What is Digital Vinyl? | Skratch School 

only video on the entire internet explaining this , thanks man

I haven't DJ'ed in about 18 years and recently started to gain interest again. So I started watching some Wu-Tang scratch sessions on YT. I had NO IDEA this technology existed and was getting ready to go to war in the comments saying the video I was watching was fake and blah blah. I'm glad my old ass researched a bit before hand. The DJ maneuvers I was watching were all there and accurate which was confusing the shit outta me because the song kept changing without the needle switching positions on the vinyl and the dj would just randomly pick the needle up and drop it with a flick of the wrist. I was like... NOPE FAKE. I landed on this video and I'm glad I did. This technology is absolutely amazing and I wish I had it back when I was in my prime. The mixing and scratching skill is still fully there. It's just made more accessible and quicker to access. Incredible technology and I'm going to dive deeper into. Thank you for the video and clarification!

Nice to see a veteran DJ not hate on DVS

I'm a vinyl guy so not going to be investing in this equipment, but nice to finally get a clear breakdown on how it actually works.

... i was only curious to see why dj's had both a computer and discs spinnin but ive now been introduced to scratch bastid. this dude is dope!

Glad I found this video, I was legit so confused when I started to notice more closely guys mixing on Vinyl but never changing the actual records lol. Thanks!

Congratulations. After looking at more that 10 videos, I have finally found someone who really understands it and explains it properly. Best regards from Barcelona.

Never thought I'd find a video on how this works and how to do it, I thought this was just a myth or a legend! I have to try this!

These videos are dope. Heck yeah, DVS totally keeps turntables alive. Peace from Oakland, California.

i remember when DVS came out, my friend who was a DJ at the time back in university bought the first ever serato DVS system and we were messing around with it. it was sooo fun. living in a country where good vinyl records were very hard to come by, this allowed us to really be able to experience vinyl DJing but in an accessible way! he never stuck with it though and sold it after a while coz it didn't really work for him being a mobile DJ having turntables was more of a hassle than it was worth and back in early 2000s vinyl and turntables didn't have the same appeal they do now. i never really DJed at the time but much later (5 or 6 years ago) i got into DJing but i took the controller side of things, DJing mainly techno and some house, i went the traktor route, built my own controllers and controller mappings to do exactly what i wanted and it was fun for a bit but i got kindof tired of it, there was no pleasure from it personally. Now i'm starting to feel the desire to DJ again but this time i've already aquired a small collection of vinyl and my love of vinyl has grown a lot and i decided to get back into DJing but with real vinyl. i'm probably not going to be playing any shows or anything it's merely a desire to have fun with music. i might end up switching to DVS if i start feeling the need to perform or make more sets often but i think for now i'll stick to the techno vinyl collection i'm slowly building up. bought a very cheap setup that most people would judge me horrible on and gonna start learning how to properly mix vinyl and beatmatch and all that. gone are the days of having 4 different tracks running at the same time being looped and key matched and tempo synced :D

Now I understand why in competitions , dj's don't change their physical records like they used to do in the 90's when playing multiple tracks. I used to be a vinyl dj and am thinking of getting back into the mix by purchasing dj controllers connected to a laptop, to update my knowledge. So from my understanding what I took from this video is I can retain my SL 1200's and mixer and just buy Serato software and DVS which is the analouge to digital music converter, correct?

That explained so much! I went to see Grand Master Flash and Mix Master Mike live recently. I couldn't figure out why they never changed records, but this totally explains it. I can see why purists might have an issue with this, but to be honest it didn't affect my enjoyment of either gig.

Thank you so much this puzzled me for years. This helps me so much.

This video cleared up everything for me. Never understood how the music changed but never changed records.

So would this be a great way to learn to mix vinyl without having to hunt down crates of vinyl to start?

Love all of your videos. I'm a really big fan and I wish to one day be at the same level of Scratching you are at. Your videos are awesome and keep doing what you do.

Wow. I've seen DJ's using it but didn't know what it was. Cool.

maaan big up scratch bastid watched all yo vids ...would you plis do a video on all individual scratchs and incoorperate some dancehall even though your a hip hop dj . thanks bruv

Serato for my eyes, Traktor for my ears.

