
Originally Posted by
tocsin
If all the vinyl labels were selling out all their runs in a manner that earns them profit, why all the bitching? If that's not the case, they can find a new means of distribution or die. Personally, I rarely buy vinyl anymore. However, I'm at a somewhat lucky point where, if I really felt like playing the game, all my "dated" records are now sounds that people have gotten into again and missed the first time around. I am a vinyl DJ that doesn't buy vinyl. And it's got nothing to do with P2P piracy. As for the feel of vinyl over CD, I really couldn't care less. I've never used a CD deck with a virtual platter. The only decks I've used are the + and - push button models with the pitch bar. As for Final Scratch, the buzz is usually related to the laptop. On my Mac, I don't get a buzz. I only get a buzz from vinyl if I hook it up to a Dell. That is effectively cancelled by plugging my Dell into a groundless adaptor when I use Final Scratch. Labels that may want to get people like myself back into
their market again would be wise to release tracks in compressed digital format. For everyone else who isn't a DJ, they're better off selling CDs. If they choose not to and notice a huge slump in sales, it's their damn fault.