I'm not arguing that you should embrace it, but being a fanatic about something as expressive and versatile as music seems kind of elitist. Last I checked, being open minded leads to progression, breakthroughs, new ideas, etc.
Would you argue that someone with the tools of the new school have more or less control over the music than one of the old school? I mean hey, you may not care to express or manipulate the music beyond what you're already used to, thats fine, but theres no reason to snub people with the whole "you should beaten to death with vinyl, you suck" kind of stuff (not that it bothers me, you get a thick skin pretty fast in the music biz)
Pick out some easy black/white true/false fact/lie arguments when it comes to old school vs new school and I'd be sure to jump into the discussion with my viewpoint.
As it stands now though. I've pretty much said what I feel. You don't have to like trance, I know lots of people don't. It's not the genre that matters at all here, it's a moot topic. These people are making their bread and butter, this is their career, not only dj'ing but production. Apparently enough people disagree with you that they're putting money in the wallets of those DJ's.
I don't like rap but I'm not going to attack the delivery method of the music just because some hip hop DJ decided to use some new school technique. Thats retarded.
so back to the topic at hand. Vinyl is heavy, You got Jet Setters touring the world seeing the sights on someone elses dime and really, whats the point of carrying around 1000$ worth of records weighing 25-50 lbs, risking it getting lost at the airport, being damaged by handlers, having wear and tear put on it by playing it out again and again, when you just carry 10 times that amount on a 4.5lb laptop as carryon and be sure to toss in some regular backups to some external locations periodically (myself I have 2 external drives, one in an enclosure, one in the closet.)
then you know, there is the whole thing where you might not be able to find that song you want on vinyl. Yes, it's the most awesome feeling in the world to find it in some corner record shop for a regular price of 10$, it's also a slightly less awesome feeling to find the record you want on an online retailer, fuss with shipping costs, delays, or stock issues. Or to find it on gemm, get screwed by a ridiculous conversion rate,and wait 2 months for it to get shipped from the middle of nowhere (fucking south america what?) by MULE or something (it smelled like it)
Personally since i've been entertaining the idea of digital delivery, i'm satisified, I suffer no hinderance from shipping delays, if I want fresh music for a set I have do to tonight, I don't have to wait, instant delivery, and because it's digital, infinite stock.
It's not going to get lost in the mail, or signed for by some dick neighbor who then goes and drops it off to be shipped back, nor do you have ups tell you to expect it the same day you have a set, only to result in you going through a high speed pursuit chasing ups trucks to their secret base of operations in whatever city you have to be located in (true story)
Yes, everything i've used as an example has happened to me.
on the subject of elitism, I have this to say.
