One DJs opinion on the new technics cd deck:

[Mr_Happy]

Dave Clarke Press release:

 

The Move from Vinyl to CD

 

After some time (I wanted to move to CD in 1997) I

have finally got a machine that i believe is sonically

and technically up to the job of replacing the

hallowed and much loved 1210. I was originally asked

to demo the Technics CD deck in New York at the

beginning of the year but i didn’t have the space in

my calendar, however after finally getting my hands on

one I have concluded that I will now switch over to

cd’s in the short term, this will take some time and

allow me to road test the machine in clubs. Initially

I will bring my own, but would appreciate any

promoters that read this and have budget to either

hire or buy, to supply 2-3 of them, eventually my

technical rider will change and any one with questions

can send either an email to my office or speak to my

road manager direct. Please note that Pioneer/Denon or

other makes of cd decks will not be used, furthermore

technical 1210’s will still be needed.

 

I know some of you flat earthers will be upset, but

whilst i love vinyl its’ time has been written on the

wall for ages and i felt that Final Scratch and

Albeton live wasn’t for me in terms of interface and

sound quality (although some djs have their own valid

and difference opinions). In my mind at the moment the

pro’s outweigh the cons, it will speed up the both

mine and other producers music to clubs (being cheaper

for smaller labels/artists), the bass frequencies will

be fatter and stereo (in non bridged systems), the

flexibility in mixing techniques not available to

vinyl (and some computer systems ) are exciting, and

it uses a standard that is already tried and tested.

The only cons that i can think of are slower load up

time than vinyl and inability of titling each cd with

vdu outlet to a central LCD. I believe these are not

unsurmountable problems.

 

I must also say that this is an entirely professional

decision, I am not sponsored by this company.

 

Finally............

Notice to promo/record companies and artists:

Please from now on can you send both vinyl and cd of

all singles/albums that you feel suit the material

that i play out e.g.: Novamute, Ruskin, inigo Kennedy,

Victim, end2end, twilight, 76, turbo, Birmingham Boys,

DiskoB, Gigolo, electrix etc. etc. etc. Can all cd’s

please be labelled clearly as cdr’s without

writing/print can easily be lost, also please don’t

forget to finalise, and if it has been professionally

mastered please label “production copy”. Only 16bit

44.1 will be played, mp3 will be ignored. Finally, if

you can afford to, than please send any back cat on cd

if you know i have been a fan!

 

Many many thanks

Dave Clarke

 

[LiamStyles]

God, he doesnt want much does he.

[Guest]

i guess he is in a position to be able to damand things in a set way. (especially if he gets sent hundreds of tracks a month as i'm sure he would do)

 

has anyone used these decks btw? whats your thoughts?

[Nick G]

I've used them. They're *alright* I suppose, but I'll be honest and say that I much prefer my Pioneers - I wouldn't dream of getting the Technics until they release the Mk 2 (with some much needed sortware updates!)

 

Check out the video below to see what i mean ....

 

VIDEO

[Aaron]

Well it looks nice, but after that video i think i'll stick with the pioneer

[Diablo]

QUOTE (Nick G @ Aug 1 2004, 17:35)

I've used them. They're *alright* I suppose, but I'll be honest and say that I much prefer my Pioneers - I wouldn't dream of getting the Technics until they release the Mk 2 (with some much needed sortware updates!) Check out the video below to see what i mean .... VIDEO

I decided to buy one, still getting to grips with it.......

[Nick G]

QUOTE (Diablo @ Aug 3 2004, 07:24)

QUOTE (Nick G @ Aug 1 2004, 17:35) I've used them. They're *alright* I suppose, but I'll be honest and say that I much prefer my Pioneers - I wouldn't dream of getting the Technics until they release the Mk 2 (with some much needed sortware updates!) Check out the video below to see what i mean .... VIDEO I decided to buy one, still getting to grips with it....... I'm holding back, though i will admit i was very tempted!   As for getting to grips with them ... it takes a while - the platters are VERY sensitive aren't they! Loving the pitch control though ... if only Pioneers had pitches like Technics!

[LiquidEyes]

QUOTE (Nick G @ Aug 3 2004, 20:11)

Loving the pitch control though ... if only Pioneers had pitches like Technics!

I'll agree with you there. That is my single gripe with my Pioneer CDJ-800 - the pitch control is a bit Fisher Price.

[Ando]

1210's will never die, they can't!!

[Aaron]

unfortunatly i will have to disagree

[Nick G]

QUOTE (Aaron @ Aug 4 2004, 11:05)

unfortunatly i will have to disagree

So will I ... but with you

 

Turntables for vinyl will never go away - even if they stopped making records today (which let's face it, ain't gonna happen!) people still have massive record collections that will always need something to play them on, so there will always be a demand for them of sorts

 

[Guest]

its not too hard to put vinyl tracks on to cd though.

 

i hope vinyl doesnt die as vinyl is (and imo always will be) more fun than cd

[Aaron]

- records can be copied to cd, as demonstrated by several dj's.

 

- many tracks can be put on a single cd, this increasing the number of tunes a dj takes out, but without the weight. you can fit 9 tracks of 7 minutes each onto a CD, How much does 9 records weigh vs 1 CD?

 

- CD's are cheaper to produce than records, and now the technolgy is there to manipulate CD's in exactly the same way as vinyl, etc etc, it stands to reason that vinyls days are marked.

 

 

That is all, so there

 

P.S I love vinyl very much, but i also love technology!

Edited August 4, 2004 by Aaron

[Nick G]

I'm not one to spurn the advances in technology - i've got 2 CDJ1000mk2's, but i also have my trust SL1210's which i can't see me ditching - there will always be a place for them in any set i do.

 

Not gonna get into the whole *Vinyl V's CD* debate again - they can and will live side by side - simple.

 

 

[Aaron]

Fair do's i can appreciate that...

 

i'll be keeping my 1200's till the bitter end, but the end will sadly come.