One of the reasons I don't spin with CDs that much is because I
really
enjoy
the physicality of vinyl. There is a hands-on approach to DJ'ing with
vinyl
that just isn't the same with anything else.
To me it's about learning the medium as an instrumental technique;
exploration of the records/turntables/mixer as an entire
instrument, not
just simply the activity of DJ'ing.
At the same time, when I played a party this weekend, I used my
iPod in
very
close conjunction with vinyl (and do that a lot when the sets are
more
freestyle). But I never use a laptop to DJ, or only ipods when
DJ'ing, or
even only CDs. It's always a mixed bag if my digital is included
with the
analog.
And no, Final Scratch comes nowhere near. Neither do CD 'turntables'.
Maybe
it's my lifelong experience with learning and playing real acoustic
instruments that makes me love playing with actual real wax.
There's also, for me, a large amount of discovery in my vinyl
buying, so
that my DJ activities become a portrait of my sonic wandering through
record
stores. To me, it becomes much more personal that way (for the
listener),
because they are being exposed not only to music I think is cool,
but to
my
entire 'record hunting' philosophy. My sets are also always
improvised, so
in effect it really does become an exploratory event for both
listener and
DJ.
On 3/7/06 10:36 AM, "phoenSND" <phoenelai@xxxxxxxxx> scribed:
I thought with all the IPOD, cell phones (itunes), mp3 hysteria
going on
now
days; I wanted peoples opinions and thoughts about loosing touch
with
physical
media (Vinyl, CDR, CD).
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