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Posted by jules on Mar-23-2005 21:48:

Which way are your tables set?

Just wondering on how everyone prefers to set their tables, Horizontally or Vertically?

Examples:

Vertical

Horizontal

quote:
Originally posted by DragonsEmerald

These aren't my tables, just found these pics on the net for examples

My tables are set up vertically.

Posted by Zild on Mar-23-2005 21:55:

My left deck is battle style and my right deck is mix style.

Posted by xx_lucy_xx on Mar-23-2005 22:19:

Both mix style havent tried battle yet and dont think i need to.

Posted by Nicholas T on Mar-23-2005 22:20:

yea, its more for scratching.

Posted by i got big pants on Mar-24-2005 00:19:

not a big fan of battle set-up. cant stand having to reach over the tone arm in order to screw around with the pitch. I always feel like im going to know over the arm

Posted by proghead75 on Mar-24-2005 00:33:

just got mine setup for mixing. I don't see myself doing the whole battle thing.

Posted by on Mar-24-2005 00:47:

I have my techs setup the way there were DESIGNED to be setup, and thats well normal.

Posted by Eric Siefer on Mar-24-2005 04:36:

Mix style, I dont scratch so there's no need to set them up battle style.

Eventually I want to learn to scratch and do some hip-hop beats so I may turn them if-and when that happens.

Posted by T-Soma on Mar-24-2005 05:48:

I have a crapy old deck, and its set up battle style because its a crapy cart + styli it skips wen i cue sometimes, and when its battle style the pitch control is on my right not left.

Posted by dj_lane on Mar-24-2005 07:02:

Horizontal, as per, it makes it easy to use and move the pitch...

Posted by Nemesis44 on Mar-24-2005 10:37:

I have mine set up horizontal.
I have battled as a DJ but even used horizontal then.

The vertical style came about as some DJs in the late 80's had trouble performing certain tricks and the tone arm on the left deck kept on getting in the way. Others didn't have this problem but as stated it's a turntablist thing primarlily designed to assist complexed beat juggling.

Frankly speaking, there isn't anyone (that's known) in trance today that performs tricks so complexed and speed based that they would need to set the decks up in the vertical manner so it isn't really necessary, that's not to say however that if someone liked playing like this there is no reason why they shouln't be allowed to.
The need just doesn't exist that's all.

Cheers
Nem

Posted by Salem on Mar-24-2005 10:45:

u can change them?

Posted by jdat on Mar-24-2005 12:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Salem
u can change them?

you take the table and set it vertical way ... easy :P

Posted by Nicholas T on Mar-24-2005 12:35:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_lane
Horizontal, as per, it makes it easy to use and move the pitch...

you can always go sideways!

Posted by Freak on Mar-24-2005 12:41:

like this:

I find 'battle' setup very annoying personally!

Posted by T-Soma on Mar-24-2005 13:02:

I thaught the reason they used it verticly is so that the cart is furthurst away from where your applying pressure. I have no choice anyway i have to have it vert coz my desk is to damn small!

Posted by jdat on Mar-24-2005 14:16:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
I thaught the reason they used it verticly is so that the cart is furthurst away from where your applying pressure. I have no choice anyway i have to have it vert coz my desk is to damn small!

vertical is strictly useful in a scratching sense as it gives way for more hand room and faster access to the Start/Stop ... battle style rocks j00 :P

Posted by jules on Mar-24-2005 14:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Nemesis44
I have mine set up horizontal.
I have battled as a DJ but even used horizontal then.

The vertical style came about as some DJs in the late 80's had trouble performing certain tricks and the tone arm on the left deck kept on getting in the way. Others didn't have this problem but as stated it's a turntablist thing primarlily designed to assist complexed beat juggling.

Frankly speaking, there isn't anyone (that's known) in trance today that performs tricks so complexed and speed based that they would need to set the decks up in the vertical manner so it isn't really necessary, that's not to say however that if someone liked playing like this there is no reason why they shouln't be allowed to.
The need just doesn't exist that's all.

Cheers
Nem

Very nice history Nem, i didn't know that I had to put mine in battle style because i didn't have enough room at the time and just got used to it that way, i just got a new desk and it has enough room for mix now, so im gonna try to get used to that

Posted by Zild on Mar-24-2005 17:25:

I would put both of mine battle style because I accidently hit the tonearm sometimes when I'm beatjuggling but its good practice to have one each way.

Posted by dex316 on Mar-24-2005 18:57:

at home i have them the rite way round (horizontal)

but at uni im pushed for space so i have to go battle style

Posted by Katelyn on Mar-24-2005 20:00:

I have mine set up horizontally.