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Scratching MP3s changes DJs' tune

By Celeste Biever

20 September 2003

WILL the dance floors in Ibiza ever be the same? A tiny digital music player that allows DJs to “scratch” tunes as if they were manipulating a disc on a turntable could change the nature of clubbing. The device transmits the mix wirelessly to a room full of ravers with receivers, allowing several DJs to stream live music and giving clubbers a choice of music channels to dance to.

The popularity of digital music files played in the MP3 format has rocketed – annual global sales of MP3 players are expected to top 25 million by 2005. But DJs are…

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