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Colbol
Jan 25, 2002, 08:43 PM
Has anybody checked Sunfly 26.
The first disc I tried to pull off is useless.
Anybody who finds any others please follow this thread.
Otherwise I will keep you informed as I work my way through them.
Colbol.

modo
Jan 26, 2002, 06:23 AM
Although they are great value, I do think MM is a bit ambitious claiming 100% error-free.
SF-9 track 3 is u/s. (Lucky I have the original). There are others but I can`t remember which. And I`ve only scratched the surface so far.
I would suggest a realistic claim of (approx) 90% error-free. This does not detract from the value of the set.
:)

bazlindon
Jan 26, 2002, 09:26 AM
WELL I already have the first set that was released (with loads of errors and missing tracks) and I only RE-ordered the set as they were supposed to be 100% error free!

I STILL havent received the disks off MASTERMIX yet and I paid him £30.00 by no-chex over a week ago.

I hope the set isnt the same as I have already got as that means I have spent £60.00 on the same set with errors on the disks!

Baz

pre-releases
Jan 27, 2002, 05:59 AM
wel i have recieved this set after beeing recomended to mastermix. And i am very happy. SF 9 is perfect and sunfly 26 the last 3 tracks are a little glitchy, but nothing that cannot be repaired.

Hell for £30 how can you guys complain. i see someone here selling the dk karaoke set 1-49 for £30 so it looks like we have all recieved a bargain with the sunfly's

Moving on, Who is the best person to buy collections from, as i want more packs

bazlindon
Jan 27, 2002, 08:22 AM
I will let you know when I get the disks in the post!

Yes £30.00 is a good price for the full sunfly collection but only if you actually receive them ! :hdspin:

Baz

brc103
Jan 27, 2002, 09:28 AM
easy on guys, the sunfly discs are £22 a time - i got the sunfly collection a while ago and for the price i payed i am very happy, i can put up with a few missing tracks!!

and don't worry about your orders, after all mastermix is the founder of twc, he's not a ripper, you'll get your orders.

i'm only replying as mastermix is currently offline

paul_h0048
Jan 27, 2002, 12:05 PM
Well you just can not please some people! Iv`e had 2 sets off mastermix and made plenty on them. Yes there are Errors but not that many to Whinge about, He`s a top Trader.

gooty
Jan 27, 2002, 12:33 PM
C'mon guys, even lie detectors aren't 100% accurate.

Maybe in hindsight, MM should have said "virtually error free" or whatever, but I can assure u that sets from him are as good as you'll get. He'll come up with the goods + he'll help u as much as he can with any problems etc.

He's one of the good guys, so cut him some slack lads.:round:

bradley333
Jan 27, 2002, 03:21 PM
bought this collection about three weeks ago found nothing wrong. cheap at that price . good trader and allways replys promtly:tup:

davem1919
Jan 28, 2002, 06:45 AM
I have had a couple of MM collections including Sunfly and ok a couple of glitchs but for what they cost cmon guys this is excellent value for money


Dave

Colbol
Jan 28, 2002, 06:55 AM
Sunfly 83 Track 11 missing - some others on the disc faulty.
Sunfly 95 - Probably one of the most popular discs ( Comedy ) is completely knackerred.

Rich_uk
Jan 28, 2002, 12:52 PM
i have dealt with MasteMix on a cpl of occassions and cant faulkt the guy. If you read his posts on this board you will see that he is the process of moving, hence the reason you probably havent recived your disks. Bear with him and i'm sure the will arrive in due course. Also i have had the pleasure of speaking 1 on 1 with the guy on the phone when i had trouble converting and burning BIN files. Mastermix is the No 1 guy round here and he wont let you down.:tup:

bradley333
Jan 28, 2002, 02:51 PM
track 11 is missing but disc 95 all ok on mine still a bargain for the price bought the teen pack off m m, allso spot on allso base line set great. looking forward to the vcd sellection which ive ordered of mm cheap at the price :tup:

Colbol
Jan 28, 2002, 09:39 PM
Mastermix has not always been known as Mastermix.
I purchased the Sunfly set because they were described as being 100% fault free.
I since find out from having been in contact with long standing Forum members that the faults on Sunfly 26 are probably due to myself.
Anyway I purchased the Sunfly 100% fault free set because it would save me the trouble of ripping and splitting the tracks myself.
As it works out the number of knackerred and missing tracks means the time and trouble I have expended means I might just have well have done the job right myself the first time.

