Ableton Forum

SubFunk wrote:

Grandmasterbird wrote:I had to pipe up when i saw some of these replies....

SubFunk wrote: finally!, what took em' so long to let the dinosaur die? can't wait for the day they disappear in clubs entirely.

Why? They're f*king awesome and need some skill to operate. I may be old fashioned but I for one wish there were more Technics turntables in clubs and less laptops. Say what you will, but vinyl mixing is an art.

totally agreed it is an art, i played 3 deck and efx mayhem for nearly 20 years...
so is proper digital DJ-ing it is also an art, i moved on......

Dexes wrote:No one's buying 1200s anymore?
Well that's what happenes if you make a product, add no signifiant improvements, and still want people to pay the same nearly 40 years later. Hope they get cleared ot of the clubs now.

<--- Happy owner of 2 PDX-2000

The reason they have not significantly changed the design is because they do not need to- if it isnt broken dont fix it. The design is (in my opinion) almost perfect. The fact that they have not changed the design and they are still the industry standard club-turntable nearly 40 yrs on speaks for itself.

also agreed, they only changed what was really necessary with the MKII and then later with the MG5, etc. models

If better turntables existed, they wouldnt be the industry standard.

I personally hav'nt used mine for a few years now as I switched to CDJ's, but I am sad to see the line being discontinued and I too would NEVER in a million years sell mine.

I dont expect DJ's who have started DJ'ing in the last couple of years or so to understand that as the likelyhood is that they started out using CDJ's or a laptop, but for me and lots of people I know it was on Technics turntables that we learned our craft and there is still something magical about them.

for me the magic sits in what happens on the dancefloor.... and your head/ears.

Am I old fashioned? Do I sound like a grumpy old fart? Most probably. But hey, that's me!

Peace

still i like em' disappearing... don't worry, want happen in my and your lifetime, thou...

EDIT: honestly i think i am only angry that most DJ booth/clubs are not propper designed to allow a comfortable
digital playing next to turnatbles, CDs...
i just want the space they take for my setup.

the_antagonist wrote:this is an oburtunity to have the ultimate vinyl vs digital argument to end all arguments.


mixing isnt an art playing the right music is an art!

i heard it was only the mk5s that were being discontinued?

idioteque wrote:

i heard it was only the mk5s that were being discontinued?

so some other chap just told me as well.

also: http://www.panasonic-europe.com/technics/

perhaps someone at pannasonic has had a brainwave marketing ploy to drum up some sales for xmas!

top of every music heads xmas list is officially now a pair of new 1210's!