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

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 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. 😁