Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
By ed Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:16 pm
Im thinking of selling my turns and getting those numark pdx cd turntables...has any1 used them and how would you rate them?.
Also I love vinyl but im not in a good location to buy records on a daily basis , mp3's however prove to be more cost effective and ill be able to burn my own cds , what are the drawbacks of mp3's? such has sound quality...and over all would this be a good switch?
User avatar

By Antonym Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:23 pm
serato scratch live - best of both worlds, feel of vinyl, cost effective, great sound...

By ed Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:40 pm
Iv heard theres a lot of glitchs with serato....does it work okay , how do you find downloading and useing mp3's
User avatar

By DFENS Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:55 pm
no glitches what-so-ever that i've found in serato. runs flawlessly.

you might be thinking of final scratch? thats has a load of bugs apparently. dont know if its been updated or not by now.

but yeah, if you like mixing with vinyl but wanna go digital, Serato is the one to for IMO.
User avatar

By Antonym Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:57 pm
i don't have any glitches, you might be thinking of final scratch. serato is rock solid.

i have roughly 40000 mp3s of various stuff and find it easy as pie to scratch it in, mix it, etc.

i use serato while tracking out my beats actually and mixing them - if i want my sounds to scratch in rather than just drop in, i throw the wav on serato and do a could scratches and then queue it up in my sequencing program.

it's great. cheaper than cdx, too. just make sure you use good cables - the less noise there is on your timecode signal the better results you will get and the slower you can move the record with realistic vinyl control reproduction.

great program, rock solid hardware.

By ed Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:21 pm
good advice guys , I reckon il go with serato...I will have to buy a lap top though.
User avatar

By jaem Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:22 pm
some of yall...... :roll:

i've said it b4.......tascam cdx 1500 and 2 ttm1 controllers under $700 with no need for a laptop that may or may not be succeptible to crashing or getting a drink spilled on it, dropped, stolen, etc

By ed Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:01 pm
looked it up on the net and it looks good , dumb question...can u drop the needle any where on the track on the time disc?
User avatar

By Antonym Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:40 pm
if you've got audio set to play at that specific point.

basically, yes. there are different modes of play - one where it doesn't matter where the needle is placed so it'll keep playing from the same spot. ie, skip proofing. that sounds like what you're looking for.