What's your setup?

iamstop · 09-07-2020 6:58pm #1

How do?

Interested to see what gear most people on here use these day. There is so many options these days so just curious what format people are using.

Vinyl
CDJs
Serato
Rekordbox
Some controller
USBs
something else?

I have two (over 20 yrs old) Technics 1210s and just yesterday got a Pioneer DJM900NXS mixer (love me dub echos!).
Before that I was using a (over 20 yrs old) Technics SH-DJ1200 mixer.
I still only spin vinyl. Been tempted to dip the toes in the Serato vinyl controller type system but so far still just vinyl.

BalcombeSt4 · 10-07-2020 1:19am

Very basic Technics SL-1200M3D turntables, Numarks mixers & DM1775 sampler.

I also have the 606, 707, 808 & 909 Roland drum machines as well as the Roland 303 & a Jupiter-8

iamstop · 10-07-2020 2:53pm

BalcombeSt4 wrote: »

Very basic Technics SL-1200M3D turntables, Numarks mixers & DM1775 sampler.

I also have the 606, 707, 808 & 909 Roland drum machines as well as the Roland 303 & a Jupiter-8

Is that you Baz?

BalcombeSt4 · 10-07-2020 10:49pm

iamstop wrote: »

Is that you Baz?

Nope lol.

Baz from the early days Asylum & Oldskool thread

iamstop · 31-07-2020 3:20pm

Nobody else wanna tell us what they use to slang tunes to the masses?

I'm loving my new (to me) Pioneer DJM900 NXS. Echo skratching is fun to play with.

francois · 01-08-2020 7:10pm

vinyl, technics 1210 MKII and Xone 23

Riesen_Meal · 03-08-2020 1:02am

Xone 96, 2 x1210s, 2 x XDJ1000mk2, Pioneer EFX 500

Piriz · 18-08-2020 10:54pm

vinyl, 1210s mk2 with old Gemini mixer..

actually looking to upgrade the mixer to something with a few more functions and ability to record mixes..

beertons · 19-08-2020 3:51pm

Thread needs pics.

iamstop · 25-08-2020 9:06pm

beertons wrote: »

Thread needs pics.

I concur. I'll strap on my fish-eye lens when I get home and take an updated surround sound pic to post.

iamstop · 02-09-2020 10:15pm

See if this works:

Sorry, didn't get the fish eye lens out, butyou get the idea.

iamstop · 11-09-2020 8:03pm

Anyone else?

Bambaata · 12-09-2020 12:18am

Spinning nothing these days

Must try find my 1210's, DJM 800, Soundbite xl sampler and Boss DD6!!

TheAsYLuMkeY · 18-09-2020 12:09pm

Alas, my collection is collecting dust for the moment until a suitable location is sorted to put it back together.

I never had 1210’s, I did own SL-1200’s years ago but they had to be sold on.

I do however still own two Belt driven Gemini turntables (With Abbey discs slip mats), and two Direct drive Gemini XL-300’s.

I have wandered into music production the last few years which requires only a laptop on small MIDI keyboard & using LMMS and FL Studio for now for production, I can see that being added to as I have studio monitors also ready to be set up.

I look forward to the day I put it all back together.

TheAsYLuMkeY · 18-09-2020 12:11pm

iamstop wrote: »

See if this works:

Sorry, didn't get the fish eye lens out, butyou get the idea.

Hope you have your collection insured!!! Very impressive.

iamstop · 18-09-2020 2:53pm

TheAsYLuMkeY wrote: »

Hope you have your collection insured!!! Very impressive.

Money couldn't replace the years of digging in every country I've ever visited for the last 25 years, but yeah, probably should eh.

Piriz · 19-09-2020 6:31pm

iamstop wrote: »

Money couldn't replace the years of digging in every country I've ever visited for the last 25 years, but yeah, probably should eh.

at least get a fire alarm and extinguisher

iamstop · 19-09-2020 8:26pm

Piriz wrote: »

at least get a fire alarm and extinguisher

Fire alarms are mandatory. An extinguisher is not a bad idea though.

TheAsYLuMkeY · 21-09-2020 8:01am

iamstop wrote: »

Fire alarms are mandatory. An extinguisher is not a bad idea though.

