vinyl vs cd decks,, what should i do

osky · Post by **osky** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:10 pm

yes yes yes uve probably had this question before, if this angers u leave! if however ur a fairly nice person maybe u can help me out

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basically i wanna get some decks, got some bullshit usb ones at the moment. many dubstep djs use vinyl, but does it really matter if a dubstep dj uses cd decks?
also what dubstep djs use cd decks?

anyway safe!

caunterstrike · Post by **caunterstrike** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:13 pm

way up the pros and cons of each then make the decision for yourself. i'm sure you dont need us to point them out

86. · Post by **86.** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:15 pm

CD makes more long term sense. the only (irrelevant) issue is that the elitists will come at you sideways.

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:17 pm

Its down to personal preference, i prefer vinyl but wanna get serato in the near future, get which one you feel most comfortable with

yellowhighlighter · Post by **yellowhighlighter** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:40 pm

i don't even know why they're still making cd decks.

serato and other DVS systems>all cd based decks.

futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:45 pm

Ableton Live + APC40.

Decks are sooooo last millenium!!!!

If you insist on old skool djing methods, i'd go for a timecoded vinyl option.

If that is still too expensive, CD decks...

86. · Post by **86.** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:53 pm

futures_untold wrote:Ableton Live + APC40.

Decks are sooooo last millenium!!!!

If you insist on old skool djing methods, i'd go for a timecoded vinyl option.

If that is still too expensive, CD decks...

actually what he said.

yellowhighlighter · Post by **yellowhighlighter** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:09 pm

if DJing goes down the laptop+controller route 100% i think i might have to start killing DJs.

86. · Post by **86.** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:33 pm

iTunes crossfade

hurlingdervish · Post by **hurlingdervish** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:36 pm

yellowhighlighter wrote:if DJing goes down the laptop+controller route 100% i think i might have to start killing DJs.

who says when it does it will still be "djing"

competition breeds great stuff. ie M.C's in early hiphop. it started out just repping the dj on stage...then competition meant they had to be impressive at doing so
if everyone started laptopping it then the guy who is doing live looping and remixing stands out as the better one and makes the other guys look like jokes

but vinyl dj's will always have a place

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:20 pm

either or and serato down to what you feel more comfortable with, but high end cd decks like ones in clubs are gonna cost an assload more than some secondhand techs which are also club standard

magnetron_sputtering · Post by **magnetron_sputtering** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:41 pm

I know there's probably treads on the whole vinyl vs. digital thing but can you hear the difference in a club? Or is the whole vinyl vs. digital thing only erally noticeable at home chilling with headphones? That something a DJ would need to take into account?

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:43 pm

Magnetron, Sputtering wrote:I know there's probably treads on the whole vinyl vs. digital thing but can you hear the difference in a club? Or is the whole vinyl vs. digital thing only erally noticeable at home chilling with headphones? That something a DJ would need to take into account?

go and listen to most pa systems or speakers and compare to what you see in clubs
people who bitch 90% of the time are wannabe audiophile nerds especially with 256kb/320kb mp3s

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:57 pm

hayze99 wrote:YOU FUCKS WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER MY POST ON THIS

cause you've posted an alpaca

dj.ik · Post by **dj.ik** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:52 am

I've been using serato for a while now, I'd recommend it over cdj's anyday....

I guess its up to personal preference and budget though right? [edit] but I would definitely steer clear of cheap cdjs...

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:55 am

NS7's n a mac if your looking for some serious shizzle ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q_FpuDxLlo

^^^ they're amazing no burning of cds and you can just drag and drop your files ... the controller is built really well its just a bit weird scratching on a 7" vinyl

kwun-tings · Post by **kwun-tings** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:31 pm

i have vinyl decks, and i got serato. if you think about it, in the long run it will actually save you money, rather than buying a shit load of vinyl.

yes, it will take a long time to get your money back i.e. serato costs roughly £400 (much cheaper on ebay

) and thats about 60-70 vinyls @ about £6 each.
But as soon as i installed it, i had my 20gig's worth of itunes on 'vinyl' so it was definetely worth it in my opinion. also you can download mp3's costing a few quid, instead of paying £6/7 for the vinyl

i still ocassionally get the odd vinyl if its a rare one or an absolute banger.

my mate has CDJ's and in my opinion it takes the fun out of DJing (i'm probably gonna get slated for saying that). with vinyl its way more hands on and engaging, even cueing up a song requires manual input, where as on a CDJ you just press the cue button.

bit of a cliche, but ultimately its personal preference.
in my opinion, serato for the win!

casual-p · Post by **casual-p** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:25 pm

VINYL. sounds better, more releases, better to mix plus you will constantly use 1210s or 1200s when you play out instead of a whole gang of different swag cdj knock offs by numark that dont work. p.s. i would personally avoid serato, i spent my money on this only to find out how long it is to plug that shit in in the dark, bumping into another sweaty dj and holding everything up. good for home though. just my 2 pence

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:43 pm

casual-P wrote:VINYL. sounds better, more releases, better to mix plus you will constantly use 1210s or 1200s when you play out instead of a whole gang of different swag cdj knock offs by numark that dont work. p.s. i would personally avoid serato, i spent my money on this only to find out how long it is to plug that shit in in the dark, bumping into another sweaty dj and holding everything up. good for home though. just my 2 pence

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vinyl vs cd decks,, what should i do

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