I don't think I have shown enuf enthusiasm on the soon-to-debut product dubbed "Final Scratch".. ^^ I just hope so long as I'm ripping MP3s from my own CDs I'm legit. So many discussions around the debut of Final Scratch revolve around illegal MP3s. I have no problem BUYING a track of MP3 so long as it's priced at most a $1 per track (hopefully cheaper? heh heh). But until I can actually purchase all the tunes I want in MP3 format online I'm going to have to keep ripping from my CDs and vinyls.

But with all the MP3 related issues aside, I can't keep smiling when I think of how much more fun it would be to DJ with Final Scratch. I'll instantly have a DOUBLE of ANY track I want, so I can juggle the shit out of any track that I want. I don't have to haul around my CD players (No, I'm not dissing CD decks, mine doesn't allow me to manipulate it freely like the latest and greatest CD decks, so it's not as fun. That's all.). It's just a perfect solution for me. Now I just have to hope that it performs as advertised. :) When I get Final Scratch I'm thinking of selling my two CD decks and my DJM mixer to get an EFX 500 and a Rane TTM 56, cuz I really don't need my DJM 600 anymore... I can get all the effects it has from EFX 500 and I really just need 2 channels.. Other dubious features are just in my way most of the time. I'll probably also sell my Stanton SK2F and Tascam Porta Studio to get a Mackie CFX 12 for my home studio setup. Man... It's a major overhaul, ain't it? :) I suppose the only thing I'll miss from DJM 600 is the XLR output it has... If I'm in a performance situation which requires XLR output, then I could just haul over the Mackie Mixer... What do you guys think?