Comments on: Ortofon Digitrack http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/ Matt Hite, DJ / remixer Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:57:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Matt Hite http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-94691 Matt Hite Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:26:57 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-94691 BUo -- yes, absolutely. BUo — yes, absolutely.

]]> By: BUo http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-92581 BUo Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:02:48 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-92581 Was wondering if the ortofone digitrack could play direct lp's (analog mode) without the final scratch or serato's... CONFUSED!!! Was wondering if the ortofone digitrack could play direct lp’s (analog mode) without the final scratch or serato’s… CONFUSED!!!

]]> By: Trat http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-34153 Trat Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:33:12 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-34153 Final Scratch 2 sucks cause it's dead. On Serato I use Ortofon Qberts: higher output and stick to the vinly very well. I play EDM so I didn't care for scratching specs of the Qberts, just high output. Final Scratch 2 sucks cause it’s dead. On Serato I use Ortofon Qberts: higher output and stick to the vinly very well. I play EDM so I didn’t care for scratching specs of the Qberts, just high output.

]]> By: DUBAUTOMATIC http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-16985 DUBAUTOMATIC Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:57:16 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-16985 SERATO sucks. If you play live final scratch2+ is the bomb. Tone arm weight ratio is critical. 1.5 grams Battle Proven, it's puurrfection even for the Roughest back cueing Tablists out there. Been using Orofon Night Club Needles from eversince 96'. Steping up in the game With DIGITRACK needles for the best analog lp to digital vitual lp.DUDE don't get a DELL, or Apple unless you only plan on spining in you bedroom.Get an Alienware notebook with an AMD 64bit , 2GHZ, 400Ghdd, XP PRO. store Thousands of LP's and tracks you produce. SERATO sucks. If you play live final scratch2+ is the bomb. Tone arm weight ratio is critical. 1.5 grams Battle Proven, it’s puurrfection even for the Roughest back cueing Tablists out there. Been using Orofon Night Club Needles from eversince 96′. Steping up in the game With DIGITRACK needles for the best analog lp to digital vitual lp.DUDE don’t get a DELL, or Apple unless you only plan on spining in you bedroom.Get an Alienware notebook with an AMD 64bit , 2GHZ, 400Ghdd, XP PRO. store Thousands of LP’s and tracks you produce.

]]> By: Matt Hite http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-1518 Matt Hite Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:22:30 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-1518 I've seen people recommend the Shure M44-7's for use with Serato because of their high/loud volume output. Have only using Stanton and Ortofon with my Serato, though, so I can't comment on how well they work. The funny thing is that back in the day (about 17 years ago or so) the M447 needles from Shure were basically your bottom on the barel budget needles. I think you even used to be able to buy them from Radio Shack for cheap. Then the whole turntablist crowd got turned on to them and the price proceeded to grow to massively overinflated levels. SAD! Back when I did use M447 needles I found that they tore my records to shreds... the problem being you had to put a lot of tonearm weight on them to get them to track well for backcueing. Anyways, I've been happy in general with Ortofon needles. There is still the contact issue with the tonearm of the 1200 ... I don't know if they will ever solve that. Some people seem to have the problem, others have never seen it. I have older 1200s but have had the tonearms replaced through various repairs throughout the years... so I don't really ever have the problem at home. It has shown up out at gigs, though, where the turntables seem to be in various degrees of repair. My advice for any digital DJ using Serato -- get a contact cleaner pen and bring an "oh shit" CD you can slap on in the worst case scenario. -M -M I’ve seen people recommend the Shure M44-7’s for use with Serato because of their high/loud volume output. Have only using Stanton and Ortofon with my Serato, though, so I can’t comment on how well they work. The funny thing is that back in the day (about 17 years ago or so) the M447 needles from Shure were basically your bottom on the barel budget needles. I think you even used to be able to buy them from Radio Shack for cheap. Then the whole turntablist crowd got turned on to them and the price proceeded to grow to massively overinflated levels. SAD! Back when I did use M447 needles I found that they tore my records to shreds… the problem being you had to put a lot of tonearm weight on them to get them to track well for backcueing.

Anyways, I’ve been happy in general with Ortofon needles. There is still the contact issue with the tonearm of the 1200 … I don’t know if they will ever solve that. Some people seem to have the problem, others have never seen it. I have older 1200s but have had the tonearms replaced through various repairs throughout the years… so I don’t really ever have the problem at home. It has shown up out at gigs, though, where the turntables seem to be in various degrees of repair.

My advice for any digital DJ using Serato — get a contact cleaner pen and bring an “oh shit” CD you can slap on in the worst case scenario.

-M
-M

]]> By: DJ SANTI http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-1499 DJ SANTI Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:47:08 +0000 http://www.beatmixed.com/2006/06/09/ortofon-digitrack/#comment-1499 When I bought Serato a few months ago, it recommended I get the m44-7, so that's what i ended up buying. I also notice that lots of scratch masters use them, so as a result i've stuck with them. I'm no scratch master, but I'm definitely practicing on my skills and i'm happy with my needles. I don't really buy the whole story about the new Ortofon needles, just my gut feeling. When I bought Serato a few months ago, it recommended I get the m44-7, so that’s what i ended up buying. I also notice that lots of scratch masters use them, so as a result i’ve stuck with them. I’m no scratch master, but I’m definitely practicing on my skills and i’m happy with my needles.

I don’t really buy the whole story about the new Ortofon needles, just my gut feeling.

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