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Subject: Any turntable or reel tape player?
Written By: Indy Gent on 01/05/02 at 07:31 p.m.

Is there any store that sells turntables, you know them as record players or vinyl disc players? I saw one at a Target or K-Mart at one time, but anyone still make a Victrola like player? ??? Also, I need to know if there are still reel-to-reel tape players available. We had a good one that was still played after 20 years of idle, but one of my parents had me pitch it in the trash. :'(

Subject: Re: Any turntable or reel tape player?
Written By: DJ Midas on 01/08/02 at 03:55 p.m.

You can still find turntables at Radio Shack.  Circuit City may even have some.  Not the Victrola-like, but turntables nevertheless.  

Some DJ's still actually use turntables.  They usually scout out Professional Audio Shops like Mars Music (marsmusic.com) and Pro-Sound.

You may even find luck in your local pawn shop...
Subject: Re: Any turntable or reel tape player?
Written By: Hairspray on 01/12/02 at 04:22 p.m.


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You can still find turntables at Radio Shack.  Circuit City may even have some.  Not the Victrola-like, but turntables nevertheless.  

Some DJ's still actually use turntables.  They usually scout out Professional Audio Shops like Mars Music (marsmusic.com) and Pro-Sound.

You may even find luck in your local pawn shop...
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How is it DJs mix nowadays? Computer? CD player with mixing capabilities?   ???  I'm clueless in this day and age.

Subject: Re: Any turntable or reel tape player?
Written By: ThunderVamp9 on 01/14/02 at 10:50 p.m.

I have a turntable that has the odd and unnerving habit of playing the records backwards.  I don't know why or how it does it.  I have to actually stop it, and then start it again to make it go forward.  Kinda interesting to hear songs backwards, though...
Subject: Re: Any turntable or reel tape player?
Written By: mrgazpacho on 01/14/02 at 11:03 p.m.

Possessed by Satan, obviously. It's been listening to too many of its own records played backwards  ;)
Subject: Re: Any turntable or reel tape player?
Written By: DJ Midas on 01/15/02 at 12:49 a.m.


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How is it DJs mix nowadays? Computer? CD player with mixing capabilities?   ???  I'm clueless in this day and age.
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I still use vinyl, and CD players - interchangably.  My turntables and CD players (mine's a dual-player unit) have pitch adjusters of +/- 8% to adjust tempo of music to help match beats.  I also recently purchased a sampler where I can record beats or samples and loop or tweak them however I desire...Lately have been using that toy to make my own remixes of the most requested songs at my gigs...

A lot of the DJ-mixed compilations you see for sale on CDs nowadays are either partially or entirely mixed/edited using computer technology.  I haven't gotten to that point yet but given the tools I think it wouldn't be difficult to catch on.  I have more fun with my "low-tech" means anyway...

Subject: Re: Any turntable or reel tape player?
Written By: mc_ubba on 04/27/02 at 11:28 a.m.


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Is there any store that sells turntables, you know them as record players or vinyl disc players? I saw one at a Target or K-Mart at one time, but anyone still make a Victrola like player? ??? End Quote



Sony sells a low cost turntable that Best Buy was selling for awhile; try bestbuy.com or better yet, try finding an old Technics (not a 1200 - it doesn't seem like you need that one) or Panasonic on Ebay

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