Wow....... Now I'm wondering if I can record the control tone on tape and then control Scratch Live with a tape deck........ oh man, the things I can come up with

you can but with Serato's permission of course

serato tape pressings eject, flip and rewind to listen to the new meatloaf pressing

www.thenerds.net
Technics replacement anyone? we can call it the Rane Chaddete controller

Tha chaddette player..... I kind of like that. It rols off of the tongue ;)

i checked that link, $96 for a tape walkman? yikes!

that made me rofl. All I could think was "technics"

So lets just say you were going to design "the next level" turntable, what would it have, what would it be?

Is it bells and whistles, is it simple and rock solid, does it use a needle / timecode based? What would you guys envision?

So lets just say you were going to design "the next level" turntable, what would it have, what would it be?

Is it bells and whistles, is it simple and rock solid, does it use a needle / timecode based? What would you guys envision?

Serato Forums: A place where regardless of how awesome the advances of technology are, Folks are never happy with what is already out.

What I want to understand is if we keep advancing in technology why do people still want analog it is pointless why not just build a advanced hid controller with a LCD screen like the cdj 2000's and a hard drive so no computer needed except insted of cdj's it has a 12 inch motorized platter and the internalls are a replica of 1200's along with the spindle being attached to the platter. I mean you could still come out with limited edition pressing and what not there would just not be a need to replace them because the controller would eliminate record burn along with having to buy needles and all the other pointless stuff technology has moved passed

its human nature to never be satisfied and settle thats why we are advancing in almost every aspect of life
imagine if we settled at candles

this thread is going to explode now that Chad said Rane is going to make a turntable right Chad?

Rock/Solid (Comparable to 1200's)
MIDI Control (Eliminating Dicers and other controllers)
Hybrid (Needle/timecode based)
Inexpensive ($800/ea)
Internal HD, link to other TT, (Eliminating laptop)
Interchangable cup holder

Serato Forums: A place where regardless of how awesome the advances of technology are, Folks are never happy with what is already out.

Do I go cdj, do I buy another extremely overpriced technic? Do I say forget it and go midi controller?

Analog turntable in the style/quality if Technics but with added midi controls. Done!!!

Aside from HID control and MIDI buttons, the obvious things that should be on any Technics replacement are removable/replaceable RCAs and factory internal grounding!

A removable power cord wouldn't hurt either.

removeable power cord and rca's
internally grounded
nice black finish
doesnt use the standard needles that wear out (time code based)
Same pitch control as the 1210 mk5g (ones that can switch between the small/bigger scale pitch change)with the led lit pitch numbers

These caught my eye, but I'll stick with M5G's.

www.reloopdj.com

I still play and will always play vinyl that uses needles. That is the only thing I am seeing in this thread that is unrealistic. Rane isn't going to bust out out some laser tracking system.

cant get reloops in the US if you got them shipped try double the price i tried....

you CAN get Reloop TTs in the US. They're called Stanton ST-150... Also one of the Super OEM turntables, is the exact clone of that Reloop RP-6000: the discontinued (in the US anyway) American Audio HTD 4.5
www.americandj.eu

Rane's reputation for durable high performance Professional DJ products makes them a "no-brainer" to pick up where Panasonic left off. Maybe ...buy the tooling for the 1200 and improve on that platform?

www.reloopdj.com

please let me know where i can purchase this one then

also discontinued: www.audio-technica.com
replaced by: www.audio-technica.com
these are based on the 2nd or 3rd gen. super oem platform that also spawned : Gemini PTxx, Stanton STR8-xxx, Numark PRO TT-xx as well as many other international brands. They are NOT what I consider good OR reliable alternatives to Technics. Why would you want this?

got2bRu what is a good turntable alternative to Technics in the US?
also not 700 dollars?

The CDJ is nothing more than a MIDI controller these days.

i'm just curious what your dream table would look like. I've been a technics user for 13 + years. i love them and don't want anything else. So I'm stuck in the gap as well. Do I go cdj, do I buy another extremely overpriced technic? Do I say forget it and go midi controller?

I still wish panasonic would make a controller based off the technics parts - something like the V7 or SCS.3D but based off the technics hardware...

Wow....... Now I'm wondering if I can record the control tone on tape and then control Scratch Live with a tape deck........ oh man, the things I can come up with

[Inexpensive ($800/ea)

Y'all musta forgot what INEXPENSIVE REALLY IS...

Like 200-250?

For what people are asking for rane to build in this thread 800$ would be super cheap

Y'all musta forgot what INEXPENSIVE REALLY IS...

Like 200-250?

For what people are asking for rane to build in this thread 800$ would be super cheap

For what people are asking for rane to build in this thread 800$ would be super cheap

Screw a turntable, Rane/Serato need to make something like the N7 but able to use Serato and VSL instead of Itch. That's the future right there!

accidental or not, the design is there and it's what a lot of DJ prefer and that's already been designed and time-tested - all they would have to do is remove the tone arm aspects and replace the audio guts with a decent midi device - maybe headhunt or partner with guys from novation or korg who understand the midi side of things.

That said, I personally swore by the RP-DJ1200 headphones until i got my HD-25s and the old battle mixer was fine for what it was - fader life notwithstanding - the only real bust I can remember is the CD deck which I heard improved with some firmware upgrades. Hell, pattern their deck off that thing - as I recall, it felt solid - like a 1200 just had some issues with the platter lag and sound.

I have the 4 channel SH-MZ1200, its my backup mixer, what would make it great if I could put a innofader in it, then it would be my main mixer

Always wanted to try the technics 4-channel mixer but never had a chance. I guess that could be a financial bust as I don't think i've ever even met someone who's used one, but it always looked like a solid mixer...

mentioned before:

removeable power cord and rca's
internally grounded
nice black finish

AND: 2 start/stop buttons (bottom left and top left)

all I'd ever need

^ seriosuly fuck all that quit watering down products to try and make everyone happy make ONE product and make it really really really really really really well. Make it so good that no matter what one chose before it, everyone will want to be on it afterwards, change the game, make progress.

I'm liking what I see.

To bad I don't have the power to make something like this happen, but I like the ideas.

lol you guys are chanting for chad and right now chads sitting in front of his computer with some of the rane engineers with their mouths wide open looking at the purple, plastic , 6 inch non moving platter midi controller that has an external ground non removable rcas and power source that can also be used as a xbox controller and debating if they should even show up to NAMM this year lol

Time to bury that project and begin on the new turntable...