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I finally did it. I finally dumped by vinyl purist attitude. For Christmas, I purchased M-Audio’s Torq digital DJing software. Actually, I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner. I live in Dallas and the DJ friendly record stores here are sparse and not conveniently located. So, from a keeping up with the latest tracks, going digital makes sense. By converting my existing vinyl to digital it will help preserve my collection, too. Besides vinyl preservation, the Torq software offers sampling, looping and effects options that can enhance my mixes. I can also record my mixes directly in Torq without using a 3rd party software. I’m sure there are many more features I haven’t discovered, too. The one obstacle I’m having trouble overcoming is organising my files and picking tracks while in the mix. In vinyl, I’m used to having the visual cue of the record labels for remembering what is what. Now I have to remember the artist and name for each track. It’s difficult. I’m definitely open to suggestions on how to organize my music so it’s easily accessible.
And, yes, I realize that’s a stack of vinyl in the background of my site.