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#29
Posted 29 March 2003 - 3:59 PM
anType Escribi�:
It's for DJ's. DJ's dont use CDs.
I meant, if you convert from 12" to MP3, the quality will be bad (surface noise and stuff)...
that's not entirely true...
there's a lot of DJs out who use CDs instead of vinyl. the upside of using CD-turntables (like the pioneer cdj-1000 models, etc.) is that instead of lugging around 2-3 crates/cases/bags of vinyl, you can have your entire set for the night on 2-4 cds. plus with the cdj-1000 series, you can "scratch" the cd and it actually sounds like you're scratching a record. none of that fake scratch sound bullshit like you get with other cd turntables...it's legit stuff. people who are total vinyl addicts (like Cut Chemist, DJ Shadow, Nu-Mark, Z-Trip, etc.) use cd turntables when they play live. Some, like Shadow, use them to increase the ways they can mix music during their live shows. so i wouldn't say DJs don't use CDs because they do...
and on the whole burning from vinyl to mp3 to PC stuff, i do that all the time. i like to hear surface wear (read: not white noise or hissing) with my mp3s after i copy them to my computer from my turntable. you get a nice, warmer sound. also, on vinyl, the bass is a little lower than it would be if the song was on CD. the reason for this is because if there's too much bass on a track on vinyl(this isn't including dropping the bass EQ to the max on your mixer), the record will skip immensely. it's the way the grooves are pressed onto the vinyl...something about the vibration. it's some einstein scientific shit, so i won't go into super detail, but that's something else to look into.
dropping science like MCA in "the sounds of science"...
chris