Colbol
Jan 28, 2002, 09:43 PM
Forgot to mention.
Bradley333 burn off a Sunfly 95.

bradley333
Jan 29, 2002, 02:50 AM
allready done it m8 doesnt seem to be any problem

oldtosspot
Jan 29, 2002, 10:51 AM
I also have dealt with Mastermix a few times in the past and never had a problem.. I have the original sunfly set and the update disc that fixed any errors, but I still ordered the unzipped version a few days ago because I thought that all the files would be completely error free and in the right order, and of course being uncompressed is much better… it’s a real shame if the disc’s are not error free as stated. Does anybody have a list of the faulty files ?

vinniedub
Jan 29, 2002, 08:54 PM
at least let the guy get a chance to get back online before posting anymore negative comments

bazlindon
Jan 30, 2002, 05:42 AM
I just received my "100% error free" sunfly disks this morning by Special Delivery !!.

Nice one Mastermix.

I am just gonna burn the last 5 to disk and check if theres any errors. At the moment on disk 186, I know him so well.cdg is named wrong (Just rename it).

I will let you all know as I go along if theres any more errors.

Still good value for £30.00 and I`m sure when Mastermix comes online he will fix any errors on the disks and make a patch disk up or make an ftp site for us to d/load missing tracks etc.


:)

Baz

The-Panther
Jan 30, 2002, 06:09 AM
Having read through the posts in this thread i find it crazy that people are ready to rip into mastermix ....fair enough the sunflys where posted as 100% error free but lets face it i have bought legit stuff before with problems and i also noticed some people posting certain discs as faulty where others disagree and say they are fine lets not forget not all comps have the same software and hardware in them and so may not all act the same way ..i have the first lot of sunfly and fair enough there where many probs but with a little messing around i got a fantastic set with a retail value of around £4000 so £30 is peanuts to pay especially as it isnt anywhere near the cost of 2 legit ones

once over i had a falling out with mastermix and insulted him on the site but he did not retaliate in any way and talked to me politely and with dignity so i suggest instead of ripping into someone while they carnt defend themselves all parties should be patient and treat the guy the same way he is willing to talk to others,,,the guy is sound and will sort the problem asap
Lastly by posting this i do not intend to upset anyone but i have been around trading sites for a long time now and seen things like this before and when it all gets sorted there is threads wasted on mass appologies :)
Respect to you all
Panther

the mouse
Jan 30, 2002, 07:42 PM
HERE HERE PANTHER
i have only dealt with mastermix within last 3 weeks i have the sunfly set and it has errors but going by the guys reputation he will sort something out, give him a chance to reply, i am positive he'll come good.

mastermix
Jan 31, 2002, 07:44 PM
Originally posted by Colbol
Has anybody checked Sunfly 26.
The first disc I tried to pull off is useless.
Anybody who finds any others please follow this thread.
Otherwise I will keep you informed as I work my way through them.
Colbol.

i have checked this and is perfect.
this was damaged in the original set

mastermix
Jan 31, 2002, 07:48 PM
Originally posted by modo
Although they are great value, I do think MM is a bit ambitious claiming 100% error-free.
SF-9 track 3 is u/s. (Lucky I have the original). There are others but I can`t remember which. And I`ve only scratched the surface so far.
I would suggest a realistic claim of (approx) 90% error-free. This does not detract from the value of the set.
:)

wet wet wet love is all around me
Plays perfect in karaoke builder.

mastermix
Jan 31, 2002, 07:55 PM
Originally posted by Colbol
Sunfly 83 Track 11 missing - some others on the disc faulty.
Sunfly 95 - Probably one of the most popular discs ( Comedy ) is completely knackerred.

Sf 83/11 must be my fault not putting it on your disc.
Whats your email addy as i dont recall your order.

83/15 has theslightest clitch at beging on sunfly screen easilyreparable though hardly noticable. This was already repaired. no more faults found on disc.

disc 95 plays perfect.
I recomend you play them in karaoke builder

mastermix
Jan 31, 2002, 07:59 PM
Originally posted by Colbol
Mastermix has not always been known as Mastermix.
I purchased the Sunfly set because they were described as being 100% fault free.
I since find out from having been in contact with long standing Forum members that the faults on Sunfly 26 are probably due to myself.
Anyway I purchased the Sunfly 100% fault free set because it would save me the trouble of ripping and splitting the tracks myself.
As it works out the number of knackerred and missing tracks means the time and trouble I have expended means I might just have well have done the job right myself the first time.

