From: John Book (johnbook9@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 09:34:44 CET
--- Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com> wrote:
So all this vinyl
> purism is coming from an
> American/European-centric point of view.
And Japanese as well, let's not forget where a lot of
the rare records are coming from, and where they are
going.
Here's how I see it. I love my vinyl too, and yes, I
am an elitist and proud. There are times when I will
not buy an album because it's not on vinyl, and I do
realize the reality of today's marketplace. CD's
outsell everything, but I like the vinyl format
better. I'm not a DJ, I am someone who produces
music, and I just like the feel of it.
But with that all said, when these Pioneer CD
turntables were reviewed in URB, it started a huge
debate everywhere. But perhaps down the line, it may
turn into a CD vs. DAT debate, or maybe it will be
used strictly for production work. I know Cut Chemist
has said that, especially after the BRAINFREEZE tour
where someone stole his records in Portland, Oregon,
he doesn't want to risk losing a lot of rarities that
he spent a lot of time and money hunting down.
Especially with some of those thick funk 45's, where
each rub deteriorates each time you go.
I wondered about the sound too, but the new Jurassic 5
uses them extensively. The sound is a bit cleaner and
at times, more accurate. With a turntable you always
have to worry about applying too much pressure to the
record, and the speed may go down or up a notch during
a scratch. The new Roots album uses it a few times,
specifically the intro with Ursula Rucker. I would
like to buy them simply to compliment my recordings,
and I like being able to burn my voice onto CD and
scratching it on the spot, without having to wait two
weeks for a $50 dub plate that just has me going
"burrrrrrp".
But again, I love my vinyl so... I think turntables
and the Pioneer CD ones can and should compliment each
other. I know I was someone who thought "CD
turntables? That's not right" but let's face it, for
any of us who are producers, we manipulate sound, we
are our own masters of this. It should not matter if
I use a Pioneer CD turntable, run my sampler through a
wah-wah pedal, or do things pause-tape style. I also
think in the end, the music will touch the people
regardless of what the format is.
In the future, we may be listening to our music
through crystallized sugar with 500 terabytes storage
capacity, you never know.
p.e.a.c.e.
-John Book
http://www.john-book.com
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