first of all, no this isn't going to be a digital vs analogue thread

with the advance of digital technology, i feel that its about time analogue turntable manufacturers pulled their smug fingers out of their arses and did something groundbreaking. what is left to put on turntables? at the moment we have a turntable that plays records, some have ultrapitch (or a similar feature) others have (crap) key correction etc. but what should they put into a turntable next?

personally i think they should invent a turntable with an on-board sound processing unit for effects and sampling. sleep functions (as in reverse, but reverting to where the track would have been if you didn't reverse it when you stop the effect) should be a piece of piss to make on a turntable, as well as beat and jog effects.. granted, they would be a few inches wider, but i will love the day i can fuck with a wet/dry fader on a deck.

thoughts?

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Manual torque adjustment would be nice. Doesn't have to be a control in the front but maybe a little knob or screw somewhere where the user can customize the torque from Numark cheapo direct drive torque to Vestax PDX-2000 ripe your arm off torque.

A pops and cracks suppressor would be nice. Don't ask me how they can do it.

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Originally posted by Scottaculous A pops and cracks suppressor would be nice. Don't ask me how they can do it.

I dont know much but i guess they would end up with some kind of delay for that to work.

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Sorry, but this is a stupid question

What do you actually require from a turntable? You put a record on, you can then alter the speed to allow you to mix in another record which is pressed at a different speed.

That's it. Turntables already do this, and do it rather well.

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Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy I dont know much but i guess they would end up with some kind of delay for that to work.

Yea, that or the sound would probably get muffled anyways.

Hmmm, what would I like to see on a turntable.... I'm sure they already have it on some version out there, but a pitch bend button would be nice to have on vinyl. The way all vinyl reacts differently to touch a pitch bend would add some uniformity when making those precise adjustments that you don't want to risk fucking up by using fingers.

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Originally posted by Sunnyside Sorry, but this is a stupid question What do you actually require from a turntable? You put a record on, you can then alter the speed to allow you to mix in another record which is pressed at a different speed. That's it. Turntables already do this, and do it rather well.

i don't see it as a stupid question.

why the hell do you think they put all this swanky business in CD decks? is that pointless too? or are you completely closed minded about how you play your music?

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Originally posted by Dirk W. Yea, that or the sound would probably get muffled anyways. Hmmm, what would I like to see on a turntable.... I'm sure they already have it on some version out there, but a pitch bend button would be nice to have on vinyl. The way all vinyl reacts differently to touch a pitch bend would add some uniformity when making those precise adjustments that you don't want to risk fucking up by using fingers.

Vestax PDX-2000 has a micro-pitch control. The club I use to spin for has a pair of them. It's actually really useful for micro-tuning.

hmmm i guess i would like to see decks with some sort of effects processing and looping as well...

but i also think it would be cool to have a screen some what like the TTX's that has a visual procesor that way you could plug it up to a projector or something and have them on the walls... and it react to the bass changes in the song, or even move fanticly with the kick drum

Built in sampler or perhaps effects. I could care less about torque adjustment, and I like the pops and cracks in vinyl.

However, I think the SL-1200s are all that is necessary in a turntable. The more fancy effects and gadgets there are, the more there is to break down or wear out. Even if I did have built-in effects or something, I don't think I would use it very much.

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Originally posted by tu_face i don't see it as a stupid question. why the hell do you think they put all this swanky business in CD decks? is that pointless too? or are you completely closed minded about how you play your music?

Because it's a hell of a lot easier, and more practical, to put all sorts of swanky features on a format that's digital, and can be manipulated so easily. I know you don't want a digital vs analogue argument, and I'm not trying to make one, I'm just stating a point - I don't think we need all sorts of crazy features on a vinyl turntable because it's impractical.

Onboard FX might be cool, but personally I'd just rather have a seperate FX unit. If I get bored of it, or want something better, I can just sell it and upgrade.

Though I wouldn't mind seeing a pitch bend, I think turntables are fine as they are.

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a cd + vinyl deck combined together.

My brother just came back from Europe/UK yesterday and in an FHM magazine he brought back there was a turntable with an inbuilt mixer on it. Nice!



More info can be found here:
http://www.decks.co.uk/products/decks/vestax/qfo

I'm not really sure how useful this would be or how easy it would be to use, but anyways....there it is.

Last edited by A.J. on Oct-31-2004 at 12:58