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SERATO VS VINYL..
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 DJMANEONE 1520 |
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Posts: 2861 (09/27/06 16:30:37) |
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NickNayme |
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Posts: 4 (10/10/06 10:05:17) |
Not even close....Sorry Digi DJ's, It's not. I have over 1600 Full Hip Hop Albums, and let me tell you it's "nothing" like if I had that all on Vinyl.....
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AlphaTrion |
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Posts: 259 (10/11/06 17:00:29) |
It has its advantages and it's disadvantages.
Advantages: 1. Cuts down vastly on the amount of vinyl you have to carry to a jam and worry about getting stolen not to mention saving your back a lot of pain. Rather than carrying 3-4 crates you could just carry one crate plus a laptop. 2. Can be a cost saver if you're worried about spending big bucks on vinyl (buying doubles, full albums when you only want one song, etc) but honestly, if you're serious about DJ'ing you should never stop buying vinyl and if you wanna do this legally, you still have to pay for MP3s. 3. Wider selection, if you produce your own beats this is a much easier option for playing your own tracks at a jam rather than pressing a run of vinyl which is just plain foolish if you don't even know how it will work on the dancefloor. Or if you scratch, using your own scratch sentences. Disadvantages: 1. Technology isn't always reliable. Serato has become pretty solid and I rarely hear of any problems when everything is set up properly. Most problems I hear about arise from user error and not anything to do with the software but that's not to say problems won't arise from time to time. 2. Technology is NEVER and I mean NEVER a replacement for skill. Just because you have 30,000 songs, it won't make you a great DJ. This works both ways...I don't care if you have 30,000 albums on vinyl. It doesn't matter if it's on vinyl or mp3. ...if you can't mix, step away from the tables. To me this is probably the biggest problems. WAY too many people out there are getting Serato, a laptop, and a collection of the most popular breaks MP3s and playing out with zero skill and even less creativity. Serato can open a lot of doors for skilled DJs so I'm very supportive of it (Along with ableton live for that matter, I enjoy seeing what Franco De Leon is doing with it). I'm all for anything that can push this artform and keep b-boys dancing. What i don't support is people who use it as a shortcut. |
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delrokz |
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Posts: 938 (11/06/06 18:16:40) |
For mobile dj's i think serato is a great tool, especially if your'e doing weddings, b days, and ect. Serato is dope, but too many kids are going straight into serato, and forget about the whole art of digging and finding those rare joints. I dont care how many rare mp3's you got, i have rare vinyl in my crate. I've seen DJ battles where fools were cutting it up on serato, never taking the record off the platter, and changing it up.
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Foundation Funkollective |
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Posts: 63 (12/06/06 18:14:46) |
Serato vs Vinyl... that may almost be like posing the comparison... Virtual vs Real, respectively.
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Posts: 80 (03/25/09 18:32:17) |
I prefer vinyl. I almost went the digital route but there is nothing like playing the records and having the records. You don't have to spend big bucks to
get the rare records you just have to know how to get them. Digging is a part of the DJ culture. I cool on the MP3 thing. I'd rather have the record. So
what if you spend big money for a record or to get a double. Cash is still in print and it comes and goes through your fingers.
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