Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site olivee.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!olivea!olivee!gnome From: gnome@olivee.UUCP (Gary Traveis) Newsgroups: net.audio,net.consumers Subject: Re: Re: Turntable Controversy Message-ID: <412@olivee.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 14:47:55 EDT Article-I.D.: olivee.412 Posted: Thu Jul 11 14:47:55 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 08:44:09 EDT References: <496@leadsv.UUCP> <430@enmasse.UUCP> <9281@Glacier.ARPA> <500@grkermi.UUCP> <499@oliveb.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 37 Xref: watmath net.audio:5270 net.consumers:2577 > >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 > {hplabs|fortune|idi|ihnp4|tolerant|allegra|tymix}!oliveb!jerry All of the above is correct. The amount of music put on "carts" is determined by how tight their play list is. If they are playing mostly new "hits" then each song is probably sitting in an auto-cueing loop cartridge (cart). There is a beginning of song tape mark that allows the deck to wind around to the beginning of the song after the next song (on another cart) starts going out over the air. If the music that is played is based heavily on requests or a more "free" or varied play list. Then the above method of LP cueing (backspinning) or "slipcuing" (for songs with no dead-band in between) is used. Some stations are starting to use CD's for their programming. PS- The Carts mentioned above are very similar to 8-track tapes except that carts have no capstan pressure roller built into the cassette itself (8tracks do). Gary (hplabs,allegra,ihnp4)oliveb!olivee!gnome (formerly at WBAI, NY)