Orkidea said that he’s going to use digital music in the future. I’m not absolutely sure what does he mean (does he play mp3 using eg Serato or will he start play CD or what?) but i can see the advantages of the choice. (less baggage)
What about you? While vinyls are fun to play and fun to own, they can be quite a nuisance when you’re a dj who has A LOT gigs. And if i’m not completely wrong here, you are starting to have very reasonable number of gigs in a month.
Are you still going to take your vinyls with you, or do you start to prefer digital music and use eg. Serato Scratch or Torq?
You brought up an interesting and important topic here. As far as I know, Orkidea means mp3s and CDs when talking about going more digital. So no Scratchs or Torqs here. At least not yet. The debate on this matter has gotten a bit over the limits on the forums – like Orkidea would have been playing only vinyl until now and suddenly changing to mp3s. I see no milestones here, just a simple conclusion just like the one I wrote before: http://orion.reaktio.net/mtarchives/001325.html
I’m seeing digital deejaying as a good possibility, but I’m not going off from vinyl 100% and I guess I won’t in the next couple of years. Even though I buy most of my music in digital form, I still pack vinyls every time I go for a gig and buy the most interesting tracks on vinyl just to archive them properly.
For example, the last gig in Kouvola – Techmu organization’s excellent 10 year anniversary party – was mostly about oldskool trance and progressive. I carried 60 vinyls there and back and left all the CDs home. On the following weekend I’m playing an oldskool techno set on the Northern E’motion afterparty in Oulu, also 100% on vinyl.
What comes to the nuisance, I don’t see carrying heavy baggage that rough. After all, DJing is work, work doesn’t always need to be fun and it can still reward you big time. It’s good that technology makes many things easier, but easy and lazy shouldn’t go hand in hand.
Orkidea said that he’s going to use digital music in the future. I’m not absolutely sure what does he mean (does he play mp3 using eg Serato or will he start play CD or what?) but i can see the advantages of the choice. (less baggage)
What about you? While vinyls are fun to play and fun to own, they can be quite a nuisance when you’re a dj who has A LOT gigs. And if i’m not completely wrong here, you are starting to have very reasonable number of gigs in a month.
Are you still going to take your vinyls with you, or do you start to prefer digital music and use eg. Serato Scratch or Torq?
I’m just curious.
You brought up an interesting and important topic here. As far as I know, Orkidea means mp3s and CDs when talking about going more digital. So no Scratchs or Torqs here. At least not yet. The debate on this matter has gotten a bit over the limits on the forums – like Orkidea would have been playing only vinyl until now and suddenly changing to mp3s. I see no milestones here, just a simple conclusion just like the one I wrote before: http://orion.reaktio.net/mtarchives/001325.html
I’m seeing digital deejaying as a good possibility, but I’m not going off from vinyl 100% and I guess I won’t in the next couple of years. Even though I buy most of my music in digital form, I still pack vinyls every time I go for a gig and buy the most interesting tracks on vinyl just to archive them properly.
For example, the last gig in Kouvola – Techmu organization’s excellent 10 year anniversary party – was mostly about oldskool trance and progressive. I carried 60 vinyls there and back and left all the CDs home. On the following weekend I’m playing an oldskool techno set on the Northern E’motion afterparty in Oulu, also 100% on vinyl.
It’s great to have over 1500 tracks in the CD case ready for use, but for me digital “revolution” has made vinyl even more valuable. Every time I drop a vinyl on a turntable, I know it will be something special. Something which I’ve chosen to take with me for that night only. This might be a cliché, but let’s mention it it nevertheless: it’s really not about the format, it’s just about the music itself.
What comes to the nuisance, I don’t see carrying heavy baggage that rough. After all, DJing is work, work doesn’t always need to be fun and it can still reward you big time. It’s good that technology makes many things easier, but easy and lazy shouldn’t go hand in hand.