Call it being somewhat of a purist but the extinction of turntables isn't an easy pill to swallow for me. So when the post from MsTrisBeats popped up about the new touch-screen turntable set, it was a bit of a kick in the crotch.
Honestly, the invention is ridiculously cool. Especially since the whole touch-screen concept is being implemented in uses beyond PDAs and notebook computers. With the ATTIGO, DJs can cut, scratch, sample, loop beats and all a whole bunch of other stuff it used to take racks of equipment to do.
The drawback is that the original artistry of DJing is lost. Sure you can pretty much create a remix on the fly but the limitations of two turntables is what separated the pros from the posers. With something like the ATTIGO, anyone with a bit of technical know-how can sound like DJ Premier or DJ Babu. That sucks because people will be getting way too much credit for reading an owner's manual.
-The Blackspot