Why Does A DJ Use A Vinyl Turntable
VideoJug user DJ Tutor is here to tell us why a DJ uses A Vinyl Turntable. Learn all you need to know about becoming a DJ with these great videos.
Step 1: Introduction
This is video number three in a selection of videos we're doing targeted at the complete, total and utter new DJ. And here is video number three, "Why Does a DJ Use a Vinyl Turntable", which is one of these guys, here.
Step 2: Vinyl Turntable History
Now then, if we go back to the late 50s and early 60s, when the art of DJing almost started, at that point a DJ did not have a CD player. He did not have a PC program. He didn't have any samplers or anything like that. All he had was these guys here, seven-inch singles, and he had these guys. This is a 12-inch single. But then, there were no 12-inch singles in the 50s or 60s. All there were, were what's known as LPs - long players. 12-inch singles did not come around until the mid-70s.
Step 3: Vinyl Turntables Today
But why do DJ's use Vinyl Turntables today? Well, a lot of people will say it's a personal experience. A lot of people will say the sound is more real. The feel is real. Another reason a DJ uses a vinyl turntable is because it's more hands-on. Slowly but surely, CD players are getting better and better and CD players are getting more hands-on. But because vinyl has been around for so long, many people say that vinyl, including myself, will never die and never go away.This is more intimate. It's touch, feel, hold. The sound is just slightly rougher. Slightly truer, slightly real. As opposed to digital sound, where it's more crystal, pristine, with very, very few cracks, pops, and whistles.
Step 4: Conclusion
That is why a DJ will use a vinyl turntable. It's more intimate. Vinyl, as we speak, is still more readily available. And it's more hands-on. And still to this day, the likes of the DMC Finals and Championships, 99% of the DJs will just use vinyl. I hope that's been a help. Thanks for watching video number three. Practice and enjoy.
