Your opinion on pitch resolution?

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Posted by beats and beeps on Aug-13-2004 01:07:

Your opinion on pitch resolution?

Alright, id just like to get some opinions on pitch resolution, or accuracy.

I bring this up, because denon has released thier new dn-s1000 cd player, and it can only be as accurate as 0.1, but thier previous players have been as accurate as 0.02. Some people are making a huge fuss over this, but im not sure, as i have only used that low of accuracy a couple times.

So what do you guys think? Is 0.1 not accurate enough? I think the cdj 100 only had that kind of accuracy as well, but people seem to like it. Oh, and keep in mind that this new player has pitch bend buttons.

Posted by tubby on Aug-13-2004 01:21:

You get what you pay for. 0.1 isn't really up there for long mixes, you'll have to pay more attention and fix things with a pitch bend, not that this is such a big problem. That's a good part of why these decks are cheaper though.

Posted by tu_face on Aug-13-2004 13:56:

it depends on the setup.

if you are using it with decks, its fine having accuracy of 0.1, as you can make the tiny minute adjustment on the deck if need be.

its not really that bad if you are using 2 cd decks with that increment, but you will have to keep fiddling a bit more to keep it in for long-ass mixes, which leaves less room for concentration on the mix.

Posted by beats and beeps on Aug-13-2004 19:42:

Thanks for your thoughts.
(aka: bump...)

Posted by hooj1 on Aug-13-2004 21:06:

.1 is really no good. I play on CDJ 1000's and .02 sometimes is not good enough.

Posted by tu_face on Aug-14-2004 09:53:

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Originally posted by hooj1
.1 is really no good. I play on CDJ 1000's and .02 sometimes is not good enough.

maybe its your ears.

also it will depend on the orginal source of the music. if you are playing some mp3 thats ripped on an old and tired deck, it will not have total pitch perfection (its actually rare for a vinyl to have 0 pitch fluctuation due to the nature of the medium).

so yes, 0.02 should always be enough.

Posted by D Dubya on Aug-14-2004 09:55:

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Originally posted by tu_face
maybe its your ears.
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lol. you should be able to make it just fine. even with .1

Posted by Spin Doctor on Aug-17-2004 00:58:

0.1 is a bitch � there are times when you have to make corrections every 3 beats, though it balances out, and there are also occasions when you don�t even need to make an adjustment!

Posted by Zack Roth on Aug-17-2004 02:11:

IMO, .1% is awful. I don't get why all these companies are putting out expensive ass cd decks and they're fucking up the most important part of them. I have a cdj1000 MK2 and an s3000, both have .02% accuracy and that is perfect.

Posted by Ghostface on Aug-17-2004 04:29:

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Originally posted by Dirk W.
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lol. you should be able to make it just fine. even with .1
exactly, I've never had a problem with my cdj100s. Maybe the problems aren't with the cdjs?

Posted by hooj1 on Aug-18-2004 01:05:

well .02 is very good, but I rather have it a bit lower. I guess its just because I usually play on TT, which have an analog pitch fader that allows you to go as fine as you want. Then again, with .02 I can mix 2 tracks for a long while without having to touch anything.