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| PivotTechno |
Hey all, just looking for some suggestions (glib, sarcastic ones fully anticipated!). At our last Decknanigans fundraiser we had some issues with skipping decks and are looking to solve this dilemma (and I know this could probably go in the DJ Booth forum, but I don't want to be informed of some great fix that can be found in Essex, U.K.).
Here is the DJ booth:
It's folded steel, quite heavy (we weigh it down with 2 x 60 lb sandbags in the lower compartments), but still jumps when people start to get stompy during a set. Normally, we'd just turn to the old patio stone/tennis ball solution, but that won't work in this case.
What was suggested to me would be to obtain some kind of dense foam, about 2" - 3" thick, something with just enough flex to absorb the occasional bump. Any suggestions you might have as to where we could obtain such foam would be awesome - we need enough to put under two turntables. We're also on a shoestring budget, so inexpensive is a must.
And no, we aren't just going to switch to CDJs. :p
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| RobSt*r |
I know personally I used to use concrete blocks similar to those used in making a small walkway or the likes for the base, then cut some tennis balls and stick them on the legs of the decks to help absorber the shocks.
you need weight, lots of it to make the base or booth sturdy and solid, then a cushion between. So what ever you have at your disposal you can make shift something.
EDIT, just read the last part of your post..........never mind......lol
Fak no idea if the tennis ball/block combo doesnt work.
Is that the only booth you have avail? Try a pick-nick table or something not so wobbly. That thing even filled with sand bags looks flimsy |
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by RobSt*r
I know personally I used to use concrete blocks similar to those used in making a small walkway or the likes for the base, then cut some tennis balls and stick them on the legs of the decks to help absorber the shocks. |
| quote: | Originally posted by PivotTechno
Normally, we'd just turn to the old patio stone/tennis ball solution, but that won't work in this case. |
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| RobSt*r |
| quote: | Originally posted by PivotTechno
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Ya, I finished reading, my bad |
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| MikeyN |
| bean bags under each leg of your decks? |
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| RobSt*r |
Are you playing on a deck as pictured? because I feel that anything short of one of those mattresses that dont spill the glass of wine while some one jumps on it is used, as long as your playing on a bouncy deck made of wood, this problem will remain. You need shock absorbers with a lot of travel. I wouldnt know where to find a cheap foam that would do such a task.
Home depot, Rona, etc.... may have something. Factorys that have packages delivered and throw away the protective insides, etc.....
Thats where I would start looking. |
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| PivotTechno |
It's actually not *that* bad - skipping was intermittent, only happened when some sweet spots on the deck got hit. The packing material's been suggested, will be going up to a furniture depot near our place later on this week to see if they have anything they can spare.
Thanks for the suggestions, keep 'em coming! |
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| chinamon |
| guv and this is london did the ashtray with rubber band thing under each corner of the turntable.... or tell people to stop jumping like idiots and ing up the mix. |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
guv and this is london did the ashtray with rubber band thing under each corner of the turntable.... or tell people to stop jumping like idiots and ing up the mix. |
I was just about to ask if people still used the rubber band trick like we did back in the day. That worked when I did mobile, and played in all kinds of rooms. |
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| WittyHandle |
| Egg crate foam, like for a mattress. Spongier the better. |
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| VDub |
I like the ashtray/rubber band thing as well but in your case, I don't think it'll work. Your deck is way to bouncy...
Best thing to do is cut a hole in it and have your stand coming straight up from the ground...
But of course I know you won't want to do that..
Marks old booth used to have a suspension system for each deck built into the counter. Each deck was in an opening and sat on bands going across the whole opening. The whole deck would move quite a bit....
Worked for him for years... |
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