ChairmanSizzles said:
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Bro, here is where you face a padicament. I realize that there is almost an unspoken consensus "to keep it real" with the turntables, and I see nothing wrong with honoring the craft. But as a musician you have to evolve with technology. Through out history, any entity that opposes or hinders the progression of technology gets conquered or becomes extinct...or ends up living in a trailer park and hunts for food.
But if you must have it in 12's, you can go the closest wax/vinyl factory and have your digital media pressed into vinyl for about $40 bucks a pop(ouch!) Good luck man!
If you want the best of both worlds there's Rane/Serato ScratchLive and a few other products that I couldn't speak for other than Stanton FinalScratch - I hope version 2 is better than version 1). But ScratchLive lets you control MP3, WAV, AIFF, and Oog/Vorbis with your turntables using their coded vinyl. Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, and DJ Revolution are using ScratchLive. Plus you can still play your real vinyl with the flick of a switch on your mixer.