What about bitrates and sound quality?

Just listen to the file on some good monitors at home, if it sounds good it will probably be fine on a club system, think about the club system as a magnifing glass.

[quote quote="Ktana":238n81b0]Well, it’s not that easy.

Take my advise: Don’t use Mp3 in clubs. if you are playing in clubs with a very good sound system, you will have issue with high freq, and it would also kill your set because you will have a lot of WASTE time trying to equalize all the tracks to be confortable. There is now a lot of very good compression exemple: (Im using FLAC or Wav, and im trying to use the same comp during the set).[/quote:238n81b0]
Nah, Í use MP3’s all the time, also big DJ’s just use mp3. Why? They get alot of promo’s and a .wav file is just too big to fit on the SD Card/USB!
I don’t know any DJ who spins with FLAC or Wav..

As a producer, I have used lower bit rate mp3’s in professional tracks… the only thing that matters is if it sounds good to you. These days, vocals are almost purposefully degraded and layered with effects, so I don’t even think it matters but the higher the bit rate the better. Also, I think it matters what kind of vocal you are going for… I try and use at least 128k and above but if it’s the main/lead vocal on a track, then you will probably need at least 256k or above. Your ear is always the bust judge though and if it works, it works…

Also, 320k mp3’s are more than adequate for using in a club… most people wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a wav and a 320k on a consistent basis.