CDJ2000
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I don't want to get drawn into a vinyl vs digital argument, but one thing you might want to consider is that the theory behind mixing with CDJ's is exactly-the-fucking-same as vinyl.
You still have to match tempo – there is a pitch control.
You can still use the side of the platter to speed up and slow down.
You can scratch, spin, spin-back etc using the platter too.Setting a cue point to a button press is a new time saving feature, but lets face it - it's always been a ball-ache to have to physically drop the needle and wind to where you want to drop a tune in – especially when you are running out of time running back to the booth after taking a piss.
The technology is undeniably moving towards the digital age. Anyone who plays out will tell you they you that you can't get the newest releases on vinyl anymore and if you want to keep up with the tunes you need to be digital.
I wouldn't say that using CDJ's makes mixing 'easier' it' just is more solid because it's digital – once you've locked the beats and it's perfectly in time it isn't going to drift.
Hot cues, loops etc are impossible with vinyl sure, but it's evolution of the art. These features aren't there to makes things easier, it allows for more creativity. The days of some vinyl junkie slaving over two 1210's playing one tune after the other are over. That's just the way it is.
Any if anyone wonders what the scratching is like, this is a friend of mine – I haven't got headphones here today so haven't been able to listen to it – but I'm sure it will get the point across.