http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/ Engadget Comments for iPod DJ Mixing Studio scratches it up for $40 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/Dec 9th 2006 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/21/numark-busts-out-idj-dueling-ipod-mixer/]]>Dec 9th 2006 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/
People are paying 500 bucks for FinalScratch and Serato setups so they can actually mix and scratch with MP3s. I'd be very very suprised if this actually modified the tempo of the actual MP3s, and not just the pre-recorded sounds that they put in the thing.

I just hope budding young djs don't buy this and get discouraged.]]>Dec 9th 2006 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/]]>Dec 9th 2006 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/Dec 9th 2006 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/Dec 9th 2006 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/
i think the editor is right. "weary" is tired; "wary" is cautiously aware.]]>Dec 9th 2006 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/Before anyone says that it wont hook up to the Zune ;the audio cable is the same except that right and left audio connections are reversed.]]>Dec 11th 2006 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/Dec 9th 2006 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/Dec 10th 2006 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/]]>Dec 10th 2006 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/
There are plenty of scratch DJs (called 'turntablists') that are very much musically gifted. Rob Swift of the X-Ecutioners (they collaborated with Linkin Park... sigh...) actually made a 'scratch notation' so you could make sheet music for scratching.

Also, mixing dance music requires a very strong command of knowledge of beat structures- quarters and eights vs. triplets, using that knowledge to anticipate breakdowns, builds, etc etc etc

IMHO: people who say DJs are stupid haven't been listening to the right DJs. ^_^]]>Dec 10th 2006 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/Dec 10th 2006 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/09/ipod-dj-mixing-studio-scratches-it-up-for-40/http://www.pcdj.com/Download.asp?transaction_type=6000]]>Dec 10th 2006 11:45PM