Just where doyou come from. You talk about all thease faults that many dont even have and then you say i have not all ways been known as mastermix. So come on then tell me.....
What else have i been known as and see if i can surprise you.

mastermix
Jan 31, 2002, 08:00 PM
Originally posted by bazlindon
I just received my "100% error free" sunfly disks this morning by Special Delivery !!.

Nice one Mastermix.

I am just gonna burn the last 5 to disk and check if theres any errors. At the moment on disk 186, I know him so well.cdg is named wrong (Just rename it).

I will let you all know as I go along if theres any more errors.

Still good value for £30.00 and I`m sure when Mastermix comes online he will fix any errors on the disks and make a patch disk up or make an ftp site for us to d/load missing tracks etc.


:)

Baz

thanks for bearing with me m8

mastermix
Jan 31, 2002, 08:03 PM
Originally posted by The-Panther
Having read through the posts in this thread i find it crazy that people are ready to rip into mastermix ....fair enough the sunflys where posted as 100% error free but lets face it i have bought legit stuff before with problems and i also noticed some people posting certain discs as faulty where others disagree and say they are fine lets not forget not all comps have the same software and hardware in them and so may not all act the same way ..i have the first lot of sunfly and fair enough there where many probs but with a little messing around i got a fantastic set with a retail value of around £4000 so £30 is peanuts to pay especially as it isnt anywhere near the cost of 2 legit ones

once over i had a falling out with mastermix and insulted him on the site but he did not retaliate in any way and talked to me politely and with dignity so i suggest instead of ripping into someone while they carnt defend themselves all parties should be patient and treat the guy the same way he is willing to talk to others,,,the guy is sound and will sort the problem asap
Lastly by posting this i do not intend to upset anyone but i have been around trading sites for a long time now and seen things like this before and when it all gets sorted there is threads wasted on mass appologies :)
Respect to you all
Panther

LOL, i remember that one :)
its all a pinch of salt to me m8, but thanks for the kind words and get back on that site and start posting LOL

mastermix
Jan 31, 2002, 08:08 PM
as soon as i have time, you people know i always try and make right whats wrong and there will be a site or ftp site soon, though more than likely ftp as the last free download site was closed due to abuse and it cost me £45 forthe extra 20gigs of bandwidth used. Some posted the update site aound and gave the links away, You know who you are :furious:

just give me time to settle and all them that have the odd track missing due to me rushing or have a damaged disc can then download at there will. plus you all end up grabbing other stuff anyway, But i dont mind.

-=Unknown=-
Feb 01, 2002, 02:08 PM
OK Guys i'm gonna clear up the story of where the sunfly set came from originally. please reply if you think i'm wrong.

Basicly 5 peolpe were involved in setting up all sunfly discs 1-165 at the time to an ftp owned by Iceman254 (it was called Iceftp).
at the time we were buying trading etc to get the collection and then uploading them to the ftp with the intention of checking / repairing tracks at a later date. Very few people had access to this ftp except for uploading the missing discs.A Guy called DoctorUK (may be related to Mastermix. ya never know ;-) lol)
had access to the ftp after supplying us with a lot of chart and mp3 material. As Doc UK started with a 56K modem which took forever to Download discs he then progressed to cable, which speeded up the downloads.
approx a week after Doc UK had downloaded all the files he let us know that he was leaving the channel (which he was an Operator on at the time) because of work commitments.
A few days later we found out that DocUK was selling Discs.
Our policy is that we Don't sell. We either Trade Or Give !.
He was subsequently banned from the channel then.
Colbol's argument is that he supplied a lot of the discs to iceftp and has been Unknowingly Buying them back.
quite a few other's here maybe did the same
Anyway on a lighter note we have checked / repaired upto vol 65 now on iceftp and those with access can download them for free.
If anyone needs eg sf26 cdg's they are available too FOC. which is what our policy is.
We are currently repairing / checking over 55,000 tunes so please be patient. Anybody that knows me will know where to get the tunes. the sc spotlight set was completed just before x-mas 8100 - 8728 so far. these need to be checked also. like i said they will NEVER be sold, but as the story goes " if you can help us we can help you" there is still a lot of material needed which means that if you actually buy new material, you get new material without it costing you a penny (apart from the disc you bought.

