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I love my vinyl - I really do - but a lack of storage space and spinal issues are forcing me to re-evaluate the future of my DJing methods. This leaves me sad - not only because of the loss of it's comforting and superior analogue warmth, the sleek frisson of its motion under my fingers or the nostalgia of it's crackle, but also for a fundamental aspect that up until now I've found central to my mixing style.-
My main problem with MP3s is that you don't get the same instinctive inspiration going through lists of files as you do rifling through vinyl where sleeve work can conjure up emotions, personal memories and surprising ideas - especially if u mix different styles of music. A lot of this comes from going to record shops (which are sadly dying out) and I find it much harder to maintain the same level of eclectic discovery surfing web shops. Everything seems a lot more rigidly categorized and I think this is often the case on our own hard drives - Tech-House/Electro-House/Tribal House etc - Tho this helps to a point it's also divisive and music is no longer just music. We tend to buy albums less and often miss out on the quality of subtle and slow- burning tracks.
I hope there are some vinylosaurs out there who agree. Let's mourn together fam. sniff! 
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Sonic House Mafia
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I feel the same. I bought a xone1d and played with traktor but it is not the same. I can't get into it, it feels alien and not fun. I would never mix with mp3 as it sounds poor (would only use wav) but you just can't beat picking up a 12 and slapping it on a deck and using skill to match those beats.
ICN (16/11/2011)
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Sonic House Mafia
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u can get good quality with a MP3 with a high Bit Ratio . I was using ableton to Dj but u guys are right the Feel of the vinyl is something that i miss alot Djing . last gig i Djed in CD DJs and somehow in the midle of my set the dam CD DJ ate my CD . Grrrr
i miss the feel of Vinyl seriously !!
Aline Nunez June 2011 Dj Mix. Promo by Aline Nunez
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| I bought my last new 12" last summer. The only vinyl I'm buying now is from Discogs' sellers. You'll soon get over any "issues" you may have when you see your bank balance. I used to be out at least £70 a week on vinyl, I'm nowhere near that now and I'm happier knowing that the producer is taking a much fairer share. The one thing I do miss is actual record shopping, especially when travelling; but realistically that just means I have more time now for other things.
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| £8 for a euro 12" + P&P can **** off.
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Sonic House Mafia
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If you want the warmth still, don't mix with MP3, mix with .WAV.
It's WAV that is burned onto vinyl, so you're effectivly playing the same thing with your vinyls, just without the analogue sound, crackles and loss of quality after multiple plays.
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Yeah, and they're still cheaper than vinyl and only take up HDD space. And they load into Ableton much more quickly.
Edited: 12 June 2010 11:33 by scott
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Sonic House Mafia
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i used to love going to my record shop. they would tell me when they were getting deliveries, or they would keep the "special ones" under the counter for me you dont get that on the net. i do miss the days of hanging around the shop
ICN (16/11/2011)
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ahh the good old days. one thing i dont miss about vinyl is every week for gigs i would drop 100-200 dollars fron Juno or global groove. I dont dj out anymore but would probably only spend 40 bucks.
i also just recently moved and one of the worst things about that is that i have to move all my vinyl. this time i actually made two stacks and am getting rid of one. i dont think i could every throw away all of it. it has to much meaning to me. dont think ill ever record it on to my hard drive.
i use serato so i can trick myself into thinking im using actual vinyl
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Ahh good old days of vinyl where I would spend all my money on the bu***ers 
http://www.darktechno.net/
Slender is :-
Someone once said: "If you don't understand techno, you just don't understand techno."
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