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CandyAss
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United States
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Joined: Jul, 2001
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 Posted - 2003/01/17 : 21:42:10
Alright, I know how to balance my counter-weight, and I even think I got the height setting correct for my cartridges. The only thing I'm really unclear on is what to set the anti-skate on. I've heard some DJs tell me it should be half the number of the counter-weight grams and others have said it should be set to zero. What is the difference and which is the best for mixing, and for your records/needles? Sorry, I had belt drives for 2 years and I've had Technics for a while, but I wanna' start doing things correct. Hope someone can give some good advice. I have Stanton Trackmaster II's if that makes any difference.
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atomicb
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 2003/01/18 : 00:13:12
anti skate puts pressure on the needle in the opposite directionto normal movement. If you set anti skate on and you had a record with no grooves, it would stay put instead of sliding off the record. This pressure is fine for playing forward normally, but *not* good if the record goes backwards - beacuse your already creating this pressure + the pressure of the anti skate.
I'm pretty sure that u'll want this set to 0 at all times.. altough I'm sure someone will say I'm talking a load of crap :( lol
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dj_stey_iz_ere
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Posted - 2003/01/18 : 04:01:15
^ ^ wot he said
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itchy
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 2003/01/19 : 13:27:16
yup 0 always especially for scratching
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Lusive
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Australia
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Joined: May, 2001
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Posted - 2003/01/19 : 15:41:56
If you are scratching or backcueing a lot, put it on zero.
If you dont scratch ever and rarely backcue (or do spinbacks) then its good to set it so that on a rotating blank vinyl the cartridge stays steady.
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