yet another vinyl vs. cd question

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Posted by dartman on Sep-17-2003 05:22:

yet another vinyl vs. cd question

to all of the djs here that spin both vinyl and cds:
given the choice would you rather buy songs on vinyl or cd? the reason i ask is that i bought AvB Yet Another Day on cd for like $11 and it has 6 mixes of the song on it, if you wanted to get all of these mixes on vinyl it would cost considerably more than $11. I was on dancegrooves.com looking for some music and they have Summer Calling on cd with 5 mixes for $8.80, seems like a no brainer but there is just something about adding to my vinyl collection. Your thoughts........

Posted by djlemeir on Sep-17-2003 05:41:

i ono about u
but wen i buy vinyl i know its exclusive
u wont find vynil in your average hmv/sam the record man
but u will find cds. be it trance or not

my 2 cents

Posted by Ghostface on Sep-17-2003 09:11:

If i can get it on cd, I won't buy the vinyl.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Sep-17-2003 09:35:

If it's cheaper, it's cheaper.
They are still the same tunes regardless of the format.

Posted by Zack Roth on Sep-17-2003 15:03:

I spin both, and I if both formats were available, I wouldn't have to think twice about which one to get. Definitely vinyl.

Posted by iLLicit on Sep-18-2003 10:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
If it's cheaper, it's cheaper.
They are still the same tunes regardless of the format.

Well, I don't exactly agree with you. Many people will not hear the difference, but it is said that vinyl has a more richer sound than the digital sound format of normal cd's.

And I stick to vinyl also. Most of the music I buy doesn't even make it to cd... Thank god for that! Nothing beats putting your fresh vinyl on the TT and spin it for the first time. The smell, the touch....ahhhhhh...

Posted by Ultraphu on Sep-18-2003 15:22:

the recording format necessary to duplicate the exact sound of vinyl and represent it on cd hasn't been released yet. when it does, i imagine they will need to use dvd-r size discs to hold the file sizes.

Posted by Scottaculous on Sep-18-2003 18:27:

quote:
Originally posted by iLLicit
Many people will not hear the difference, but it is said that vinyl has a more richer sound than the digital sound format of normal cd's.

Hopefully CD Turntables will use be supporting SACD or DVD Audio soon. And if a club can manage to set up a surround sound club, I will start producing tracks in surround sound.

Posted by IntegraR0064 on Sep-19-2003 05:37:

As someone already said....there is NOTHING like sticking a piece of vinyl on there and spinning it for the first time....

Definitely vinyl.

Posted by dartman on Sep-19-2003 06:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
If it's cheaper, it's cheaper.
They are still the same tunes regardless of the format.

to tell thats pretty much the way that i feel too. if i can get a cd with a bunch of different mixes on it that i like i would rather just buy the cd. there is something to be said for spinning vinyl and having records, but if i can save a few bucks buying cd singles than its more than worth it to me.
i also think that a cd will probably last longer than a record if you take care of it. dont records get worn out the more you play them? i have yet to wear out a record but i just started playing around with turntables. as for the whole "vinyl sounds better" thing, i dont want to start a war, maybe it does but its not a big enuff difference for me to switch to playing 100% vinyl.

Posted by tubby on Sep-19-2003 07:19:

depends on how much i like the tune. If not that much, defaintely the cheaper cd option. then again, depends on what the price difference is. Normally A$6 for a cd verus 20-22 for records, then it'll be the cd almost everytime. However, some tunes I already have on CD i still bought the record when it was on special ($12).

Posted by iLLicit on Sep-19-2003 13:34:

quote:
Originally posted by tubby
depends on how much i like the tune. If not that much, defaintely the cheaper cd option. then again, depends on what the price difference is. Normally A$6 for a cd verus 20-22 for records, then it'll be the cd almost everytime. However, some tunes I already have on CD i still bought the record when it was on special ($12).

$22 for one vinyl!!!
Thank god they are much cheaper here in Holland!

Posted by MERiDiAN5i2 on Sep-19-2003 19:18:

vinyl of course.

CDs.. well.. are pretty worthless, IMHO.

Posted by razzi on Sep-20-2003 04:51:

the war continues.. cd vs vinyl. i have played on both, but definitely prefer vinyl. everyone's heard it, its the control of the track right at your fingertips with no computer in between. also, about the sound difference- right now i have two JBL LX44s and these babies have supreme sound quality and bass.. you can hear the difference. vinyl sounds warmer, no one and zeros, just pure analog waves

Posted by Clyde77 on Sep-20-2003 05:08:

VINYL

Posted by dartman on Sep-20-2003 05:47:

i'm not trying to perpetuate the cd vs. vinyl war here. most people would rather spin one or the other, i'm not asking wich one is cooler, or wich one sounds better, or whatever, I asking (to djs that play both cds and records) would you rather spend the money on two or three (or more) records to get the mixes of a song that you like or just buy a cd single for about the same price as one record, maybe even less. i'm digging both formats, there are pros and cons to each and there is plenty of music out there that is onlyl available on vinyl to fill my need for records so i would just as soon buy a song as a cd single and save some cash, especially if there are a few remixes of a song that i want.

Posted by djshan on Sep-20-2003 08:37:

im not aginst vinyl djing, but once i asked a guy why does he spin with vinyl instead of cd's. he said he likes vinyl becuase without it he wont be cool when he dj's. also he said that dj's who use cd's are cheap and unreal. i personally use cd's becuase thats wat i prefer. but for me i dont have anyting against someone who choses to use cd's or vinyl, or even a tapedeck. as long as you can send out the tunes through the mixer, then its all good.

Posted by TwiloNYC on Sep-21-2003 04:24:

Re: yet another vinyl vs. cd question

quote:
Originally posted by dartman
to all of the djs here that spin both vinyl and cds:
given the choice would you rather buy songs on vinyl or cd? the reason i ask is that i bought AvB Yet Another Day on cd for like $11 and it has 6 mixes of the song on it, if you wanted to get all of these mixes on vinyl it would cost considerably more than $11. I was on dancegrooves.com looking for some music and they have Summer Calling on cd with 5 mixes for $8.80, seems like a no brainer but there is just something about adding to my vinyl collection. Your thoughts........

Using CDs to me is not very involving. It's so much easier imo to mix w/ cds... and i get bored of it quickly. BTW, AVB's dub of Yet Another Day RULES! Such a nice tune.