Re: DJ Preference

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Fri Mar 30 2001 - 10:38:07 CEST

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    mm...i dunno but i can get almost every record i want on CD nowadays...ok,
    maybe i have to wait a month or so, but i don't care that much if i am the
    first DJ in the world to play a certain record....

    Olaf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Jason Jasberto Batog <jasbat@home.com>
    To: Acid Jazz Mailing List <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 9:52 AM
    Subject: Re: DJ Preference

    > Out of curiosity, anyone here who's a DJ or knows one: if you've tried a
    DJ
    > session with dual CD players rather than turntables, which one do you
    prefer
    > more. The CD players and mixers for DJing are getting more and more
    > features every couple months,...doing lots of things turntables can't.
    > -----
    >
    > Well I used both those Pioneer singular CDJ-500 and those Denon twin decks
    > (can't remember what product ID, only used once or twice). They are okay
    > but can't replace the turntable. However, there are both balanced pros
    and
    > cons to turntables and CD players.
    >
    > Turntables:
    > Pros:
    > - Utilise records to your full potential
    > - Better selection of music
    > - It's vinyl, the quality is there!
    > - Audiophiles dream come true
    > - Can record hard-to-find music to preserve onto CD
    > - Ability to scratch and perform vinyl dynamics
    >
    > Cons:
    > - Vinyl wear if you aren't careful
    > - Expensive and more expensive if you aren't careful
    > - Confusing and tricky to set up at times
    > - You need to be utterly careful with everything you do
    > - Vinyl presses can be quite atrocious causing bad sound quality
    >
    > CD Players:
    > Pros:
    > - No pops or vinyl fuzz, sound quality is obviously a bit higher
    > - Can play exclusives that were burnt onto recordable media
    > - No need to be careful around the player, just need to be careful with
    your
    > CDs
    >
    > Cons:
    > - Hard to cue to music sometimes in loud environments
    > - Some players cannot handle CDr media and skip and stutter sometimes
    > - Music selection is downright horrible, most of the DJ tracks on promos
    or
    > vinyl editions
    > - Hard to manipulate something you cannot touch or feel
    > - Cannot properly scratch or do turntable tricks
    >
    > In summary:
    > In all honesty, it would be best to have both. If not two but just one
    CDJ
    > player just basically to play anything you have CD only. Plus acetates
    can
    > be really expensive and the quality of them can really deteriorate fast.
    > Only make acetates for something you really want to play out but don't
    like
    > the way it meshes with your vinyl copies.
    >
    > JJB/optica
    >



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