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From: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry Aguirre)
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Subject: Re: Turntable Controversy
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Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 16:32:14 EDT
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>Radio stations use direct-drive turntables because they can be "cued" better.
>A radio station DJ needs to be able to accomplish very tight timing. Dead
>air is bad. So the DJ puts the needle on the turntable, manually spins the
>platter until the song begins, then backs off the platter...
>	...
> In general, radio stations do not care very much about the audio quality
> of their turntables.

I heard one of the local DJs mention that all their music was really on
cartridges, no "Discs" at all.  How common is this becomming?

				Jerry Aguirre @ Olivetti ATC
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