[Disco-Store, Gue]

Do you see a time when Final Scratch might become a necessary part of your
tour rider for playing in clubs or is this going too far?

Absolutely , just as I would have Techniques 1200's on my ryder, I will have
the Final Scratch Scratch Amp on it as well. Of course this will be when it
becomes available to the market later this summer.Right now I tour with the
complete system which easily fits into my travel bag .
Final Scratch allows me to bring 500% more music than I could if I was
physically carrying vinyl records. CD's can be bulky too sometimes.
Final Scratch has virtually replaced my use of CD's players all together. I
still play the majority of the records I buy because I haven't had time to
put those into Final Scratch yet but I am working on that now too.
Final Scratch allows me to use regular vinyl records anytime I want so I
still travel with a bag of 70 - 100 records! [img]smile.gif[/img] However, I have a few
hundred tracks in Final Scratch .!!!


Finally, have you been involved by Stanton on a regular consultative basis
as the system software has evolved?

Yes, I have actually been invovled with Stanton for a few years . I always
have tested out their needles and given them feedback. They approached me
about Final Scratch last fall because of my fluent ability with a wide range
of software. I was very skeptical at first , however when I used it the
first time I was BLOWN AWAY. I forgot I was even using it and mad at myself
because I only had 10 songs in it!
The software hasn't changed too much since the fall and has been incredibly
stable for me. The new Linux version is very exciting because it features
some unique changes to add too your perfomance. That will be the first
public version that comes out this summer.
Stanton has a unique track record of success from there days as the US
Vestax distributor to bringing Pickering back from the dead so I knew that
they had something unbelievable with Final Scratch. It is very cool to see a
company with a non-coorperate vision of the future and one that actually
listens to their market.
I think Final Scratch will be to the DJ industry what ADAT was to MI years
ago or even bigger.
lg gue