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Vinyl Emulation Software
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Wed Mar 14, 2007 @ 11:29pm |
 Coolness: 282435 | Which one is your favorite and why? There are lots to choose from these days...some of the programs include Serato Scratch Live, Stanton Final Scratch 1 & 2, Torq by M-Audio, Ms Pinky, djDecks, Virtual DJ, Digiscratch, PCDJ Scratch, and MixVibes DVS.
For those of you who don't know what Vinyl Emulation is, here's a brief description; These programs allow the user (DJ) to physically manipulate the playback of digital music files on a computer using an ordinary turntable. This physical manipulation may include scratches, tempo changes, as well as numerous other turntablist maneuvers. In general, most vinyl emulation software setups require a time coded record(s), turntable(s), audio input/output device, computer, and audio mixer. The time coded records output an audible control signal through the turntable and into a connected audio input/output device. The input/output device may be a multi-channel ASIO soundcard or a dedicated external USB or firewire audio interface box. The input/output device communicates the time code information to the software where the information in the signal is translated into corresponding changes in the playback of a digital audio file. The manipulated audio output of the program is then sent back through the input/output device and into an audio mixer where the audio signal can be mixed like any other analog audio signal. I am currently using Final Scratch 2 which allows me to do whatever I want, but like all programs...bugs need to be worked out, sometimes I can't calibrate the vinyl to play with regular records and the program freezes...the GOOD thing I just found out about Stanton is that if your Timecode Vinyls get scratched or damaged, you can always purchase new ones in packages of 3 and they only cost around 40$ (that's a big relief for me, because like any vinyl they get worn down). Also with the Stanton products (Final Scratch & New Program SCRATCH!) they give you the choice of what format Vynil you like to play with, be it a light flexible Scratch record format, a heavier but more normal feeling Vinyl and then of course the Scratch 1.0 with the heaviest set weight (like a dubplate). I have a few friends converting to Digital and they're all happy with what they have including me... let's hear what you have to say... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente replied on Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 9:29am |
 Coolness: 299305 | i find it sketchy bringing a laptop to a rave, specially ontario ones |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 11:55am |
| Coolness: 282435 | Buy a weapon. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk replied on Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 3:35pm |
 Coolness: 152985 | i never tried it, but it does looks interesting, but i rather spend money on cdj 800 than a laptop, turntables(because i dont have any), audio card, programs..
but i could use the laptop to produce while not a home! hmmm interesting... |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 3:58pm |
 Coolness: 685570 | So far I've played on Final Scratch and Serato a few times.. They're both really good at what they do, though I find Serato seems to be a lot "smoother" at the tracking than the newer version of Final Scratch. The older FS That you'd boot into a specialised version of Linux was my favorite version of it. Since it was pretty much completely dedicated to FS with no other parts of an OS floating around, there was a lot less that could go wrong with it. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» accomplice replied on Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 10:51pm |
 Coolness: 61405 | I don't fully grasp what you mean when you suggest that "like all programs...bugs need to be worked out". Sure, all programs can be improved to some degree (who among us could not do with a little self-improvement?), but I've been playing on Serato for two years and have never once had a problem. When I initially switched to digital, I purchased Final Scratch and found that it was a garbage program with no end user support from either Stanton or Native Instruments (both companies refused to answer both my emails and telephone calls). After my Final Scratch transformer quite literally blew up, I purchased Serato and I haven't looked back since. I now receive regular updates, an abundance of end user support, and also access to exclusive pre-release tracks only available to Serato users; what more could you ask for? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 7:09pm |
| Coolness: 282435 | Yeh I'm probably switching, thats why I asked... |
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