Stories Of The Turntable’s Death May Be Premature, Technics SL-1210 Just Pining For The Fjords

Predictions about the imminent death of traditional DJing may have been premature, after al. Panasonic says that the classic Technics SL-1210 turntable is not quite dead yet: As a major global business, Panasonic keeps all of its operations under constant review. However, there are no current plans to discontinue the Technics brand and the production… Read More Stories Of The Turntable’s Death May Be Premature, Technics SL-1210 Just Pining For The Fjords

DJing On A Turntable Is Dead, Technics Kills Off The SL-1210 Turntable

This is unconfirmed by Technics, but DJ equipment retailer DMC says that DJing on a turntable is officially dead – Technics is discontinuing the classic SL-1210 MK5 Direct Drive Turntable: Panasonic (the manufacturer of Technics) have announced that production of the world famous Technics SL-1200 and SL-1210 DJ turntables will stop at the end of… Read More DJing On A Turntable Is Dead, Technics Kills Off The SL-1210 Turntable

Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra

INTRODUCTION ‘Grime Eye’ – 140bpm by Nonclassical Records Is the Turntable a musical instrument? Can it work as a ‘classical’ instrument? These were the first questions posed by idea of a Concerto for Turntables. Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra (Heritage Orchestra Feat. DJ Yoda) attempts to answer those questions. Should the turntable join… Read More Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra

The Coin Turntable Music Sequencer

This is a demo of Thiago Teixeira’s Coin Sequencer, a physical interface for sequencing audio samples. uses four IR transmitter/receiver pairs to detect reflective objects (such as coins) passing under one of four tracks. When such an object is detected, an audio sample is triggered on the computer.