FORGIVE GREAT MASTERS AND GODS OF VINYL ON THE 1'S AND 2'S FOR I HAVE STRAYED FROM VINYL TO CD'S...........I taught myself on Gemini's and a Pyramid mixer hooked up to a boom box, then graduated onto my friends 1200's..(LOVED THEM). Time has gone by and tecnology has produced some fantastic equipment...and, and,.....well I cheated on my records.(sniff-sniff..tear)!! Now I play my cd's on a Denon duel cd player with a NuMark mixer. Was tricky at first but don't mean to put myself high on the horse..but I have to say I'm pretty good....not 1 single complaint yet! I feel that as long I find all the songs I need and want and continue to pleaze everybody on the dance floor then why not...QUE NO ?
PLUS IT'S EASIER ON THE BACK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THEM CRATES. I PERSONALLY PREFER VINYL THOUGH, BUT I'M NOT DOING IT ANYMORE. JUST FOR FUN AT MY STUDIO NOW.
less equipment is right to carry around is right but less heavy....not on my back!!! The dual deck, mixer, amps,...everything is in one box....it takes my partner and myself to load/unload. Damn I remember this one time we had a quincenera and we had to enter thru the back of the building..meaning we had (I remember)35 stairs to climb...not a good thing we you are trying to impress clients an sweaty..nasty.
I prefer vinyl now just for the durability factor. CDs is definitely more convenient but you must remember to label them... Example, drank 1 too may drinks & could not find a song on my CD, it was not labeled
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DISCO will live FOREVER but alas, "we" will not...
I prefer vinyl now just for the durability factor. CDs is definitely more convenient but you must remember to label them... Example, drank 1 too may drinks & could not find a song on my CD, it was not labeled
I've been spinning CD's now for over 10 years on Denon's also. Of course there was a learning curve during the transition. I know my mixes are just as tight as they were with vinyl. Don't get me wrong I still own 1200's and still buy vinyl. Of course only if there isn't a CD version of the track out there. I belong to the Source DJ Music Supply http://www.thesourceformusic.com/ out of Chino and get most of current CD compilations there. The best thing I found since PC's came into play is that I can backup my CD and vinyl collection on my hard drive. According to BMI as a DJ you are allowed to make one back-up copy of any material you purchase. Over the years I have burned most of my classic Disco (Please see my recent post on the Music Board) http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=30124&subForumID=66812&action=viewTopic&commentID=3675466&topicPage The newer CD players now handle MP3's from CDR's or Memory Cards. You can imagine how many tracks you could have on one player now. Recently I've used some of the new tabletop CD players out there (ie; Pioneer, Technics) and they do provide a very close feel to vinyl. I own PCDJ Red software http://www.pcdj.com/ and can mix on my PC. I have not taken it out on a gig yet but intend to soon. That's where that back-up library comes in handy. Another thought if you listen to your music in headphones, the music now sounds so clear and crisp. Maybe some of us have a thing for for the old "pops" and "crackles" but sometimes it's nice just to hear the track the way it originally sounded in the studio. Just wanted to say I've embraced the Digital Revolution and want to tell others especially the DJ's out there it ain't that bad. Plus do the math... 4 Milk Crates versus 1 SKB CD case. Enough said.