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HarderFaster Forums >> DJing >> when did CDJs become widely used? Author Pages (2):  1  [2]      voodoobass a table, mes enfants... Registered: Sep 2003 Posts: 33900 - Threads: 985 Location: somewhere else [Edited by voodoobass on 24-04-2006 22:19 PM] Quote: Kris Noble wrote on 24-04-2006 10:08 PM yeah thought Pioneer would have been the leaders in CDJ technology. imagine that - mr pop cheese having the latestcutting edge technology before us proper DJs.. they'll be telling us we can mix from an iPod next.. Possibly because Pioneer wanted to wait till there was cheaper more reliable drive technology available for them to be able to lanch a superior product with a higher profit margin for them. When you look at the level of sophistication on a CDJ1000 compared to all but the latest model single and dual CD decks, the advances have been huge. The amount of RAM and so on required to provide a realistic vinyl-style response would have been very expensive indeed, and it's only really since the 1000s came out that the majority of dance DJs and clubbers have accepted that it is OK to use CDs to mix dance music. I don't know if you've ever tried to play a set off one of those old twin-tray CD players but the short travel pitch controls, fiddly cueing and clumsy jog/shuttle wheels certainly didn't make it easy. DJ PROFILE / Voodoobass on MySpace / http://norq.com BUZZ ME FOR ADDICTION vs NORQ! BOATPARTY TICKETS: 06/05/06 - Trance & Breaks on the river! *** Need a kickass website? Check out VERSION INDUSTRIES.*** Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 24-04-2006 22:18 PM Kris Noble mmmmmonkey! Registered: Mar 2004 Posts: 4266 - Threads: 13 Location: SE London Quote: voodoobass wrote on 24-04-2006 10:18 PM I don't know if you've ever tried to play a set off one of those old twin-tray CD players but the short travel pitch controls, fiddly cueing and clumsy jog/shuttle wheels certainly didn't make it easy. yeah i have - pain in the erse! that said, they were better than the vinyl decks in that room! (2nd room of the fridge back before it's refurb, they had both been tuned to about +/-16% and as such were as accurate as a jelly) www.krisnoble.co.uk May 5th - Hectic UK @ 3rd Base Apr 29th - hUJe @ G4 Jun 2nd - INSPIRATION Launch Party @ Deep Blue Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 24-04-2006 22:22 PM norty Registered: May 2004 Posts: 50 - Threads: 0 Location: East Sussex The scene that really jumped on the CD as a format was Psy-trance (Goa trance) which previously had been mainly DAT based. This was because of the heat in Goa/India which made vinyl unsuitable because of warping, and also because so many productions were home made. Once it became easier to burn CD's off a PC this became the format of choice and it became a regular occurence for psy parties to not have any vinyl decks back around '97 or so. I know we used to have decks, CDJ's and dat at parties around that time, but it was common for psy DJ's to bring their own CDJ's to play on, then swap them out for the next DJ to play on theirs, and so on because the DJ's could never be guaranteed of finding CDJ's at a party. Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 24-04-2006 22:35 PM voodoobass a table, mes enfants... Registered: Sep 2003 Posts: 33900 - Threads: 985 Location: somewhere else Quote: Milkie wrote on 24-04-2006 10:09 PM I see, you mean pro cd player. Denon made the DN-3000FE in 1981. ...and here one is.... Beauty! Click here to view original image DJ PROFILE / Voodoobass on MySpace / http://norq.com BUZZ ME FOR ADDICTION vs NORQ! BOATPARTY TICKETS: 06/05/06 - Trance & Breaks on the river! *** Need a kickass website? Check out VERSION INDUSTRIES.*** Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 24-04-2006 22:35 PM Kris Noble mmmmmonkey! Registered: Mar 2004 Posts: 4266 - Threads: 13 Location: SE London Quote: norty wrote on 24-04-2006 10:35 PM The scene that really jumped on the CD as a format was Psy-trance (Goa trance) which previously had been mainly DAT based. This was because of the heat in Goa/India which made vinyl unsuitable because of warping, and also because so many productions were home made. Once it became easier to burn CD's off a PC this became the format of choice and it became a regular occurence for psy parties to not have any vinyl decks back around '97 or so. I know we used to have decks, CDJ's and dat at parties around that time, but it was common for psy DJ's to bring their own CDJ's to play on, then swap them out for the next DJ to play on theirs, and so on because the DJ's could never be guaranteed of finding CDJ's at a party. i had heard that - people like goa gil playing off DAT. voodoobass - that's well sexeh! looks a bit.. medical.. though www.krisnoble.co.uk May 5th - Hectic UK @ 3rd Base Apr 29th - hUJe @ G4 Jun 2nd - INSPIRATION Launch Party @ Deep Blue Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 24-04-2006 22:38 PM djandrewmartin Area 352 Recordings Registered: Sep 2004 Posts: 6353 - Threads: 652 Location: Europe My mate has got a really old Technics one from the 80's. Not sure what year it came out tho. www.interground.net www.djandrewmartin.tk www.augasm.com www.trackitdown.net/recordlabel/452.html www.tidydigital.com/labels/interground Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 25-04-2006 09:37 AM icc my god, its full of stars... Registered: Sep 2003 Posts: 2220 - Threads: 44 Location: Far away from the Northern Line thank God:D [Edited by icc on 25-04-2006 20:45 PM] I first saw a cdj 500 in 1996 - it was being used in clubs Edit - and yes, for psy trance in Brighton. because DAT really got a bit :zzz: by then. Spangulation, 24th March, 414.......Psy Biznizz Report this post to a moderator | IP: Logged 25-04-2006 20:43 PM All times are GMT. 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