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offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:10 [#01509365]
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when and where did you hear em, music or mixing?


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:10 [#01509366]
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Awesome. I only have one properly complete at the moment at
that's not online becasue it's crap and old. I'm starting
work, finally, on one tonight though. I'll e-mail you later
mate.


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-23 07:10 [#01509370]
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Offcourse, it's not like I just slap two records together
without some kind of sense for how the end results going to
be. But I find it exciting to try out new stuff that way.
It's based more on intuition than pure calculation that way.
You discover transitions that you wouldn't have done by pure
planning.

Infact I find this method easier with electronica than the
generic dance stuff, which I haven't played in a few
years...


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2005-02-23 07:12 [#01509373]
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gloucester has 4 clubs including a jaks and a liquid. got
one of 'em?. everytime i go, i vow never to go again, but
dickhead mates seem to think it'll be a 'laugh' it never is.
i nearly got decked last time i went buy some total cunt and
i'm not much of a fighter, wasnt fun. jaks is the best place
to go if you want a fat bird or a bird over 40 or a fat bird
over 40


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:13 [#01509375]
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I don't have a public e-mail but I'll mail your xltronic one
later and we can sort it out from there.


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-02-23 07:13 [#01509378]
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surely people will buy music in dvd 5:1/7:1 rather than cds
when they are eventually released? i mean everyone HAS a dvd
player now, and surround sound isnt even that dear. im
certain it will take off... its not even comparable to DAT,
etc. im not even sure what sort of an idiot would have
predicted DAT to take off... its naive to think CD's wont
suffer from the fate you try to impose on vinyls...


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:15 [#01509380]
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Fair enough, but I always find mixing electronica tracks to
be like a very complicated jigsaw puzzle, you have to find
the right bits to go with the right bits and that can take
ages and very rarely happens by chance (if you wanna mix it
seamlessly that is)


 

offline BUNKUM from Nottinghamcestershire (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:15 [#01509381]
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No-one seems to have mentioned the nice big artwork you get
when you buy vinyl. I mainly buy CDs, but I do like buying
vinyl, you really feel like you've bought something and get
that buzz as you gently place the needle on the record,
definately feels more personal than loading a CD. But CD's
are more versatile, like for transferring to mp3 players
etc.


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:16 [#01509382]
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Hahaha! Ther'es a Liquid in Luton (I know you've heard of
it!)
Man, that place fucking sucks. There was a massive fight on
New YEars Eve and instead of sorting it out, teh security
just shut the doors and locked everyone in and left them to
sort it out. Fucking insane. Glad I don't go there. There's
a nice club in st Albans called Batchwood and another in
Milton Keynes underneath the XScape. BAM!

I hate people who start fights like that.


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:16 [#01509383]
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Cool.


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-02-23 07:17 [#01509384]
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also, why potentially never own analord or hab or... ?


 

offline pOgO from behind your belly button fluff on 2005-02-23 07:17 [#01509385]
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Have you ever tried scratching with a cd?


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-23 07:18 [#01509386]
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9/10 the best results come from knowing your shit, that's
true. But the random factor is awesome when it works :)


 

offline thecrimsonguard from ∞ (United States) on 2005-02-23 07:18 [#01509388]
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i like both actually. each one has benifits and problems.

both scratch, both can break if you try very hard, sure cd
audio is clean and swell but vinyl is a world onto itself. i
have a nice home system and vinyl sounds great on it... sure
my record collection takes up some space, but when i have
people over they like to look through it. great conversation
pieces...it turns them on to older music sometimes, they
CAN't BORROW IT!!! unless they're a nutty bastard with a
turntable like me.

so...yea.


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:18 [#01509389]
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believe it or not there were plenty of idiots who thought
DAT would take off, mainly the people that were trying to
market and sell it to us.

The bottom line is that people will only buy into a new
technology if it suits them, and surely it doesn't suit the
majority of people to replace all their collection again,
especially the ones who have already replaced their vinyl
with CD.


 

offline -crazone from smashing acid over and over on 2005-02-23 07:18 [#01509390]
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dunno why i always listen to my vynil instead of my cds, i
think its just more fun listening


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2005-02-23 07:18 [#01509391]
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i havent heard them.

but seriously, where can i hear a mix you've done.... do you
have it hosted at all?


 

offline -crazone from smashing acid over and over on 2005-02-23 07:19 [#01509392]
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cd's are handy for travelling


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-02-23 07:21 [#01509395]
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dvds are physically cd's though... people are ready for
them.. and they have replaced vhs...


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:23 [#01509398]
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unfortunately not, I've been DJing since I was 18 (I'm 32
now) and have got a massive archive of mixes that I'd love
to make available but sadly I have no broadband connection
or easy way to get them online, one day I will though and
when that day comes I'll put the link up for everyone on
this board.


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:25 [#01509401]
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Yeah but let's face it a DVD isn't a great leap on from CD
and most DVD players play CDS too (which is probably why the
format took off), believe it or not though we are on the
cusp of another format war, HD DVD vs Blu Ray discs, should
be fun, I think I'll watch from the sidelines.


