From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Wed, Dec 23rd 1998, 14:53
From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Wed, Dec 23rd 1998, 14:53
boomboomkids wrote: > Yo! > so I realize I ain't never gonna fork out that cash for LEGO feet on > Skam (just took a look at PUCKERD1's auction) I have the Skampler and > was thinking of getting it cut like all the junglists do in LA. I'd like > to throw that track 10 on Skampler in my 'lektro set, it's a short > groover:) > > anyway, to my point. HOW LONG TO Plates last? How many chances can I > spin a plate before it starts to suck in quality? Dubplates don't have a built-in countdown-to-disintegration chip or anything built into them ;) "attention: this dubplate will self destruct in 5 plays; attention: this dubplate will self destruct in 5 plays" just doesn't happen. If you're extremely careful with a dubplate, it can last a long time; the problem is it's not the final version of a vinyl record, so it's not as tough and able to withstand the elements: dirt, sweat, touching it (because us humans emit body oil and our skin flakes off,etc) anything like that is going to degrade it. Wheras a final version of a record is easy to clean, dubplates are not so easy to fix up. You can beat around the final version of a record and it will withstand a lot of abuse; a dub is sortof like a baby whereas the final version of the vinyl is like the adult, so you gotta handle dem dubs with care. Hope this helps. Andrew :)