The cost of vinyl is a big one for me, after shipping $50 for the LP, or $5 for FLACs off bandcamp

thanks, my bro is a dj. got a dvs rig and i was wondering how they work. this is just what i was looking for, sending a link to my bro. thanks once again.

Say I wanted the Kool Gee Rap album Road To The Riches. Do I buy it electronically so that it's stored on my lap top to use through Serato?

Very good tutorial! 👍🏾

It's good for playing the song who are not in your collection..

0:35 but it's that the joy: the effort, the fatigue. the fact that it's not everything so easy sorry for bad english i'm not English-speaking

Didn't know about DVS until this video. Pretty clever system =D

hi Paul, nice explanation of what is digital vinyls very clear, i'm from Uruguay and i'm want to know, if you can tell us the 10 basics equipments for beginners DJs?

I love this guy Legendary Dj that not againts Controllers or Cdjs BTW you should try Virtual DJ 8 and compare it with Serato I want to listen your review about it, cuz now Virtual Dj was made a big change to be the best Dj-ing System :)

Thanks dude, awesome explanation! I've stopped djing for 15 years and have since lost touch with the technological advancements. Very nice of you to take the time to share this info. Big thumbs up!

The question is what are the pros and cons on scratching while digital or analogue.Are there still pros on analogue and are the pros any relevant?

A question: Do Digital Vynil Records have an endless loop? Because they only provide digital information.

If the pitch on the vinyl is the same throughout the whole vinyl how does that denote the time of the track? Because the pitch is the same throughout the whole vinyl, there’s no variation so surely there’s no variation of time ?

Anyone who wants to play control vinyl and OG vinyl...make sure to practice both. For me they have a different feel and even some timing.

Nice job

I'm seriously contemplating getting this. I'm not into scratching, I bought my turntables to mix and enjoy my collection of progressive house classics, but I certainly would like to get more recent music on vinyl. Only problem is that many tracks were never released on vinyl. I checked and only about 20% of my digital collection (post 2010) was released on vinyl as well and many of those are hard to get or very expensive. There's so many awesome tracks that never made it onto vinyl. This would be the perfect alternative. Especially since a pair of xdj's would cost at least another €1400... Thanks for the video, good explanation. Only thing I'm missing is how to set it up with the convertors etc. But I will definitely check this out.

Hey i have a question.Can i use my downloaded songs from my computer and control them with my turntables. Sorry for my english its not my first language.

Hello, I am learning to DJ and I am trying to set up my equipment: 2 Omnitronic BD-1390 Turntables Black, 1 Gemini Sound PMX-10 2, 1TimeCode control Vinyl, a laptop with Virtual DJ. I use Deezer to stream music in virtual DJ. Will I make it or something isn't matching in my equipment?

What’s the general speed of the record for songs you load to it? Is it standard at middle of 33?

This is offing informative - I saw this system on a live session once and wondered why the hell he never changed records - and then you taught me DVS!

There used to be a dj called DJ DVS except it meant Devious and he didn't use laptops.

Question. Do time code records have “sides”? Like if one side is worn, can you flip it over and use the other side? Mostly it’s a question I’ve always had about DVS.

2:40 does dvs change sound quality of vinyl?

Thanks!!!!

Can I just use the serato dj lite program with the Serato Performance 7″ Control Vinyl Black - Pair. And just plug it all into my pc. My old ass Rane TTM 56S doesn't even have a usb port. I've decided to start using my turn tables again after 10 years. Thanks.

Loved this video. But I didn't understand if the sound is analog too, or it is just de experience of playing with turntables? I have a DDJ SX2 and I would like to add a couple of turntables in the future. And the other question is, can I change to play a real vinyl to the ones that are codified, at anytime I want? Thank you!

