Stanton has introduced the Stanton SC System, a new set of digital controllers for the professional DJ.
Stanton doesn’t explain what “SC” stands for - but “sexy control” comes to mind.
The system is made up of the SCS.1d deck and the SCS.1m mixer. Each component of the system (mixer and deck) can be used standalone or […]

Cartoonist Robert Crumb knows a bit about what’s creepy, and he’s got a great take on the strange obsession of record collecting (which I admit I have!):
“Collecting is creepy. Record collectors put each other down for their various fixations. Everybody is convinced that his way of collecting is superior. They look down on casual collectors, […]

If you’re going to make an LP out of pot - what do you think the album should be?
Rita Coolidge’s All Time High? John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High?

AlpineSoft has announced an updated version of VinylStudio, with enhanced audio cleanup tools.
VinylStudio is designed to be a complete software solution for digitizing vinyl LP’s and tapes via your PC. It records, splits tracks and burns both audio and MP3 CD’s,. It can also look track listings up over the Internet and copy tracks to […]

UK record label First Word Records is offering DJs the best of both worlds - vinyl records that include downloadable MP3s - with a new service, DigiWax.
The records are double-weight vinyl discs that come with a unique code. With the code, buyers can download an unprotected, 320Kbps MP3 version of the music, to use however […]

Vinyl isn’t as retro as you might think. The Tennessee Times Leader reports that Nashville’s United Record Pressing cranks out 20,000 to 40,000 records a day, making it one of the largest — and last — vinyl record manufacturers in the country.
Most of the discs are 12-inch singles destined for professional DJs at radio stations […]