dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ænd ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z, dˌiːdʒˈeɪz wʊd ˈɔfən dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːt ðɛɹ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd mˈɪksᵻz ˌɔn sˌiːdˈiːˌɑːɹɹˈɛs ɔːɹ æz dˈɪdʒɪɾəl ˈɔːdɪˌoʊ fˈaɪlz vˈaɪə wˈɛbsaɪts ɔːɹ pˈɑːdkæsts fɔːɹ pɹəmˈoʊʃənəl pˈɜːpəsᵻz.
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, DJs would often distribute their recorded mixes on CD-Rs or as digital audio files via websites or podcasts for promotional purposes.