| My house was always a noisy place with two | | | | my birthday he had this in mind, seemingly kids |
| sons and I, a music mad father I never thought | | | | never buy you a gift unless it benefits them in |
| this would change, the digital music revolution | | | | someway. I am not particularly upset about it |
| however has changed all this. Music has become a | | | | though because, a; I am used it from my boys |
| more private affair, one that can be compressed | | | | and b; I have actually got some use out of the |
| and in most cases does not even require a trip to | | | | USB turntable, so really I cannot complain. |
| the record shop. Being somewhat part of the old | | | | The era of personal music has also brought |
| school of music I still appreciate my vinyl | | | | around further benefits for my family, my |
| collection, for me there is nothing quite like that | | | | youngest son who is a keen drummer and who |
| crackle as you crank up the volume. Seemingly | | | | has had a kit in the garage for a number of years |
| nowadays people do not respect this, but I find | | | | has recently acquired a USB drum kit. This I can |
| digital music too clear, too crisp, give me my | | | | honestly say is a Godsend, not just for me but |
| turntable over a CD player. There just seems to | | | | also for the neighbours. I am pretty sure they |
| be more soul in these antiquated medium. | | | | were sick of listening to his extended drum solos, |
| I believed this until I was given a USB turntable | | | | nearly as much as I was. The USB drum kit has |
| for my birthday last year; I have found it | | | | enabled him to drum away in silence through the |
| extremely useful and am still in the process of | | | | headphones or if routed through the computer's |
| converting my vast record collection to my | | | | speakers with a much welcomed volume control. |
| computer and MP3 player. Despite the disdain I | | | | Rather than taking up a huge amount of space in |
| hold for those plugged in on the morning train I still | | | | his bedroom the USB drum kit also folds away to |
| see the purpose for portable music and to be able | | | | a neat size and slips under his bed, he truly could |
| to listen to my precious records on the move is | | | | not be happier as he no longer has to go into the |
| something I value greatly. The USB turntable has | | | | cold garage to drum away. His constant protest |
| honestly changed my life whilst benefiting my | | | | of 'you cannot drum with frostbite' is no longer |
| family immensely as they no longer have to listen | | | | heard ringing in my ears day and night either. |
| to me blurting out my tunes on a Saturday | | | | There is no doubt that both the USB turntable |
| morning. Now they purely have to listen to my | | | | and the USB drum kit have made life in the house |
| atrocious singing as I plug myself in for an hour's | | | | more pleasurable. Before we had three separate |
| musical therapy. | | | | sources of noise all competing with each other, |
| My eldest son has taken to using the USB | | | | now with one son drumming away silently, the |
| turntable himself, being a budding young DJ he has | | | | other becoming a superstar DJ on the computer |
| found it brilliant for transferring his tunes to the | | | | and myself cocooned in my own musical world |
| computer enabling him through some pretty fancy | | | | the house is a far quieter place. Both the wife and |
| technical wizardry to mix and put sets together | | | | the neighbours are extremely grateful for the |
| without the need to touch his decks. There is no | | | | new levels of peace and quiet. |
| doubt when he bought me the USB turntable for | | | | |