When I first heard of final scratch, I was convinced this would be the future of DJ-ing. Not FS by itself, but in combination with normal vinyl. (I am convinced I will always still be using vinyl, if only not to be totally dependent of computers) And when I saw John Aquaviva showcasing the first version here in Utrecht I was even more convinced. I do keep missing one remark in this whole discussion however. One great aspect about playing music from vinyl is feedback; the amplified music, specifically bass, reflects back on the record and gets picked up by the needle again and amplified again. Too much feedback leads to rumble, but just enough creates this fat deep bass sound we're all so addicted on. Final scatch can never recreate this, since the records don't contain the actual music.
So far this is the only real flaw I can find in this whole setup. Unless the FS guys already thought of building in some kind of feedback plugin? If not, FS or Native Instruments, you've got work to do... Joost -----Original Message----- From: Langsman, Marc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 19 september 2002 11:31 To: [email protected] Subject: [313] FiNal ScrAtch - finally roadtested... I went to the Plasa light/sound show in london the other week and finally got a chance to roadtest F/S on the uk distributor of stanton's stand :] I was thoroughly impressed and I would say it is very difficult to fault - I gave it some solid scratching + crabbing and it held up fine as well as skipping the needle about, spinbacks etc etc. The software is pretty good too - you can see a waveform of the tune and its not too difficult to skip to a break etc. The 'record box' functionality is quite nice - they had house/hip-hop/breaks/etc boxes set up on F1-F9 keys. After I'd finished dribbling all over it I had a chat to some guys on the stand...from what they were saying it sounds like u need a Linux partition on your laptop/pc but they give you a distribution in the box [not sure why they couldnt have F/S on a bootable linux CD as that would be way less hassle]. I think UK retail is between 450-500GBP. They were running it off a compaq presario notebook [not sure what spec] but the guy said anything around the 500mhz mark should do the trick. Spare records are gonna be around the 15GBP mark too. in summary.....*I WANT ONE!!* :] peace, Marc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
