4 Sep
2002
4 Sep
'02
1:10 a.m.
> Huh? Yeah they are. Just take a look through
some 'modern' music on
> cdnow.com... Lots of hip-hop and techno is released this way. Some DJs
> prefer to use vinyl, because it sounds better, and (IMHO) is just more fun
> to handle than these little optical digital pieces of trash :). I've
> purchased a fair amount of vinyl (modern) music from cdnow.
DJs use vinyl because it is easier to mix. Some special CD decks now have
pitch controls, but they do not have a decent way to nudge the records at
the correct times, in order to get things to sync up. This is all done in
real time, and a mistake can make lots of people on the dancefloor angry
(like the club owner).
Oh Shoot, I forgot about the whole
DJ/HipHop/twin-turntable scratching
thing. I guess they have to get records somewhere, although, I suppose
there DJ needles don't ruin records as fast as what an audiophile would use.
They also know how to treat the records properly. Gentle, gentle...
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org