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The Digital Vinyl System project (DVS) |
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Released in 2003, one of the world-first vinyl emulation technology |
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Origin of the DVS name Back in 2003, I was a passionate vinyl DJ and an electronic engineer student. I was dreaming to own the first vinyl emulation technology ever made (FinalScratch) but it was too expensive for me. So I started to build my own vinyl technology right in my dorm room by reverse engineering a FinalScratch vinyl and making dubplates with my new timecode signal! Also I wanted to build something cheaper without the need of any hardware such as phono preamps. I soon needed a name for my tech. A combination of letters would be cool, like Microsoft did with Windows XP. So I was looking around for inspiration when I suddenly looked at my DVS skateboard shoes. The "Digital Vinyl System" formulation instantly came up in my mind.
It is amazing to see that it is now a generic term used worldwide used by millions of people! Here is the first time ever the term DVS has been mentioned :
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----- Original Message -----
From: Adrien Wurth
To: Eric Guez (MixVibes CEO)
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2003 1:10 PM
Salut Eric,
[...] J 'apporte de l'importance a nommé ce concept, j'ai pensé à DVS (digital vinyl system). [...] Je pourrai ainsi t'envoyer la librairie et un vinyle.
English translation : I want to give a name to the technology, I thought about DVS (digital vinyl system). [...] I will be able to send you a vinyl and the analysis module.
Adrien
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Some videos of the development |
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MixVibes DVS
The french DJ software company MixVibes integrated the DVS technology into their products in 2004. |
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40 pages technical description (in french) |
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> Download the original document |
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Thanks |
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Big thanks to all DJs and companies who made the DVS technology mainstream :) See my new DJ project Adrien Wurth - music lover / DVS audio engineer |
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