Re: [acid-jazz] Scratching digitally (from New York Times)

From: John Book (johnbook9@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 09:34:44 CET

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    --- Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com> wrote:
    So all this vinyl
    > purism is coming from an
    > American/European-centric point of view.

    And Japanese as well, let's not forget where a lot of
    the rare records are coming from, and where they are
    going.

    Here's how I see it. I love my vinyl too, and yes, I
    am an elitist and proud. There are times when I will
    not buy an album because it's not on vinyl, and I do
    realize the reality of today's marketplace. CD's
    outsell everything, but I like the vinyl format
    better. I'm not a DJ, I am someone who produces
    music, and I just like the feel of it.

    But with that all said, when these Pioneer CD
    turntables were reviewed in URB, it started a huge
    debate everywhere. But perhaps down the line, it may
    turn into a CD vs. DAT debate, or maybe it will be
    used strictly for production work. I know Cut Chemist
    has said that, especially after the BRAINFREEZE tour
    where someone stole his records in Portland, Oregon,
    he doesn't want to risk losing a lot of rarities that
    he spent a lot of time and money hunting down.
    Especially with some of those thick funk 45's, where
    each rub deteriorates each time you go.

    I wondered about the sound too, but the new Jurassic 5
    uses them extensively. The sound is a bit cleaner and
    at times, more accurate. With a turntable you always
    have to worry about applying too much pressure to the
    record, and the speed may go down or up a notch during
    a scratch. The new Roots album uses it a few times,
    specifically the intro with Ursula Rucker. I would
    like to buy them simply to compliment my recordings,
    and I like being able to burn my voice onto CD and
    scratching it on the spot, without having to wait two
    weeks for a $50 dub plate that just has me going
    "burrrrrrp".

    But again, I love my vinyl so... I think turntables
    and the Pioneer CD ones can and should compliment each
    other. I know I was someone who thought "CD
    turntables? That's not right" but let's face it, for
    any of us who are producers, we manipulate sound, we
    are our own masters of this. It should not matter if
    I use a Pioneer CD turntable, run my sampler through a
    wah-wah pedal, or do things pause-tape style. I also
    think in the end, the music will touch the people
    regardless of what the format is.

    In the future, we may be listening to our music
    through crystallized sugar with 500 terabytes storage
    capacity, you never know.

    p.e.a.c.e.
    -John Book
     http://www.john-book.com

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