OK, I have to get into this...I think the medium does NOT matter, especially
if the DJ is beatmatching/blending or simply transitioning. I DJ mostly
with CDs, and personally prefer them to vinyl, especially since you do not
get feedback with CDs as you often do through a needle.
I think the only time vinyl is truly important is when the DJ is a scratch
or trick DJ, like Kid Koala or DJ Logic (and even he samples his band
digitally and plays it back). When the DJ image becomes more important than
the music the DJ is playing, then there is a problem...don't you agree?
>From: "Beau Young" <bjy159@hotmail.com>
>To: elson@westworld.com, olaf@interactivelink.nl, mrfliz@rcn.com,
>acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: Re: NYTimes.com Article: The D.J.'s New Mix: Digital Files and a
>Turntable
>Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 03:10:41 -0700
>
>>At 10:04 AM 10/26/01 +0200, Olaf Molenveld wrote:
>>
>>
>>>, but it seems a lot of the people on
>>>the dancefloor *need* to see a DJ spin vinyl to enjoy the music......what
>>>do
>>>you think about this?
>>>
>>
>>I dunno, sounds like social conditioning. What about those humongous dance
>>clubs where the DJ booth is 20 feet above the dance floor? The DJ could be
>>playing back a mixtape for all they care...
>>
>>
>
>Not being able to get close to the Dj annoys the hell out of me.
>
>Personally, I like to see a Dj work with vinyl. I have no problems if he
>uses cd's *sometimes*... but it'd take away from the experience to watch a
>whole set with cd's, infact i'd be bored watching a dj if all he was
>playing
>were cd's. Now if the DJ happened to be playing some new *new* type stuff
>(i.e. a new or fresh sound) I could care less what form it comes in.
>
>Beau
>
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