pitch on the Technics MK5

[kells&tots]

I personally reck they are tighter than any mk 1 or mk 2's I've played on - they lock solid once beat matched... no wavering - the platter is dead torquey too...

down to them been so new prob...my latest technics are 6 years old and are tight as hell...just like new, and just like dales mk5g's...

and id never have them stantons, cheep...vestax are better than them in my view...but this is a subject non of us are all gonna agree so im out of it now...

 

[Davey]

Stanton Str8 150

I've had the Stanton STR8-150's which have +8, 25 & 50% button to set the pitch slider (& also have 'sexy' blue lights)

The motors also 3 times stronger than a technics so when you move your pitch it gets up/down to speed far faster, never thought i'd say it after 8yrs of technics but i much prefer these decks! They are only about £670 a pair now too (I paid £800 a coupla years ago when they first came out :S )

I had a pair of mk2 1210's for 12 years and used them for mobile DJing
I took them everywhere & they never let me down.
Then somebody I know who used to borrow my 1210's bought a pair of stanton st 150's with the s shape tone arm (blue in colour) I borrowed them for a week and was so impressed sold my 1210's and bought the stanton ST8 150's (grey in colour) and I've got to say imho think there better

 

[blue jammer]

I personally reck they are tighter than any mk 1 or mk 2's I've played on - they lock solid once beat matched... no wavering - the platter is dead torquey too...

Agreed, they are much tighter for mixing, and when you've pitched up an old hip hop track to mix it in with a house track, having one deck on +/-16, the pitch is still as tight as chuff for mixing.

IMO Technics really got it 110% perfect with the design and features, after listening to what DJ's want

 

[Jiglo]

I suppose at least the +/-16 % is usable. I can't understand why Stanton went 25% and 50% in addition to the 8% :S

 

[kells&tots]

I suppose at least the +/-16 % is usable. I can't understand why Stanton went 25% and 50% in addition to the 8% :S

wasnt gonna post no more on this subjest but gotta say your spot on with that comment

If it had be be played more that +8 i would not play the record, id pick a more suitable record to mix with

 

[Shooms]

wasnt gonna post no more on this subjest but gotta say your spot on with that comment

If it had be be played more that +8 i would not play the record, id pick a more suitable record to mix with

like Jammer said.... it's creativity & an additional tool - like being able to take an old down tempo hiphop instrumental & pitch it up so the beats can be used to mix with a house track.... or pellas for that matter too (so long as they don't goo all helium chipmonkey :S )

 

[kells&tots]

like Jammer said.... it's creativity & an additional tool - like being able to take an old down tempo hiphop instrumental & pitch it up so the beats can be used to mix with a house track.... or pellas for that matter too (so long as they don't goo all helium chipmonkey :S )

Mmmmm, jury still out on that ione for me but can see what your saying....its the helium chipmonk thing i meant....end up sounding like some italian zone tune haha...sorry had to get that one in hehe..

 

[Jiglo]

Mmmmm, jury still out on that ione for me but can see what your saying....its the helium chipmonk thing i meant....end up sounding like some italian zone tune haha...sorry had to get that one in hehe..

Isn't the key correction feature for keeping the music and vocals in the same key regardless of pitch? :S

It must be really hard tying to beat sync at 25% pitch though, maybe they should have made the pitch slider twice as long make it usable

 

[Presuming Ed]

I've used both, but have always stuck with technics. I moved onto the mk5s cos of the pitch dip probs with the mk2s (although I found the mk2s to have a more rugged feel...maybe that's just me). The stantons seemed fine to mix with, but I think I'm just biased and was perhaps looking for fault in them. Fairly solid decks really. One thing I will say is that the pitch correction is very hit and miss, and seems to add a sort of digital sound. There's my tuppance worth lol Ed

 

[Jiglo]

That makes sense, as I suppose the processing used to lock the key of the music would be digital

 

[Presuming Ed]

That makes sense, as I suppose the processing used to lock the key of the music would be digital

Obviously....but I'm saying that it SOUNDS digital, which is a negative for me, and makes it pointless, as you can instantly tell when a track has been pitch corrected. The pitch shifting technology in those decks is bog standard, and therefore the results sound hollow. Ed

 

[tall paul]

The little dead spot beacuse of the switch around 0% really did my head on on the MK2's, but I had a look at how it works and made an adapter cable for mine which just plugs in line with a connector underneath the platter. Its a 2min job to fit, all you need is a screwdriver to take the plastic cover off under the platter then plug in the adapter, and can be took out again if need be in the same time. If anyone wants one drop us a PM.

 

[grad]

The little dead spot beacuse of the switch around 0% really did my head on on the MK2's, but I had a look at how it works and made an adapter cable for mine which just plugs in line with a connector underneath the platter. Its a 2min job to fit, all you need is a screwdriver to take the plastic cover off under the platter then plug in the adapter, and can be took out again if need be in the same time. If anyone wants one drop us a PM.

same here. It can be sorted easily enough by cutting one of the wires under the platter, that stops the pitch lock working, which I only ever use when ripping.

If you want to get rid of the 'click' it can be done by opening the pitch slider itself and removing the offending ball bearing..

no more clicks and no more dodgy pitch around 0%..

 

[Presuming Ed]

aah right so it's a ball bearing that causes the click....nice one...I'll mention that to my mate who also finds the dip a ballache. Ed

 

[chris17]

Isn't the key correction feature for keeping the music and vocals in the same key regardless of pitch? :S

It must be really hard tying to beat sync at 25% pitch though, maybe they should have made the pitch slider twice as long make it usable

the key correction thing is pretty much bollox imo i've spent hours playing on coggldots stantons in the past and when you use key correction to a certain extent it holds it together but you can hear the record sort of speeding up and slowing down bit like touching the side of the platter every second like the tracks struggeling to keep up to the vocal it sounds strange and deffo not suitable for mixing in to another record

and i've heard from a scratching point of view there no good as the motor is just too strong i know there a bastard to do spinbacks on

i have used them a lot and quite like them but to me its technics everytime
technics dont need gimmicks they just do the bizz like they have done for years
stantons have been around for years now and still have not managed to knock technics as industry standard

 

[Benny-Digital]

seconded

Thirded.. If sum1 hasn't already???

 

[Jiglo]

They come straight or s-shaped, so that wouldn't be a problem

Straight are supposed to be better for scratching and s-shaped for sound quality.