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Posted by a_d_a_m_86 on Mar-20-2006 13:52:

CD skipping??

hey, i'm pretty new to DJ'ing but i've come across a problem! when im mixing at home, the CD sometimes skips, my CD player (Citronic MPCD-4) has anti shock, and shows the memory of it from 0-12, never drops below 10 or 11 but the CD still skips sometimes! the speakers are fairly close to the cd players and it sits on not the most sturdy surface... is this due to bad CD's or just vibrations from the speakers? all my CD's i mix with are compiled from legally purchased CD's then i select the tracks i want and reburn them, i use good quality CD's and burnt at no more than 8x speed...

Anyone got any ideas or help?

Posted by skip on Mar-20-2006 14:40:

bad cd/bad player i'd say

Posted by MERiDiAN5i2 on Mar-20-2006 21:45:

welcome to mixing CDs :P

dont ya just love trying to re-beatmatch after dropping a few frames? it's grrrr8!

Posted by Spirit5 on Mar-20-2006 21:54:

I'de say sell em and get yourself a pair of CDJ 200s. I don't own them, but I recommend them to a lot of people. I have CDJ 1000 MK2s, which are quite expensive. But the CDJ 200s are the most reliable budget CDJs on the market, they are almost on par with the CDJ 1000s, except for the vinyl emulation.

Posted by a_d_a_m_86 on Mar-21-2006 05:44:

lol, yes it is really annoying! i've only just started DJ'ing, takes me like, 1 minute at lesat to beatmatch it, then it skips! argh!!! haahah and i can't afford cdj200's, i looked around, but basically i wanted a cheapish set up to start up... im hoping its just not gonna do it at my first gig this saturday!

thanks anyway guys

Posted by Keith Chambers on Mar-21-2006 08:38:

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Originally posted by MERiDiAN5i2
welcome to mixing CDs :P

dont ya just love trying to re-beatmatch after dropping a few frames? it's grrrr8!

I've never noticed this with my CDJ-1000s. I've never heard of it either.

I understand that not everbody can spring for a pair of CDJ-1000s but I don't think this is the 'norm' for CD mixing.

Are budget CD players knows for this?

Posted by a_d_a_m_86 on Mar-21-2006 08:46:

they aren't THAT budget... like.... RRP of like $1500 australian... their website says 500 UK Pounds... for that sort of money i expect a dual CD player to not skip.... i reckon it could be just the set up i have... need to get something more sturdy

Posted by Omega_Blue on Mar-21-2006 09:31:

yeah, it's probably a bad burn or bad hardware. my denon's do that occasionally if there's minor scratches in the disc

just pitch bend up on the skipped track until you match the snares again and usually it'll correct the phrase-matched problem

Posted by Rick D on Mar-21-2006 10:27:

what speed are you burning your cd's at. Dont burn them too fast or this will happen, keep it to 24x MAX!!!

Posted by T-Soma on Mar-21-2006 10:59:

hehe moondog my advice to you is to read his post before trying to help. He already mentioned that he burns at 8x.
Melbourne dj... where you playing and what? Stop spending so much money on your vl and put it towards the cds.

Posted by Rick D on Mar-21-2006 11:14:

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Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy
hehe moondog my advice to you is to read his post before trying to help. He already mentioned that he burns at 8x.
Melbourne dj... where you playing and what? Stop spending so much money on your vl and put it towards the cds.

yeah fair enough, i'll STFU

Posted by Basstard on Mar-21-2006 14:37:

quote:
Originally posted by moondog
yeah fair enough, i'll STFU

but TECH TRANCE FTW!

Posted by Spirit5 on Mar-22-2006 02:38:

quote:
Originally posted by a_d_a_m_86
lol, yes it is really annoying! i've only just started DJ'ing, takes me like, 1 minute at lesat to beatmatch it, then it skips! argh!!! haahah and i can't afford cdj200's, i looked around, but basically i wanted a cheapish set up to start up... im hoping its just not gonna do it at my first gig this saturday!

thanks anyway guys

No offense though but starting really cheap isn't always the best route either. Sometimes it pays to save up more so you can get something better that will last and you wont encounter problems with. I've heard only good things about the CDJ 200s other than some minor issues with the jog dial but other than that, I mean just keep seeing all you can do and trying different discs and if none of that works, then it might be the hardware. But seriously, try selling them if all else fails because there might be more problems arising, besides if you can sell them for say $400 you just need $400 more for another CDJ, so you just need to give it time and get those, you wont have any problems like skipping...If a guy like me who only makes $7.54 an hour (now $7.77) could afford CDJ 1000 MK2s while saving my money up, I am sure if you have a job you can afford the CDJ 200s, which both cost less than one CDJ 1000 MK2...