r/vinyldjs

One of my 20+ year old cartridges became unglued. I really like the tracking force, and I really like* *the bass.

If you could afford it, would you go with an NOS replacement of the M44g, or would you just go with another model that you think is comparable yet cheaper in price?

I’ve been selling off some of my doubles on Discogs and it’s made me realise how weird the current trust situation is. Buyers ask for photos, I send them, but there’s no way for them to know I didn’t pull the images from the web or that the record still looks that way three months later when they finally pay.

I’ve also had one dodgy listing (not mine) arrive as a reissue sold under an original pressing ID - something photos alone wouldn’t have prevented.

Genuine question for sellers and buyers:

1.	Do you trust seller-provided photos?

2.	Has anyone actually been burned by photos not matching the record received?

3.	Would timestamped / verified photos actually matter to you as a buyer, or is it the kind of thing nobody cares about until something goes wrong?

Feels like the whole secondary market runs on vibes and we all just hope the seller is honest.

Looking for tips on managing the volume of each record relative to the overall mix.

I’ve been learning mixing jungle, some new, some old records. I record my practice sessions to listen back and learn. In the moment it seems to sound good, but that’s why this is a struggle for me. On listen back I’ll sometimes notice how harsh an incoming track was compared to the current playing record.

I’ve tried checking the mix in headphones before bringing incoming track in, making sure to match the track using the mixer levels, I have ear level monitors so I’ve tried to check it out of headphones as well.

Some record just seem hotter than others even if the mixers levels show the tracks matched. So is this a know your library better problem, an eq problem, or something else y’all can suggest to try?

Currently trying to learn to scratch but the crossfader slope on my behringer dx626 is too extreme and sounds shite. You can’t change it either.

I’m thinking of a numark m4, does any have any experience with this or can suggest better alternatives in a similar price range?

why i have MICRO scratches after cleaning my vinyl records? i don't press hard i have big fudge velvet brush i don't know what i do wrong.. scratches are something looking like small spider webs. Thanks for help!

dumb question i know

Hey everyone, my setup consists of 2 Audio technica lp120xusb and one xone23c mixer. I’m running my xone into a marshal Stanmore 2 using the monitor rca output.

Ive tried recording my xone23c using its usb output with my mac on both with quick time player and Ableton.

The problem with QuickTime Player:

It records both channels regardless of fader position, so when cueing, its picking up the signal.

The problem with Ableton:

The xone23c separates the channels into two inputs. So 1/2 stereo records one side of the mixer and 3/4 records the other side. It also doesn’t record any eq or filer adjustment.

I really want to start recording my sets so any help is much appreciated !!

So I have recorded a vinyl (house) mix using a 16 bit interface run through Wavepad, even with reducing the db levels to -18 and pissing about with reducing the bass, compressing the file and using some of the sound reduction settings, some of the bass still sounds really distorted, some sounds good.

Has anyone had similar experiences with this?

I’ve borrowed the interface from a mate, before buying one does anyone have experience of using a 16 bit and 24 bit interface, as from doing some research 24 bit apparently has more headroom for recording vinyl.

Cheers for any advice!

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I am playing for almost 4hrs tonight at a bar that I have played pretty much regularly since before Xmas . The bar manager sends me notes on what to play for example "play something happier". I politely try and placate him. Hopefully I have less drunk people asking for records I don't have...