trak660 wrote:A DJ should use whatever format best suits them. I use decks because I think it's more fun. Someone who likes effects and more layers of tracks should be using Ableton or something. Vinyl has been a niche market for about 30 years. It will only become more expensive to produce. In the US, a vinyl DJ purchases almost everything by mail order. There is no train to hop on, here. Digital has allowed American DJs to stay current with their music. 7-10 hour drives suck, and so do record prices. A release has to be very special for me to purchase the vinyl. Usually, I just get the wav version of my favorite ones and 320 for the rest. I'm no longer hung up on formats, but will continue to use Technics to beatmatch. It's what is best for me.
When I get back to my computer, I will download this mix from Soundcloud. Seems like it was put together with great care.
If you don't value the quality of the music enough to pay £10 for a piece of vinyl, it's probably not worth playing anyway. I remember when I used to get £90 a week in my first job, £30 of which would get spent at Blackmarket records every weekend. We never complained then, and the price increase of vinyl is well inside the rate of inflation.