Cool DJ Scratch

Hey Scratch Bastid, can i use a Behringer DJX 900 for Digital Vinyl? (Do i need a Mixer with Midi Output for the Software?). What kind of Mixer do you use? King Regards Lui :-)

Just a quick question: Does DVS sound the same as analog vinyl? (ie warmth, crackles etc)

I learnt to DJ on Technics 1210,s and are recently getting back into DJing. People tell me that the skills I collected when learning are of no importance now. The Beat matching and many other things are done for you. Its always in my head that if you dont understand the fundamentals of BPM matching and how to drop tracks in, when playing , and where to drop them , its like building a house. You need solid foundations or no matter how good the house appears its going to suffer at some point, or are other DJ;s right and the old knowledge I have is of no importance now. I have a lap top with virtual DJ but dont know if to get new decks and Digital Vinyl or just a controller as I have all my old vinyl in digital now anyway. What would you suggest? Respect!

Hi. Do you need a special mixer vor serato and Traktor?

Yo bastid!!! Which would would you recommend as a low budget home use already own the geminis 2000 since before the year 2000…

What's that 2nd mixer doin over there?

Hey ya ... Any chance you have critiqued or can critique the latest Recordbox DJ DVS ?? Amazing videos. Im an older guy looking to get into DJing, and especially interested in oldschool music and methods like turntablism

This was so well explained. You are the man! The first time I saw your video doing The Imperial March 🤯 Keep the needle to the groove.

Can I use my old turntables as dvs??

This is also called Timecode

Just doesn’t sound the same as real vinyl...boaring and flat.

outstanding ( looking for a post like this ) old school dj here ( jamaica , queens ) new york city love my 1200 mk2s but is this good for me

Thank you for this. A decade ago, I use to scratch with traditional turntables, just for fun, and eventually took time away from it. I've been wanting to get back into it, but with a more modern setup, and I was wondering if there was a digital way to do so, while keeping a traditional setup (as opposed to CD's). So this video taught me a lot! Thanks a lot! Sounds like DVS is going to be the perfect route I want to take. Well made video with good concise explanations, without being boring. Thanks again!

So it doesn't matter where the needle is on the record? What happens when it reaches the middle, do the control vinyl block it from ending accidentally?

Does this add the vinyl noise to the signal, e.g. crackles etc.?

Awesome video Skratch Bastid, I'm not using computers at all, but was actually curious if you could possibly help me with my new turntable & mixer set up? I recently bought a new Audio-Technica AT-LP140XP, & Pioneer DJM-250-MK2, mixer, as well. I was trying to figure out how to set the needle tracking force with a tracking force scale, & I don't have a paper copy of a Tonearm protractor, for the skating effect, so I wanted to ask a Pro what the best way of doin this is? Thanx man, your extremely appreciated my ninja, great vid, talk soon, nice new Technics 1200 Red Bull Edition, that was an awesome video to watch, where I've never seen a Technics turntable unboxing ever, good times man.... Much Respex, Big Upz, & Mad Love to the Skratch DJ's......👍💪🙏😎

bruh i wanted to know this for the longest time like how is it that these dj's don't change their records but the music changes

Is this DVS part of the software package then? Could you use the same set up to dj actually vinyl records in the traditional way? I'm looking to get into DJing and have a small vinyl collection I'd like to use but also love the possibilities of using any digital song you have with a vinyl scratching feel!

does gemini sa600 works with timecode vinyl?????

So the digital record goes in circles not in spiral? The record will never end and their is no need to put the needle back to start after a while?

it is like a rotary encoder en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_encoder

Can you use an external hard drive with dvs instead of a computer?

How can u use non technics turntables? Dont u like the feel of them over say pioneer or reloop?

I just bought a PLX 1000 turntable and a Pioneer DJ DJM-S9 .. Costed me a lot but i really wanna learn scratching and i think turntables is the best way. When i master it on vinyl it will be easier to do it on a controller! Who agrees with me?

So let me get this straight - If I upgrade my Serato to include DVS and hook up my turntable to my compatible controller, can I put any record I own on that turntable and hear that record being player? Or do I have to buy a special vinyl record that makes that buzzing noise in this video, and I digitally choose which song I want to play on the computer? The video makes it seem like it doesn't matter which vinyl record you play on the turntable, the actual song is selected dgitally on the computer. Hence, never having to remove the record to switch tracks.

