The fuss surrounding the release of the Pioneer CDJ-2000, the latest model of the company's industry standard CD deck, surely signals the death knell for my beloved vinyl. On all fronts it seems that crate digging is slowly being replaced by file transfers and dodgy CDs. On the new Pioneer CDJ you can attach a USB containing all your music, negating the need for cumbersome record boxes and it also has the Pro DJ Link system, a flash new piece of kit which gives the user the ability to send the files via a LAN cable from a central USB or SD device out to up to four other players. On a pair of traditional vinyl decks you can....well....play vinyl. All the skill involved in mixing manually has been well and truly eroded by the advantages of having the latest tracks at your finger tips and being able to fit them all in a matchbox to carry home. Which I suppose is fair enough really if you're a DJ wanting to be at the top of your game, although I can't help pining for the non-mechanised days of the odd skipped needle, that static noise when you put a needle to the record and the sheer warmth of playing real, touchable tunes you can hold in your hand.
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