there is no secret

but a wee tip;
if you hit the brake/stop on the tt then do it, it'll spin much faster and for longer.

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i guarantee u 90% of the backspins u hear most djs doing nowadays are with cdj-1000 or equivalent.

otherwise it depends on the weight of the vinyl and the tune being backspun.

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I usually kill the low freqs or at least lower the level since backspins sound better without the a strong beat i my opinion.

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the secret to backspins is to not do them, because they sound stupid.

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Originally posted by skip the secret to backspins is to not do them, because they sound stupid.

...especially if you do them every 10 minutes (*cough*Proteus*cough*)

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my tip would be to NOT hit the record too hard vertically cause there's quite a danger of the needle scipping which will rouin your backspin for sure!

just give it a good straight pull horizontally and don't hit the tonearm while doing so!

otherwise, timing is important to make it a nice effect. I used to end some transitions with a backspin and it does NOT sound stupid when done in a nice fashion

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there is no secret but a wee tip; if you hit the brake/stop on the tt then do it, it'll spin much faster and for longer.

[/QUOTE]I usually kill the low freqs or at least lower the level since backspins sound better without the a strong beat i my opinion.[/QUOTE]


two keys. but yeah, nowadays everyone uses cdjs because its basically foolproof.

razzi.

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count your beats

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8|

each # is a beat/kick

count to 8... 4 times twice
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8|

on the last 7 (see below) most tracks will be at the end of the breakdown or buildup whatever(depends on your tracks, get to know when stuff happens)

pull your backspin on that last 7 and slap the crossfader on the 8 to kill and complete the mix
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8| 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8|

kinda confusing but makes sense after time...

as said b4 its usually a good idea to do no more than 2 backspins in a set, anymore than 2 and it gets old and you look like a douche behind the decks

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you can also pull it on the last 5 instead of 7 if you can make long enough ones.

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You will get slightly different backspins depending on your TTs, slippmats and records. I just stay away from backspins.

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Originally posted by Exodus17 as said b4 its usually a good idea to do no more than 2 backspins in a set, anymore than 2 and it gets old and you look like a douche behind the decks

I say one is the max, unless its a really long set and then you could probably do 2