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ikonika wrote:
dubplates are simple...i dont have many because of money, but i've started budgeting them and over time i wish to use only dubplates

you speak wise words lady. just passed through your page. loving the tunes & the pics

pass through mine when u get the add request.

ikonika wrote:

Pangaea wrote:

ikonika wrote:there's just something too special about the smell and the weight of a fresh dub.....

i also hate mixing on cds

yeah i really hate cd decks. maybe i'm just not used to them. serato is wicked to use, but a pain in the arse to set up (especially whilst another dj is playing!) lots of different things that can go wrong too - laptop buggers up, usb cable is removed so everything goes dead, grounding issues

nothing like the simplicity of dubplates! i say that as someone who doen't use 'em though

i wanted to get serato for a while, but my laptop has a problem of buzzing when the charger is plugged in then plugged into a mixer lol, plus i wouldn't have space for something like serato plus 320 wavs.

dubplates are simple...i dont have many because of money, but i've started budgeting them and over time i wish to use only dubplates

for the buzzing laptop. try putting a groundlift on the end of your charger, or running the audio through a DI box with a ground lift switch before it gets to the mixer. should solve the buzz. laptop buzz is almost always groundnoise. mine does same thing

ikonika wrote:

Pangaea wrote:

ikonika wrote:there's just something too special about the smell and the weight of a fresh dub.....

i also hate mixing on cds

yeah i really hate cd decks. maybe i'm just not used to them. serato is wicked to use, but a pain in the arse to set up (especially whilst another dj is playing!) lots of different things that can go wrong too - laptop buggers up, usb cable is removed so everything goes dead, grounding issues

nothing like the simplicity of dubplates! i say that as someone who doen't use 'em though

i wanted to get serato for a while, but my laptop has a problem of buzzing when the charger is plugged in then plugged into a mixer lol, plus i wouldn't have space for something like serato plus 320 wavs.

dubplates are simple...i dont have many because of money, but i've started budgeting them and over time i wish to use only dubplates

i don't use dubplates, but i still have a love for them fo sho.

and as far as your laptop buzz issue, i have your solution:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... age=search

an external drive will help with the room issue. i have a 40 gig laptop, and i store all my tunes as WAV and i still manage to cram more on there than a record crate would hold.

not knockin dubplates, but as someone who has flown with just records before, i don't trust airlines EVER, and if cds/serato/ableton have just ONE advantage over records/dubplates, it is this: no one is gonna lose your records. that alone is good enough for me, considering the trauma i have gone through when i was forced to check my records a few times.
you can still have your records, just keep em safe at home. hehe...

or as previously stated you can go to a dollar store and buy a 3pack of groundlifts

Daft tnuc wrote:2nd that. Save for a Serato mate, you won't regret it.
Plus, they're expensive in EU but they go way cheaper in the US and since they're USB devices you won't need any power converter.

sound, any links to a US site that sells it?? my google will only find uk ones for some reason and im not paying 370quid for it!!

thanks for the advice guys

AdDICT wrote:

Daft tnuc wrote:2nd that. Save for a Serato mate, you won't regret it.
Plus, they're expensive in EU but they go way cheaper in the US and since they're USB devices you won't need any power converter.

sound, any links to a US site that sells it?? my google will only find uk ones for some reason and im not paying 370quid for it!!

Got mine off ebay.

a nice thick stack of em......

You always mix upside down?

I've got 1 tune pressed that I haven't even heard yet.

shakes fist at joni pissface

What's people's thoughts on "everlasting vinyl dubplates" vs. traditional acetate? Is there a noticeable difference in the sound quality? I've been thinking about getting some stuff cut by Vinyl Carvers. Anyone ever deal with them, if so, feedback?

relik wrote:What's people's thoughts on "everlasting vinyl dubplates" vs. traditional acetate? Is there a noticeable difference in the sound quality? I've been thinking about getting some stuff cut by Vinyl Carvers. Anyone ever deal with them, if so, feedback?

that's what i meant earlier in the post. I seen a few company's doing these now. Why it tempts me so much. & does anyone know, can you send ANYTHING to be cut to a dub....and i mean ANYTHING.

Most one-off companies let you send anything...I've seen some that even give details/instructions for recording if you wanted to have some precious record/recording reproduced (even if you didn't produce it).

Most also will cut sample/scratch records, but they have specifics for formatting...like if you wanted a "never-ending sample loop".

I used Carverycuts they were quick and it sounded warmer than the wav I sent them. Iv only had it a few months but it doesnt seem to have lost any quality.

I would recommend using good carts with these Shure 447s have kept mine sounding fresh.

lovelovelove cutting dubplates, get sent lots of tunes and try to get as many cut as i can on a student budget! but nothing is better than a stinking fresh 10" dub in the post! my gosh! mostly been cutting with dub-studio in bristol who are wicked and do brilliant prices, with a very quick turnaround! want to try cutting with transition soon tho1

same boat as trigga do transistion cut acetates only? been having a look round and can't seem to find out. dubstudio cut 'everlasting' dubs, been using them for a while. I need some dubs cut this month would like to try transistion...

When my student loan drops 3 dubs are getting cut like its normal.

drifterman_ wrote:When my student loan drops 3 dubs are getting cut like its normal.

I am collecting all my favourite released dubs, and standardly gonna be cutting finished tunes so my bag will be bursting when I'm ready to play out!

going to Transition in a few weeks for the experience as much as anything, can't wait to hear how my tunes sound out

student loan tomorrow. get in!

We only cut acetates,But please bare in mind when thinking about the price that for 30gbp you are getting more than just the disk....
All good cutting engineers should be able to give you tips on your mix.
Your tracks gets processed through the best equipment by an engineer who masters for a living.

Jason