Posted 31 Mar 2010 — by karl
Category Music
Yes, it’s been a while since the last update here. That dosen’t mean I’m not working hard on bringing you some more fresh new music!
In the meantime, I thought I’d sum up our journey together so far. It’s pretty amazing to me what has happened with this site; it’s been through a total of 3 iterations over the years, including a music-news centric site, to a dj-mix focused site, to this. This current version of the site, focusing on production, has been the most comfortable for me.
So far, I have published 61 individual random beats spread among 5 volumes. This alone counts for about 2 and a half hours of free music. When you count all the EPs that have been released(both as standalones, like Red Time, as well as the 2 remix EPs for Existential Funk), the total amount of music on this site is over 4 hours. That’s not even counting the Old Tracks or any of the other material.
I hope you’ve enjoyed all of the content so far. It is my intention to broadcast as much free material as I can for as long as possible, so be on the lookout for some new audio soon!
P.S. Got something you’re looking forward to hearing more of? Remixes, random beats, specific genres? Let me know in the comments!
You may notice things are a little different around here. I have changed the theme to one I hope will be a little easier on the eyes while not changing the overall “brand” of the site too much. Please pardon my dust while I continue to get things worked out on the new theme.
Please note the “pages”, including the Free Downloads section, are now accessible from the top of the page.
You can now use your Facebook login to comment on posts here on randombeats.com! Simply click the blue “Connect with Facebook” button on the right side of the screen to get started. You’ll then notice that you’re logged once you click on any of the individual posts.
You can still create an account here and use that to login and comment if you’re still not on facebook. (But then you’d miss out on all the fun!)
Did you know you could access the feed from a PSP? In addition to getting the feed via podcast in iTunes, This is one of the best ways to get randombeats.com free content on the go. You can stream music on the fly, or download entire tracks to listen to later.
Simply point your RSS reader in your PSP to http://randombeats.com/feed.
Happy feeding!
At this point – I know you’re listening 
. randombeats.com has always been, in it’s various forms, a free resource. I will never consider advertising from a 3rd party to pay for this site.
…That said, I don’t have any trouble plugging my own goods once in a very great while. The costs for this website are small, and if you like what you hear, please consider helping out by paying for Karl D’s album Existential Funk. Here are the top 5 reasons it’s reccomended you buy this album.
- 14 tracks for your enjoyment.
- Obviously if you’re reading this, you probably have already found something you like on this site, so the CD shouldn’t be much different. House, trance, D&B, trip-hop, this CD has something for everyone.
- You can listen to sound samples(or in some cases, the whole songs) on all the sites before you buy. That way you can’t possibly be disappointed when you do buy it.
- Absolutely recession-proof music. The CD version costs only $12 US, and will qualify you for free shipping if you buy something worth $13 with it on Amazon.
- Did I mention recession proof? Amazon’s MP3 version of the album is one of the cheapest you can buy at $6.99.
…And a Firefox one too.. The worst kind.
Unfortunately I’ve found the site has a bit of a bug with the Audio Player we use. It seems that with Firefox 3 and Flash 10, if you explore the site using the “Tags” feature, the sound from any of the players will be distorted. I’ve seen better results from using IE7. Another alternative would be to download(coming soon) the old tracks you want to hear, or use Winamp to connect to our feed(which will also allow you download ability). Another one yet is to listen to the tracks on the front page of the site(which seem unaffected).
Any of those methods would ensure clear, distortion-free audio. I hope to troubleshoot this issue more when I have time.
UPDATE 12/15/08 – This is what we in IT call an ID-10T error(or, if you like, PEBCAK). The files that were making the trouble were encoded incorrectly, in 48 KHZ, rather than 44 KHZ. Flash player dosen’t like 48 KHZ so much. Sorry, I’m fixing it.
Welcome to the new look of randombeats.com. If you’r a regular visitor to the site, it probably looks…different. I’ve been running the site in the “Mix of the Month” format for 1 year now, and I feel it’s time for a change.
The site will now be focused on my music, and instead of featuring DJ mixes showcasing other’s music once a month, you can expect more frequent updates including small snippets of audio – smaller than a song, longer than a jingle – i.e. random beats. This certainly brings new meaning to the name of this site.
You can expect the first of several posts to come soon. For more information on the new format, click here.
Fans of the old site can go here. I will likely never update the old site’s content again, but all the mixes are still accessable.
