Technics: Mk2 or M5G

[Rog]

Originally Posted by Drix

I can't tell you how good it feels to be back on playing, feeling, smelling and touch real music again.

I see the thing about digital mixing, and it may be the future, but I'm glad i still play vinyl.

Sums it up for me really. dj's walking into a club with a memory stick? WTF is that all about ....may as well not have a dj at all

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by lukeyd

does anyone the digital scratching aspect funny? it's kinda like vegetarians eating tofu that is shaped and tastes like meat

No its just a method of control. People are more likely to take it up if its a similar technique to vinyl scratching.

[Jafs]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

this is all about Ego and How You Look rather than how good or creative you are at mixing.

I've not a problem with my ego, I'm just self loved, hugely beautiful, very clever and a beast in the bed








(No this is true; I really prefer vinyl )

[stimpee]

Don't knock Serato or Final Scratch until youve tried them tho. Awesome possibilities.

[TheRev]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

btw, the whole "rather have a vinyl than a mouse to click on" thing...this is all about Ego and How You Look rather than how good or creative you are at mixing. don't worry about how you look. you don't need a mouse to run Traktor. you can program an external device or keyboard to controll all necessary functions.

I agree 100% with the last two sentences of your statement. Creative controllers are the way to go, and as far as I see it the future....

But I'm going ot take a geuss that you have never actually DJ'd. Because there is something magical about the process of maniuplating vinyl that isn't an ego thing. Perhaps a how you look thing ,but that's not a bad thing, that's called stage presence, and is just as much a part of performing as the content.

Truth is someone clicking away at a laptop provides one of the most BORING stage presences on the face of the earth.

[kagenaki koe]

i thought the whole point of DJing is to move people with music.

nobody goes to a club and says "boy i can sure feel that vinyl/mp3/cd"

[Jason Roth]

Originally Posted by kagenaki koe

i thought the whole point of DJing is to move people with music.

nobody goes to a club and says "boy i can sure feel that vinyl/mp3/cd"

BINGO!

If you feel like getting into vinyl, like that's gonna make you happier, then go for it. Nothing stopping ya.

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by TheRev

Truth is someone clicking away at a laptop provides one of the most BORING stage presences on the face of the earth.

All DJs have shit stage presence. Even if you have a laptop you can stand up and put your hands in the air trance-DJ style. If stage presence aint ego then what is? I have DJd with vinyl and ive also been lucky enough to have a go with Scratch and life is so much easier and the opportunity to really fuck with the music is there so much more than vinyl.

Sure, I loved DJing with vinyl. Its simple stuff. But I sure didnt like carrying shitloads of records around, hated it when they got scratched and/or lost. Cant understand anyone willingly starting to buy vinyl now tho. Its old hat.

[kagenaki koe]

there was an interview on AZN TV with DJ Qbert recently and he was showing off some of his gear......in the middle of his deck is a cd turntable.
the interviewer asked him something like she thought he'd only work with vinyl....and his answer (i'm paraphrasing) is that the same techniques he uses for vinyl still apply when working with the CD, it's just another piece of equipment he can play around with to make different sounds.

i just thought that was interesting since he's a prominent turntablist and i never expected him to have a cd turntable.

[mkb]

Originally Posted by kagenaki koe

i just thought that was interesting since he's a prominent turntablist and i never expected him to have a cd turntable.

does he actually use that bizarre QFO thing?