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Posted by superddman on Sep-18-2005 11:32:

Cd Decks or Vinyl?

Hello,
I am thinking about djing as a hobby, not a profession. Would you guys recommend that I get CD Decks or Vinyl Decks?
I am considering the cheapest way and vinyls are not cheap. Therefore, I am leaning more towards CD but I just wanted to hear your guys's opinions. Are there any drawbacks of CD Decks?

TIA

Posted by shades_of_gray on Sep-18-2005 11:39:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...&threadid=75921

40 page thread on the whole debait, if u searched

Posted by richg101 on Sep-18-2005 11:47:

if you can afford cdj800's or 1000's then buy cd's because its cheaper and more accesible to get hold of music. i need to get some because i never find any 'underground trance' on vinyl anymore cos the smaller labels are all going bust.

turntables are nice tho and im gonna miss them being my primary tool.

Posted by sleepydragon on Sep-18-2005 11:48:

try both and buy what u like
its no good asking for our opinions everyones just gonna say something different.

Posted by Freak on Sep-18-2005 12:12:

Try spinning pizza on slipmats instead...start a new trend

Posted by Marc Summers on Sep-18-2005 20:30:

quote:
Originally posted by Freak
Try spinning pizza on slipmats instead...start a new trend

Dude, I flippin' love pizza. I need to order some now.

Posted by RJT on Sep-18-2005 20:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
Dude, I flippin' love pizza. I need to order some now.

Dude, weren't you the host of Double Dare?

And my opinion: CD's just b/c of accessibility, but meh, as stated before, there's a whole 40 page thread on this subject, and as it is a very much subjective topic, it's something you're just going to have to look at the positives and negatives for, and decide for yourself...

Posted by ieko on Sep-18-2005 20:37:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ RJT
Dude, weren't you the host of Double Dare?

I used to watch that show when I was a kid all the time...

Posted by Wraith on Sep-19-2005 02:06:

+1 to the try it for yourself post. I currently only have vinyl but am leaning heavily towards adding CD's to my set-up. The sole reason for that is money. Bottom line is vinyl is fecking expensive when it comes down to it. $5-$10 per record versus $1.50-$3 per digital download...... that's a bit of a difference. Then add in to it the fact that most of the vinyl I order comes from England and the Netherlands where I get raped on the exchange rate and the shipping and you can see why I want to get some CD decks. Don't get me wrong though. I love my vinyl to death and if I had the funds to I'd keep on using it as my sole source of music, but funds are becoming harder and harder to round up to feed my craving for tunes.

Posted by superddman on Sep-19-2005 03:12:

cool, thanks for pointing me to that huge thread.
now, I think I have decided and I will go with CD Decks.

From looking at some products I really like the Dual setups. What do you guys recommend? Go with Dual setup or buy two individual decks.
And if so which ones.

Now, I cannot stress this more, I want the cheapest (reasonably good) product. I bet everyone wants that hehe.
But, this will be just for my bedroom djing. I don't need crazy bells and whistles.
What features should I be looking at? Beatmatching? Scratching?

TIA

Posted by alligator on Sep-20-2005 22:20:

quote:
Originally posted by superddman

What features should I be looking at? Beatmatching? Scratching?

TIA

yes make sure you can scratch in your trace...good luck...