I Hope that clears up the origin of the discs and how come they became available on the internet and that every set that is being sold has the same errors on them. also any other sets that are being sold too.
I Must add that there are many hard working people out there who try to get their sets 100%. my pain goes out to you as i've been there myself. It ain't easy.

jbes

(Excuse the Unknown nick, i'm trying to get it sorted with the mods)

Colbol
Feb 01, 2002, 07:31 PM
Bumpety BUMP BUMP BUMP!
ps Kodak I love you.:clown:
:clown:

vinniedub
Feb 01, 2002, 09:56 PM
and the point of you posting this is?

i really can't see that anything which is anybody's private life has much to do with what happens on here. what i do know for a fact is that mastermix has spread these sets to many people who would not otherwise have had access to them and at a very reasonable price.

you said that you would never trade them and that they are to be shared not sold ,and then go on to say that applies only to those who know you. wtf! what good is that to anybody here?

mastermix does more than trade here, he provides a service to those who are in need of, advice, insructions and opinion from someone a lot more knowledgeable than themselves. for that alone he has the respect of a considerable amount of people on this board.
:tdown:

maximus
Feb 02, 2002, 02:56 AM
Jesus......this is the last place i expected too see ripper accusations!!

Go easy guys


Maximus

mastermix
Feb 02, 2002, 06:10 AM
AND....!!!

Many people here know my past. But for them that dont, Here we go. Not that it will serve anypoint.

Originally I started a site called www.freekaraoke.co.uk
nearly 2 years ago. Having browsing the net for true real karaoke songs i flabbergasted that there was only midi karaoke sites.
So i decided enough is enough and started what i think was the first cdg karaoke download web site. From this site there was over 200 cdg karaoke songs that i had uploaded for everyone to download and have fun with. Actually there was over 5,000 genuine hits every day and was ranked no.1 in all search engines.

Shortly after a few people asked where i got my songs from, and i had explained they was my own. They introduced me to a IRC channel Dalnet cd+g.

This was the mother of all irc karaoke channels and at the time the only. I loved it. Of course i started to download songs. Wouldnt you..... I would then upload some newones to my site. And why not... But the mods didnt like it. I was taking songs away from there channel to share with out-siders via my website.

I then came to the thinking that i could double/triple the size of the cdg channel where at the time the most they had was 35-40 people max. I advertised and gave instructions on how to join there channel and supported many people there.
That figure 35-40 soon turned to 50 then 60 then 70 and before i left cd+g several months later there was a daily visit of 120+ to the channel. And yes some did say thank you.

During all this, i was made an op. in reflection to my hard work
The problem with the channel is they had to many silly rules.
and soon sister channels and rival channels was born. many ops diverted and some suppoorted both. I just became overworked and could not carry on.

During my time as op in the channels i became more and more involved in mp3 albums and vcd's and one of the new channels that was started was for sharing of thease files.
I was always there with the top 40 albums and singles, latest cinima releases and more.
I was given access at thistime to an ops ftp site to upload some films. in return i can download all i want. And i did.

Yes most of my sunfly's came from the ftp. And most was knackered and had to be repared. Some i had and some i brought.

I guess some of the ops are peeved at me for sharing there files here. But where do you think all your mp3 albums came from and all the vcd's. Yep from here cdrom-guide that i purchased and then gave to the channel. Soyou could say i am just giving back.

I share files here i dont sell. The price's would make you think i sell them but that is to just cover my costs of discs amd wear and tear along with packaging and posting.

I was the person who told many of you guys about cdrom and you soon came flooding in. And before we know it you started buying your mp3's and others from here and putting um up at your channel. The same as what i did from you to here.

Besides at the time there was no mp3+g here and i wanted to share with the world this format of karaoke.

More and more have jumped on to the band waggon and have started sharing there karaoke titles in mp3+g here and that is fabulous. since the start of www.freekaraoke.co.uk other web sites started to appear like karaoke playground string pretty sweet and go girl. www.freekaraoke.co.uk is still there but i have just no idea what to do with it right now sothere is no content on there right now.

you have advertised your irc channles here a few times and people do go there< the same as they come here. You rip in to me like you have nothing better to do. But i guess you dont.

