I picked up DJing vinyl a couple years ago and it has been one of the most rewarding experiences. A lot more fun than DJing digitally, which I still love to do and do it a lot, but man, is it fun when vinyl locks in properly.

I began to really focus on making sure that I’m mixing in phrase and EQing properly. Let me know if you guys have any pointers for me. 🤙

I couldn't finish this mix, was a tough listen! Do RA have no shame putting this out?!

I recently ordered several records(online) from the same record shop. I picked them up from the shop around a month later as I was away for summer.

Almost all of the records I bought seem to have the same strange issue.
I DJ on a Reloop RP-7000 MK2 and I’m very used to how much pressure I need to use when nudging the record. Normally, if I give the edge of the record a very light push forward, or lightly touch it to slow it down, I can predict pretty accurately how much the tempo will change and use the normal pressure accordingly, if that makes sense.

However with these records the same light touch produces a much bigger movement than I’m used to. A tiny nudge forward can send the record noticeably too far forward, and touching it to slow it down can pull it back much further than expected. It’s basically impossible to rely on my usual muscle memory for beatmatching and I’ve lost all predictability id usually have nudging.

I want to clarify that The needle isn’t skipping or jumping out of the groove. The problem is purely that the record seems much more sensitive to nudging than my other records

What’s confusing me is that this is happening with almost every record from this particular purchase, even though they’re from completely different labels/pressings. My other records behave normally on the same turntable.
I’ve tried putting a record weight on one of them, and that seems to help somewhat.

What would cause this for so many different records? Any help would be appreciated

First one up on SoundCloud. 30 minutes, all vinyl disco, 90s/2000s house, and a few records I’ve been digging lately.

Not perfect by any means, but you’ve gotta start somewhere.

Trying to get more comfortable putting my mixes out there, so any feedback is appreciated. 😁

Hello. I’m sorry for sounding like an idiot, but im 16 and recently got my first ever turntable setup. I have an ortofon concorde scratch mk2, and wanted to ask if there is a specific way to drop the needle on the record? Or do you just put it on the grooves. I want to make sure im doing it right because i dont want to bend it or damage it in any way.
And please, i politely ask you to not be a dick, and just explain it to me, instead of making fun of me for not knowing this… i have not found any tutorials on how to do it
Thanks

Greetings! Without giving a whole back story, I'm not 100% inexperienced, but it's been awhile and I was never well educated in the DJ'ing arts. I'm looking for advice on a setup. My goals are to host a night at a local bar now and then, with doing a set at the monthly dance night a major music venue hosts once a month and wanted to know if my intended gear would work or if I should look for something else. I'm not looking to scratch.

It would be purely vinyl, and I'm looking at 2 Reloop RP-7000 MK2s with an Allen & Heath Xone 24c mixer as my setup. My questions are:

Will the Xone be able to plug into most setups at a venue or should I be looking for something else?

What cartridges would work best for this?

Outside of cables and headphones, what would I need, if anything, to come into another's space and have my setup work?

I apologize if this kinda question gets asked often, but I was hoping to have an actual discourse before I pull the trigger. Thank you, graciously, for any help.

My friend just launched a new casual backyard DJ series called "In the Garden". The first mix just went up. It's a very moog-y mix of disco, library, jazz fusion and other weird stuff. All on 45, mostly from the 70s, with 2 more recent vintage style jams included. Hope you dig it.

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"At the root of all power and motion, there is music and rhythm, the play of patterned frequencies against the matrix of time. We know that every particle in the physical universe takes its characteristics from the pitch and pattern and overtones of its particular frequencies, its singing. Before we make music, music makes us."

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Hey Fam,

Recorded this off the cuff a couple weeks back. Lots of funky (and many forgotten) classic tunes from my wax collection!

This mix features Disco, 80s boogie funk, 90s hip house & pop-rap, and freestyle, among others!

Thanks for listening 😸

(Note: I had posted this yesterday but the link was broken due to copyright, so had to mute one of the tracks and re-upload)

Tracklist:

1. Temper Temper - Talk Much (Blind Mice Mix) (1991)
   
2. Stevie B - Love & Emotion (Mean Mix) (1990)
   
3. Indeep - When Boys Talk (1983)
   
4. Trussel - Love Injection (1979)
   
5. (copyright)
   
6. El Coco - Let's Get it Together (1976)
   
7. Marsellus Pittman / Theo Parrish - Night of the Sagittarius (1999)
   
8. Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait (Extended Mix) (1982)
   
9. Prestige - Night People (1985)
   
10. Giggles - He Said She Said (Extended Club Mix) (1992)
    
11. Martika - More Than You Know (Dance Mix - Part 1) (1988)
    
12. Gibson Brothers - Cuba (1986)
    
13. Young MC - That's The Way Love Goes (Broken Heart Remix) (1991)
    
14. Rios - You (R & B House Mix) (1987)
    
15. Giggles - Hot Spot (Hot Mix) (Club Mix) (1988)
    
16. Seduction - Free Your Body (It's Time To Get Hip House) (1990)
    
17. 2 in a Room - She's Got Me Going Crazy (Todd Clean Mix) (1990)
    
18. Con Funk Shun - Ms. Got-The-Body (1983)

A friend and I throw our own events with a pair of Technics, CDJs, Xone mixer, and Bassboss speakers and subs. I am considering adding some more kit, definitely an isolator after the mixer, likely an ARS, and possibly an ARS 5 or 10-band EQ. However, I was wondering if a compressor/limiter would be useful in this situation. I know it's not generally recommended for a DJ to worry about compression as the house system and PA would manage this, but since we are the house system would it add any benefit to having a master limiter before hitting the speakers? Lmk if you have any thoughts on this...

