When i was spinning at school i was transisting between tracks. I had the beats matched and i was just easing the crossfaded over to the other track. The beats started getting off a little, so i reached over to adjust the pitch.
I dunno how other ppl have their setup (like the turntables tilted up scratch battle style or just conventional side by side with mixer in the middle) but due to limited space the decks were set up in battle mode so i had to reach over the spinning record to adust the pitch.
A drop of sweat fell on the spinning record near the middle of the track. SO heres my question.... what do u do in this situation?
i didnt want the needle to pick up any wetness and short out but i culdnt just leave the drop there.
so i stopped the record and quickly dried it up with my cleaning cloth. i tried to get the record back in sync but the damage was done and the mix sounded horrible.
anyhoo, i learned from my mistake and now i make sure to wipe my sweat off before i do anything.
Im just curious as to what someone else would have done. Thankx for the feedback
Aug-08-2003 21:51
Luke Terry
tranceaddict oldskool
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
even if your sweat had stayed on it would have made no difference, so long as your cleaned the record and needle afterwards
i'd have just let it play. like luke said, even if it went right through the sweat, it wouldn't have "shorted out" the needle, it's not like it's electrical, it's just a vibration.
in any case, i wouldn't have done ANYTHING while in the middle of the mix. I'd have just kept going, and maybe tried to dab it up later.
had similar problems at Loveparade 2001, people with super-soakers shooting at you and also it started raining at some point. Just keep spinning
That's what your records are there for, anyway!
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Aug-09-2003 08:07
Martin McG
Old School TA
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Glasgow
quote:
Originally posted by djdawn
had similar problems at Loveparade 2001, people with super-soakers shooting at you and also it started raining at some point. Just keep spinning
That's what your records are there for, anyway!
sounds like a good laugh
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Aug-09-2003 09:20
ChavezHype
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto
quote:
Originally posted by djdawn
had similar problems at Loveparade 2001, people with super-soakers shooting at you and also it started raining at some point. Just keep spinning
That's what your records are there for, anyway!
yea man... i had that same problem when i was playing out in Homelands 2001... ahhh who am I kidding .
Maybe if I get as good as dawn.
Aug-09-2003 15:15
Flash Bastard
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Holland / Zoetermeer
hehehe .. the vinyl is plastic so no problem if it's get wet i guess
Aug-09-2003 16:32
Ghostface
down with the sickness
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Melbourne
surely though if there was too much liquid on the record then the needle would lose traction and skip across?
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Aug-11-2003 03:10
Tiger777
Pensionable tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Ternat
Water is no problem, on the contrary, I've seen a dj spoil water (deliberate) on his record (I got an explaination why he did that, but, I forgot it ) and I couldn't hear any difference.
But when sweat dries, it leaves staines, and they may cause a dissortion. So, next time, whipe it off when you take the record of the tt...
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Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !
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