now this subject has propably been brought up before but i need to awaken this beast again.
now alot of people out there are of the opinion that djs should use vinyl basically because it pleases the crowd to see records as opposed to cds. but other than that i dont see that vinyl is any better than cd.
i could make a huge list on the benefits of cds as opposed to vinyl but what good would it do me b/c i am also of the opinion that djs should use vinyl.
but why do we still use records, thats where i am confused. i mean i just think its a whole lot easier, economical, and avilable to use cd.
is there a lot of people out there who also use cds when mixing? i heard that Mauro Picotto does it and ive seen good djs doing it before at clubs.
so whats the deal?

my reason is because of one word:

manipulation.

You cant do that with a CD. besides---CD mixing takes the fun out of it. The newer CD mixers out beatmatch on their own and all you do is hit play. Can you really be called a DJ by pushing buttons? With vinyl you can do so much with it. Personally I prefer the sound of vinyl as to a CD. For those of us that scratch as well as mix......can you scratch with a CD mixer?? (well nowadays who knows....maybe you can) Anywho, that is my opinion. Manipulation.

hey i use both
for one reason
some things are never pressed so u can get them in mp3 format and play them from cd
one song i play a lot on cd that is not on vinyl is rank 1-many miles too soon
i try to get everthing on vinyl just cause its more fun to play and collect

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i agree with most of the previous comments except for this one or two:


CD mixing takes the fun out of it. The newer CD mixers out beatmatch on their own and all you do is hit play.

i find it fun to play in front of an audience regardless of what media is being used.

if someone is using automatic mixing features, it is that someone's problem, not the CD/mp3 format.

My mate uses CD's. He is very good. Very very good. He has a pair of faily old cd decks so he doesnt just "Have to hit play".

I use vinyl cos I love the feel of them and the fact you have to wait ages for a certain tune and when you get it you bang it out where-ever possible.

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Originally posted by neo geo some things are never pressed so u can get them in mp3 format and play them from cd one song i play a lot on cd that is not on vinyl is rank 1-many miles too soon

The 'mp3' DJ is the one that I disrespect the most. They play something that may have been a treasure for another DJ to find on Vinyl. I know this may attract critisizm, but i think that DJing with MP3's is totally wrong, especially if you are making money off of it. Example, if you were payed 300 bones for a set and you played almost all of it with CD-R's containing formatted MP3's. You would pocket all the money, you would only have to pay for the CD-R itself and probably dial up. Me on the other hand.....I use ever last penny to buy more vinyl. So the 300 that I would get payed goes to new goodies to mix with and 10 or so new vinyl. I love the format of MP3 though. If it wasnt for MP3's I would have never found trance, and without this site I would still be behind in the whole trance scene. Finding and talking about the tracks here enables me to listen to them, see if I like them then go out and buy the song on vinyl.
As for the DJ's that use CD-Maxi's and Mini's------I will give you so much more props than the MP3 DJ's.

My 2 cents on this. ( I know this will prolly piss off some folk, but I don't care. all of this is IMO.)

stupid thread, hopefully it will get closed.

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I know this may attract critisizm, but i think that DJing with MP3's is totally wrong, especially if you are making money off of it. Example, if you were payed 300 bones for a set and you played almost all of it with CD-R's containing formatted MP3's. You would pocket all the money, you would only have to pay for the CD-R itself and probably dial up.


i see. so what you are saying is that ALL mp3s are illegal. interesting.


and this part here:
i think that DJing with MP3's is totally wrong, especially if you are making money off of it.

you are saying that it is okay to play mp3s track by track at home, but it is not okay to mix mp3s for fun at someone else's home at a party or something.

Why don;t you just use both cause there are alot of good tunes you can't get on Vinyl or can't find! Like fricken SKF - Childhood Fears. I want it so bad and can't fricken find it! But I would DJ with both. have 2 decks and a cd player and a 3 channel mixer and your set.

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obs read the damn post properly, think about it and then respond.

his complaint is that he spends all his gig money on new vinyl, whereas the mp3 dj doesn't have to do that because they can just download the tracks.

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but it is not okay to mix mp3s for fun at someone else's home at a party or something.

umm .. when was the last time u got paid 300 bucks for mixing at a friend's party?

And DJ Neilson, if you think a thread is stupid, don't click on it.

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The 300 bills was from an apartment complex party they threw. ( I lived there ) and the first amount for 6 hours was 3 bills. Otherwise i only ask 50 per event.