Archive for July, 2009
Analogue Heaven
Monday, July 6th, 2009
From Alexander Robotnick & Ludus Pinsky’s Analog Session:Will be looking for that when it’s released later this year, hopefully on vinyl too.Tags: alex robotnick, analog session, analogue, house, ludus pinsky, studio, synth, synthesizer, techno
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Portable Scratchin’
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
As if the last video wasn’t mad enough, how about being able to walk around and scratch?This is DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist at Sala Razzmatazz, Barcelona (25/03/08). Would love to know how the needles are staying on the records.Tags: barcelona, cut chemist, dj shadow, sala razzmatazz, scratching, turntablism
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Scratching on a Vestax Handytrax
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Tags: handytrax, portable turntable, vestax, video
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Void: Levitational Turntable Concept
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Here’s a bizarre design concept. Getting the record to float and rotate accurately would be one thing, but then having the ball somehow stay still and follow the groove would be an amazing feat. Anyway, some interesting thinking.
More pictures and info on Design Boom
Tags: concept, design, levitation, record, record player, turntable, vinyl
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Linos Portable Record Player
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
This is a concept at the moment, but looks pretty cool:
The designer, Charles Pyott, says:
“This was a quick project I did to create a small portable record player for the casual vinyl crowd. The main innovation is a space saving design that “clamps” the record into place instead of using the traditional platter layout. The inspiration for the design was to use flowing lines that gave the impression of passing through the record with bright colors to underscore a fun product that was not made for the DJ or Audiophile.”– Charles Pyott on Coroflot…not that innovative really, considering the PS-F5 and PS-F9 both had a small turntable and clamping system, and were around 26 years ago!Being able to plug it directly into a computer via USB for sound and power, or a USB power adapter and regular jack connections to an amplifier are good options that could make this a winner for convenience with today’s younger vinyl owners. If the price was right.More info & images on the designer’s website.Via Yanko Design
Tags: portable, record player, turntable, usb
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Play CDs or DVDs on a record player
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
This wouldn’t work very well on a PS-F5 (due to the linear tracking being set to work with either 17cm or 30cm diameter records), but is interesting none-the-less. Re-purpose those old piles of useless old CDs by cutting grooves in them so they can play on a regular turntable.
No idea how Aleks Kolkowski is cutting them, but check out this video on YouTube of a homemade rig in Italy:
Tags: Aleks Kolkowski, cd, cutter, dvd, lathe, recycling, vinyl
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Sony PS-Q7 Mini Turntable
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Another great piece of engineering from Sony. I remember these from back in the day.Tags: ps-q7, record player, sony, turntable, vinyl
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USB Power Cable
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Someone in Canada is currently selling a power lead for the PS-F5 and PS-F9 which plugs into any USB port.
They do a 3.5′ white version with Apple branded USB plug, and a black generic version @ 10′. Both sell for the same price of $14.99 plus shipping of $4.99 inside the U.S.
As of September 2010 the seller hasn’t had them for a while, but this link will show you what PS-F5 related stuff they’re currently selling.
Tags: power lead, usb
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