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Skratchworx FS2 vs SSL vs CDX Review
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| auujay |
It's finally here. Skratchworx's FS2 vs SSL vs CDX Review. Full review is linked below...
http://www.skratchworx.com/reviews/...wdown_intro.htm
EDIT: I was really looking forward to the comparison of FS2 and SSL but I wish these reviews were more in depth; though the final conclusion does not surprise me much. Seems like they both perform but FS2 (with more features) has a few bugs that SSL does not. |
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| dj chex |
| pretty intresting review. Like most of the reviewers, i still prefer ssl over fs2 from my previous experiences w/ stanton and the tech support/updates rane puts out is the best. |
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| cheesy |
I've been thinking, really all these "scratch amps" are are audio cards to convert the time code into a digital signal, why couldn't a normal (good quality) audio card do the exact same thing?
Someone should write some software so we don't need these expensive products, just a time code record, decent sound card, and software. |
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| DJ 00 Tommy |
| quote: | Originally posted by cheesy
I've been thinking, really all these "scratch amps" are are audio cards to convert the time code into a digital signal, why couldn't a normal (good quality) audio card do the exact same thing?
Someone should write some software so we don't need these expensive products, just a time code record, decent sound card, and software. |
Its not that simple because you would need a much much faster computer to use this product and if your computer slowed down the slightest bit the music would probly start skipping and going glichy. |
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| cheesy |
| Well, is it the scratch amp that actually converts the audio to time code, or the software? |
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| auujay |
| quote: | Originally posted by cheesy
Well, is it the scratch amp that actually converts the audio to time code, or the software? |
The scratch amp does but your main point is absolutly correct. There is some software that does that and uses a normal quality soundcard (it must have ASIO drivers) and you are either going to need 2 ins and outs or else two cards.
On a slightly related note, seeing as the FS2 ScratchAmp has all those extra features (MIDI and what not) it would be really slick if you could just use it as a normal external soundcard for producing or something. Someone will probobly hack it but it would be nice to have that as an official feature. |
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| Cheetah86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by cheesy
I've been thinking, really all these "scratch amps" are are audio cards to convert the time code into a digital signal, why couldn't a normal (good quality) audio card do the exact same thing?
Someone should write some software so we don't need these expensive products, just a time code record, decent sound card, and software. |
http://www.djdecks.be/finalscratch/ :D
Just keep in mind, it's a risk because if for some reason it doesn't work together it won't have some kind of warranty like a complete product will. If for some reason it doesn't work for you, you won't really have any official support on all that money you just spent($100+ for the sound card, some more money on the special vinyls, some more money on the software). There was a thread on this a few weeks back. |
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| cheesy |
| I was thinking it would be cool if the MIDI out sent out the time code so you could hook it up directly to a sequencer and mix tracks completely live. |
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