Final Scratch - Advantages/Disadvantages

Advantages/Disadvantages

Advantages:

• Ability to play audio tracks unavailable on vinyl e.g. pre-arranged loops, unreleased music or rare tracks
• The use of CD deck features (software permitting) such as keylock, pitch shift, looping, instant cue locating and visual indicators of audio features such as loud or quiet parts
• The ability to prevent needle skips on the vinyl being reflected in the playback of the audio track being played/controlled (software permitting)

Disadvantages:

• Reliability; depending on the hardware/software configuration used, vinyl emulation systems may use more system resources than some laptops or PCs offer, making them unsuitable for this use.