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Posted by tranceCDs on Apr-17-2003 00:48:

Turntables & CD Players?

I'm not really educated on the DJ thing yet but I wanna know what is the purpose of having both turntables and table-top cd players when u play. How does it all mix together? How do u connect all these together? I'm seeing more and more djs with cd players right beside thier tables'....? Explain somebody please.

Posted by Abscond on Apr-17-2003 01:13:

The cd players are plugged into the mixer as well as the turntables. Seems like more and more people are using CD-R's for tracks they can't find on vinyl or haven't been released yet.

Posted by Blithe on Apr-18-2003 05:57:

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Seems like more and more people are using CD-R's for tracks they can't find on vinyl or haven't been released yet.

I totally agree. I primarily use a cd player for some funky intro that I may want to open with. Or those rare songs that don't exist on Vinyl anymore (Or never have). How many times have you found some killer track online and been totally crushed because you could never find it on Vinyl?

Posted by djRyan Jonathon on Apr-18-2003 06:03:

heh

well now boys personally, i think if u cant find it on vinyl then u shouldnt spin it.....im not a big fan of the cd--dj.

heh

.bye

Posted by jonnycarcinogen on Apr-18-2003 10:35:

Well I happen to like vinyl but I have never used a cd player to mix with so I'm biased. Using cdrs is fine by me as long as the songs contained on them are ones you have purchased. When it comes to the subject of songs that are nowhere to be found on vinyl, I always wish there were label-run sites where you could pay to d/l the song or something like that because it's just not fair sometimes...

Posted by Blithe on Apr-18-2003 16:07:

Re: heh

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Originally posted by djRyan Jonathon
well now boys personally, i think if u cant find it on vinyl then u shouldnt spin it.....im not a big fan of the cd--dj.

heh

.bye

Indeed, I'm not a big fan of ripping off an artist, not paying for their hard work, and deciding to spin it. But using CD-R's can really help bridge the gap between mixing styles. I still get frustrated when I find some really cool track that I would like to spin, but can't because it doesn't really exist on vinyl. No, I'm not a big advocate of cd-dj'ing either, but it can have it's certain advantages over vinyl. (One of them being able to play random obscure tracks).

Posted by Scottaculous on Apr-18-2003 17:27:

Re: Turntables & CD Players?

quote:
Originally posted by ALGENIS
I'm not really educated on the DJ thing yet but I wanna know what is the purpose of having both turntables and table-top cd players when u play. How does it all mix together? How do u connect all these together? I'm seeing more and more djs with cd players right beside thier tables'....? Explain somebody please.

Some DJs, especially the big name ones, use CDs because they want to spin self-produced tracks not released on vinyl yet. A DJ can produce/remix/rework/re-edit a track, burn it, and spin it that same day. Putting a track on vinyl is more complicated.

Posted by teknasia on Apr-18-2003 21:50:

I use my CD players for tracks I made myself or for intros & stuff (acapellas, special remixes, effects, ...)

Posted by Dzokayi on Apr-18-2003 23:33:

By any means necessary

If you can't find it on vinyl you shouldn't spin it?

Laughable. I will not limit myself in that fashion. If the killer track of the year is only released on 8 track, I will buy a top-notch 8 track player in order to convert it to a more convenient format: compact disc.

I've said it before & I'll say it again.... if you can rock the house, you can rock the house. Doesn't matter if you're using tape, cd, vinyl, keyboards, drum machines, whatever....

Cheers...

Posted by Blithe on Apr-19-2003 01:35:

Re: By any means necessary

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Originally posted by Dzokayi
If you can't find it on vinyl you shouldn't spin it?

Laughable. I will not limit myself in that fashion. If the killer track of the year is only released on 8 track, I will buy a top-notch 8 track player in order to convert it to a more convenient format: compact disc.

I've said it before & I'll say it again.... if you can rock the house, you can rock the house. Doesn't matter if you're using tape, cd, vinyl, keyboards, drum machines, whatever....

Cheers...

Amen to that.