Hasn't this been suggested like a 1000 times? ;)

Not unless you can select that option (as well as it is currently) in the setup screen. I need all of side B for some tracks...

Like I said before different types of records to suit every type of DJ. The current 'one size fits all approach' is not a good one and is getting tired really quickly.I think ... I HOPE ..that Rane/Serato have taken notice and will do(are doing) something about this.

We're definitely taking notes :-)

What exactly are you suggesting? Different size records (7", 10", and 12") or ?

I don't think 7" records would be much use, 10" ones would be good for technics owners.

I don't know how possible a record with locked grooves would be and it would become kind of pointless once we get realtime loops.

pardon my ignorance, but why would these be good for technic owners? why not stanton or numark owners?

Hm, I dont think that will be good for loops anyway cause, as the control signal is a contininues signal looping it on the record (locked groove means that basically) will make the loop from the played SSL audio not to be seamless as it will go from the beginning of the locked groove to the end, and then it will jump back to the beginning which will be like a needle jump for SSL.

Too much headache for something which will be implemented in a much more sophisticated way anyway.

:) No 7" or "10 ..... 12" all the way.

As for me a record with two 6/7 minute tracks, crate selection and song selection on BOTH sides would be ideal. I dont care much for the minute marks, they are just a novelty for me.

I would also suggest that a loop at the end of each track that switches to Intenal mode would be nice. A looped record/crate selection would also be nice and will not take up much record space that can be used to improve playing grooves.

Sorry that's just me having a dig at technics decks, due to the design of the platter 10" records slip much better than 12" records, on vestax decks this difference isn't as apparent I put it down to technics decks having that raised silver ridge on the edge of the platter. The vestax platter is much flatter and made from one solid piece.

I've not seen the platters on numarks or stantons so I don't know if this is the case.

I don't really use the tune selector bit at the end of side A - so 2 x 15 min sides would prob do me....but the current records are fine really.

1 min markers are fine....I don't understand how 2 6/7min trax would be more useful...since the 1min marks and 5min marks make those points ez to find anyway...any number of minutes is ez to find.

What I would like is the track start marker to be adjustable to any part of the record.

You mean individual offset for each track?

yeh the offset for the vinyl, like in ur other thread nik 39 :)

numarks are the only decks i've ever played on. both tt200 and ttx-1 both have 12" platters

2 6/7 minute tracks would be useful because
a) I only use absolute mode and after a while cue burn sets in at the beginning of the record. A second track would not waste the rest of the record. I can still sue the same record/side ( $$ saving) NOTE a locked groove at the end of each track that would go into int mode will take care of the tracks longer than 6/7 minutes and NOT go into the second track on the record.

The minute marks will definately NOT do that.

Why do you need locked grooves? Is that to be 100% sure that the needle doesnt pass a certain point physically?

Besides that, mapping multiple tracks would be a cool feature. In final scratch 2 you can assign separate tracks to each minute marker, for example.

I dont think we would really need new control vinyls, it all can be done with the existing one with all the functions implemented in software (like vinyl offset more than one minute).

Locked my not be the correct term .. loop maybe ? To answer your question Nik yes... to stop the needle moving onto the next track.

I would not even use the second track until the 1st one becomes murky.
The FS2 idea is cool though I am not even looking to map two tracks since that will involve touching the computer if you have the record already playing

... I like to go the whole night without ever touching the PC. The only problem now is that my A sides are worn out so I use them only to select crate/song and then turn it over to the B side which still tracks well. The solution I described above would be ultimate for me.

Hm, I am much much faster with the keyboard than this vinyl select thing. Personal preference.

I'm a n00b to this, just got my unit this weekend. But I feel the vinyl select could work better if you could preview the song you are selecting... then the laptop need not be even open. Or, in my fantisy land, when you enter the vinyl select it reads the title of the song you are selecting via txt to speech. ]

/me daydreams

Btw, Hi everyone!

Two issues here
1) Close the laptop, it goes to sleep, party ruined
2) Speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s
Speed of sound = 340.29 m / s + LATENCY

I prefer "seeing" the song titles :-)

But the idea is aaaight.

The first one isn't really an issue. SSL won't let the computer go to sleep. That's at least my experience ;)

I guess it also could be brought up that you wouldn't know how long the track has left to play, I don't think that would be much of an issue if you knew your set like the back of your hand. As I do by the time I'm playing it out. these are just some far out wishes though..

If the concern is the vinyl wearing out, use better needles...