On that note,

There are multiple types of extinguisher,

Water
Foam
CO2
Powder

Obviously you dont want water, foam will also destroy the sleeves etc.

CO2 has a freezing effect and could cause damage.

Powder is the way forward for this purpose i advise, it creates one unmerciful mess when discharged but it is really effective and wont damage the records, not great for the electrics though so your turntables could suffer.

iamstop · 21-09-2020 5:32pm

Yeah, I was thinking powder would be the best bet alright. I don't smoke and rarely light candles or incense so the risk is quite low, but still no harm in having an extinguisher nearby.
Better to have and not need than to need and not have.

Riesen_Meal · 22-09-2020 12:24pm

iamstop wrote: »

Anyone else?

Will do in mid October when I get my new place

mordeith · 22-09-2020 2:45pm

iamstop wrote: »

Yeah, I was thinking powder would be the best bet alright. I don't smoke and rarely light candles or incense so the risk is quite low, but still no harm in having an extinguisher nearby.
Better to have and not need than to need and not have.

I'd still go for the co2. If the fire is small enough to tackle with an extinguisher the chance of collateral damage from the extinguisher is small. Powder would likely damage any electronics (especially any with vents) and the clean up would be a nightmare.

iamstop · 22-09-2020 2:56pm

Deffo something to consider.

I think if I owned the place (I'm renting) I'd look into on of these aerosol systems:

Aerosol Systems
The most recent development in active fire protection is the introduction of aerosol fire-suppression systems. The system is set off by smoke detector rather than a heat detector used by sprinkler systems. This allows the system to extinguish a fire before it grows to the point where it does major damage. The system releases a very fine potassium-based aerosol that quickly extinguishes the fire. The fine mist will also hover in the air for an hour preventing any reignition of the flames.

This system is safe for humans and the environment. Clean-up costs are minimal, consisting only of airing the room out and some light dusting. This system was designed to protect electronics from the water damage of a sprinkler system, but it can be used to protect paper records as well.

I know their talking about business records on paper but still relevant.

http://www.archives.nysed.gov/records/mr_advisories_fire_suppression.shtml

TheAsYLuMkeY · 22-09-2020 3:08pm

mordeith wrote: »

I'd still go for the co2. If the fire is small enough to tackle with an extinguisher the chance of collateral damage from the extinguisher is small. Powder would likely damage any electronics (especially any with vents) and the clean up would be a nightmare.

Powder really is the job for this potential type of textile fire,

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TheAsYLuMkeY · 22-09-2020 3:12pm

iamstop wrote: »

Deffo something to consider.

I think if I owned the place (I'm renting) I'd look into on of these aerosol systems:

Aerosol Systems
The most recent development in active fire protection is the introduction of aerosol fire-suppression systems. The system is set off by smoke detector rather than a heat detector used by sprinkler systems. This allows the system to extinguish a fire before it grows to the point where it does major damage. The system releases a very fine potassium-based aerosol that quickly extinguishes the fire. The fine mist will also hover in the air for an hour preventing any reignition of the flames.

This system is safe for humans and the environment. Clean-up costs are minimal, consisting only of airing the room out and some light dusting. This system was designed to protect electronics from the water damage of a sprinkler system, but it can be used to protect paper records as well.

I know their talking about business records on paper but still relevant.

http://www.archives.nysed.gov/records/mr_advisories_fire_suppression.shtml

This needs no connection to a smoke alarm, the hosing thats fed around the area to be covered will breach and automatically empty the extinguisher at the closest point to the fire,

https://www.firetrace.co.uk/what-is-firetrace

mordeith · 22-09-2020 8:20pm

TheAsYLuMkeY wrote: »

Powder really is the job for this potential type of textile fire,

I was just thinking the most likely source of the fire is probably electric.

francois · 25-09-2020 12:57pm

Music room currently doubling up as a work from home office, the pink binders in 1 of the pics are a rake of 78 shellacs from my French grandfather which I'm in the process of cataloging on Discogs

francois · 25-09-2020 1:00pm

francois wrote: »

Music room currently doubling up as a work from home office, the pink binders in 1 of the pics are a rake of 78 shellacs from my French grandfather which I'm in the process of cataloging on Discogs

Forgot to attach another

TheAsYLuMkeY · 25-09-2020 1:37pm

francois wrote: »

Music room currently doubling up as a work from home office, the pink binders in 1 of the pics are a rake of 78 shellacs from my French grandfather which I'm in the process of cataloging on Discogs

I actually have a rake load of shellac 78's myself, will get around to fully researching them sometime.

iamstop · 25-09-2020 4:07pm

francois wrote: »

Forgot to attach another

You gotta get those decks set up man!

