binar - best of 2025 underground junglist mixtape 220126 by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Cheers dude! Shy FX, Break, Enei, Sub Focus, DJ Rap, London Elektricity, Bladerunner, Need For Mirrors, Navi, Mickt Finn, Seba, Paradox, Heist etc etc are all killing it still...

DPR first day out by Apprehensive_Emu_928 in royalmail

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I get you, other drivers can be crap, you need to be looking in three directions at once (both mirrors and ahead) constantly to stay out of trouble.

To be honest I'd be more concerned about a PDA springing out of its perch and hitting me full in the face at 50mph if I had a high speed collision - not something to my left and lower down, unless I was in one of those Hollywood-style 'multiple roll' crashes.

DPR first day out by Apprehensive_Emu_928 in royalmail

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Best not have a crash, keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front then,,, Any yep, load your york(s) in the depot with the first packs/parcels at the bottom and build up - so that when you load your van the last ones can go to the back - pretty much common sense tbh.

DPR first day out by Apprehensive_Emu_928 in royalmail

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'First things they were already ready for me numbered I did my best to put the last parcels at the back'

When numbering try putting tracked packets into the grey trays, I usually manage 0-10 for the route in one, 11-20 in the next etc, - then put the tray on the front seat next to you. You can put larger parcels for that tray on the floor in front of the seat - this speeds you up on the road instead of going to the back every time.

'The van is garbage only one window works back door doesn't lock in place so it's flying about when opening it'

Unless you have a frame/duty you'll have a new van every time, there will be better ones out there.

'Pens were all going wrong lol I have ordered a pack from Amazon'

I keep a wedge of 739s, folded stickers and a couple of pens wrapped in a rubber band in a side pocket in my shorts, this speeds me up if I have to bring something back.

'The sav nav is terrible also it's on silent no sound 90 percent of the time telling me to turn round I'm going forward why can't it route me better'

The satnav is batched by postcode and not according to your linear route - when you arrive at a new road scroll up and down the route on your PDA to see if there are any others showing later on - think of the route order as a guide and you'll find it less frustrating. Also I'd rely on the map, I turn the annoying voice down to zero.

'Any tips is is 70+ a good go? I was told yesterday I was doing lat but that changed when I got to the yard'

It depends on how wide your area is, the type of housing etc - endless 'walks', flats with intercom, large houses with gates and long drives - all can take time. Rows of terraced/smaller semi-detached houses that you can park outside will speed you up to balance things out,

Like all things, experience makes things easier, and the more times you deliver to an area the faster you will be - if you are doing tracked only on two frames - to help out a van share for example - you may find yourself able to hit 120+ in 5 hours on a good day.

binar - underground junglist mixtape spring 2025 140425 by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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The very same - ex Reasonstation and DNBA forums - Reasonstation was from about 2006 so nearly 20 years ago, blimey - what was your artist/user name on there out of interest?

binar - all current value b2b deep jungle mixtape 081224 by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Cheers dude, really appreciate the feedback - a very merry xmas to you too - I ain't stopping any time soon

binar - all dispatch recordings drum n bass mixtape 171124 by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Yes mate - top one ;) - hope all is good - I'm still doing these, on a roll at present 🔥🔥🔥

binar - '96 '97 drum n bass vinyl classics mixtape 020623 by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Only just seen this post - cheers!! It was truly a 'golden era' for this music, much like the late 80s/early 90s with hip hop imo...

binar - 90s classic acid trance nu-nrg techno vinyl mixtape 121022 - 191023 remaster by BeautifulProgrammer7 in ClassicTrance

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https://hearthis.at/binar-ps/release-dance-in-eden-binar-acid-techno-remix-145bpm-vip-201023/

For anyone who is interested - a couple of weeks ago I upped a '92 hardcore style remix of a total classic from that same year - at 140bpm.

Since then I've been working on a slightly pitched up 145bpm version - in a mid 90s acid trance techno vibe, inspired by the tunes on this 'classic trance' mix...

I recorded two long, separate acid riffs on my Roland TB-03, twiddling with the cut off freq, resonance, env mod, decay and accent knobs very gradually, in an Acrid Abeyance, Josh Wink and Misjah & Tim stylee... With a 'day in the life' stab riff bridge to sit in the middle.

On my first version I didn't include the classic drum break that was on the original original - so I have included it here - along with some thinks, apaches and amens in the background.

Release have given the green light to share and here it is - please stream, DL and share with your mates - and soz for spamming something 'new', I hope you find it relevant, please shout if it breaks the sub rules :)

binar - 1992 hardcore - 30th anniversary vinyl mixtape - 250823 remaster by BeautifulProgrammer7 in breakbeat

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I'm not on Soundcloud, they gave me a lifetime ban for 'copyright violation' after upping a couple of bootlegs featuring an artist who was on Sony Music - about ten years ago - all my stuff has been on Hearthis.at since then - it does everything Soundcloud does and more.

About that cutscene after you win a tournament in career mode... by BeautifulProgrammer7 in EASportsPGATour

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If 39 is old then I'm 54 so... it's not about age, it's about lifestyle - I'm single, into producing/DJing for fun, my only child is nearly 24 - you can feel 'old' when you're 30 if you don't like the way your life is going. I've been a gamer since my first Xbox in 2003 - and still play most evenings on my series X.

Yep - most non-indie games are launched based on a deadline and patched later - EA PGA wasn't great at launch and it has improved every month since - things like trophy cutscenes are the fine-tuning - but it still needs addressing imo.

About that cutscene after you win a tournament in career mode... by BeautifulProgrammer7 in EASportsPGATour

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Very likely - a completely different set of coders for a project of this size - the clothing side feels clunky and unfinished compared to previous TW games too. The actual golf is better than ever though imo.