This is a very friendly channel and the best on the whole board. I guess it was just a matter of time before some one like you lot come in and start stiring about things that has no significance to anyone else or to the forum.

So having saying all this.
Whats your point of the post ......

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TWC is now updated and a new refs checking system will be in place soon to replace the closure of the GBY board.

johnnapig
Feb 06, 2002, 09:13 PM
the politics behind it all are of no interest to me at all.

what i know is this..

- mastermix introduced me to mp3+g via freekaraoke.co.uk

- the sunfly collection that i got from him recently was excellent, good delivery, great package and great value for money.

remember jbes, not all of us have cable modem and so cannot function as servers on dalnet cd+g. my little 56k modem can't take the strain!! so mastermix is another good way of getting hold of these files at a good price.

there are others charging lots more for the same stuff, ripped from the channel and packaged up and sold off, so I think it's a bit unfair to pick just on mastermix

my 2p.

Centari_man
Feb 06, 2002, 10:23 PM
My dealings with MasterMix have been superb so far. I must say that his customer service policies are excellent. I'm eagerly awaiting my first order from him, and have been impressed by the speed and friendliness of his communications.

Keep up the awesome work MasterMix! :tup:

solway
Feb 10, 2002, 11:07 AM
£30 for almost 3000 karaoke tracks and you are complaining about a couple of tracks with glitches! If you are not happy you could always buy the originals at £22 a time and leave the main man in peace rather than ripping him to shreds.

Turbodiesel1973
Feb 11, 2002, 04:18 AM
I have bought disc's from MASTERMIX and intend on buying more. So far a 100% success on the material purchased!. Fast Delivery ( 7AM Next day after No-Chex Payment), fast helpful response to all emails, and help on CD+G conversion & Oh Yeah......Reliable, good quality material. I've bought original disc's in the past that have been returned to the distributor because of faults, so don't complain about spending £30 on 3000 Tracks.

So you are having a few problems....all media isn't 100% reliable, neither are CD Roms or Re-writers. Often the problem can be down to a dirty lens or cheap media. What may Burn on one PC, may prove to be full of error's on another.

DannyT
Feb 11, 2002, 07:30 PM
Right you've all had your say now it's my turn!

Firstly I am p1ssed off that this forum is turning into a "flaming" forum I like it NOT! This forum has always been (imho) the most helpful of all the forums in its field. We have always exisited to help others and maybe trade as well. For crying out loud even a Mod from another forum is amazed at what's going on here!

Secondly in all my experiences with MM he has been kind, couteous and extremely helpful. He has been willing to put right any faults in the disks he supplies or help you get round the problems in your system that makes you think you have errors. He has not just been helpful to me because "DannyT is a MOD so he has to be nice" as the first two sets I bought from him I bought via a family member who lives 300miles from my home as I have a phobia about giving my address out!!

The sunfly collection is a bargain whichever way you look at it - over 2000 tracks for £30?? and if a few don't work...well did any of you think of waiting until his personal probs were sorted and pointing the faults out to MM and asking for replacements or help??

MM has been around this forum for a long time and has traded with many people, but more impotantly he has offered advice and help to a damn site more people and I'm sure you'll agree that help when you need it is worth a damn site more that £30!!!

All this cr@p has come from the words "error free".. well perhaps MM should have put "as error free as I can make them" it's a lesson learnt, but even so it's a dman good deal.

I have allowed this post to run because I wanted MM to have the chance to reply to some of the comments, but each day that I read the posts I sat here fuming at the atitude of some people who are not prepared to pay out SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS in order to get the authentic sets but will then complain because their £30 set has a few errors. It is amazing to me, that when I think of all the rippers that we have come across on these boards that the one (non-Mod) person who has done the most to assist you in catching and avoiding rippers is the one getting flamed because of a wording error.

To finish people if you want to complain about false advertising take a few thousand pound out of the bank and go to sunfly. When you get their collection and some of them have errors (as I know to my personal cost they do) go along to you local trading standards office and complain there!

A NOT very happy DannyT :furious:

mastermix
Feb 11, 2002, 08:09 PM
thanks danny can this now be closed or deleted.?
and can you change the topic of my post to 99.9% :)

DannyT
Feb 12, 2002, 11:54 AM
oops meant to close this last night, but i forgot.

Thread is now closed.