 Technical Section
This section aims to explore the relationship between
turntablism/DJ culture and technology as well as the importance technology
plays in the existence and development of the artform and music. This
section will look at both analog and digital technology, as well as
the equipment that DJs and tablists use and how this equipment opens
up or restricts the creativity of turntable musicians. As the resource
develops this section aims to bring you interesting, provoking and relevant
articles and essays on all things technologically related. If you feel
you have something you want to contribute about this subjects then put
your ideas or piece in an email and hit us
up, we will look at everything and most probably put it up.
How to navigate this section:
This section is split into two categories: articles and interviews. Below are direct links to all the articles and interviews in a list format, with pagination at the bottom to help you browse through all available.
You can also use the search engine to bring up specific hits or use the related items column (which appears when you bring up an article or interview) to browse other relevant interviews, reviews, features and articles.
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The Digitech GNX 3, by: DJ Knowone
First in a series, DJ Knowone from Canada takes a look at the GNX 3 pedal and its uses in the studio and on the road. Look out for more articles like these looking at the uses and applications of different technology to the work of producers and turntablists in and out of the studio. If you would like to submit a review or a product for review please contact me and we can arrange it easily. |
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PLASA 2004, a review...
Spin Science took a trip down to PLASA in September
(alongside partners in crime at Skratchworx) to have a
little
rummage about and see what the DJ industry is getting up to in the
coming
months... For those of you unaware of what PLASA is, it's one of the
three major
trade shows in the DJ calendar, and the only one held in London, allowing
the cream of the London and UK scene to descend on Earl's Court and showcase all the latest gear.
This year's show included demos and showcases from the Perverts, Tigerstyle,
2tall, Square One, Yoda (who was meant to do a showcase on Pioneer's new DVD
decks which unfortunately fell through due to copyright issues - Lucas is a
tight basta*d!), Woody (who performed his Flutine routine at the end of day 1)
and many more. In addition to all this the show is rounded off with lectures
and seminars as well as plenty of space to network and build contacts. Anyway
onto the good stuff you'll be wanting to know about. To make it all simpler to
read I've broken it down by manufacturer and to help me along I've enlisted the
help of Gizmo, from Skratchworx.com, whose knowledge and expertise (as well as
industry contacts) have been providing heads with regular info and in depth
quality reviews for the last year. So without further ado, ladies and gentlemen
we bring you PLASA 2004
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PLASA Review 05
So following from our first year at PLASA in 2004, we returned in style to Earl’s Court a few weeks back to once more go about uncovering all the goodies the manufacturers have in store for us this year. With two days to get our eyes and hands on gear and the once more educative and essential partnership of Gizmo and Deft from Skratchworx we set about finding out what the hot gear for the year would be.
As one of the 3 major DJ shows of the year, PLASA is the best place to see all this gear goodness in the UK, while the Germans and Americans get all the bestest stuff and bigger shows (pfff).
So without further ado, here’s how PLASA 2005 went…
Note: underneath each paragraph you’ll find a link to the equivalent coverage on Skratchworx, should you feel the need for more info details and discussion. After all no one does it better.
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Pro X Fader feature part 1
About a year ago Eclectic Breaks, a London based company specialising in promotion, events, tutorials and other DJ related activities, announced that they were working on a brand new type of analogue crossfader that would change the crossfader market. The Pro X Fade as it’s called would do this by being cross compatible across a wide range of popular mixers, by being developed and tested by DJs for DJs and by offering a wide range of customisable options (such as cut in rotaries and torque adjust) which were before only available to DJs either through mods to their current faders or by buying specially made faders such as the Focus and Penny and Gilles (which only had certain options available each).
It was regarded by many as a bold announcement, and even after prototypes were shown off at PLASA 04 people were still wondering whether or not this ‘revolutionary’ fader would really deliver what it said it would. After all it wasn’t the first time such claims were being made and many companies failed before EB took their chance. |
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