6/9/2023 0 Comments Rekord buddy vs![]() NM records are shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, nor can any "spindle marks" from someone trying to put the record on the turntable. If played, it will do so without "surface noise". NM covers have no creases, ringwear or seam splits of any kind.Ī good description of a VG+ record is "except for a couple minor things, this would be NM." VG+ records may show some alight signs of wear, including light scoffs and very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect sound are okay. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. A VG+ cover may have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking. VG records have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape. They lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. ![]() Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to be felt with a fingernail. When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and ending. But the noise will not overpower the music otherwise. Minor writing, tape, or a sticker can detract from the label. VG covers will have many signs of human handling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover where the edge of a record would reside, is obvious, though not overwhelming. Seam splitting will be more obvious it may appear on all three sides, though it won't be obvious upon looking. Good (G), Good Plus (G+) or Very Good Minus (VG-) Someone might have written on it or stamped a price tag on it. Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so it can serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significant surface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ring wear, heavy writing, or obvious damage caused by someone trying to remove tape or stickers. A Good to VG- cover has ring wear to the point of distraction, has seem splits obvious on sight and may have even heavier writing, such as huge radio station letters across the front.My displeasure with the plethora of library formats is well known, but it seems that Next Audio Lab’s Rekord Buddy may well smash down at least one wall - the one between Traktor and Rekordbox - with some style, provided you’re on a Mac. ![]() Trying not going to re-rant over old ground again, but my core issue is that unless you use the basic library tools afforded to you by Apple’s iTunes, you have to commit wholeheartedly to a particular piece of software with little in the way of translation, other than the handful of 3rd party library wranglers. But what Rekord Buddy promises is a smooth 2-way conversion between Traktor and Rekordbox. This doesn’t appear to be some half -arsed conversion either. You can choose tracks, playlists or whole libraries, and also decide exactly what metadata to shift across as well, including beat grids. You’ll still have to generate waveforms internally of course, as that kind of thing is beyond the scope of data translation. Well right now it is anyway - most things are just a matter of time. 6 different software libraries - 6 different and hostile formats. I understand why different software companies use their own libraries, but it’s not good for the end user. Ultimately, they all provide the same end result, deployed in more or less the same way. It’s not like the Traktor Library offers anything radical over the Rekordbox, Serato, VDJ or any other library for that matter. It could even go as far as bouncing changes in one automatically through all the others.īut the increasing number of products like Rekord Buddy shows us that a time will come where there will be one product (that should be called Unity or Conduit or Ultimate DJ Library Translator Pro) that will allow you to repurpose your lovingly crafted library into another format at the press of a button.
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