I'm a local dj / producer in my home town and have moved to Serato Scratch and Ableton Live in my dj sets rather than luggin around a ton of records and cd's. Scratch LIVE supports all these file formats: Fixed and Variable Bit Rate MP3, AIFF, WAV, OGG Vorbis, CD Audio.
Another great thing is the relative mode of play that is great. If a random drunk person hits the booth the record doesn't skip, it just continues on from where it was(virtually never missing a beat). I personally can't notice if the file is 320 kbs the difference between a cd, record yes, sometines. If a file gets any lower than 128kbs the songs sounds like crap IMO. 128 is the very minimum I will play if I cant get the file in any other format.
IMO the recording and mix down / mastering quality are extremely important too. I've received 320 kbs files that sucked completely, but on the other hand I have bought 128 files that sounded so rich and clear. Also getting digital files from other dj's that produce enables you to get a track before (if it ever) it's released. Beatport, 3 beat, & Stompy are where I buy most my EDM. A bit more expensive ranging between a dollar fifty and two pounds 35 pence each track, but worth every penny. just my .02
peace 'n beats,
michael > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:07:30 -0500> From: johng@engberganderson.com> To: idm@hyperreal.org> Subject: RE: [idm] who still buys CDs> > > there are players on the market that> > play uncompressed formats, but they> > don't have the marketing muscle or the> > drive capacity of the ipod.> > and most digital downloads are mp3s.> > I am neither disagreeing with your preference for physical media nor> banging the drum for digital releases, but I would like to point out for> the benefit of anyone following this discussion that iPods can play not> only AACs ripped to Apple Lossless Format but also regular old WAVs and> AIFFs if that's your preference.> > JG> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org>
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