DMP555 (RE: [acid-jazz] Scratching digitally (from New York Times))

From: adario (adario@thingsburnup.com)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 16:06:12 CET

  • Next message: Olaf Molenveld: "Re: DMP555 (RE: [acid-jazz] Scratching digitally (from New York Times))"

    Hi everybody,
    Speaking of digital turntables, anybody got an opinion or seen any reviews
    of the Pioneer DMP555?
    http://www.pioneerprodj.com/products/dmp555/dmp555.mv

    Thanks in advance,
    a dario

    btw, there's also an argument to made in favor of digital audio from an
    ecological/economic viewpoint. CD's and MP3's are a manifestation of
    "dematerialization", ie the transition from a material economy to a services
    economy. This phenomenon is a central tenet of sustainable development.
    With that said, I still love the material qualities of vinyl. Even the
    negative stuff. There's a random "pop" noise on a recent mix that I did
    that somehow just adds a little more flavor.

    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Olaf Molenveld [mailto:olaf@interactivelink.nl]
    >Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 4:33 AM
    >To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    >Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] Scratching digitally (from New York Times)
    >
    >
    >don't forget that cost can also be a very important aspect in it all....
    >you'll notice that a lot of the CD DJ hate comes from people that have
    >collected a huge vinyl collection over the years... when you have to build
    >your vinyl collection from scratch now it's *very* expensive with the 12"
    >prices these days.... wait a few weeks, maybe 2 months and a good (2)CD
    >compilation with unmixed full 12" mixes appears for the price of 2
    >12"es....this one might have 20 tracks, of which 10 are useable....for a DJ
    >that doesn't need to have all the latest stuff (although you can ofcourse
    >download tracks from the internet, both legally or from restricted forums,
    >and you probably can play the music out weeks before its for sale in the
    >shops) because he or she doesn't DJ 3 times every weekend the CD way can be
    >a very interesting route...
    >
    >Olaf
    >
    >
    >> Incidentally, a friend of mine who lives overseas recently told me he
    >> rocked this massive playing his entire set on Final Scratch, I told this
    >to
    >> another DJ friend who commented, "Man, he sold out." Then I told him my
    >> overseas friend had a great response...I also neglected to tell the
    >> commenting friend that this overseas DJ lives in Indonesia, where vinyl
    >> isn't exactly easy to come by...So all this vinyl purism is
    >coming from an
    >> American/European-centric point of view.
    >>
    >
    >
    >
    >

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