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Vinyl skipping when trying to cue...

Maitrader 2:05 AM - 1 March, 2012
Greetings!

I have more or less mastered spinning with my CDJs and recently bought up some Technics 1210 SL-MK5's ... the problem I am running across is when I am cueing into a track, (back and forth motion with fingers on the record), all the sudden my shit will skip to another part of the song... this is extremely irritating and makes it hard to mix properly... does anyone have any advice? Thank you in advance!
dj_soo 2:21 AM - 1 March, 2012
is your tonearm and needle properly balanced?
Maitrader 2:22 AM - 1 March, 2012
what SHOULD it all be set to? I am almost completely new to vinyl :(
dj_soo 2:28 AM - 1 March, 2012
Watchwww.youtube.com

start at about 1.5 and slowly add more weight until everything feels comfortable - leave anti-skating at 0 tho as that video is more for balancing for listening than djing.
DjPolarCa 2:30 AM - 1 March, 2012
whatever the needle manufacturer recommends. usually i set it any where from 2.5 - 3.2 grams pending on what and where i'm spinning
sixxx 2:34 AM - 1 March, 2012
Let's not go back and forth. Take a few pictures of your turntables (tonearm and needle close ups please) and we can fix your problem.

nm
Maitrader 2:38 AM - 1 March, 2012
I have the Ortofon Serato Concord needles... didnt see any recommendations ... I just dont see how I would have to treat the record like a vagina... especially if romping the shit out of a dance floor...
dj_soo 4:58 AM - 1 March, 2012
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I have the Ortofon Serato Concord needles... didnt see any recommendations ... I just dont see how I would have to treat the record like a vagina... especially if romping the shit out of a dance floor...


yea, most of us had to learn on vinyl so you develop the proper touch...
L2daGee 5:20 AM - 1 March, 2012
Do the "floating tone arm test" to see if your tone arm is damaged.
L2daGee 5:21 AM - 1 March, 2012
^also if you're using SSL then try Relative mode, and make sure to calibrate the scopes etc. in SSL settings.
Maitrader 3:09 PM - 1 March, 2012
how does one do the floating arm test (sorry for such newb questions) ... I learned how to beat match on vinyl but quickly moved into CDJs :/
MelonHead 3:26 PM - 1 March, 2012
Watchwww.youtube.com
MelonHead 3:27 PM - 1 March, 2012
Quote:
Let's not go back and forth. Take a few pictures of your turntables (tonearm and needle close ups please) and we can fix your problem.

nm


+1
psalmon 10:06 PM - 1 March, 2012
Don't wanna hijack this thread but I just did that tonearm test and my 1210s failed. When the skate control was on 0 the tone arms didnt move into the centre. If I pu them in the centre an put the skate control to 3 they did Move back to the resting position. I had a play in absolute mode and it wasn't skipping particularly badly. Are there other problems that I should be aware of? If its not skipping I'm not too worried but should I be? Cheers.
L2daGee 12:36 AM - 2 March, 2012
^If you're not having problems when playing, then I wouldn't worry about it.