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OK let me get detailed with the anti-skate.
The true way to set it for normal (read forward only) playing is to get a one sided promo or a record that has a blank side. But the blank side up and put the needle in the middle now adjust the antiskate so the needle stays in the middle and does not move to the inside (spindle) or outside (edge).
The easier way to set anti-skate for normal (read forward only) playing is to just set the antiskate to the same as the stylus pressure.
If you are going to be backqueuing/scratching/(basically DJing) than you want to antiskate set to 0. It makes sense if you think about what antiskate does. When a record is playing the clockwise motion is causing extra pressure on the left side of the groove (the needle is pushed towards the spindle by the groove). To counter this force (or "skateing") the anti-skate applies pressure to the outside ot the record (or the right side of the groove). When properly set up these two forces will mostly balance out when the record is playing forword (going counterclockwise). However, when the record is going in reverse the opposise force is acting on the needle, it is getting pushed to the outside of the record by both the groove and the anti-skate. If you have your antiskate set to a positive number, this may explani why most of your skips happen when you backqueue.
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