pith adj

[glenn]

was avin a wee mix b4 and decided to alter the pitch adj thats under the platter on thr technik dek on both of em to full wak.
when i had me old dex i had them on ful lor nearly full most of the time but since i got some new ones i aint botherd because ive heard in the past that it aint good for the dek.is there any truth in this?
also,and i me probebly imagening it,they dont seem to pitch up as easily when at full wak.or is it just me:S
would be curios to know what peeps have got thers set to aswell

 

[Presuming Ed]

I used to find they drfited more when pitched up to +16, and i think the fact that smaller incremental movements of the pitch fader cause greater pitch shifts than at the normal setting, can make getting the pitch spot on more difficult. Probably best not messed about with, but i couldn't resist when i had my mkIIs, and it was the only way i could mix some tunes as they were too slow. Ed

 

[dazz m]

yeah mate, ive got mine pitched at about +12 and theyre more than ok. allthough it is a bit harder to get the pitch right as you have to be more precise. and like presuming-ed said, better to pitch them up a bit,otherwise you cannot mix some oldskool tunes together as theyre too slow,even on +8.

 

[glenn]

yeah mate, ive got mine pitched at about +12 and theyre more than ok. allthough it is a bit harder to get the pitch right as you have to be more precise. and like presuming-ed said, better to pitch them up a bit,otherwise you cannot mix some oldskool tunes together as theyre too slow,even on +8.

yeah thats what bought it about was trying to mix airport 89 into x-sample=you got the love.....not happning:| :| :|

 

[DAMO 72]

Hmm, not wanting to sound like an old git( but i am anyways so jog on lol) dont bother adjusting the decks imo. If the tunes dont go they dont go,anything past +4 really changes the key of which the tune was originally written in and in most cases(not all) can make the tunes beats seem that theyre "chasing" each other and thus losing the vibe that was intended by the artist. However some tunes can be abused by pitch,both plus and minus but these arent in abundance.
I'd be doubtfull your decks will not stray whilst in the mix if you fook about with them......
D.

 

[BlackburnRaver]

Hmm, not wanting to sound like an old git( but i am anyways so jog on lol) dont bother adjusting the decks imo. If the tunes dont go they dont go,anything past +4 really changes the key of which the tune was originally written in and in most cases(not all) can make the tunes beats seem that theyre "chasing" each other and thus losing the vibe that was intended by the artist. However some tunes can be abused by pitch,both plus and minus but these arent in abundance.
I'd be doubtfull your decks will not stray whilst in the mix if you fook about with them......
D.

Well said, I was going to adjust mine a while back when I got them because I had a similar problem with mixing tunes... I just started playing tunes at the right speed and you learn what goes with what well

 

[ilovepiano]

I just started playing tunes at the right speed and you learn what goes with what well

I have a couple of Italian gems that are made at about 110bpm. They're mint tunes and speeded up a bit they sound even minter. No way I could fit them into a set that was going about 130bpm.

I'm all for speeding decks up. Means you can play more tunes.

 

[MPC]

I have a couple of Italian gems that are made at about 110bpm. They're mint tunes and speeded up a bit they sound even minter. No way I could fit them into a set that was going about 130bpm.

I'm all for speeding decks up. Means you can play more tunes.

Totally agree

 

[stetheboro]

If the tune is 33rpm just play it at 45rpm it worked for Bass Generator LMAO

 

[glenn]

cheerz fot the info peeps have toned em down a bit now was never gonna keep on full whak as the mixes do drift .got em in the"10 past" position at the mo ust until i do this mix,then back to normall

 

[steveluigi]

It can be done up to 16% on 1210s, but it DOES shorten the life of the motor and can damage the transformer (most expensive part of a Technics)

 

[glenn]

It can be done up to 16% on 1210s, but it DOES shorten the life of the motor and can damage the transformer (most expensive part of a Technics)

cheerz fell!!!a we get closure!!

 

[blue jammer]

Sell your old Technics and buy the newer model...

Technics SL1210MK5G's (30th anniversary versions)

They have +/- 8/16 selectable

No messing with internal gubbins then and they have a nicer finish

 

[MPC]

Am I right in thinking that with the technics mk 5's reset button you can just move the pitch slider to the top press reset & then you'll have upto +16 with no problems with the beats wandering as said earlier in this thread?