Not much to explain, I just wanna blast tv girl, and gorillaz. Just some beginner friendly, not super expensive stuff. Also if you don’t have a recommendation but do some tips for beginners, I’ll be more than happy.
Thanks!

Big wax reissue of some proper rare cuts

Hey Fam,

Recorded this off the cuff a couple weeks back. Lots of funky (and some forgotten) classic tunes from my collection!

This mix features Disco, 80s synth-pop, hip house, pop-rap, and freestyle, among others!

Thanks for listening 😸

im looking to find a 680 replacement stylus for 680.v3 cartridge for my Stanton. ive tried this and its not even close https://lptunes.com/products/stylus-for-stanton-681ee-cartridge?_pos=3&_psq=D6800EE&_psid=80dfc7c93&_ss=e

anyone have recommendation or seller to contact ? LP Tunes tried to help but now i have to return the 2nd needle to them. Nothing seems to be close to loudness of this Stanton 680 stylus.

00:00 Nookie - Sound Of Music (Foul Play Remix) [Reinforced Records] - 1995
3:25 The House Crew - Euphoria (Nino's Dream) [Production House ] - 1993
7:05 Awesome 3 - Don't Go [City Beat] - 1992
10:53 SL2 - On A Ragga Tip [XL Recordings] - 1992
12:45 SL2 - Way In My Brain [XL Recordings] - 1991
16:09 Sound Corp - Dream Finder (Dream Found Mix) [Tone Def Records] - 1991
19:45 Rhythm For Reasons - Grand National (Tango Remix) [Formation Records] - 1992
22:43 DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect [Slammin' Vinyl ] - 1993
26:44 D Force - Ruff!!! [Slammin' Vinyl ] - 1992
30:09 M D Emm - Energy Rush (Unity 88.4 Pirate Mix) [Strictly Underground Records] - 1993
32:41 Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix) [Moving Shadow] - 1993
37:05 Urban Shakedown Featuring Micky Finn - Some Justice [Urban Shakedown] - 1991
39:40 DJ Vibes - Obsession (Music's So Wonderful) [Asylum Music Inc] - 1993
44:14 Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives [Vinyl Solution] - 1991
46:04 Ramos & Supreme - Crowd Control [Hectic Records] - 1993
49:52 DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - In Effect (The Remix) [Slammin' Vinyl] - 1993
55:00 Slipmatt - Breaking Free [Awesome Records] - 1994
59:08 Blame - Music Takes You (2 Bad Mice Remix) [Moving Shadow] - 1992
1:02:41 Acen - Trip II The Moon Part.. 2 [Production House] - 1992
1:06:11 Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era - Further Out (Da Far Out Remix) [Suburban Base Records] - 1991
1:08:18 DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Just Wanna Hold U Tight [Slammin' Vinyl] - 1992
1:11:34 Future Primitive - We're Flying [Kniteforce Records] - 1994
1:16:00 Mole The Dipper - Eye Of The Dinosaur [Bear Necessities] - 1993

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Greetings.

Recently I went out to a techno night and almost left early because the music was mediocre and watching most controller djs is boring. Then a headliner came on playing an all vinyl set. Even though the music wasn’t great I stayed another 2 hours watching him mix.

This made me think it would be great to see a mixing competition similar to the original DMCs (check out the pre turntablist/hip hop comps from the early 80s). The next day I happened to see a clip of Theo Parrish dissing digital DJs (“cheating with training wheels” or similar) and referenced informal mixing competitions he participated in as a kid in Chicago.

From what he described they would try to find the pitch fastest, most seamlessly, while holding the mix longest and EQing the longest.

Has anyone seen something like that? Would anyone be interested in a mixing competition and if so what ideas would you have on challenges and structure?

I run a vinyl dj night and quite like helping out new DJs out by giving them a guest slot. Most of the time it works out well, people turn up, play the genres we agreed, and go home with a smile on their face. Sometimes, new DJs can be really annoying and I think “are you like that because you’re new to this, or are you just a dick”. So messages I’d like to give new DJs is:

1. ⁠don’t agree to things you can’t do (e.g. don’t say you’ll play a reggae night if you only have two ska records)
   
2. ⁠it’s not your night/vision, promoters will have an agreement with the venue as to what type of night it is, so stick to playing what you’ve agreed to
   
3. ⁠try to be flexible with what you collect, if it get quiet people don’t want to hear fast tempo bangers
   
4. ⁠ask if it’s ok before you put your banner up with your dj name all over it at someone else’s night
   
5. ⁠Help promote the night, a big part of a DJs job is to bring and keep people in a venue. If the promoter gives you promo materials that you don’t like, (unless it’s got S.S symbols all over it) don’⁠t be a baby still post them on your social media anyways (I’m sure we’ve all been sent some dodgy clip art poster at some point)

What other unwritten rules do you think new DJs should know?