how come some vinyls are so slippy there almost impossible to cue up???

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Posted by sot on May-26-2001 23:08:

how come some vinyls are so slippy there almost impossible to cue up???

i got like 4 vinyls that do this and its sooo annoying...i cant beatmatch properly with them...is there a way i can like bend em back to normal or make them function like other vinyls?

Posted by k-cee on May-26-2001 23:21:

Try cutting strips of tape and sticking them thru the hole.. this makes the hole smaller and tighter so reduce the record slipping..

Posted by trintiy on May-27-2001 01:05:

Increase the weight on the tone arm, or place a coin on the stylus to add pressure.

Posted by Johnny Eckhardt on May-27-2001 04:56:

Take a cocktail size glass, preferably with a heavy base on it....turn it upsidedown and place it on the center of the record.
That should slove your problem. Let me know of your results. It's always worked for me.

Posted by Leigh on May-27-2001 06:54:

if you pack them tightly into your record box they tend to flatten out over time

Posted by djVersus on May-28-2001 02:08:

Wow, I've never heard of some of these technique's to fix a warp record.

There's only one solution, learn to use only the pitch slider and the platter edge (and a bit of the spindle) to find your beat match. This way you won't have to worry about super slippery warped records.

It's gonna be difficult but give it time, you'll get it in practice. Using primarily the pitch slider is more of a advanced stage of beatmixing.