My engagement present from my now wife was a VHS HiFi deck back in '85. I recorded a few party mix tapes on it and then gave up on the format.
How do you record a CD using a CD recorder and hooking it up to the Denon DN MC 6000 MK2?
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CDs?
Dat ain't old school enough...getchusummadis:
Dat ain't old school enough...getchusummadis:
I said I wasn't asking for me. I was just unsure since I never did it just hooking it up to the Denon. I said I hook mine up using my effects machine. Also I do it that way because if I don't the effects on the Pioneer EFX 500 won't be heard on the CD.
Since we're talking about this subject, how many of you used CDs to DJ with at one time? I started out using records, then CDs and finally was pushed in the direction of becoming a computer DJ. I'm happy I was pushed in that direction. I never thought I would ever use a computer to DJ with and now I can't see any other way I would do it. So as times change so do some people with how they do things. I still have certain CDs of albums that I wanted because years ago I loved every song that was on the album. Sometimes I play them in my van.
What's really wild is the new vehicles today don't have a CD player built into them. If you want one you either have to special order one be made or go and buy a radio that has a CD player built into it. The one in the van I bought it and had it installed. I can play CDs or use a flash drive. They just think automatically nobody is using CDs to listen to any more and that's not true. What about those who have old CDs that they never got rid of? I used to have several CD books to carry with me to use at gigs. Now I just a portable HD that has all my music on it to use and when needed I can add more songs since It's still not completely filled up. I have in just one folder alone well over 1,000 songs. Who thought that back in the day that people would ever be able to just download a song they wanted. That's the reason record stores went out of business. Only way today to stay in business like that I say is to have a store online where people can buy the stuff they want from a store owner.
Who ever thought many years ago there would be 24 hour TV. I remember when a certain song came on or the Star Spangled Banner coming on meant TV stations were going off the air I wouldn't return till 6am. How's about being able to buy stuff online. There was a time tha the internet was never thought of and now most people can't do without it. They would go crazy if there was suddenly no internet.
What's really wild is the new vehicles today don't have a CD player built into them. If you want one you either have to special order one be made or go and buy a radio that has a CD player built into it. The one in the van I bought it and had it installed. I can play CDs or use a flash drive. They just think automatically nobody is using CDs to listen to any more and that's not true. What about those who have old CDs that they never got rid of? I used to have several CD books to carry with me to use at gigs. Now I just a portable HD that has all my music on it to use and when needed I can add more songs since It's still not completely filled up. I have in just one folder alone well over 1,000 songs. Who thought that back in the day that people would ever be able to just download a song they wanted. That's the reason record stores went out of business. Only way today to stay in business like that I say is to have a store online where people can buy the stuff they want from a store owner.
Who ever thought many years ago there would be 24 hour TV. I remember when a certain song came on or the Star Spangled Banner coming on meant TV stations were going off the air I wouldn't return till 6am. How's about being able to buy stuff online. There was a time tha the internet was never thought of and now most people can't do without it. They would go crazy if there was suddenly no internet.
I can blame them. If whomever is running the music isn't competent enough to play an mp3 on a computer or any mp3 player, I don't have faith in them playing a cd. The odds of them bumping a laser, jamming a player door, or scratching a recorded cd is higher than a computer malfunction, in my opinion.
Just like the rest of us. One leg at a time.
Professional CD players are STILL more reliable than computers because they're a single function closed system with no battery limitation. Furthermore, anyone in the dance industry knows how to operate a professional CD player. (Pitch and tempo are things the use regularly.)
Most people THINK they are more computer proficient than they really are and when there's a glitch (and there always is) their limits become terribly apparent.
The change over had nothing to do reliability. What made CDs disappear so fast is the FREEDOM to play portable unlimited non-stop digital music IN THE EXACT SONG ORDER YOU PREFER. The rapid change to digital music was led entirely by consumer demand rather than commercial enterprise (thank you, Napster.) That's how we got to the iPod.
And then you add the cdr to the mix....and the reliability drops way below an mp3
Which cdr? CD+R, CD-R, CDRW ?And then you add the cdr to the mix....and the reliability drops way below an mp3
And then you add the cdr to the mix....and the reliability drops way below an mp3
If your experience is mired with mismatched media and devices, inadequate training or knowledge about modulated optical disc recording then I'm sure that period was a nightmare for you. If you do it wrong it's not compatible across platforms and devices. There are (were) multiple standards for disc writing to address a variety of applications. It's not unusual for DJs to try to mix and match things that don't work and play well together. DJs are largely consumer level users and operate with limited knowledge.
You're wish to blame writable discs for any headaches you've encountered flies in the face of this thread's perfect example of a 'veteran' DJ that's unsure of how to connect a recorder's inputs to a mixer's outputs.
The time frame is also relevant because at the time of their use CD storage was greater than typical PC or Laptop hard drives and other media. This is why the photos developed from your camera film or given by photographers started being distributed on CDs prior to the expansion of memory, storage, and cloud services.
Recordable CDs are still a superior way to store data but, easy and cheap redundancy is a convenience that outweighs the risk of not using a physically hard coded media.
No more of a nightmare than trying to have a conversation with a know it all..
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I’m only talking about the ultra professional, top grade ones that Bobby usesWhich cdr? CD+R, CD-R, CDRW ?
No more of a nightmare than trying to have a conversation with a know it all..
Scotty gotta boo-boo, again.
Yeah, that’s it. Maybe You DO know everything
While we are on the subject...cc fun fact: i never learned to use a computer...so ive been getting old posts from the board via Microfiche down at the library...
This is why it sometimes takes me a while to respond... i have to mail it.
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This is why it sometimes takes me a while to respond... i have to mail it.
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Not to mention the difficulty realized typing with that absurd shark face Covid mask.
...but then again they're all absurd.