Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-30 Thread Sakari Karipuro
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Nick Walsh wrote: > It depends on how it's been coded. 256kbps isn't too > bad... the problem is that you have to have a really well, if one wants quality, one buys audioactive production studio. otherwise, lame does almost as good job. occasionally better, depending on the

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread TekHitsHarder
hahahha--im with u on that 1 johnny. lmfao mike

Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-30 Thread Nick Walsh
It depends on how it's been coded. 256kbps isn't too bad... the problem is that you have to have a really high level of kbps to get anything like something worth purchasing which obviously means massive files. I don't see why anyone would wanna BUY mp3's so they're not really commercially viable (a

Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-30 Thread Sakari Karipuro
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Paul Hudson wrote: > Vinyl sounds better than CD and CD sounds better than MP3. While the > popular media say Mp3's sound as good as CD's, I don't think anyone believes > them do they? I mean, just play a CD next to a high quality MP3 on quality > Hi-Fi. They tow don't even

Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-30 Thread Paul Hudson
Why has no one mentioned the sound quality in this debat (or have they and I've missed it). For me, the most important thing about music is not the ideas behind it, not who's written it or from where, not what format it's on or how easy it is to mix. The most important thing, for me anyway, is the

RE: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-30 Thread Topping, Micah
> Oh, and your record will never crash, or you needle with > never have an irq > conflict... yes but your digital file won't get a scratch in it, and it won't be a 500 press run that is almost impossible to find... now thats good and bad i dont think digital file mixers/tables are going to be too

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread Jonny McIntosh
When the MP3 revolution comes, you can send your unwanted vinyl to me - don't burn it after some baseball game :) Jonny.

RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread Batory, Jason
>Not to boost my own theory here, but Mills captured, to me, the sounds of >what toneshifting sounds like in these three tracks... Have you listened to any of his Purposemaker releases? There are some amazing sounds here which I believe are the essence of your theory. At least this is the stuff th

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread darw_n
: > > jeff mills- metropolis As I said before, I just got this CD, and I have to admit, it is near close to brilliant, although, I am having trouble seeing about half the tracks as movie scores, but the use of sounds in some of the more dancy tracks is stunning to say the least. I don't have th

[LONG] Possible Futures (was Re: [313] digital mixing/trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread Nuutti-Iivari Meriläinen
On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Chris Ege wrote: > The point that everyone's missing is that a better solution can be > devised. True, vinyl is still the best solution. But we're quickly > approaching a point where it won't be anymore. it won't be long till > someone comes up with a truly elegant and intu

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread Peter B Leidy
> > With these mp3 players, you could do midi > > quite easily (well for the consumer) > > Can we please be careful about using the term midi? Midi has nothing to do > with .mp3 technology whatsoever. I see lots of people making this mistake. > Midi provides no definitive sound characteristics,

Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-30 Thread FRED MCMURRY
PROTECTED]> To: darw_n <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: 313 <313@hyperreal.org> Subject: Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:25:39 -0600 (CST) > I don't stick with it for sentimental reasons, its the simplicity that > attracts me...

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-30 Thread darw_n
> Where is the skill? > That's what my friends were saying, but there is one way to really make it an art... with this, you could feasibly create symphonies with dance tracks, have 20 tracks going within a minute or less (I think this is where Hawtin is heading), and it wont sound garbled, th

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-30 Thread FRED MCMURRY
Where is the skill? Fred From: "darw_n" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "aziza vasco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <313@hyperreal.org> Subject: Re: [313] trading on napster Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:30:09 -0800 h, here's an issue I was talking about today w

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread TekHitsHarder
In a message dated 11/29/00 6:03:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << hmmm... I'd say that turntables will go the way of the guitar (that they've replaced). Sure guitars are still played, but are our kids going to be right into what we listen to? How many people these d

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread TekHitsHarder
<< With these mp3 players, you could do midi quite easily (well for the consumer) and match effortlessly (even though would take some of the fun out of djing, as well as some frustration -- for me at least).>> well isnt that the point of dj'ing? fun and frustration?

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
on 11/29/2000 5:43 PM, *!*! at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >If there were an adequate alternative, say a mp3 player with > the digital cueing capabilities that I currently have with my 1200s, I > woudl switch in an instant. Numark in two months. http://www.numark.com/flash/productdetails.cfm?CatName

RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Nathan John de Yonker
Ugh man. This thread hits 313 once a year I think. Is techno dead? Is rock dead? Is the turntable dead? how about the zither? Classical music has been around for centuries and it is still the only genre of music that some people will listen to. Much traditional music has been around for a milenniu

Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-29 Thread Chris Ege
> I don't stick with it for sentimental reasons, its the simplicity that > attracts me... whose to say a simpler, more intuitive interface can't be created? > Oh, and your record will never crash, or you needle with never have an irq > conflict... your records can warp, your needles can break.

Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-29 Thread Fred Giannelli
I'm always surprised at how reactionary people get when the subject of replacing turntables with a superior (yet not so sentimental) alternative comes up. You'd think someone had suggested to the pope that the earth isn't the center of the universe! surprisingly enough, the technics sl-1200mk2 i

RE: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread Braden J. King
e not perfect, but it's the time you spent that made it all worthwhile. But that's just my opinion. :) Braden. -Original Message- From: darw_n [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 5:30 PM To: aziza vasco; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] trading on napster

RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Rich Baker
hmmm... I'd say that turntables will go the way of the guitar (that they've replaced). Sure guitars are still played, but are our kids going to be right into what we listen to? How many people these days are right into Motown or Duke Ellington (for example)? Many respect it (and many haven't heard

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread Christian Bloch
; Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:30 AM Subject: Re: [313] trading on napster > h, > > here's an issue I was talking about today with some friends... > > There is now a program out that will mix MP3's for you, you can see the wave > so you can do visual mixing,

Re: [313] "trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-29 Thread darw_n
landunderground http://www.mp3.com/darw_n http://www.sphereproductions.com/topic/Darwin.html http://www.mannequinodd.com - Original Message - From: "Chris Ege" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:39 PM Subject: [

"trading on napster" / digital mixing

2000-11-29 Thread Chris Ege
I'm always surprised at how reactionary people get when the subject of replacing turntables with a superior (yet not so sentimental) alternative comes up. You'd think someone had suggested to the pope that the earth isn't the center of the universe! surprisingly enough, the technics sl-1200mk2 i

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread darw_n
m - Original Message - From: "aziza vasco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [313] trading on napster > > don't worry im going to pay a lot of money for my music 'cuz im going to buy &

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Todd Smith
ot;Todd Gys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Craig Stodolenak'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 12:57 PM Subject: RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster) > Vinyl and/or turntables will never die out.

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Kent williams
On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Craig Stodolenak wrote: > > Vinyl can already be more easily replaced with a digital file; all > we're waiting on is the interface. And who the hell is going to lug > around a 50 lb. box of discs of plastic with little squiggly lines on > them after they're presented with

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Christian Bloch
OTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 10:16 PM Subject: RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster) > I was in boston and I was in a bar where there was a CDJ definetly play two cd's together and beat maching them accordingly. I am not sure

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Christian Bloch
Wednesday, November 29, 2000 9:57 PM Subject: RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster) > Vinyl and/or turntables will never die out. CD DJ decks have been out for > over 5 years. Smaller sized units, digital sound, and CD's are a much > physically smaller medi

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Christian Bloch
nesday, November 29, 2000 10:11 PM Subject: RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster) > i agree with GYS, > > if records and turntables were going to be misplaced..it woulkd have already happened. My friends and I always talk about how its ironic that we pump out the most &q

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Cyclone Wehner
I may have missed this. Sorry. I agree with you - I love the look and feel of vinyl. However, in Australia (that's my sphere of reference) where you find CD decks is in R&B clubs as there is a limited amount of wax coming in for DJs. The market is growing and it is being serviced but DJs want to pl

Re: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Cyclone Wehner
Yeah, that is definitely possible. During my (fortunately) brief 'DJ career' I had two CD units as part of the decks, so you could go from vinyl to vinyl, CD to CD, or vinyl to CD, etc. The CD unit works the same way so you can mix with the cross fader or volume controls. The CD unit also allows yo

RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread *!*!
> if records and turntables were going to be misplaced..it woulkd have we pump out the most "futuristic" music, with the most "manual" of >instruments. . I disagree. If there were an adequate alternative, say a mp3 player with the digital cueing capabilities that I currently have with my 1200s

RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Matthew Gerbasi
I was in boston and I was in a bar where there was a CDJ definetly play two cd's together and beat maching them accordingly. I am not sure what type of equiptment he was using, but the mixing that he was coming from it was not one track end one track start. there was a definete third track cre

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread Deliverator
I humbly submit: http://www.mp3.com/zarathustra http://www.assasins.net

RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread TekHitsHarder
i agree with GYS, if records and turntables were going to be misplaced..it woulkd have already happened. My friends and I always talk about how its ironic that we pump out the most "futuristic" music, with the most "manual" of instruments.

RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Topping, Micah
> But, it hasn't caught on at all and most likely never will. I can agree about cds but here are a couple of things I would like to one day be able to do, or see happen: technic 1200 midi controllers i'd love to see these made to control digital audio in a mixer so the digital medium can be pla

RE: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Todd Gys
wax. GYS -Original Message- From: Craig Stodolenak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:29 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: [313] Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster) [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >Why don't you pay for the music instead of ripping arti

Redefinitions (was: Re: trading on napster)

2000-11-29 Thread Craig Stodolenak
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Why don't you pay for the music instead of ripping artists and labels off ! [EMAIL PROTECTED]: don't worry im going to pay a lot of money for my music 'cuz im going to buy decks and so many many vinyls but till this moment i go on ripping music on napster...have you

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread Roland van Oorschot
At 15:35 11/29/2000 +0100, aziza vasco wrote: hi list! i would like to know if there is someone who has good detroit songs to trade on napster..i have many but i want more 'cuz i use to play them with my comp.thank you in advance! aziza You want mp3's? You get mp3's! Here: http://artists.mp

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread Diana Potts
..and if you do...please take it private. d *seeing the strom brewing* From: "aziza vasco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] trading on napster Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:36:53 +0100 don't worry im going to pay a lot of money for my music

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread aziza vasco
don't worry im going to pay a lot of money for my music 'cuz im going to buy decks and so many many vinyls but till this moment i go on ripping music on napster...have you got any problem about that? From: Janos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re:

Re: [313] trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread Janos
Why don't you pay for the music instead of ripping artists and labels off ! : janos :)) On Wednesday 29 November 2000 15:35, aziza vasco wrote: > hi list! > i would like to know if there is someone who has good detroit songs to > trade on napster..

trading on napster

2000-11-29 Thread aziza vasco
hi list! i would like to know if there is someone who has good detroit songs to trade on napster..i have many but i want more 'cuz i use to play them with my comp.thank you in advance! aziza :o) _ Get more from