RE: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-23 Thread Jussi Lehtonen
On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Spellman, Scott wrote: > Since CDs have not replaced vinyl in the hands of true artists, this does > not seem like it will or should either. > Can you imagine Leonardo painting the Mona Lisa in Photoshop? No, because Photoshop is an image editor, not a creator. Fractal Pain

RE: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-23 Thread Spellman, Scott
Since CDs have not replaced vinyl in the hands of true artists, this does not seem like it will or should either. Can you imagine Leonardo painting the Mona Lisa in Photoshop? Scott

Re: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey

2001-01-23 Thread Cyclone Wehner
That's what I meant when I stated that I don't think turntablism is exhausted yet. The X-ecutioners did an album that had spoken word, songs, freestyle jazzy things, everything on it. It was REALLY good. Of late that scene has gone through a d&b phase - courtesy of DJ Craze - but there is room for

Re: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey

2001-01-23 Thread rob g
Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of > > DJ'ing, >also anyone at MIDEM?) > Message-Id: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >I see benefits in both styles. In any given party, th

RE: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-22 Thread FC3 Richards
everyone can be as entertaining as T-1000. JEFF! > -Original Message- > From: Cyclone Wehner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:18 AM > To: 313 Detroit > Subject: Re: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of > DJ'ing, als

RE: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-22 Thread Todd Gys
Just slap a UR sticker on the special control records and watch as everyone on the list drools over the new technology =] GYS It's pretty hard to explain quickly, but you get these special > records that you put on any turntable... these records then > send a signal > to the computer which uses

RE: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-22 Thread Todd Gys
> >I totally agree, but what I'm saying is that you can have > presence with > >equipment other than turntables. > > > How? It would have to be something that demands some kind of > physicality. (Great debate by the way.) I'm talking about effects. The effects I use are old school analogue w

Re: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-22 Thread Cyclone Wehner
Dreadful, ominous name though "finalscratch" - they should change that now! What's that all about? >well, the whole point of finalscratch is it still uses the >turntables... really the only "stage presence" you're losing if you use >that system is the turn around and dig in your record box part.

Re: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-22 Thread chrise
> >I totally agree, but what I'm saying is that you can have presence with > >equipment other than turntables. > > > How? It would have to be something that demands some kind of > physicality. (Great debate by the way.) well, the whole point of finalscratch is it still uses the turntables..

Re: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-22 Thread Cyclone Wehner
>I totally agree, but what I'm saying is that you can have presence with >equipment other than turntables. How? It would have to be something that demands some kind of physicality. (Great debate by the way.)

Re: [313] Digital Jockey vs. Disc Jockey (was: Future of DJ'ing, also anyone at MIDEM?)

2001-01-22 Thread Cyclone Wehner
>I see benefits in both styles. In any given party, there's always a group >of people that like to be up close to the dj to see him/her work the tables, >and then there are people that are into the music just as much who sit back >and dance/chill away from the dj. So, if you're not hell bent on