Archive for the 'Vinyl' Category

What happened to just playing records?

There are so many choices out now for anyone who wants to play music at a party. Companies are now really trying to cater to everyone. Even Vestax, one of the top players of the scratch niche is coming out with a DJ MIDI controller.

What happened to the days when all you needed were a […]

Bass guitar and turntable in one

I thought this was some kind of a joke, but according to the site, it’s a real work in progress, with prototype pictures coming out. And out of all things, it’s being called the Plattabass.
The man plans on gutting a Rane mixer for the pre-amp =[. Ouch, dude. Well, are the two faders from the […]

Vinyl is still alive

Vinyl is making a comeback? Well, maybe not in the US. CNN International tells us the UK music industry presses vinyls in hopes to have DJs play them at parties: Vinyl holds out in digital world. More specifically, bands are using vinyls to reach out to new listeners.
Nice.
Here in the states, it’s not hard […]

From One to Six Figures

By now you must have heard of the record digger that bought a rare acetate disc for under a dollar and went for over $150k on eBay (the buyer ended up being a fraud, however). Well the Montreal Mirror caught up with him for an interview: The vinyl frontier. It’s a very interesting story with […]