The D.J.'s New Mix: Digital Files and a Turntable

From: t bird (djt_bird@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Oct 26 2001 - 13:00:26 CEST

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    --- Olaf Molenveld <olaf@interactivelink.nl> wrote:
    > what kind of experience do you have when you watch a
    > DJ select 12"s and put
    > them on a turntable? i am honestly curious what it
    > is about seeing a DJ
    > playing vinyl vs. CD's.......is it that it's not
    > common for people to have
    > vinyl?

    even though i'm a vinyl guy, i agree with
    elson--mostly social conditioning. we've gone from
    watching people jump around on stage w/guitars to
    flailing about behind keyboards & mixers to slapping
    platters on turntables. think about almost any
    criticism you can make about seeing someone mix w/cds
    and then think about what your parents or grandparents
    would say about watching someone "play records" as a
    performance--betcha it's about the same...

    as far as why i prefer mixing vinyl to cds for my own
    shows mostly it comes down to having honed my
    turntable technique for many years. there's only one
    cd line that doesn't require drastically different
    techniques for me to play--pioneer cdj.
    unfortunately, most places w/cd players use the denon
    (more cost and space effective). the pioneer cds are
    engineered to be easy for vinyl djs to use (the
    marketing and sales staff are all djs).

    besides, a re-wind doesn't sound nearly as cool on a
    cd...

    -t

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