Vinyl yo

[Peppy]

I was thinking about buying some TTs and having a play around on vinyls.
1. I think that it'll be more fun, less digital more physical.
2. It is going against the current trend? I reckon vinyls will be getting cheaper as people switch to CDJs or digital. More supply less demand
3. If I for some reason I dont like it I can just switch to serato for $700 (I already have a lappy)


Would you guys recommend it?

[johnjay]

vinyls lol

getting cheaper? more supply less demand? fkn hell, firstly, that makes no sense at all, and secondly, why do you think there is more supply? vinyl has become a lot more expensive now because the supply has reduced because only few lables distribute it.

My suggestion before you buy vinyl and tt, go back to high school
omg

[Peppy]

well I thought considering the general trend everyone will be switching to CDJS or whatever hence selling their vinyl.

plus any new djs most likely will not go to vinyl, but CDJs instead.

Wont that make vinyl prices go down? i am talking about 2nd hand vinyl

EDIT: oh ok, maybe you didn't realise I was talking about 2nd hand vinyl. as I suggested in my first post, and I am not the one saying "omg, fkn hell"

[Treason]

Vinyl is awsome mate, much more fun to use IMO.
Ive tried cdjs and they just dont cut it...dont really care about loops, hot cueing, and all the other rubbish people get hard over when useing cdjs.
Vinyl has soul bro! And yeah it isnt cheap but you learn to sacrifice other things in life for youre vinyl addiction. The good thing as you have mentioned is alot of idiots are selling thier collections...this is good as you can pick up alot of gems for fuck all coin.

[johnjay]

and I am not the one saying "omg, fkn hell"

ahhahaha,

Yeh but only the shit second hand records will get sold.

[ferretrock]

Yeah - some second hand records are cheap... most aren't, though. The good ones usually sell for a similar price to what they did new.

I also prefer vinyl over CD-Js, but each has their positive.

[Peppy]

Thanks treason!

and johnjay I admit that yes I am aware that NEW vinyl prices will be going up, but hey if it gets too expensive then I can switch to traktor. But I might as well try it while I can, itll be alot harder in 5 or 10 years.

[johnjay]

just do it, who cares you'd rather pay $30 for a new piece of vinyl then some crappy 4/4 house record that used to be a promo in 1998 that no one wanted.

[pomrocks]

i cant see vinyl going down in price at all....

but i think going down the turntable route aint a bad option

if you realise that vinyl costs a lot you can always use your TTs with a DVS instead and have the best of both worlds

[ferretrock]

just do it, who cares you'd rather pay $30 for a new piece of vinyl then some crappy 4/4 house record that used to be a promo in 1998 that no one wanted.
You saying you've never bought any good secondhand tunes? I do on the odd occasion, but I buy new ones more often.

[johnjay]

^no im not saying that, just saying like before beatport there were alot of shit records, trust me i've wasted my money on heaps that i feel disgusted looking at now

[Dr Bones]

Vinyl is awsome mate, much more fun to use IMO.
Ive tried cdjs and they just dont cut it...dont really care about loops, hot cueing, and all the other rubbish people get hard over when useing cdjs.
Vinyl has soul bro! And yeah it isnt cheap but you learn to sacrifice other things in life for youre vinyl addiction. The good thing as you have mentioned is alot of idiots are selling thier collections...this is good as you can pick up alot of gems for fuck all coin.

^^ fucking ay. and if you learn how to crate dig properly, you can get tunes/samples that most people would never come across because it's shit that's so old/unknown it's never been made into a cd.

[Dr Bones]

You saying you've never bought any good secondhand tunes? I do on the odd occasion, but I buy new ones more often.

i find the rare/previously owned section is where i find most of the tunes i buy.. then again, i have odd vinyl buying tastes.

[Treason]

Indeed!
And to take the time and effort to actually learn to DJ on decks will give you a better appreiciation for music. Anyone can auto bpm on a CDJ....to lean to mix with vinyl takes a bit of dedication and in the end you will relise its a timeless format which dosent need all the gimmicks digital djaying requires.

[ferretrock]

I bought a Japanese copy of Led Zeppelin III today for 50c! I think it's a bootleg. :lol:

It's crackly as fuck though. :(

[johnjay]

Indeed!
And to take the time and effort to actually learn to DJ on decks will give you a better appreiciation for music. Anyone can auto bpm on a CDJ....to lean to mix with vinyl takes a bit of dedication and in the end you will relise its a timeless format which dosent need all the gimmicks digital djaying requires.

yeh

I was listening to cosmo baker then heard the kids that came on after him, fk ther was a huge difference

[blop]

johnjay. youre fried.

[baax]

^no im not saying that, just saying like before beatport there were alot of shit records, trust me i've wasted my money on heaps that i feel disgusted looking at now


With the rise of Beatport and the others dl sites the amount of shit music has gone through the roof.




