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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