From 1984 to 1988 total vinyl shipments were cut by.
Do top djs still use vinyl.
This doesn t mean that you have to go for the most expensive unit you can find but finding a solid model will save you a lot of headache down the road.
Many djs still use vinyl especially now the the recent vinyl resurgence in the last couple of years.
Now that we know what do djs use you can start sketching your own setup according to your needs and requirements.
Have most all of them moved on to computer formats such as wav flac mp3.
Now it s very hard to find a dj booth that doesn t have a laptop midi controllers or cdjs.
Back in the 1920s when the term disc jockey was used for the first time the djs used to play vinyl phonograph records on air and the trend continued for over 50 years.
Plus the money isn t as huge so it isnt as logical rewarding to have dubs.
Some think the sound coming from vinyl is a bit rounder with a deeper bass and actually fuller the mp3 sound lacks the warmth which is why so many djs are coming back to the basics the vinyl that is.
Since the historical dawn of the dj trade vinyl records have been the classic medium.
Here are 6 reasons why new djs should start on vinyl.
0 do djs still use vinyl.
Unhook the computer focus on your ears.
Vinyl is so much more forgiving and a bit of clipping created by a dj may give some unpleasant distortion if it comes.
We re not going to debate whether dj ing with vinyl trumps mp3s or cds.
We will repeat what we said earlier.
You will still see plenty of vinyl amongst turntablists and house djs but techno progressive trance mashups glitchy stuff those have all pretty much moved to digital.
Several clubs i work with have been refurbishing their technics 1200 decks since more djs are requesting them.
For new djs that rarely see a turntable in the booth it can be hard to understand why anyone would continue to use what appears to be very outdated technology.
Don t cheap out on the mixer.
Do any club djs still spin vinyl.
For example in november 2014 it was reported that over million vinyl records had been sold in the uk in the since the beginning of the year.
Some dj s still use vinyl but the tide has definitely turned and digital is taking over in many many genres.