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Posted by Azi on Jun-11-2007 16:29:

...FInal Scratch or Vinyl?

i was planning to buy final scratch in a few days...just wanted sum feedback from final scratch users

1) is the control and feel on the time coded vinyls the same as on real vinyl?

2) what are the drawbacks or problems one can encounter with final scratch? while using them and in the long term as well

3) will i actually save money buy buying final scratch or should i just stick to buying vinyl?

whats the verdict? i mean what do you guys recommend? worth it or not?

thanks guys, ur feed back will help me make my decision...thanks in advance

p.s: i currently have a computer setup but am planning to buy turntables, mixer and final scratch...but if you guys have any other suggestions, i would greatly appreciate it...i dont want to just buy something without knowing what the best cost effective option is out there...thanks guys
cheers

Posted by latenightsex on Jun-11-2007 16:30:

tried all of them, traktor comes the closest

Posted by DjWoody on Jun-11-2007 17:22:

Don't buy Final Scratch. Get Serato instead. Serato's support kicks ass, and it's pretty much the industry standard now.

Posted by the_gamemaster on Jun-11-2007 18:50:

I like the look of torque. Its around �200 cheaper and seems to have the same features.

The only difference i can see is it says its 48khz instead of 96. I don't know if this would be noticable or not

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_...DPack-main.html

Posted by Azi on Jun-11-2007 20:37:

thanks dj woody and gamemaster...ill definately chek these two out online rite now...thanks for the links...dj woody and gamemaster, what are the drawbacks of getting a system like finalscratch/m-audio etc as compared to vinyl? im a resident of pakistan and here its impossible to get vinyl except online from another country..no concept of vinyl here...so what do u suggest i look into? any suggestions are welcome

thanks once again

Posted by miamitranceman on Jun-11-2007 20:56:

Well, then a software solution like Torq/Serato would be perfect because you could still use your turntables and sync them to your computer and your mp3 tracks.

Posted by cmay119 on Jun-11-2007 23:08:

After buying about $600 worth of vinyl, I finally bit the bullet and purchased Serato.

Absolutely awesome program and definately worth the investment. I couldn't be happier with the program, except you better have a pretty decent computer to expect to run it at it's full potential.

Posted by T-Soma on Jun-12-2007 02:55:

quote:
Originally posted by cmay119
you better have a pretty decent computer to expect to run it at it's full potential.

Not true. Look at Serato's system requirements. I can tell you from first hand experience it works fine.

Serato is truly rock solid, the audio playback has never skipped for me and I regularly run other programs while it is playing.

Posted by funaki on Jun-12-2007 07:51:

Hey Azi, whats up, where in pakistan are you from? i am from kashmir

I was in pakistan last year and tried low and behold to get hold of some people to dj with and those who are in production, but there people are different lol.

Anyways, i bought myself M-Audio Torq from Dubai, its cheaper which might work better for you considering the exchange rate of ruppee to dollar, basically does the same job as Serato or final scratch, so many people are happy with it including me. DO give it a try and see if it fits your need.

THey have a M-Audio distributor in Karachi, its called AGN Computers, http://www.agncomputers.com/. Give them a buzz and see if they stock it.

Posted by blacknoizybox on Jun-12-2007 11:03:

below nickname AZI the location points to "london, ontario" what does that mean? ) and a resident of pakistan?! whoa..

Posted by Azi on Jun-12-2007 13:10:

thanks for all the replies guys

blacknoisybox: i was actually in london ontario when i registered an account with TRance addict...i was there for my university...anyways now im back in Karachi, Pakistan

funaki: im from karachi dude...hahaha funaki, you wont find many ppl here into this...they'll go as far as listening to electronic for enjoyment and raving on saturdays at pvt parties on the beach...but as far as djing and producing is concerned, not many of those..dont get me wrong, there are a handful here who dj and just 2 ive heard of who produce ( namely faisal baig and junaid mumtaz....mumtaz is pretty good...had opened for desyn sum time back according to what i hear...hes a resident at some club in london but comes down to karachi for gigs often....)

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=junaid+mumtaz ---> just to give you an idea of the scene here...chek out the videos

im just going to chk out the agn computers site...lol i had no idea sumone in karachi would actually be selling these audio devices...im suprised honestly...but its good to know pakistan is catching up to the scene...

miamitranceman, T-Soma, and cmay119, thanks a bunch for your feedback and suggestions...so i think the verdict is Serato...il definately look into the prices once again and make a decision soon hopefully...

anyways what turntables are u guys using and what turntables and mixer do you guys reccomend i get with my serato?...just to let you knw i have no experience with tables whatsoever, been doing it on a computer for a while...so i want somthing not too entry level but not too high tech and expensive either...something in the middle which will my abilities grow and sumthing i can stick with for a while even after i get out of the amatuer phase...

thanks guys

cheers to all

thanks once again guys

Posted by latenightsex on Jun-12-2007 13:44:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWoody
Don't buy Final Scratch. Get Serato instead. Serato's support kicks ass, and it's pretty much the industry standard now.

that will change, now that traktor has double the vinyl resolution to all rest

Posted by seanjj on Jun-12-2007 18:14:

"mumtaz is pretty good...had opened for desyn sum time back according to what i hear."

digweed is what i have heard

Posted by funaki on Jun-20-2007 08:06:

Thanks for the videos dude, i didnt knew there was such a scene over there. I stayed there for 3 months and it was hell. Didnt knew what to do. Well i am going again there for a week or so, that time i'll hit you up and then maybe we can hit a party or something.

As for turntables, i use 1200mkII pretty solid turntables, anything from technic is solid. So depending on the cash you have on hand, look into new tech or new numark tt500 or ttx, if you have cash for new tt500, then skip tt500 and look into second hand tech.

The tech i got is from 1982 or something and till today it works like it was purchased yesterday.

As for mixer, if you are scratching and stuff look into rane or urei, if you are mixing look into Pioneer DJM400 or Xone or something.

It all comes down to your budget, post your budget and we might give you a better idea.

Cheers

Posted by Dj Spiel on Jun-23-2007 23:10:

I've been using Final Scratch since it came out.

V 1.5 (then I sold it)

V 2 Final Scratch 2 (still have it)

Now i am running Final Scratch 2 with Traktor 3

Hands down the best IMO... It take alot of patience and knowledge in Audio/Computers to configure settings and troubleshoot. Problems like tracks freezing,audio popping,etc,etc.

I have not used Serato so I can't really say much about it other than I have only heard good things.

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Depends on your preference I guess. I'll be using Traktor 3/Finalscratch2/CDj800s at a set next week