drtim Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Found this rather basic but interesting video on Youtube as a guide to vinyl djing! Presented by Serious Records and JFK, it features Anne Savage, Jules and others. Does our video section still work? Can't seem to find the video content any longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Had a quick flick through that video last night before I headed out for the evening. A nice bit of nostalgia thought these years down the line all the same. I had to learn how to do it all all by myself with no guidance. My second and third set of turntables were direct drives (I still own the third pair, although only one of which works and is being used with a good stylus solely for recording purposes). I went through 4 or 5 different headphones including sonys and sennheisers before sticking with the ones I have now and have has for at least 8 years or maybe more now. How times have changed where anyone can auto beatmatch using either the sync function on pioneer cdjs or software on laptops. Still doesnt make a good Dj though does it!, if you cannot create a journey then what is the point. The Youf have no idea with their heavy hit after heavy hit westwood EDM bangers eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtim Posted September 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 True mate, true. I taught myself to mix on belt drives through trial & error. The belt drives were awful things tbh. But when you nailed a mix it was a hell of a buzz. As you say - track selection, sequencing and reading the crowd were always the most important aspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeRules Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I learnt beat matching in under a week with zero help from anyone, not even an explanation of how the pitch worked or to twist / slow down the platter etc It just is obvious I thought I often hear people saying they took weeks I could never understand that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkybarkid Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Learned on these bad boys. If you can mix on these, you can mix on anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtim Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Haha my first decks were Gemini belt-drives too! They started off ok but as the mix progressed and they warmed up, the belt would stretch and it was like spinning plates. Man I had so much patience back then!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Doctor Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 I watched this last night. Quite an interesting historical piece. His thoughts on tonearm weight are a bit extreme though; even when playing out I would make sure the weight on the platter was as low as I could get away with. Interesting technique with the crossfader/fader combo too, I might try that tonight. My first turntables were the Omnitronic belt drives which came with a Numark Bluedog Mixer in, I think 1998. I sold them to a couple when I got my Technics and despite them being poor quality, I felt quite sad letting them go. Drtim, you are right it was a massive buzz when you nailed a mix on poor equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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