Breaking the ton with Smirnoff & Quantum !

Dates :: 25th Sep / 15th Oct / 19th Nov - 2010
Time :: 10:30PM - 6:00AM
Location :: Quantum, CenterStage Mall, Noida (www.quantumlive.com)

Now this is for all my friends who are into clubbing.. Lately I visited Quantum in 3 of their biggest nights in the last months, I would be covering all these 3 nights here...

Ever since I had been there for the Bally Sagoo night,I was sure that Quantum is one place which means serious clubbing and where you would actually have the pleasure of enjoying music. If you are a music lover, and want safe clubbing, I recommend you Quantum.

Smirnoff, being sponsors, on the other hand has been doing an awesome job in getting the best of the industry. I am thankful to Smirnoff , and tell them "I WAS THERE", to keep me on their guest lists :-) for a couple of events ( I was lucky enough to win the contests ). And it was not only me, they have been giving opportunity to music lovers. Smirnoff has been trying new ideas to keep the music trend alive and now they have this "Smirnoff nightlife exchange" which is another another creative idea of theirs. Click Here to know more about it.

One of the nights I attended was of the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange, when I got a chance to see DJ Nikhil Chinnapa & DJ Pearl. They played some cool numbers, though the crowd there was expecting more of desi numbers as Desi DJ's were in ;-). So not much of a dance but still the gig was nice with live violin with some trance music.

Here that's me in those awesome party goggs by Smirnoff ;-).. Don't laugh :-P..



Here on the deck is Nikhil..



Here on the deck is DJ Pearl..




And the Live violin gig with trance of B.R.E.E.D..





Gig 2 : Gareth Emery

Gareth Emery when visited Quantum was world # 9 ranking DJ, but now he is world # 7. Some of his awesome numbers includes "On a good day" "I will be the same" & "Citadel" , again it was a nice gig with some awesome trance numbers which included the above alongwith loads of more of trance..

The pics below have been taken from the VIP lounge, You can see Gareth busy in his work..






Gig 3 : Armin Van Buuren

The King of DJ's , undisputed world # 1 for 4th Year in a row Armin Van Buuren (AVB) is the name which is known by every Trance music lover.It was a buzz in town when it was learn't that AVB is visiting India and would be performing Live @ Quantum. Thanks to Quantum for this memorable event, and Smirnoff who were the sponsors of the event, also sponsor for my visit as I won their contest and they had my name on their guest list..(I know i was lucky... :-) ).

This was one memorable night, I entered the scene at about 10:30PM and left at about 5:30am, but there wasn't even an instant when the dance floor was free.. Quantum was jampacked with people dancing non-stop. Good it was a friday, and next day it was an off for office :-). AVB played for about 2.5 - 3hours and no need to say he was too good.

About the ARMIN ONLY tour...



AVB in action..








I shared my experience clubbing with the best's in the industry above & hope you all like it..

Cheers..
Ash

Enhance the music quality reaching your ears ???

Hey ..

Well it has been a while I was doing some research looking for something which could help me enhance the music which actually left my Laptop and reached my ears .. Normally laptops do not have a high quality soundcard and they are the on board ones which are used which actually dont do much to the music...

Now why do we require this, Unfortunately we are prone to cheap quality music, and I am serious, everyone is ! Checkout below :

-> How many of us actually purchase Original Audio CD's ?
-> Do you Rip music from Audio CD's to WAV format ? Good if you do that else most of us do it in MP3.
-> Well we all download / transfer mp3s , do you share wav files ?

The major difference between mp3 and wav is mp3 is a lossy compression technique though wav has a lossless compression technique and the file size is smaller in case of mp3 comparing to wav. Though we should understand, we are compromising the quality of music for the size of the file.

I have stressed above on wav , there are more formats though, far better than mp3 ;-).

So I finally found Creative X-Fi external USB soundcard which actually helps to improve the quality of the mp3s by amplifying it. Also this helps us for a 5.1 channel home theater system if your internal soundcard doest support it.





Some product features are :

Product Features

* 24-bit multichannel performance/96kHz stereo
* 100dB SNR for ultraquiet, high-definition digital audio
* Xtreme Fidelity audio playback with X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the detail of compressed music and movies for enhanced highs and lows
* Accurate X-Fi CMSS-3D positional audio centers voices and places ambient sound all around you, providing a lifelike audio experience even when using normal stereo headphones
* EAX advanced HD sound effects deliver realistic audio
* Creative ALchemy with Windows Vista (not included) restores surround sound for an amazing gaming experience
* Supports DTS and Dolby Digital-EX decoding, so you can watch your DVDs in cinematic surround sound; use the optical output to send Dolby Digital pass-through audio directly to your home theater receiver
* Includes software package with 7 titles, including Creative MediaSource, Creative Diagnostic, SoundFont Bank Manager and more
* USB connectivity for easy connection to your computer
* Inputs: microphone, stereo line
* Outputs: headphone, left speaker RCA, right speaker RCA, rear-left, rear-right, center, subwoofer, optical


I have been using this product for quite a while now and am pretty much satisfied. Again as discussed in my earlier blog article for creative zen x-fi , Creative products are almost half the price in US, so lookout for friends visitng US and take them out for a treat ;-)


Keep Rocking Earth !

Cheers..
Ash

iFrogz EarPollution DJ Silver Spider

About my latest purchase... EarPollution for Serious Music loverz !



About the product !

Each set in the DJ series of EarPollution headphones features powerful 50mm drivers offering listeners extreme style and sound.

Featuring:

* Chrome Accents
* Comfort Cushions
* Adjustable Headband
* 50mm Speaker Driver

Silver Spider
From the chrome-plated hinges to the unique spider web inner cushion pattern, the Silver Spider is a serious set of DJ style headphones for anyone who demands great sound and unparalleled style.Featuring powerful 50mm drivers, the EarPollution Billionaire boasts extreme style and sound. Featuring clean bass and crystal clear under-tones. Add a little bling to your show with gold-reflective hinges and smooth chocolate accents, the Billionaire is a serious set of DJ style headphones for anyone who demands great sound and unparalleled style.

I am loving it !! Njoi

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