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snerkler Senior Member
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461 posts Joined: Aug, 2008
Posted - 2009/10/16 : 13:27:56
Just thought I'd add a bit of controversy, but hopefully you will all take this as intended and not get offended by it.
No matter how good we club/beat mixers and scratchers are we will never be as good as the hip hop guys. The things they can do with a set of turntables and a mixer(s) is mind blowing. Just listen to this :- (I chose this example as most people will know the Track and so should be able to hear what the DJ is doing)
For those that don't know what this is all about check out this youtube clip
This takes a while to get going but well worth the wait
This is why Djing for me alwys has to be on vinyl, when you start to watch the DMC finals you will see why vinyl is still the mode of choice for 'proper' DJing.
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Hard2Get Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 2009/10/16 : 15:06:46
Nothing will ever beat vinyl, because well, it's not vinyl! For those people who do DJ and only use CD's, i don't know why they wouldn't WANT to use vinyl; it feels better, sounds better. Alot of people will argue that it's too expensive but that really has nothing to do with it, if you want something enough you pay for it, and in any case people had no trouble affording it before CD DJ'ing became popular.
snerkler Senior Member
United Kingdom
461 posts Joined: Aug, 2008
Posted - 2009/10/16 : 16:18:08
quote:Originally posted by Hard2Get:
Nothing will ever beat vinyl, because well, it's not vinyl! For those people who do DJ and only use CD's, i don't know why they wouldn't WANT to use vinyl; it feels better, sounds better. Alot of people will argue that it's too expensive but that really has nothing to do with it, if you want something enough you pay for it, and in any case people had no trouble affording it before CD DJ'ing became popular.
Woohoo, someone who has the same view as me
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Dj Reiko Average Member
United Kingdom
209 posts Joined: Feb, 2007
Posted - 2009/10/19 : 22:03:38
For me I try to never use CDs I still use vinyl in my sets I don't even like the setups in clubs with the CD decks on top of the turntables the only time I use Cds is if that paticular choon isnt released yet on vinyl thats the only time Id use a CD. Vinyl is still amazing and nowadays djs have become lazy using CDs and even trying to scratch on pioneer CD decks its stupid hitting the cue button repeatedly to get the same sound even Djs when mixing nowadays cheat by just hitting the bass kill effects rather than be bothered to actually mix properly its a shame I think wouldnt surprise me if soon they have pre recorded mixes on 1 CD and just pretend there mixing.
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Ken Masters Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3,447 posts Joined: Feb, 2007
Posted - 2009/10/20 : 00:18:37
quote:Originally posted by acidfluxxbass:
craze was putting records on top of each other on the turntables =|
U can get some great scratchin goin with vinyl on top of vinyl as its really slippery & when it comes down to how much these guys cram into their minutes on the decks, its a hellova lot quicker! Mind you, your vinyls wont last long
I will never stop mixing Vinyl. Its just a love that a lot of people cant quite understand! Like a few people have said before, whats the problem with putting some extra money into something you love & live for?
I think its an outrage that more & more releases dont make it to Vinyl when you consider the vinyl DJ's are going out there way & paying extra to keep the beautiful scene alive. All they have to do is not cut as many vinyls cause at the end of the day, the vinyl DJ's will find them anyway especially over the net! Afterall, thats part of the joy of mixing vinyl. Hunting down rare classics & holding them as part of your collection
Back on topic I agree, what these hip hop DJ's have done & still do is really something special & watching them on the decks went a long way to to the love I have for vinyl now. Its just a form of art that CDJ's will never even come close to.
Analog - Digital. worlds apart!
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Alert moderatorEdited by - Ken Masters on 2009/10/20 00:22:58
Rayovac Advanced Member
United States
2,049 posts Joined: Jan, 2008
Posted - 2009/10/20 : 00:34:07
Geez, I bet these guys go through wax like... wow, do I even want to know?
Edit: KenMasters beat me to it.
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