how many DJ's in here are Scratch DJ's?

[Nismo200SX]

so what needles do u use? and what are your set-ups on what turntables?

right now i'm using DJ Craze carts from stanton.. i'm breakin them in. i've got M44-7's which i mount normal in the middle and dont put too much weight on them they hold well. the Craze carts i mount 25° outwards simulating a straight tone-arm .. this works excellent for heavy scratching. the cantillever on the craze carts are as fat as the ol 500al so they are solid and dont wobble no matter how much weight u put on. dont need too much weight on this set-up but problem with straight-like cart setup is if it has to skip it will jump outward so you'll go backwards on the music and not forward.

what mats do u guys usE?

i'm using Slammin Record's mats from years ago. they are fairly thin and hard so there is a lot of slip and just enough grip. for my style anyways light touch... " Kinda like when I was at your sisters House, a nice light touch. " -Q-Bert

[stringbeans]

i use m44's and they work great.. i barely need any weight on them either... on my scratching table i have the weight set at 4grams and the other table at 3 grams and my shit never skips

you might wanna be careful with rotating your needles, especially if its an elliptical stylus because it'll ruin your records and also the stylus

[Akeel]

3 decks
3 shure M44-7's
3 Ortofon Concorde Pro with DJ styli
i'm using a pair of sicmats, so far i've found them to be nice and slick, but i think i'll try a pair of butter rugs next.

i stay away from using weight and mounting at angles because it really chews up your record a lot more. I just stick to keep the weights as light as possible and no anti-skating.

[cheebus420]

whats the cheapest, most generic cartridge for scratching? say if you were starting out...

[Séguin]

you don't cheap out on scratch needles.. .I use m44-7's as well

[Akeel]

^
agreed. but if your just starting out you dont need the bling bling right away.

Originally Posted by cheebus420

whats the cheapest, most generic cartridge for scratching? say if you were starting out...

I think you can still pick up the craze signatures for $100 bux for 2 carts with 4 styli...great deal...but they're shit.

hit me with a pm and I'll sort you out if ya want.

[soma]

stanton craze 5200 x 3 for $65 at long and mcquade is the cheapest i've seen but they don't last

[stringbeans]

ohh forgot to say what slipmats im using.. im using sewerslimes ordered from dj gutter.. really slick and slippery and very thin

[trance4life]

arg scratching, /shudder

[Akeel]

Originally Posted by trance4life

arg scratching, /shudder

arg. moron.

[Pegasus]

Originally Posted by soma

stanton craze 5200 x 3 for $65 at long and mcquade is the cheapest i've seen but they don't last

don't last??

how hard are you on your needles?

ive had the same cartriges for over a year and they've been fine...

[Pegasus]

then again i guess a year isnt that long to begin with :284:

[Sir_K]

Originally Posted by Nismo200SX

so what needles do u use? and what are your set-ups on what turntables?

right now i'm using DJ Craze carts from stanton.. i'm breakin them in. i've got M44-7's which i mount normal in the middle and dont put too much weight on them they hold well. the Craze carts i mount 25° outwards simulating a straight tone-arm .. this works excellent for heavy scratching. the cantillever on the craze carts are as fat as the ol 500al so they are solid and dont wobble no matter how much weight u put on. dont need too much weight on this set-up but problem with straight-like cart setup is if it has to skip it will jump outward so you'll go backwards on the music and not forward.

what mats do u guys usE?

i'm using Slammin Record's mats from years ago. they are fairly thin and hard so there is a lot of slip and just enough grip. for my style anyways light touch... " Kinda like when I was at your sisters House, a nice light touch. " -Q-Bert

/me puts up hand

I use stock slipmats, ortophon concorde needles

[hardstylin]

Originally Posted by Robb Peppertre

you don't cheap out on scratch needles.. .I use m44-7's as well

i dont really scartch at all unless im fucked up and just havin some fun but ya use m44-7's.

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by soma

stanton craze 5200 x 3 for $65 at long and mcquade is the cheapest i've seen but they don't last

Those things just keep getting cheeper? Ive never really had to replace mine... or did just because I had them for a few years and thought maybe its time for new ones... then again I dont usualy scrach the living shit out of them every week?