if you want to start mixing these days, would you choose cds or vynils or both? wich one is cheaper and wich one is better and easier?

I'd choose CDJs (Actually I have ) Reason: I'm only going to be playing at my house, as a hobby, and burning cd's is a lot cheaper than building a vinyl collection. If your aim is to become a 'pro'/club DJ I would suggest vinyl though.

As for which is easier... IMHO it doesn't really matter, whatever you learn first will seem easier afterwards, personal preference, really

check this thread....
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...light=vinyl+cdj

If you can do both do both, otherwise, knowing what I know now I would have chosen CDs.

The worse thing about spinning with vinyl and turntables is the vinyl. Vinyls are often limited and hard to get, upkeep and maintenance is very high, large, and expensive. Semi-professional DJs easily can spend $100/week on vinyls.

I like the feel of vinyl and it looks cooler but with the way technology is going, vinyl age is ending. Music is made and burned onto CDs. There is equipment to manipulate CDs like vinyl.

A lot of clubs use only CDs now. It's cheaper to keep up with fast paced music. I would go CD.

As a footnote, I own both turntables and cd turntables. If dance music was released on CD singles, I would buy those instead of vinyl. Right now, releases comes out on vinyl first so I'm forced to get vinyl.

and i heard there is this new thing its like a double cd player except its a mp3 player and i think you can hook it up to your computer. anyway i'll guess i'll go cd then.

i'd go for vinyl, and i'm glad i've chosen vinyl... cd technology will not be around in 5 years... already new cds have been developed, so these cds will become obsolete soon... its true though, vinyl is really expensive, but it will never go under, NEVER... so yea, if you think you can afford it, go with vinyl

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Originally posted by TranceGeek cd technology will not be around in 5 years

What do you mean? The way I interpret your post... are you saying that the CD format will be replaced by a new standard? (something like sony's super-audio CD's or something?) I don't see this happening soon....

Well it may be true, think about it. Very few knew what DVD was about 5 years ago. Now it is practically the standard, with big chains choosing to no longer hold so much vhs, and mainly stocking dvd and devoting bigger and bigger sections of the store to them. Even Blockbuster is mostly DVD nowadays.

So who's to say CD won't be replaced? It really isn't such an impressive format... 700MB of storage space isn't much, nor is 80 minutes of recording time. Some type of DVD disc would be much more practical but more costly. Perhaps something in between that could store 2-3 hours of audio on it? Maybe a type of media that is strictly designed for audio? Who knows.

Vinyl should be around for a very long time though, considering many of the top name DJ's will not stop spinning vinyl and switch to cd's anytime soon and think about the record label's. You think they want to start releasing trance singles on cd first considering piracy of cd's is common knowledge? Not to mention that I think Vinyl has more sound quality.

And we most never forget it is much cooler to carry a bunch of vinyl than a binder of CD's!

74 min cds have been around for 20 years... they are bound to be replaced by some new technology in about 5 years tops... already toshiba made a cd big enough to fit into a cell phone with a storage capacity of a couple gigs if i'm not mistaken, 5 i think, with some new laser that they came up with... so yea, cd's will be replaced by something else, and that something else will take another 5 years to be introduced successfully in the industry, like cds are now... and unless they come up with some new way of converting analogue into digital, there really is no point in going that way... i dunno, just my thoughts on it...

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Originally posted by sym And we most never forget it is much cooler to carry a bunch of vinyl than a binder of CD's!

cooler yea, but lugging around boxes of records is fucked too... soooo heavy, ugh... oh well, i still love em to death!!

Turntables have been around for what, 100 years? Although the storage has changed from wax to vinyl, the technology is exactly the same. To say that CDs will be phased out in 5 years is pure conjecture. And as for the DVD example... ever notice how DVD players are reverse compatible with regular audio cds and VCD/SVCD? There are so many audio cds out there currently, and making a digital reader reverse compatible is easier than making an analogue one, that I think we'll see CDDA support for a while.

I use cds. They're cheaper. I'm poor. But I still love using turntables... it's like driving a car or riding a bike - both will get you where you need to go, but the car will be faster and carry more stuff, while the bike will let you see the scenery and enjoy the fresh air.

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it's like comparing apples to oranges though...

take a look at what you want to do, and how you want to get there
i was going to go with cdjs at first as well, but then i went out and bought my first vinyl... i was hooked after that

i don't see vinyl going anywhere soon, it's been around for a long time, not in the mainstream but still there
cd's will be replaced, just like cd's replaced cassette tapes, which replaced 8-track

people need a convient way to store and transport their music, and the technology keeps coming up with new stuff everyday

but one thing's for sure, vinyl isn't going anywhere soon, it'll just have cooler and cooler companions in the future

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correct me if i'm wrong but vinyl mixing is easier cuz u get more control right?