Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site oliveb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!oliven!oliveb!jerry From: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry Aguirre) Newsgroups: net.audio,net.consumers Subject: Re: Turntable Controversy Message-ID: <499@oliveb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 16:32:14 EDT Article-I.D.: oliveb.499 Posted: Wed Jul 10 16:32:14 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 10:21:23 EDT References: <496@leadsv.UUCP> <430@enmasse.UUCP> <9281@Glacier.ARPA> <500@grkermi.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 13 Xref: watmath net.audio:5273 net.consumers:2580 >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