 

offline Chihiro from twins land on 2005-02-23 07:40 [#01509410]
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vinyl gives you more posibilities.


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:44 [#01509415]
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maybe if your a tricky hip hop dj but you'd be surprised at
what you can do with CD decks these days


 

offline E-man from Rixensart (Belgium) on 2005-02-23 07:45 [#01509417]
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the discussion is endless because the majority of people
don't know what they talk about throwing stupid comments
like vinyl is better quality!!!

what quality uh? maybe you mean it isn't sampled? so you'll
have a more true representation of the sound, but quality as
nothing to do with that as clearly pointed by soundguy, just
buy the best equipment and listen for yourself.

and yes dvd are nearly cd's, so talk about dvd's which are
96Khz/24 bit if you want to talk about sound quality, i
think you have even more high-freq content on that, meaning
your live percussion will sound more punchy and all your
transient will be better reproduced, you'll have a better
stereo image too and better sound separation.

the bigger artwork (and maybe the ability to scratch altho
that is getting better and better with ceedees...) is the
only thing that keeps me buying certain vinyl when i could
buy the cd.

i'm tired of people liking vinyl because it is "cool", and
then they invent all sort of reasons why it is better
because, well, you won't accept that you were stupid for so
long!

don't get me wrong, i LOVE vinyl! but not for some "quality"
issues...
i like the clics an pops, i like surface noise (not too
much), i like bigger artwork, i like the smell of it i like
sampling slowed to death sound (something you have to pay in
the digital world to have the same quality), ... bla bla
bla

anyway,
enjoy you music any format it is on :)


 

offline Chihiro from twins land on 2005-02-23 07:48 [#01509421]
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yeah... that's true. :)
anyway... i prefer vinyls. It's size, the turntable, how
you gotta take care of them, the warm sound... And
especially when a record is only released on vinyl... it
feels special... And vinyls are often cheaper than cd's.
But all formats are good. I use MD, cd's, vinyls, mp3..
it's all great too me. I just like the feeling of a vinyl..
:)


 

offline E-man from Rixensart (Belgium) on 2005-02-23 07:48 [#01509423]
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so true...
creativly speaking, a good denon 2x cd deck is something you
could use to play live shows with loops of you stuff spread
on cd
i mean, you can fire a loop from anywhere on the cd at any
time and change the looppoints on the fly easily, can't do
that on vinyl ( and you need a LOT of money to press vinyls
of you stuff i think :D)



 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2005-02-23 07:54 [#01509429]
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Wholly shit look at you people
go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow!

0_0


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 07:54 [#01509431]
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not to mention the fact that many cd decks have built in
digital effects, from filtering to phlanging, use them
sparingly and it can seriously enhance your set.


 

offline furoi from Udine (Eriko Sato's undies) (Italy) on 2005-02-23 07:55 [#01509433]
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i think you can buy an "electronic music" vinyl nowadays
just for a collection purpose, not for an audiophile
sensation.
you should buy classical, jazz vinyls and have an audiophile
music system if you really wanna enjony the sound.



 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 08:00 [#01509440]
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I always thought it strange that electronic music, which
let's face it these days is more often than not coming from
a digital source is deemed to sound better on vinyl.

This doesn't apply to older analog stuff of course but the
process of taking a digital wave then recording it to vinyl
creates a second generation copy, how is this better than a
direct digital copy from the master?

I guess it's all down to the skill of whoever masters it too
vinyl.


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 08:31 [#01509495]
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I'll host one off the CD he's sending me :)


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 08:38 [#01509506]
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cheers, I'd appreciate that.


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2005-02-23 08:46 [#01509515]
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BUNKUM hit the nail on the head, all right.

100% agree with his comment.

I've only begun listening to vinyl over the past 2 years,
and slowly (very slowly) buying records.

I don't mix; I only have one turntable. I just listen to
music and occasionally set the other channel to my pc (mp3 )
and play around like that.

I've been waiting to get a 2nd table but just never got
around to it.

For some reason, I find it more "personal" to load up a
track on vinyl, and listen ot it ... than loading up a mp3
or cd in 2seconds and just hitting play.

I'm not sure why but vinyl has more of a "human" or
"personal" appeal to me. It has an added "feeling" instead
of just "listening"

I',m not sure exactely how to put it into words but im sure
a few of you out there no exactely what i mean.

Everything about the turntable and vinyl is just lovely.


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 09:00 [#01509548]
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It's a psychological thing then, I used to like the fact
that an album on vinyl is only 20-30 mins a side and
therfore you get can get more of a conscise satisfying
"musical journey" with a beggining, middle and end, rather
than the boredom that can arise from listening to a really
long CD, this is irrelevant nowadays though because I just
program the "journeys" myself.