Also, if you're planning on digitizing the 78s (which I think you should) you're gonna need a special needle for that. 78 grooves are different enough from 33/45 grooves that you need a different needle to get them to sound the way they should.

You also need a turntable that goes at 78 :pac:

francois · 25-09-2020 6:17pm

iamstop wrote: »

You gotta get those decks set up man!

Also, if you're planning on digitizing the 78s (which I think you should) you're gonna need a special needle for that. 78 grooves are different enough from 33/45 grooves that you need a different needle to get them to sound the way they should.

You also need a turntable that goes at 78 :pac:

I am intending to, and I have the turntable, need the stylus though

TheAsYLuMkeY · 28-09-2020 12:16pm

francois wrote: »

I am intending to, and I have the turntable, need the stylus though

I read quite recently, that if 78 shellacs are played at all with incorrect stylus it damages the record, reason being the later needles are so thin they move around in the groove and it actually tears them up after a while.

Even an old 78 record player from the 70's may not be suitable, its the needle that's important.

Even with all that above in mind, the shellacs apparently have a limited playing lifespan, may be good idea to digitise once you source the player.

I am in the same boat currently, nothing to play them on safely and about 100 or so records.

Scubadevils · 29-09-2020 11:36am

Still have my 1210s from 1994, never given a spot of bother - just the usual stylus replacements etc over the years... only used these days for playing records, haven't mixed in a long time but do very much have the goo on me again of late - Vestax mixer been on the blink for a while, will either need to get that fixed if possible or invest in another.

francois · 29-09-2020 11:48am

TheAsYLuMkeY wrote: »

I read quite recently, that if 78 shellacs are played at all with incorrect stylus it damages the record, reason being the later needles are so thin they move around in the groove and it actually tears them up after a while.

Even an old 78 record player from the 70's may not be suitable, its the needle that's important.

Even with all that above in mind, the shellacs apparently have a limited playing lifespan, may be good idea to digitise once you source the player.

I am in the same boat currently, nothing to play them on safely and about 100 or so records.

Some of the recrods are very rare, my grandfather was a musicologist, and there are field recodings from Africa and South America, I had to go into a deep dive into the French National Library music section to find out about some of them

Scubadevils · 29-09-2020 11:51am

francois wrote: »

Music room currently doubling up as a work from home office, the pink binders in 1 of the pics are a rake of 78 shellacs from my French grandfather which I'm in the process of cataloging on Discogs

Yeah my music room has suffered the consequences of covid and become my home office too - I have used on and off for years to work from home at times but never permanent like now!

TheAsYLuMkeY · 29-09-2020 12:04pm

francois wrote: »

Some of the recrods are very rare, my grandfather was a musicologist, and there are field recodings from Africa and South America, I had to go into a deep dive into the French National Library music section to find out about some of them

From what I can ascertain, it is possible to modify a belt driven turntable to operate at 78 rpm, it means opening it up and building layers around where the belt pulls, increasing the actual speed of the turntable.

From further research I believe a correct Needle and stylus can be obtained to fit standard record players.

I have two belt driven Gemini turntables, one of these I am thinking will be sacrificed for this project.

mordeith · 29-09-2020 1:02pm

TheAsYLuMkeY wrote: »

From what I can ascertain, it is possible to modify a belt driven turntable to operate at 78 rpm, it means opening it up and building layers around where the belt pulls, increasing the actual speed of the turntable.

From further research I believe a correct Needle and stylus can be obtained to fit standard record players.

I have two belt driven Gemini turntables, one of these I am thinking will be sacrificed for this project.

