Quote Originally Posted by Symmetric
Quote Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk
the interesting question, in my opinion, is: are DJs manipulating mp3s or other digital media bring something to the table that vinyl DJs don't already, or is it just a cheaper, smaller storage medium and that's it? and what's being lost in return?
What is being lost in the use of MP3's is sound quality. Why as a producer and an audio engineer would you want all the hard work you've put into making your music wasted, as the final product is a compressed piece of crap. Why spend the money on good gear? Why bother? MP3's sound like crap, they hurt my ears, especially on a big system.
I beg every Final Scratch dj I know to play wav's, and I think as storage space gets bigger, we might get there soon. I'm not opposed to any uncompressed digital format, but please use the best quality files you can!!
as jay said.. absolute bullshit. a 320kps mp3 would be no differant on a rig than a wav file. i play wavs but thats because ableton uses up memory converting mp3 to wavs in a temp folder...