A look at the new SC System from Stanton. SCS.1d Features: Flagship deck controller for laptop DJs and remixer / producers Adjustable high-torque 10 motorized platter with vinyl surface and superior tracking 100mm motorized pitch fader with recall for sync with software Velocity-sensitive pads assignable to loops, cue points, etc. Assignable Encoder section with 360°… Read More NAMM Video: Stanton SCS
Who doesn’t need one of these babies? This is a promo video for the Vinyl Recorder T-560. Made in Germany: “Schallplatten selbst herstellen!”
OT: Amazing Phonographantasmascope of Jim Lefevre. Using the Zoetropes principle, Lefevre created a bunch of special 3D discs that he set spinning using an old fashioned turntable to create the illusion of 3D movement.
DJ Jungleboy demos DaScratch (SCS.3d), Stanton’s MIDI software controller, using two DaScratch units with Scratch LIVE.
Scratch (2001) is a documentary film, directed by Doug Pray, that looks at the birth and evolution of hip-hop disc jockeys (DJs), scratching and turntablism. Interviewees include: Grand Wizard Theodore (the inventor of the scratch) Grand Mixer Q-bert Grand Mixer DXT, Z-Trip Mix Master Mike Rob Swift DJ Premier Afrika Bambaataa Jazzy Jay Cut Chemist… Read More Scratch Documentary Explores Birth Of Scratching & Turntablism
[display_podcast] The Graphite Sequencer is an art piece that explores turning a record player into a tangible interface for sequencing music: Disc are coded with graphite, which conducts electricity. Two wires touch the paper discs as they spin. The wires are connected to a simple tone generator. When a line is drawn across the disk,… Read More Graphite Sequencer Makes Tangible Turntable Music
Yuri Suzuki is an artist and musician interested in “revamping and giving new forms and meanings to the turntable, a device which very few of us still have in their house. Music is become more and more digital and abstract, and Suzuki is interested in exploring the physical, tangible representation of sound. The Prepared Turntable,… Read More Yuri Suzuki Explores Physical Value Of Sound
What? You’ve still got some money left after getting that $24,000 Avid Acutus turntable? Then you may want to check out the new Thorens Jubilee turntable: The Jubilee is a cost-no-object design that puts it firmly in the camp of ‘the world’s best ever’ vinyl replay machines. The Jubilee celebrates 125 years of the Thorens name and… Read More Would You Pay $55,000 For A Turntable?
At the 2008 Summer NAMM Show, Numark introduced LP 2 CD,a professional tool for fine-quality conversion of vinyl recordings to CD, WAV or MP3, with or without a computer. LP 2 CD is an all-in-one system with internal flash memory, so no computer is required to digital recordings from vinyl or any other analog source… Read More Numark Introduces High Resolution Vinyl-To-CD Turntable
The Montegiro Lusso turntable may feature three height-adjustable cones made from alternating layers of aluminum and black acrylic, paired with a central inverted cone that supports the aluminum and acrylic platter. It may have an ultra precise synchronous motor, a 10″ Da Vinci Nobile carbon fiber arm and a Montegiro MG1 titanium cartridge. The Lusso… Read More The Lusso Turntable Costs More Than Your Car