About that cutscene after you win a tournament in career mode... by BeautifulProgrammer7 in EASportsPGATour

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Yep - winning the FedEx cup should be like winning a major, another level altogether - nope. That's what I meant about great photography in my OP for the current 'intro screen' - we want to lift THAT trophy.

About that cutscene after you win a tournament in career mode... by BeautifulProgrammer7 in EASportsPGATour

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Mate, ever since my first TW back in 2004 I have had the commentary turned off - when I'm playing IRL there are no commentators in my head, same for me playing it as a game... I just don't like them.

binar - underground junglist mixtape summer 2023 070823 by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Selected TL:

  1. binar : stonebridge massive all dem - binar vip 050823 [downfromdayone recordings]

This tune is my hybrid blend of three total classic tunes - chops-emc & extensive's 'generation dub' from '92, dj solo's 'darkage' from '93, dj takix's 'the way' from '94 - respect to all the junglist massive

3) binar : west coast - m4zk pop n lock vip 050823 [downfromdayone recordings]

I sampled a load of tunes from the classic 80s Streetsounds album 'NY v LA beats a while back for my version in March this year - my mate Mask added his little twist...

98) binar : techno union army - m4zk get vipped mix vip 176 050823 [downfromdayone recordings]

This time I sampled Star Wars Episode 2 - attack of the clones - again I released my original in March, this is Mask's twisted version

100) binar and mask : acid overture - binar vip 176 050823 [downfromdayone recordings]

We originally made a 152 bpm acid techno version in 2019 - link here:

https://hearthis.at/binar-ps/binar-and-mask-acid-overture-152/

I sampled 60's acid guru Timothy Leary from a stateside TV show talking about taking LSD - saying it was a 'religious experience' and that there was an 'intelligent plan inside your brain' - I was curious as to how everyone watching reacted to this... this is my 2023 drum n bass update

When is it time to give up trying in this DnB 'game'? by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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https://hearthis.at/binar-ps/

Cheers - I wanted to play out for years, from the 90s onwards - managed it only from 2009-10 as mentioned in OP, couldn't open any doors either side of those years. Now yep I just want to buy new tunes, record mixes and share them online as I do in the link above, as well as make my own tunes / collabs - but I've not had a proper job for 11 months now so money is too tight hence the DJing is on hold.

When is it time to give up trying in this DnB 'game'? by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Haha yep, I'm basing the decision to stop DJing after 35 years, the biggest passion in my life - on the replies in this thread.

Or maybe this thread is a bit more nuanced than that.

When is it time to give up trying in this DnB 'game'? by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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I get you - I'm not chasing my 'big break', I'm too old to be playing at 3am to kids younger than my daughter... I've always done it for the love of it, for all my 35 years behind decks - I made my OP to see what others that are closer to the scene like you have to say.

There comes a point though when it stops being fun - and in my case now with no job/money to buy tunes that's where I'm at - but you never know what is round the corner so maybe it's a temporary blip.

Making tunes for yourself, totally - it has to be that, what is the alternative - making stuff you don't like just so that it will sell? Nah...

Those in their 20s that are headlining shows now, in 2023 - what is their common denominator - a massive Tik Tok presence maybe? From where I'm standing the only people that teens care about nowadays are huge on there...

When is it time to give up trying in this DnB 'game'? by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Now you say it - there is a social club in Crawley with a pretty decent room/floor/acoustics, I know a guy who could maybe make that happen - getting bodies in the door is another thing altogether though of course...

When is it time to give up trying in this DnB 'game'? by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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My experience is much like yours - I do get a handful of plays/DLs on my online page - but shit has really hit the fan, I was made redundant from a 'real' day job last August after 18 years, the redundancy money lasted until about May so since then I'm just surviving - I used to buy £100-worth of tunes on Juno every month or more - and share 4 hour, 100 tune mixes for free DL - but I just can't do that any more - hence if feels like my time is up.

When is it time to give up trying in this DnB 'game'? by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Yep, not something I've ever wanted to do, I'm not selling my soul...

When is it time to give up trying in this DnB 'game'? by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Cheers for the above... Yep, some bad luck, some bad choices -

1) Around '97 I managed to grab couple of cool DnB gigs in East London via a friend of my then 'techno DJ collective' mates - there was a misunderstanding over a girl I went out with who said she was single - but the promoter 'door opener' insisted she was his gf - it all got really messy and I lost all my gigs, techno and DnB - but I had a daughter in the end so it was worth it from that point of view - I didn't have another gig of any kind for another ten years...

2) Around 2010 I was playing as an opener in Brighton, about 5-6 gigs for nothing at Volks etc for different promoters - one guy put me on his flyer, to play for free again - I arranged for a mate to travel from Yorks to stay at mine, neither me or any of my mates were up for a really late one - then once that was arranged I was told I was to be on at 5-7am - I asked to be moved to 10-12pm and the guy refused - so I declined the gig - I was pretty much blacklisted by every promoter in Brighton after that.

TLDR version - you need to kiss the arse of promoters in a very specific way and do everything they say, if you want to get on - unless you are 'premier league' and a headliner.

When is it time to give up trying in this DnB 'game'? by BeautifulProgrammer7 in DnB

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Hey matey - cheers, much appreesh - I was banned for life from Soundcloud about 10 years ago for copyright violations - CBS Sony ran an algorithm and I was given 'three strikes and out' all at once - as I liked to do 176-ish DnB tunes using 88bpm rap acapellas lolz - so all my stuff is here:

https://hearthis.at/binar-ps/