If you just like playing tunes like i do, no looping, scratching, effects off the mixer only or not at all, playing records is buy far the most fun way to mix, i have cd's as well but tt's win the day for me.

[Peppy]

Hmmm well having said that baax I just spent half my weeks pay on beatport.



fuck.


I work fulltime as well :(

[Dr Bones]

If you just like playing tunes like i do, no looping, scratching, effects off the mixer only or not at all, playing records is buy far the most fun way to mix, i have cd's as well but tt's win the day for me.

scratching without vinyl is possible the shittest thing on the planet.

[Jasepaz]

If you are gonna buy turntables' buy Technics'..... Had mine over 16 years, never been serviced and never missed a beat... I just cant break them...........

And as for vinyl getting cheap.....HA,HA.... your havin a laugh......

Very expensive hobby, but you'll love it... SL1200's beat CDJ's hands down..............

[Funkedub]

In regards to the debate on the pricing of 2nd hand vinyl ... it simply comes down to knowing where to dig for what to pick up quality at a reasonable price. (i'm not giving up my sources ... fuk you ^_^ ) Also, it most certainly is not only the most shitty releases you can pick up 2nd hand. Some of my most epic/classic vinyl purchases have been 2nd hand.


and FFS ... the plural of vinyl is vinyl

johnjay ... you're a twit

[Dr Bones]

ffs funkedub, fuck is spelt "fuck", not "fuk".

[Funkedub]

fuk is a habit spawned from evading censorship in various online arena ... so i don't give a fuk, and derive mirth from those who do

[macc4]

^no im not saying that, just saying like before beatport there were alot of shit records, trust me i've wasted my money on heaps that i feel disgusted looking at now


that sounds more like a problem with your ears and selection techniques, not the medium

[Dr Bones]

so i don't give a fuk, and derive mirth from those who do

but no mirth from the clear parallels between you whining about the correct way to say the plural of vinyl while misspelling a word with one syllable.

[johnjay]

funke dubssss the music collector before the dj

[Funkedub]

but no mirth from the clear parallels between you whining about the correct way to say the plural of vinyl while misspelling a word with one syllable.


of course not ... i'm totally crap like that ... but i'm aware of it ... and comfortable with it .. win win really

[Treason]

And there is nothing better than getting home after a sucessful vinyl hunt and pulling that beautiful wax out and giving it a whirl on the Technics :) Id like to see the digital djs get gooey over thier latest download lmao.

[toilet trained]

well i say go for vinyl...if you can afford decent decks.

i tried to give vinyl a go, and fell in love with it, at the same time i fell out of love with money, god shit decks from ebay that effectively broke within a day or something...and then got too worried buying any decks second hand (and not being able to afford new ones) went back to digital for now.

still got one of the vinyl decks working for a third deck option. also i bought heaps of second hand packs of vinyl, not all in best condition, but have won out evertime so far, there is bucket loads of cheap second hand vinyl, as everyone sells up to cds, but you have to buy in bulk generally

[manuka]

And there is nothing better than getting home after a sucessful vinyl hunt and pulling that beautiful wax out and giving it a whirl on the Technics :) Id like to see the digital djs get gooey over thier latest download lmao.

:lol::lol: too true :drool:

[baax]

there is bucket loads of cheap second hand vinyl, as everyone sells up to cds, but you have to buy in bulk generally


qft

I picked these up last week

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270452242088&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Mint condition, 75 bucks!

[pEAkeR_hAT]

My best tunes have all been bought 2nd hand. I have to warn u tho, u will get addicted to buying tunes.


have fun !

[dj deza]

you wont regret getting a pair of 1200's

[Jasepaz]

Well said deza..................

[quantum8]

qft

I picked these up last week

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270452242088&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Mint condition, 75 bucks!

+1

i got 150 tech house and tribal shiz for a little over one fiddy :-D

[Neil UPP]

I love listening to(and eventually buying) white labels with no cover/label and weird messages written on them. You can't find that on Beatport!

I once bought a white label and on one side was a really strange remix of "Lenny Kravitz - Are you gonna go my way" that was labeled "Best Remix ever" and on the flip a 6 minute long filtered house tune with only 32 bars of intro till its first breakdown - oh it was labeled "Cruzy gay shit".

Anyone had any similar experiences with white labels?

[ferretrock]

usually my whitelabels are just test presses/promos, not bootlegs.

[Neil UPP]

well one side was a bootleg, and one was not.

I live about 10 minutes from Revolve Records, and when im on holidays i always have a dig around....and often find weird white labels and I have no idea what they are! No markings whatsoever.

[Treason]

Found a few interesting whitelabes/bootlegs over the years...most of them i think are cool at the time but once i buy them they get added to the collection never to be played again unless i feel like throwing a wild card into the mix

[baax]

+1

i got 150 tech house and tribal shiz for a little over one fiddy :-D


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