressive breaks mix,  using a new track selection technique
(here comes a music theory rant &#8230;)
Each track in this mix is carefully selected so that each track  key+mode is exactly a perfect fourth interval from the previous track.  The result is highly consonant transitions, causing the tracks to blend  melodically, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Relaxed style progressive breaks mix,  using a new track selection technique</p>
<p>(here comes a music theory rant &#8230;)</p>
<p>Each track in this mix is carefully selected so that each track  key+mode is exactly a perfect fourth interval from the previous track.  The result is highly consonant transitions, causing the tracks to blend  melodically, and causing a consistent feeling of progression.</p>
<p>More detail for anybody interested:</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s say track 1 is in the key &#8220;A minor phrygian&#8221; &#8230; meaning the  root note is A and the scale intervals are H-W-W-W-H-W-W</p>
<p>The following track would then be selected as 5 semitones above (in  other words, 7 semitones below) the note &#8216;A&#8217;, and would be selected to  share the same mode &#8220;phrygian&#8221;. The result, since A+5 = D (A-7 = D),  would be &#8220;D minor phrygian&#8221;, meaning the root is D and the scale  intervals are still H-W-W-W-H-W-W.</p>
<p>This means the root notes are a perfect fourth interval apart from  one another, as are each of the other 6 notes in the scale. So, not only  do you have melodic interplay between root notes, but all notes on the  scale.</p>
<p>=)</p>
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		<title>Techno Soup</title>
		<link>http://blog.caustik.com/2010/03/22/techno-soup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caustik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Recorded  this mix live this morning, figured I’d upload it :]
This mix uses adaptive demasking, linear phase, multiband compression  on the mix bus with upside compression in order to glue the track  transitions together. The main thing this does to really help is ensure  the final moment when the next track [...]]]></description>
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<p>Recorded  this mix live this morning, figured I’d upload it :]</p>
<p>This mix uses adaptive demasking, linear phase, multiband compression  on the mix bus with upside compression in order to glue the track  transitions together. The main thing this does to really help is ensure  the final moment when the next track kicks in is consistent in levels  across each frequency band.</p>
<p>For each track in the mix, the track is selected as enharmonic and/or  same-root as the previous track. The track is run through har-bal’s  match loudness feature in order to keep the volumes consistent  throughout. I’m warping the tracks in Ableton in real-time (which is  surprisingly easy now, by using the Live 8 transient markers!!). Since  I’m keeping track of the key information as I go, the mix has a musical  progression which eventually arrives at C Major in the last track.</p>
<p>The interesting thing that makes this mix somewhat special is that  I’ve not listened to any of the tracks before mixing them in. The entire  transitions are programmed without listening to them, on the fly. When  the tracks start to blend, it’s as new to my ear as it is to the  listener. I’m totally relying on the preparation of enharmonic/root and  volume matching, as well as the ability to eyeball the warp markers and  sync points of the tracks.</p>
<p>I strongly prefer not to key-lock, all tracks are analog-style  &#8220;repitch&#8221; mode. I do not like the artifacts key-lock introduces (even  &#8220;complex&#8221; mode). If your tracks are close enough in tempo, I believe the  slight pitch bending is actually a nice effect, and you get the full  quality of the track. It took me a long time to make that decision, but  there&#8217;s no turning back now :]</p>
<p>Here’s the tracklist:</p>
<p><strong>01</strong>. Nathan F – Sorry The Late (Alfie Remix)<br />
<strong>02</strong>. Torres, Beatpit – F.! (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>03</strong>. M.I.N.I.M. – Cool And Easy (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>04</strong>. James Harcourt – Moob (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>05</strong>. Roke Dj, David Del Olmo – Anxiety (Dubman F Remix)<br />
<strong>06</strong>. Blackfeel Wite – First Night (Moonbeam Dub Remix)<br />
<strong>07</strong>. Silent Breed – Sync In (Popof Remix)<br />
<strong>08</strong>. Richard Durand – Red Alert (Original Mix)<br />
<strong>09</strong>. Black Raw – Auntie Agony (Daddy’s Groove Magic Island Remix)<br />
<strong>10</strong>. Popof – Head Cleaner (Original Mix)</p>
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		<title>Valleybrook vs Devi8or [Progressive House Mashup]</title>
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