the hints...
-A local record shop (www.releaserecords.com) is closing and providing only digital music.
-DJs all over the place are selling thier vinyl records! (just check out the TA Sale/Wanted forum)
-Beatport and iTunes are in the billions of downloads!
-iTunes is starting to carry EDM!
-Beatport is throwing parties!!
-I have seen more DJs use only CDs for sets at the nightclub I work for, than ever before!

My refusal...
-I simply will not give up the originality, the feel, the value, the texture, the work, the style, the sound or the cost of vinyl records.
-I love my turntables and will never sell them.
-I love having 3+ sources to mix with, rather than just 2 CD players.
-I love the sound of vinyl, although barely noticeable, I still love it.. the little crackles and pops will be missed on all the digital releases.

My acceptance...
I have bought a CD-Player (the DN-S1000) and love using it. I'm an avid and active member of beatport, audiojelly, and various mp3/CD DJ shops. I'll be buying another CD-player to be even (have 4 sources) very soon. I can see the vinyl era coming to a halt... or perhaps (I hope) a descendance into the underground music scene... only to resurge or ressurect itself in the far future.

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dn-s1000 is not a really good player to start with. why don't you try soething more advanced i.e. dn-s3500, cdj-1000.

dunno, i played very little with vinyl and i know it feels nice...the touch...the platter. but when you take into count all the good things the digital evolution brought, its like "cdj all the way"
i really wish all the records in the world would be digitalized to Beatport, cause i cant find 50% of my fav

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Originally posted by blacknoizybox i really wish all the records in the world would be digitalized to Beatport, cause i cant find 50% of my fav

but this gives us vinyl people a one up... we are able to get better bootlegs and remixes

but on the other hand its easyer and quicker to get out a CD or MP3 release

Im having a hard time going digital too. i think in a year i will reluctantly buy serato scratch or sumfin

I'd like to welcome trance to the 21st century. Its taken a while but I think the old nag is finally starting to catch up with the rest of world.

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Originally posted by SgtFoo -I love having 3+ sources to mix with, rather than just 2 CD players.

Buy more than 2 CD players?

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i feel ya. i just got two cdj-200 to complement my decks and mixing between the two with 0.02% pitch increment is so easy its almost no fun.

i will say digital media has allowed me to expand though. Its a lot more econimic to download genre's i wouldnt consider on vinyl, like electro, breakbeat and such.

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vinyl will never die my friends

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Originally posted by ivanbee vinyl will never die my friends

not for as long as turntablists live!
some of the shit thy turntablists do
just isnt possible on cdjs!

and u cant mark out serato disks!

i cant wait to change to serato tho,
but i doubt il ever stop using vinyl!

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I'm mostly CD these days, but I still won't fully abandon vinyl. Until there are more digital shops that offer wav or FLAC for download, I'll still keep my decks.

Actually, on that note--anyone know of any shops that offer wav or FLAC for download? Besides Beatport, of course.

I wont give up on vinyl. Im not opposed to the whole CD think but Im not crossing over. Ive invested too much time and money. Ive sourced most of the tracks Ive wanted on vinyl anyway.

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You're not a DJ unless you can rock vinyl, cds, remix and throw down original productions in the studio, and scratch like a madman. Problem solved.

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