Deck orientation

[JACKG]

I have 1 in battle position (left deck) and the other normal lol.

 

[Shooms]

I have 1 in battle position (left deck) and the other normal lol.

For space or mixing / scratching reasons ?

I would be fucked without a hamster switch as I simply cannot get me head around scratching on a left hand deck & using the x fade from right to left (although I can using the phono / line toggles).

I can only scratch moving the x fade from left to right cutting in... :$

 

[JACKG]

For space or mixing / scratching reasons ?

I would be fucked without a hamster switch as I simply cannot get me head around scratching on a left hand deck & using the x fade from right to left (although I can using the phono / line toggles).

I can only scratch moving the x fade from left to right cutting in... :$

Both lol.

I had mine the traditional house way for years but wanted my left deck in 'battle' position as my left hand is generally useless and I am more likely to knock the arm on that deck.

Although Im no good at scratchin I like a give it a whirl and am certainly more competant on one side.

I bought a new mixer so I can easily reassign channels and x-fader but I cant fit all my stuff on the shelf so my left deck goes in battle position, I already have a 1210 n cd to my right so dont want all 3 there!

Th

 

[Robbie Chopper]

For space or mixing / scratching reasons ?

I would be fucked without a hamster switch as I simply cannot get me head around scratching on a left hand deck & using the x fade from right to left (although I can using the phono / line toggles).

I can only scratch moving the x fade from left to right cutting in... :$

what in the name of all thats holy is a "hamster switch" ??? :S

nowt to do with Richard Gere is it Shooms i hope ??? lmao

 

[Shooms]

what in the name of all thats holy is a "hamster switch" ??? :S

nowt to do with Richard Gere is it Shooms i hope ??? lmao

haha - no rodents need inserting

Hamster switch DJ Mixers. A control found on professional DJ performance mixers that reverses fader action. For example, if a fader normally is off at the bottom of its travel and on at the top of its travel, then activating the hamster switch reverses this, so off is now at the top and on is at the bottom of travel, or alternatively, it swaps left for right in horizontally mounted faders. Used to create the most comfortable (and fastest) fader access when using either turntable, and to accommodate left-handed and right-handed performers. Credited to, and named after, one of the original scratch-style crews named The Bullet-Proof Scratch Hamsters.

 

[Robbie Chopper]

haha - no rodents need inserting

ahhhhhhh, right, gotcha

 

[Jiglo]

Seems to be a few people thinking that it's harder to tweak the pitch if it's set up in battle mode. If you can reach the pitch control then you can adjust it as easily as if it were set the other way

What do you think a turntablist does as soon as they put the record on the deck? It doesn't matter what style of music or preference of set up you use, you still have to adjust the pitch, it's just turntablists have to adjust the pitch a damn site quicker than a house DJ

 

[Benny-Digital]

Seems to be a few people thinking that it's harder to tweak the pitch if it's set up in battle mode. If you can reach the pitch control then you can adjust it as easily as if it were set the other way

What do you think a turntablist does as soon as they put the record on the deck? It doesn't matter what style of music or preference of set up you use, you still have to adjust the pitch, it's just turntablists have to adjust the pitch a damn site quicker than a house DJ

Nice Jigz Do you fancy a bum? Once the needles on the rekkid you have plenty of room to tinker

 

[Shooms]

Seems to be a few people thinking that it's harder to tweak the pitch if it's set up in battle mode. If you can reach the pitch control then you can adjust it as easily as if it were set the other way

What do you think a turntablist does as soon as they put the record on the deck? It doesn't matter what style of music or preference of set up you use, you still have to adjust the pitch, it's just turntablists have to adjust the pitch a damn site quicker than a house DJ

But you've got to reach over the tune Jigs... I'm cack handed enough on normal setup