You're a London dj type aren't you?
Know anything about Stanton C.324 decks? Got a pair that are about 2 years old, just got back to UK & had a play & they are both fucked, one wont read cd's, other won't eject. Internet seems pretty rife with people who've had the same problems, any ideas of quick fixes?

My old Vestax vinyl decks still work fine after about 12 years, fucking new technology.
( broadsword, Mon 23 Aug 2010, 10:18, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

That I am.
Quick fix: throw them away and never DJ with CDs again.

Are the Vestax decks those ones that have an optional enormous down to tiny pitch range? Quite a neat feature.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 23 Aug 2010, 10:25, Reply)

Or go completely digital
And DJ using MP3s!
*watches Monty have a fit*
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 23 Aug 2010, 10:29, Reply)

I appreciate
the practical benefits of such behaviour, having lugged two 30kg boxes of vinyl around Europe on occasion. Even more so when you use this frankly brilliant piece of kit:

www.decks.co.uk/products/rane/serato_scratch_live

That is one excellent piece of gear.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 23 Aug 2010, 10:35, Reply)

I haven't tried that
I use Traktor, with an entry-level (or Tomy's My First) Hercules console, which does the job for me and the infrequent DJing I do. I tried playing with Ableton Live, but lost patience with it pretty quickly.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 23 Aug 2010, 10:38, Reply)

Ableton DJs can't engage properly with the crowd, from what I've seen.
Not that I get crowds at my shows any more.

'Angry mobs', yes...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 23 Aug 2010, 11:03, Reply)

I'm waiting to see what Stanton say, cd's aren't my choice but its handy to have the option
The pitch is + / - 12.5 which you can change by a further 50% I think with a knob, these ones, much prefer them to SL12's
( broadsword, Mon 23 Aug 2010, 10:40, Reply)

I like the straight tone-arms on Vestax decks.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 23 Aug 2010, 11:08, Reply)