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My Turntable Setup (pics)

(2) SL-1200M3D Turntables
(2) Ortofon Night Club S Cartridge Set with Extra Stylus
(1) Vestax PCV-275
(1) Sony MDR-V6



Note: Cat sold separately

Now I'm learning how to beatmatch. I can get the two records to the same tempo and can have them match for 3-5 seconds. Then one starts to drift away from the other and I don't know how much pitch, or which record to adjust the pitch of. Is it a matter of millimeters? half an inch adjustment? I will be practicing this more and more.

cool, beatmatching just takes time and practise, no one can tell u how really, just relax

I'd get a table 4 ur gear, static can b natsy on a carpet.
BTW, nice gear


AND WHERE DID U GET THOSE SLIPMATS, I've been lookin 4 those 1s 4 ages, i hav the technics 1s with 1 white technics logo on them

Wow

Very decent decent indeed! Those babies must have cost a ton.

"Galloping" beats from an incoming track is pretty common, I would say. If the incoming record seems to be galloping a little faster, try dimming the pitch of that one a little slower as you're just about to mix it in, and vice versa.

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Originally posted by Project T AND WHERE DID U GET THOSE SLIPMATS, I've been lookin 4 those 1s 4 ages, i hav the technics 1s with 1 white technics logo on them

They came with my tables.

where did u get ur dex from?

dude you have the EXACT setup as mine!!
I upgraded the styli to the nightclub E and i have technic 1200RPDJ headphones.. but same mixer, same cartrige and tables!! nice choice.

re those slipmats.. yah they come w/ the tables but my friend told me they arent that great a quality and had me buy new ones.. i if he knew what was up tho cuz i was just beginning.

dazzed

oh yah and some tips on beat matching.. that happens to all of us. unless you have a REALLY trained ear (some of the pros id imagine).. when you beat match a record after 10 or so seconds the match is going to start to drift. this is especially commom when your matching very different beats (not the standard quick clena thump). it's hard to tell whats exactly matched.. if your doing a quick track switch (10secs or less) this is ok.. if you want to make it a nice progressive slow change thatll last like 30 secs.. your gonna need to match up the beats, then just throw em both in your headphones and listen for 15+ secs to see which track is slower or faster. then adjust the pitch i'd say 1/10 of an inch to correct, and repeat. this takes time so if u wanna do a slow change plan ahead.. you won't be able to get the match perfectly at the last second when your record is about to end... atleast i can't.

dazzed

how well can the cat mix?

Re: My Turntable Setup (pics)

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Originally posted by Blake613 (2) SL-1200M3D Turntables (2) Ortofon Night Club S Cartridge Set with Extra Stylus (1) Vestax PCV-275 (1) Sony MDR-V6

HAHAHAHA

My friend has the same setup

course huge speakers too but i gott say NICE SET

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Originally posted by dazzed your gonna need to match up the beats, then just throw em both in your headphones and listen for 15+ secs to see which track is slower or faster. then adjust the pitch i'd say 1/10 of an inch dazzed

I'd avoid getting into that habit of listening to both the cue and the live record at the same time through your headphones. It is useful, and easier, but not all mixers have a split cue (which is providing that ability). If you ever get stuck with mixing without a split cue, you'll be screwed as accomplishing what you're trying to do without a split cue is much harder and you need to train your ears much more, the split cue is the easy way out.

i was talking about feeding them both.. ie sending the mixed output to the headphones...

are you referring to the same thing?

dazzed

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Originally posted by dazzed if your doing a quick track switch (10secs or less) this is ok.. if you want to make it a nice progressive slow change thatll last like 30 secs..

Dude, 30 seconds is a short mix! The melody on most tracks doesn't cme in till at least a minute after the beginning of the track, and you don't want to be mixing plain beats which you would be with 30s mixes. You should be aiming to keep it in the mix for at least a minute.

Dude!...do you spin while sitting on the ground?

Peace,
Steve

cool page. im reading now

dude put a bowl of catfood on the platter at 45rpm and see what the cat does

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Originally posted by dazzed i was talking about feeding them both.. ie sending the mixed output to the headphones... are you referring to the same thing? dazzed

Ok, that is possible, but I was under the impression you meant while your matching up the cued record, throw it and the playing record into your headphones to see if they are aligned or not. If that is what you mean, then yes, that is a split cue, you have both the master output and the cued record playing in the cue at the same time.

yah i don't personally like split cue much. its easier to just listen through speakers. split cue could come in handy if the system has a bad delay tho


dazzed

uhm, the way i understand it is, split cue means you have the cue'd track in one ear, and the live output in the other ear.

another way is blend, where you have both cued and live in both ears, and you can fade between the cued track and the live output...

thats the way the split/blend works on my mixer, i don't use split... but i use blend alot, cuz monitoring from speakers has echo and stuff its harder to get it precisely matched..

Man your just starting to learn how to mix and you have these?

You win the lottery?

jeeze, what i would do for those decks.



BTW your mixes will sound proper shite if you do learn about

4/4 beats and cue points. I didnt know nout about them for the first 6 months of my mixing, and i got my beatmatching great, but it was untill i learnt the art of cue points that mixing came together.

But one step at a time. Beatmatching then cue points. Then comes the equalizer... when fading in the tune, having the bass turned out on the equaliser will sound alot better, with the percusion of the tune still going. On cue points fade in some more bass, and take some out of the other tune. This is how to perfect your mixing though. Stupid of me really when ur just starting .

O well.

Regards.

How much did u spend on these equips ??

(2) SL-1200M3D Turntables
2x $479.99
(2) Ortofon Night Club S Cartridge Set with Extra Stylus
2x $129.99
(1) Vestax PCV-275
$389.00
(1) Sony MDR-V6
1x $69.99

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$1,678.95 US

i wish i had that much money!

in canadian $, that's about... hmm carry the one, plus 2.. uh..
8 billion dollars! i'm never gonna get my decks!

no seriously... it's only $2707.98
fuck what a difference. and that's with the vestax mixer. if i want my DJM600... probably well over $3000

*groan*

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic i wish i had that much money! in canadian $, that's about... hmm carry the one, plus 2.. uh.. 8 billion dollars! i'm never gonna get my decks! no seriously... it's only $2707.98 fuck what a difference. and that's with the vestax mixer. if i want my DJM600... probably well over $3000 *groan*

haha guy, its not the euqipment that'll kill you, its the records... we're looking at $17 cdn a piece.. incl. taxes and shipping if u order from out of town, plus customs...

My Vice

If only mixing wasnt my vice. I dont even know how much i have spent over the past 5 years on plastik, but once I hit the cross over from hip-hop to trance, I went nuts buying new wax and trying to get rid of the old junk. I have probably spent well over 7 grand USD in the last 5 years.

Ah well. Life is Trance and i love life.

Cheers

yea, but you shouldnt really look at how much it costs... if its something you love doing, why put a price on it?
and that djm600 mixer is like 2 grand canadian... fuck it, not worth it for home use

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