 

offline stilaktive from a place on 2005-02-23 09:39 [#01509590]
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I must be the big big dickhead coz i mix with
TRAKTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeaaaaahh its better then all
that physcial real object stuff, plus i can do some crazy
whweoeoeohohospecktraldelayflangerbandpasstapereverbwithful
effects that go lintesitywheocchchricksky
stuff in the middle of a tune. and no one ever knows.... coz
no ones there D:


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-23 09:53 [#01509615]
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Ha Ha, I thought about using that but it won't run on my
computer, I think it could be the way forward though, and
that's from someone who's devoted a large chunk of their
life learning how to mix "properly"


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2005-02-23 10:02 [#01509626]
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cd djs are bullshit

first of all vinyl sounds much better, the digital
wavelength isnt pure, because of space available on digital
mediums cds are put to 16 bits and the wavelength is
imperfectly copied, it only takes certain points of the
wavelength, not the whole thing, where as analog is a
physical medium and has no boundaries

also pressing buttons to mix is just fucking faggoty


 

offline stilaktive from a place on 2005-02-23 10:31 [#01509661]
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yeah but you can scratch CD's and make matmos songs. whinyl
is expensive and for people who are boring. i hate DJ's they
cant dance


 

offline Sire from the depths (Finland) on 2005-02-23 10:41 [#01509680]
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I can't believe no one's mentioned the smell of fresh, new
vinyl when you first take it out of the sleeve.. Mmm.
Especially if the 12" is shrinkwarpped. It's just one of
those things...

Never bought a CD in my life if there has been the choice of
getting a vinyl version.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2005-02-23 11:24 [#01509740]
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i agree, listening to a record is more of an 'event'


 

offline E-man from Rixensart (Belgium) on 2005-02-24 09:04 [#01511066]
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so we agree that it has mainly to do with presonal
preference and psychological effects rather than with better
sound quality...

roygbivcore: vinyl as a music medium is also very limited in
itself.

the thing that's bad is that we won't have the choice for
long, that is sad to me, it's always better having different
formats with differents strentghs and weaknesses. :(


 

offline sadist from the dark side of the moon on 2005-02-24 10:53 [#01511248]
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get over it - vinyl now doesn't have better quality then
cd...


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2005-02-24 10:59 [#01511256]
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dvdaudio and supercds yes, but regular cds no

they lack a shit load of warmth but none of you care about
that


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2005-02-24 15:28 [#01511587]
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no. e-man, it certainly does have to do with sound quality.



 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-24 15:33 [#01511591]
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man, look at all the vinyl-lovers go spastic!


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-24 15:37 [#01511592]
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I find it funny how you keep hammering on about "opening
your mind", while you are busiest on persecuting people who
prefer to listen to a cd.


 

offline euphonicfilter from illadelphia (United States) on 2005-02-24 15:49 [#01511601]
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cd's, to me, are essentially useless

vinyl, we should never forget, is a forgotten format in many
ways - hence how you can crate dig and buy breaks and
samples for nearly nothing

ive had friends whose parents gave me crates and crates of
shit cause it was a pain in their ass, and cd's were hip
then, are still are

in that area vinyl is FAR better -

cd's also dont have that lasting physical feeling that vinyl
does - i could toss a cd around like nothing, but my record
i treasure, love, respect, talk to, and treat delicately

love thy vinyl


 

offline pietrobot on 2005-02-24 15:53 [#01511609]
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To answer the initial question, it is
a matter of choice --and depending
on your set-up and sound-system,
you may prefer vinyl for its overall
warmth and attention to detail on
a hi-fi system. DJ's also find vinyl
to be a key choice for the 'oldschool'
setup of a pair of 1200s. Some enjoy
vinyl because of the large artwork/
cover-sleeve/liner notes. We all know
the convenient/efficient reasons for
buying CD's so there's no need to
get into that.

Pietro.


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2005-02-24 16:15 [#01511638]
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qrter , i'm not sure who you are directing that at?

no one is saying cds should go away,

but vinyl is a superior format (in some terms), and not in
others (portability) etc.

you can't go one way or the other, but i just feel there are
a lot of people out there who think cds always sound better
than vinyl.



 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-24 16:27 [#01511660]
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I got tired of reading.

anyway...

for me; I can actually hear the difference between cd/mp3
and vinyl now... and also between mp3 and cd.

scratching on cd is crap. I tried it once, and it came out
all weird and not like it should AT ALL.

when I have vorspiels (pre-parties), I look cool going from
the deck to the shelves holding a vinyl and gracefully
switching the records.. and people are too afraid to touch
it to keep switching songs ALL THE FUCKING TIME! I FUCKING
HATE people who just can't listen to an entire song/album!
FUCKFUCKFUCK!

it also keeps the "guitar-junkies" away.. you know, those
annoying gnomes that always find the guitar in the house and
start playing CRAP songs that they sing along to.

I'm not very good at mixing, but I already know that it's
easier to see how a track is going to progress on a vinyl
(you can see where the drums are, if there are any quiet
parts, and where the bass is and so-on... a cd just gives
you timecode, which also is very "unpersonal," in a way),
and that you, even if you say you can't mix tracks you don't
know, can't escape having to mix tracks you don't know
unless you only play the same two tracks throughout your
life. Whenever you try mixing a track for the first time,
you won't know it, and mixing is just more fun when you "get
it right," which you have a greater chance of doing if you
can see how the track is...


 


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