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HackettFan 
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 23:07 |
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What is the updated term for a 'mixed tape', now that we no longer use cassette tapes. That is, what do I call if I put together a CD with my compilation of songs from different albums.
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 23:16 |
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You can still call it a mix tape. I think.
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 23:25 |
Cassettes, gone. 8 tracks only had one, rrrreally long gone. Least I still gots some duck tape. 
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 23:30 |
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I would call it a mix tape.
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 23:44 |
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Mix CD
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 01:43 |
Com-pil-a-tion 
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 03:03 |
 HackettFan wrote:
What is the updated term for a 'mixed tape', now that we no longer use cassette tapes. That is, what do I call if I put together a CD with my compilation of songs from different albums. |
I don't believe there's a formal or even a slang term for it. I'd just call it "a CD with songs" or "a compilation CD".
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 03:48 |
smartpatrol wrote:
Mix CD
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That.
Or mix USB stick.
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 04:04 |
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As far as I know it's called a mixtape regardless of media, just as an album is called an album even though its original meaning of "things collected together in a blank book" has long since gone [album means "white book", where white==blank and originally a music album was a collection of 78s bound together in a book]
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 04:57 |
irrelevant wrote:
Com-pil-a-tion |
but shortened to 'comp'
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HackettFan
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 12:12 |
'Mix(ed) tape' is in the lead. 'Mix CD' and 'compilation/comp' in second. When it comes to 'mix USB', I'd sooner change it myself to 'mixed flash'. Quite happy I can continue using 'mixed tape' and at least some people won't bat an eye.
Slartibartfast wrote:
Cassettes, gone. 8 tracks only had one, rrrreally long gone. Least I still gots some duck tape.
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Mixed duct tape. I like!
Edited by HackettFan - August 12 2014 at 12:16
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CPicard
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 12:52 |
In my times (back in the... 90's, gosh, am I so old?), a "mixtape" was supposed not to be a simple compilation, but to chain the tracks in a kind of continuum, a song fading out while another was fading in. On the other hand, I remember my brothers making a mixtape which was rich in abrupt transitions... Listening to it was quite... 
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 12:53 |
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I call it a playlist
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 12:57 |
CPicard wrote:
In my times (back in the... 90's, gosh, am I so old?), a "mixtape" was supposed not to be a simple compilation, but to chain the tracks in a kind of continuum, a song fading out while another was fading in.
On the other hand, I remember my brothers making a mixtape which was rich in abrupt transitions... Listening to it was quite...
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mixtapes often have a mood/theme, ture. I guess the theme can be "stuff i want to hear".
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Posted: August 20 2014 at 10:46 |
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Mixed tape is sadly dead. Now it's hijacking someone's I-pod and submitting a playlist on it.
The future. Lol
The term is 'I pod hijack.'
Edited by progbethyname - August 20 2014 at 10:53
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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CPicard
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Posted: August 20 2014 at 15:04 |
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It isn't 'I pooped a jack'?
Well, now I understand why people gave me funny looks the last time I used this expression...
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Posted: August 20 2014 at 18:59 |
 According to Donnie Baker, all songs are called "tapes", regardless of the format they're on or even if they're not recorded at all.
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Posted: August 26 2014 at 17:23 |
Luna wrote:
I call it a playlist |
This, though I sometimes devolve to the term mixlist as an homage to the mix tape. I only recently started letting a mix list go beyond the 80 mins that could be burnt to an audio cd.
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Posted: August 26 2014 at 22:41 |
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I like the sound of mix list. It rolls off the tongue well.
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