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dazzed
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Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Long Island, NY / Hoboken, NJ

fixing warped records with a laptop

Okay, everyone knows how annoying warped records are -- esp when they are coned and u get no friction.. anyway the ideas iv heard involve glass, books, and refrigerators, blow dryers, etc.. well i live in a dorm and that isn't possible for me..

so i just got the new bonzia record and it was major warped.. so i stuck it under a thin but hard cover book, and put my laptop ontop of it. my logic is since my laptops always on itll warm the record, and flatten the record..

it worked perfectly. 2 days and its almost normal. im about to go in my crate and grab all my warped babbies.. im listening now and notice no sound quality loss..

anyway help this hopes all the college kids or ppl with those small ass city apartments =)

dazzed

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Apr-23-2002 22:08

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dazzed
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Long Island, NY / Hoboken, NJ

neeever mind.

the last few gruves on the center of the record got screwed up.. rather odd... but oh well

only on the side that was warped out tho.. its rather interesting. the other side is fine

worth a try

dazzed

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Apr-23-2002 22:20

dazzed
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Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Long Island, NY / Hoboken, NJ

wait no final correction.
the side that was warped in got screwed up towards the center, where it was warped the most.

i guess the gruves got pushed a little tighter together, making it so the sound is poppy and at the end the needled won't even stay in the gruv.. (in the final center spiral loop).

i guess this could mean theres no hope for warmed records, which SUCKS

dazzed

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Apr-23-2002 22:22

Werewolf
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Registered: Jan 2002
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too bad that it didnt help even though it makes sense...

Apr-23-2002 23:21 Turkey

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SpykeChyld
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Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Gainesville, FL

lol, Ilike you logic man, seems like it should have worked

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Apr-24-2002 00:06 United States

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dazzed
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Long Island, NY / Hoboken, NJ

yah i don't see why it wouldnt have worked.

either the record was screwed up already and i don't remember it.. its only a week old.. or it was just too warped.. oh well

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Apr-24-2002 00:09

ascension
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Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Australia - Perth

best method ive heard... put the record between two sheets of glass and leave it in the sun for a while

thats not too complicated eh?

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Apr-24-2002 05:16 Australia

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DJ LIQUID
House DJ 4 Life

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: IL USA

or you can just buy a new record

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Apr-24-2002 06:15 Mexico

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DJ LIQUID
House DJ 4 Life

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: IL USA

i only have like 1 or 2 reks that give me trouble...what i do is grab the record with both hands and wiggle it...errr kinda bend it back and forth...it fixes it right up

dont bend/wiggle too hard or you'll snap it

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Apr-24-2002 06:17 Mexico

capricorn15
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Registered: May 2001
Location: CA

might have left it under for too long

Apr-24-2002 07:28

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DJ A.i
Oooo that dirty electro!

Registered: May 2001
Location: Jersey City, NJ

do you guys buy the records online and it comes warped or just dont take care of your records? just want to know b/c i want to buy some vinyl online but im afraid they will come warped.

Apr-24-2002 14:17 South Korea

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ingentis
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location:

Re: fixing warped records with a laptop

quote:
Originally posted by dazzed
Okay, everyone knows how annoying warped records are -- esp when they are coned and u get no friction.. anyway the ideas iv heard involve glass, books, and refrigerators, blow dryers, etc.. well i live in a dorm and that isn't possible for me..

im going to college this fall and i was wondering if i should take my equipment... it may just be me but id always be paranoid that some dick head would steal all my stuff. how is it really?

thanks