Freefloat - TranceAddict Forums

TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- DJ Booth
-- Freefloat

Posted by Alekos on Dec-22-2004 00:11:

Freefloat

Well I just bought a pair of freefloat, thinking that they were going to solve the skipping problems I was having however the freefloat made it worst, I cannot even touch the turntable w/o making the record skip. I do not know what to do but it really pissed my off because I thought they were made to fix skipping problems, not to make it worst !

Has any1 tryed them ?
Is there a way to set them up so if I touch the turntable the record won't skip ?
Cheers

Posted by beats and beeps on Dec-22-2004 00:40:

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Those are horrible horrible horrible things.
Take them back if you can please!

Posted by on Dec-22-2004 00:59:

quote:
Originally posted by beats and beeps
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Those are horrible horrible horrible things.
Take them back if you can please!

I'm not disagreeing with you... or agreeing they are good... but curious as to why you say they are horrible.

I know I have watched 14 hours of Sensation Videos, with these being used, and I never heard anything skip, even when PVD or even the BLack Edition (hardstyle) DJ's were scratching and shit.. nothing skipped...

SO can you explain why they are "horrible horrible horrible things."??

Posted by auujay on Dec-22-2004 01:05:

quote:
Originally posted by J:\Digital
I'm not disagreeing with you... or agreeing they are good... but curious as to why you say they are horrible.

I know I have watched 14 hours of Sensation Videos, with these being used, and I never heard anything skip, even when PVD or even the BLack Edition (hardstyle) DJ's were scratching and shit.. nothing skipped...

SO can you explain why they are "horrible horrible horrible things."??

For most people they make it like you are mixing on bouncy balls and really don't solve the problem. I have not used them though and cannot offer any insight.

Posted by beats and beeps on Dec-22-2004 01:07:

They are not very affective, they are way overpriced when there are various cheaper/more effective options.

Posted by beats and beeps on Dec-22-2004 01:09:

Heres a thread full of plenty more negative info
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...ight=freefloats

Posted by Alekos on Dec-22-2004 02:08:

CRAP ... I'm sooo upset right now that I can't even writeitsjhjdfhskjdfhkjfghkjdf
Cheers

Posted by `pr0digy on Dec-22-2004 02:29:

Freefloats have been brought up many times in the past, most everyone that's tried them agrees that they are just overpriced pieces of shit. Buy a tube of tennis balls instead...

Posted by spiralhelix on Dec-22-2004 02:52:

yep, nothing works like tennis balls cut in half.

Posted by Nemesis44 on Dec-23-2004 09:19:

quote:
Originally posted by spiralhelix
yep, nothing works like tennis balls cut in half.

+1 for sure.

Those free float things are truly terrible. Never met anyone that actually like them.

Cheers
Nem

Posted by Eis on Dec-23-2004 22:31:

I was going to buy those freefloats, but now I think I'll try the tennis balls insted, they're cheaper too

Posted by farris on Dec-23-2004 23:16:

Aren't freefloats a bit useless for home use? You bought them for home use right? In that case you must have some really big PA system blowing the roof off, cause can't see the use in them at home . But seriously tho, check your needle settings and how old are your needles?

- farris

Posted by Rubenz on Dec-24-2004 02:15:

I have a friend who lives in an old apartement with a wooden floor. If you jump/dance/walk on his floor, the whole apartment shakes. So he always had a skipping problem with his tt's.

Now he has freefloats and he was quite positive about them. I didn't believe him when he said they actually worked. So we tested them. We jumped on his floor as hard as we could, with, and without the freefloats beneath the tt's. And guess what, they DO work. There was no skipping with the freefloats and several without them. I was stunned...

When i first spun with the freefloats, it was a bit of an odd feeling when the tt moved like a flying carpet. But once i got used to the idea, i didn't have a problem what so ever.

I agree they are a:
-over hyped
-over priced
-ugly orange
piece of gear,

But they actually do work in some cases

Posted by razzi on Dec-24-2004 07:24:

ive used a long piece of plywood that fits 2 tts and mixer, and have that sitting on cut up raquetballs. works like a charm

razzi

Posted by jupiterone on Dec-24-2004 07:39:

beautiful inexpensive solution

Posted by razzi on Dec-25-2004 00:19:

you bet apparently a sheet of glass works better than plywood.. but a sheet of glass isnt a few bucks

razzi.

Posted by Keith Chambers on Dec-25-2004 09:07:

But Tiesto uses them and puts their advert in his DVD so they must be good right??? I mean he _is_ the #1 DJ in the world.

I bought a set cause I had my TTs on a stainless steel table but they turned out to be hightly lame. I ended up putting my CD recorder on it so that the bass wouldn't make it skip. That is all it has been good for thus far.