Is the time coded vinyl still being used by anyone??

nice tutorial but one thing how do you wire up your equipment to use dvs , no one has ever done that

how do you do a full 50 minute mixtape one DVS with it sounds real clean

Hi everybody, I would need some help, as I'm not familiar with this technology. So far, I have only 2 turntables (Technics 1200) as play source and an analogue mixer (Rane Empath, not DVS compatible) that fulfil my needs. I'm now willing to enter DVS world. For that, all I need is an external sound card, a DVS vinyl and licence with Serato, traktor etc... Here are my concerns: 1 - How can I tell my computer/turntables if I want to play a real vinyl or a DVS vinyl ? (Will I have to make the selection back and forth on the rear panel of the soundcard all along my set ?) 2- Once everything is connected. When I will play a real vinyl, will the sound be digital from the sound card or analogue by bypassing it ? Thanks

now i wanna see someone scratch an mp4 video :o

Break down bro. Love from 805, Oxnard CA

Do you have to use a serato control record or can you just use any record you have?

What gear do you use?

Didn't know this one. Interesting stuff

I don’t get it. Are you saying that the vinyl record is not being played, but rather, is only there to indicate timecode placement on a digital file?

Yo! can I get a haircut? Number 2 Spikey?

those flashing buttons gonna need an epilepsy warning in the title of the video or description

Could this be done digitally with timecoded compact discs?

Anolog to digital box is just my mixer right?

HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO GET THE PICTURE ON THE RECORD???????

you the man bruh! I am a newbie in the DJ field.. and I am opting to use DVS but dont really know how it works and... but after watching your video... man I am surely going for TURNTABLES and DVS! good job bro!

I plan to buy a DVS system but I'm a little bit confused with the choices.. Most of the solutions I found cost the same price.. I have difficulties to choose between Denon DJ DS1 with Serato or Pioneer Interface 2 with Rekordbox. I'm not a pro DJ, I only use at "home for fun". Compatibility with club set up isn't an issu for me as I don't use it elswhere.. Both costs 300€... Any advice ?

If i have virtual dj and a pioneer sr2 mixer what what dvs do you recomend or vynil code

Thanks, I thought the turntable gave information. But it's the Vinyl that does it and the computer does it. This is great because the hardware in DJ hardware is very limited compared to computers. Also because updating DJ hardware software-wise is more difficult instead of clicking "Next, Next, Install".

I had no idea this was even a thing. 2023.

I had NO idea! Informative video!

I'm sorry and trust me I rate SB actually to the point that I don't know who I rate more Qbert or scratch...... but I'm sorry there is an ART to digging in the crates, you can't impeed the wheels of progress but I can't help thinking this is a step in the wrong direction

yeah if you like 1 push buttons be my guest...

so many wasted cartridges though...

Came across a reference to "control vinyl" on Sweetwater, had no idea what it was, now I know! 🧠 Such cool technology. I don't need it, I can't afford it, but I want it. 🤩 Ha. Thanks for making this.

can anyone help me out...what Daw should i need to record sounds play them through Dvs to scratch them up make some patterns, to then be played/recorded back into a daw to re record so that is what would be your beats, I have a rane ttm56 mixer- technic 1200s, would it basically have to be 32 bit ableton live bridged to like a serato ssl3-4 box?? or can traktor be linked to Reason or something can't seem to figure this out, would love it to be done through Reason, had Ableton for a while now but actually miss Reason, cheers if anyones responses

First I'd like to say thank you for creating these videos. I'm an old school DJ. I use to love creating my own remixes using vinyl and knowing where the pitch control went. I'm also expert in blending. Well I sold my equipment 10 years ago because of financial reasons and I was giving it up for good. Well I got the urge to spin again so I bought 1200s, Pioneer mixer and new cartridges and needles. Next up is Serato and a lap top then I want to sell my mixer and get a Rane. Now I never used a mixer with all the sample buttons. Could you do a video teaching how to use them and how to use them when your rocking a party? Thx and I really enjoyed your videos. Btw I was never nice on the cut but now I'm dedicating time into becoming a better scratcher and transforms. Any cuts you be willing to teach would be grest. I saw the chirp scratch video.btw I never sold my vinyl.

I'm 100% sure that scratching vinyl sounds so much better than scratching digital files on DVS...

what's bad in this system? same tables, same feeling... i'd like to give a try. Also the phase system is very interesting