If you're in Cork I have two basic belt drive Numark decks you could have for free if you wanted

TheAsYLuMkeY · 29-09-2020 1:48pm

francois wrote: »

Some of the recrods are very rare, my grandfather was a musicologist, and there are field recodings from Africa and South America, I had to go into a deep dive into the French National Library music section to find out about some of them

If i get anywhere with the modification project of turntable i will surely help you out with digitising the collection making the turntable available to you chief.

mordeith wrote: »

If you're in Cork I have two basic belt drive Numark decks you could have for free if you wanted

Thank for offer chief, i have two Gemini belt driven turntables, i will attempt to do a Frankenstein job on one of those, i just need to find a bit of time to get into it, i have done the basic research and all seems possible, just need to push on with it.

iamstop · 29-09-2020 3:44pm

Good luck. If you hit a wall a lot of the newer consumer turntables have a 78 option too. They are not that expensive either.

TheAsYLuMkeY · 29-09-2020 4:42pm

iamstop wrote: »

Good luck. If you hit a wall a lot of the newer consumer turntables have a 78 option too. They are not that expensive either.

The only thing about turntables with modern needles is they will damage the shellac records.

You need a combination of the 78 rpm speed with correct needle wide enough for the groove so as to not damage record.

iamstop · 29-09-2020 5:32pm

TheAsYLuMkeY wrote: »

The only thing about turntables with modern needles is they will damage the shellac records.

You need a combination of the 78 rpm speed with correct needle wide enough for the groove so as to not damage record.

Correct. We addressed this earlier in the thread so I felt in unnecessary to reiterate. But, yes. Correct needle for the correct groove type.

DanT88 · 26-11-2020 4:56pm

iamstop wrote: »

How do?

Interested to see what gear most people on here use these day. There is so many options these days so just curious what format people are using.

Vinyl
CDJs
Serato
Rekordbox
Some controller
USBs
something else?

I have two (over 20 yrs old) Technics 1210s and just yesterday got a Pioneer DJM900NXS mixer (love me dub echos!).
Before that I was using a (over 20 yrs old) Technics SH-DJ1200 mixer.
I still only spin vinyl. Been tempted to dip the toes in the Serato vinyl controller type system but so far still just vinyl.

I use Pioneer XDJ-700 and KRK Classic 5

Riesen_Meal · 06-12-2020 7:02pm

My setup...

iamstop · 06-12-2020 8:06pm

Love it. Decks on the inside, CDs outside. Proper order

iamstop · 20-01-2021 3:52pm

I finally took out the camera and the fish eye lens.

Here is my basement:

TheAsYLuMkeY · 21-01-2021 10:46am

iamstop wrote: »

I finally took out the camera and the fish eye lens.

Here is my basement:

Its like a fu**ing record shop!!

Nice inheritance for the kids, can you dodge inheritance tax on a music collection being left to you?

iamstop · 21-01-2021 5:32pm

TheAsYLuMkeY wrote: »

Can you dodge inheritance tax on a music collection being left to you?

Actually I have no idea. I had never even thought of that. Don't have any kids to date, so maybe that is why.

TheAsYLuMkeY · 21-01-2021 6:19pm

iamstop wrote: »

Actually I have no idea. I had never even thought of that. Don't have any kids to date, so maybe that is why.

Need a coded lock on that door when you do have any!!

AndyBoBandy · 13-02-2024 8:05pm

Haven’t had a meaningful spin in probably 12 years since I went away pretty much full time for work around then, which transitioned into being settled at home and no time for decks!!

The setup was a set of Technics 1210’s and a Zone42 playing Serato scratch live…

Had CDJ’s knocking about the odd time too but always preferred the turntables…

Been itching to have a mix of some sort lately so picked up a few very cheap macs (iMac & MacBook Air) on eBay & Amazon as the last ones sh1t the bed… and low and behold I can’t install Scratch Live on them as the OS on the Mac’s is too new… so said I’d have a look at Serato DJLite which seemed to work quite well on the Mac’s in offline mode… Picked up a very basic Hercules Starlight controller for it for about €85 and suddenly I’m back in business.. having some great little mixes at my desk… I got the smallest one as it means I can travel easily with it…

Fecking delighted I am. It’s a very simple little controller but it packs a punch….

Even if I could get Scratch Live working again (my scratch box is the SL1 which is incompatible with Serato DJ Pro), the practicality of setting up turntables is very unlikely as I’ve never even had them set up in this house and we’re here 10 years!!!

What's your setup?

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