Dave Clarke Press Release. Moving from vinyl to CD

KevIRL

DC Press release:

The Move from Vinyl to CD

After some time (I wanted to move to CD in 1997) I
have finally got a machine that i believe is sonically
and technically up to the job of replacing the
hallowed and much loved 1210. I was originally asked
to demo the Technics CD deck in New York at the
beginning of the year but i didn’t have the space in
my calendar, however after finally getting my hands on
one I have concluded that I will now switch over to
cd’s in the short term, this will take some time and
allow me to road test the machine in clubs. Initially
I will bring my own, but would appreciate any
promoters that read this and have budget to either
hire or buy, to supply 2-3 of them, eventually my
technical rider will change and any one with questions
can send either an email to my office or speak to my
road manager direct. Please note that Pioneer/Denon or
other makes of cd decks will not be used, furthermore
technical 1210’s will still be needed.

I know some of you flat earthers will be upset, but
whilst i love vinyl its’ time has been written on the
wall for ages and i felt that Final Scratch and
Albeton live wasn’t for me in terms of interface and
sound quality (although some djs have their own valid
and difference opinions). In my mind at the moment the
pro’s outweigh the cons, it will speed up the both
mine and other producers music to clubs (being cheaper
for smaller labels/artists), the bass frequencies will
be fatter and stereo (in non bridged systems), the
flexibility in mixing techniques not available to
vinyl (and some computer systems ) are exciting, and
it uses a standard that is already tried and tested.
The only cons that i can think of are slower load up
time than vinyl and inability of titling each cd with
vdu outlet to a central LCD. I believe these are not
unsurmountable problems.

I must also say that this is an entirely professional
decision, I am not sponsored by this company.

Finally............
Notice to promo/record companies and artists:
Please from now on can you send both vinyl and cd of
all singles/albums that you feel suit the material
that i play out e.g.: Novamute, Ruskin, inigo Kennedy,
Victim, end2end, twilight, 76, turbo, Birmingham Boys,
DiskoB, Gigolo, electrix etc. etc. etc. Can all cd’s
please be labelled clearly as cdr’s without
writing/print can easily be lost, also please don’t
forget to finalise, and if it has been professionally
mastered please label “production copy”. Only 16bit
44.1 will be played, mp3 will be ignored. Finally, if
you can afford to, than please send any back cat on cd
if you know i have been a fan!

Many many thanks
Dave Clarke

rabbitinlights

What a crap thing to send out a press release for. Why doesnt he just send a mix CD to clubs instead of actually playing at them?


Pompous asshole.

Helix

Originally posted by rabbitinlights
What a crap thing to send out a press release for. Why doesnt he just send a mix CD to clubs instead of actually playing at them?


Pompous asshole.

stop talking rubbish

the press release is a forwarning for all promoters and clubs looking to bring him in that he has increased his rider to include technics cd decks, and no other cd deck

from your last statement are you another one of these idiots who thinks theres any difference at all between using cd and vinyl? what magic cd decks have you been using that mix themselves?

bottom line is that vinyl is easier to use than cd

rabbitinlights

I may have been over Zealous calling him an asshóle but i have to disagree with:

one of these idiots who thinks theres any difference at all between using cd and vinyl?

I own Vinyl decks and have used CD decks loads but they are very different to use, I find CD decks not hands on enough, although i have never tried the new decks with the vinyl on top? I find CDs too long to load and most of the decks ive used just dont feel right cueing up songs, What do you use yourself?


Sean

drane2

It's the way it's going though. LFO uses CD decks and Aphex Twin has pretty much stopped dj'ing vinyl.

Helix

Originally posted by rabbitinlights
I may have been over Zealous calling him an asshóle but i have to disagree with:




I own Vinyl decks and have used CD decks loads but they are very different to use, I find CD decks not hands on enough, although i have never tried the new decks with the vinyl on top? I find CDs too long to load and most of the decks ive used just dont feel right cueing up songs, What do you use yourself?


Sean

i use vinyl

but having used the pioneer cdj 800 and 1000 i can safely say theyre much better than the older generations, and imo far more versatile for creative use than vinyl

im just waiting for a dvda decks before i go digital, coz i dont believe theres too much point buying cd decks when cds are almost at the end of their lives

Ste-

NUMARK ANNOUNCES WORLD¡¦S FIRST PROFESSIONAL DUAL DVD PLAYER
DVD01 pitches DVDs for beatmatching videos, also plays CDs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cumberland, RI, January 15, 2004 ¡V Numark announces the DVD01 rack-mountable dual DVD player with ¡Ó50% pitch range, allowing DJs to beatmatch both DVD music videos and CDs. An on-board video switcher allows the DVD01 to operate without an external video mixer.

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Helix

doesnt do dvd audio tho as far as i know

to hell with crappy 44100hz 16bit digital audio

i want 192khz 24bit goodness

back to the pic tho, can see vjing getting a lot bigger in the coming years

Ste-

Originally posted by Helix
back to the pic tho, can see vjing getting a lot bigger in the coming years

Yeah I know a guy in the uk that does visuals and he's getting more and more gigs.
It's just a matter of time before the whole lot will be compiling into a dj's set.

No more videos set on repeat. I think it holds a lot of potential.

drane2

Actually Hexstatic (on Ninja Tune) have been doing the whole VJ/DJ thing for a few years now, with excellent results. Saw them demo'ing the pioneer DVD decks and I was very impressed. Look out for Exact **** on slsk if you want to see what Hexstatic are like, highly recommended.

deevey

If anyone is interested in the Numark Dual DVD / CD players heres a link I found with a (suprisingly) good price and spec sheep:)

Remember when a crappy dual cd player used to be this price.

definetly considering one of these babys

Steve C

Helix

you forgot the link

lol

deevey

Oops :P

Here you go,

http://shop.dj-store.com/store.lasso?c=IE&newlang=en&-session=shop:9F86DFA7138e8234FELKhX21972B

Gone down inprice since yesterday too - only 809 euro !!!!!! eek

Laters

Steve C