But drums are still considored Musical Instruments, thus

you do have to be talented to be a dj
cos i couldn't just go mix some tune up

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Originally posted by dj_mikey_k
Oil drums do not make a note yet they are still played,

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Turntables aren't musical instruments. As Vibrio says, only things that you can play notes on are classed as musical instruments.

I suppose you will be saying amplifiers and CD players are musical instruments next... dumbasses! :rolleyes:

[Edited on 19/06/03 by Sam]

No, Do They Fuck

of course they do, they take more talent than a lot of other instruments to play, the Kazoo for example...

tuff 1, dj_mikey_k makes a good point tho

Oil drums do not make a note yet they are still played,

please read my point above. a musical instrument can play notes. DJ decks cannot play note therefore

A DJ takes a piano, smashes it into pieces and builds a guitar.

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I think that individually turntables are not musical instruments as they play already recording music, but people who are into DJ'ing will know that if you can mix - and mix well - then you create a whole new tune or 'mix' when you fade two tracks together - it's not as creative, but it does take skill to do and when done well it sounds great to those who apprciate it - just look at how much money DJ's make! They must be doing something right - and theres not many world-class ones - so it must be hard (and I think it is a skill)

But what makes me think that they are a musical instrument is the Technics DMC Championships - if you have no idea what these are then you may not know both sides of the argument fully. In the championships, DJ's scratch mix loads of records at lightning fast speeds, using loops and samples to create totally original tunes - this technique uses the turntable and the mixers as musical instruments. The world-leaders at this - the people who win - sound absolutely amazing, and to watch - even if yuo don't particularly like the style of music they create -its still mesmerising to watch them do it so fast and flawlessly.

Thats my opinion anyway.

only in the same sense a cd player is, Ie no.

yeah it is, i try doin it on MJ and its hard. startin to get the hang of it now tho. turntables aint a musical instrument. Its liek puttin 2 CD players toger and callin it an instrument.

yes it is. i went on a djing course doing a level music, and it was really cool, but dj'ing is alot harder than is looks.

do they play musical notes??


no then PGTF with your defination of turn tables being a musical instrument

[Edited on 18-06-2003 by vibrio]

No they are not a musical instrument.

I dont agree with either answer but yes they are a instrument in a sense

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