Vegas Stretching Demo
The following video is a modern reenactment of the actual process discovered in 1999. I used Vegas 8.0 in this video but originally the first release of Vegas Audio was used. I know it doesn't look like much but remember this was 1999 when software didn't mix mp3s automatically or manually for that matter nothing like this existed.
PLP began as an underground label who originally planned to release Dj mixes. Eventually PLP morphed into an underground label that produces and distributes royalty free loops and samples.
It all began in a small town called Madison WI. The founding member Jason Donnelly was experimenting with Sonic Foundry's Vegas software. He was able to create Dj mixes by using Vegas' stretching feature which he achieved by holding down the "Ctrl" key and dragging the far left edge of the selected waveform (see the example video below). Essentially what is being done here is manual beat matching by using the Vegas stretch feature. This was a tedious task but remember this was 1999 and NO Dj mixing software such as Mixmeister, Traktor Dj, or Serrato had had been invented yet so this was the easiest way to make Dj mixes on a PC. To our knowledge this was the world's first Dj mix constructed entirely on a PC and it dates back to 1999. Message us if you would like to hear the mix. It was called Rhythm Inferno.
Stay tuned , more to come! The entire story will be documented.
Find out how Dj Puzzle was transplanted from Chicago to Madison WI here http://www.djpuzzle.com/biography.html