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Originally posted by vito djs that get paid to play out music should pay the artists (i.e. buy their tunes) i don't think any pro dj illegally plays mp3s, only wannabes do that btw if you own the vinyl its ok to make a backup cd and play it ppk was alright before it got slaughtered

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I'd love it if some DJ played my downloaded tracks at a gig

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Endless Cycles [Capital Heaven]
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Originally posted by sektile now this sounds all happy and joyful, but as someone already mentioned.. quality? surely. even 320kbps mp3 is compressed and doesnt sound as good as vinyl or cd

i bet my head to be chopped off (both of them, if you want to) that you will NEVER notice a difference between a 192kbps MP3 and a CD played in a club (i mean not like the ideal situation with no people in the club and a very good sound system, but the "normal" packed club)

moreover, quite often 192kbps CD rips sound MUCH BETTER than pure-sounding vinyls because of the inevitable dust-popping on vinyl's surface. even though i am quite obsessed with vinyls, most people want the clearest sound and don't want that cracks and pops as the true authenticity of the dj.

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Originally posted by Jocker quite often 192kbps CD rips sound MUCH BETTER than pure-sounding vinyls because of the inevitable dust-popping on vinyl's surface. even though i am quite obsessed with vinyls, most people want the clearest sound and don't want that cracks and pops as the true authenticity of the dj.

lol... if u take care of your vinyls and always play them clean, u wont have such a problem... and im not even gonna comment about 192kbs cd rips sounding much better than 'pure-sounding vinyls' lol.. u obviously are not obsessed with vinyls cuz u dont know\appreciate the sound quality that wax provides..

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Originally posted by Jocker i bet my head to be chopped off (both of them, if you want to) that you will NEVER notice a difference between a 192kbps MP3 and a CD played in a club (i mean not like the ideal situation with no people in the club and a very good sound system, but the "normal" packed club) moreover, quite often 192kbps CD rips sound MUCH BETTER than pure-sounding vinyls because of the inevitable dust-popping on vinyl's surface. even though i am quite obsessed with vinyls, most people want the clearest sound and don't want that cracks and pops as the true authenticity of the dj.

this is not at all true. when converting from wav to mp3 u lose crucial hi's and lo's that are very very noticeable on a decent sound system

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike this is not at all true. when converting from wav to mp3 u lose crucial hi's and lo's that are very very noticeable on a decent sound system

agreed. BUT. not when there are a couple hundreds (or many more) of people around you each one screaming and blowing the whistle.

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Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike this is not at all true. when converting from wav to mp3 u lose crucial hi's and lo's that are very very noticeable on a decent sound system

also... read this. it might be quite educational:
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...=&threadid=2518

i posted that thread with really stupid and profane assumptions (mainly due to my newbiness), and learnt quite a lot from what the knowledgeable people have said. pay special attention to what skywarp and joel fielder have said...

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Yea i think the problem is when people get careless with the CDR and it leaks, and yea i see your point, headliners or pro djs should use vinyl one because of sound quality, two because they get them for free neway, and i think they all complain about mp3s i think they should buy the vinyls and support artist, like mentioned earlier. Althoug 1000's of songs vs. a couple of crates, whew what an advantage.

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Top Tracks ATM
Nikola Gala - Blue Impulse
Ozgur Can Feat. Nick Beman - Not Even Winds
Powerplant - Turn It To Gold (Madoka's Mix)
Sultan & The Greek - Wadi (Original Mix)
Carlos Vives - Comu Tu (Paul Oakenfold Mix)
Bjork - Violently Happy (Mercurio Mix)

as for the main point of discussion:

yeah, i think it is obligatory that djs play the music they bought or received as promos (whether cds or vinyls). just to support the producers.

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Its all about what the artist thinks. It is their property as far as I know.

Personally, when doing my show, I try to play as many indie artists as possible. I make a point of playing everything local, and granted, some of the luckier DJs in London get their stuff on wax, which I play, but most are perfectly satisfied sending me mp3s to play. Also, a lot of rare vinyls, or stuff that hasn't been released yet, I have on mp3. Of course I'll purchase them once I can find them, but I'm not going to be an ass and make my listeners wait until I order something from the UK.

As for the quality, I used to be all for new technology taking over the old. However, when I heard my first vinyl after hearing the same song over mp3 many times over (Sasha - Xpander), I was blown away. The acoustic qualities of a well maintained vinyl take the cake, and you can encode at 320KBS and piss everyone off with a 30 meg mp3 and it will never even come close.

So, for artists who need to get heard, vinyl is not necessary. However, vinyl is better, and supporting the artist who has released on vinyl is better...

DJ Katheda

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