For discussion about setting up your studio and advice on the gear and equipment within it.
By vout Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:13 am
That cheap one on Amazon looks like a scam, just look at everything that seller is offering - an OP-1 for £300! and lots of expensive tech gear at giveaway prices, looks like a hijacked account.

But on the subject - another thing to consider with Technics is that if anything does go wrong all spare parts are easily and cheaply available.
By qkrgusdb33 Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:42 am
thanks everybody for the reply

since everybody is recommending the sl 1200 1210 so much even though its second hand
i guess i should try to get it
but what i'm most worry about is
when i buy it from somebody it will look normal but some parts might be broken
or get scammed..
and i live in south korea and i don't think there is kinda place that i could easily get some parts that have issues..
or get it fixed..

thats why i was trying to get something new that i could buy from sweetwater or i might find it somewhere in my country..

anyways thanks for all the reply though it still helped!!! :-D
By terry towelling Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:10 am
the technics1200 is a great for djing with, not so good for sampling. they are direct drive and have a bent tone arm. that means they don't have the best sound.
if you're not djing, then you're wasting your money on a 1200.

for sampling, you want a belt drive turntable with a straight tonearm. that will give you better sound at a far cheaper price.
call the needle doctor (http://www.needledoctor.com) 800-229-0644 they'll help you decide what you need.
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By Living Bate Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:06 am
terry towelling wrote:the technics1200 is a great for djing with, not so good for sampling.


not this

Wal Martian wrote:For me a direct drive is preferred for sampling so I can use a slip mat & turn the record back with ease and have better response


this

belt drives are sluggish and more likely to bounce the needle when trialling samples because the plates move...

as long as you use a decent cartridge & stylus, the sound you get out of a Technics 1200 / 1210 will be more than good enough for sampling...
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By JUKE 179r Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:15 pm
A good needle is definitely a must to DJ/sample with also. That will open more discussions about types and brands of needles. Cough... Ortofon.. cough... cough...
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By tael Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:04 pm
if you can do without scratching, the audio technica lp60 is terrific sound quality for like 65 bucks. If you are looking for scratching, the old stantons are great for the money.
By terry towelling Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:38 am
Living Bate wrote:...
as long as you use a decent cartridge & stylus, the sound you get out of a Technics 1200 / 1210 will be more than good enough for sampling...


sure, a technics 1200 is more than good enough for sampling (it's what i use most of the time) -- but a 1200 costs four times the price of turntables that will do a better job.

but if people reckon a technics 1200 is the way to go, then look at a technics SL D2. it's direct drive, has +/-10 per cent pitch control and sells for way less than 1200s.
By conrad Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:07 pm
I have a pair of these.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/DJ-Turntable ... ON+STR8150

the original version not this newer version, had them 12years+ now. built like tanks still going strong.

a few more features on them than the technics, not that I use most of them.

adjustable start/stop time.
higher pitch range
reverse.

something I do use all the time is the SPDIF out. especially if I want to record to computer as the ADC in the turntable has a lower noise floor than sampling through a DJ mixer then into a computer, depends on what I'm sampling and to what and where I am, I often use the SPDIF straight to the MPC 1000 too.
By jumpman23 Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:39 pm
I would advice you to buy some good direct drive turntables if you are serious about scratching. Cheap turntables suck for scratching, because you need a strong motor.
Heres some tips: http://djlab.net/2017/04/11/scratch-dj-turntable-setup/

Scratching on a PT01 is really fun, but it's harder. You could start with a PT01, and save money for some "real" turntables later if you enjoy it.

The sound quality from the PT01 is not that great, but you can scratch with it if you get a portable fader, like the raiden fader or stokyo kutter.
http://djlab.net/2017/03/21/portablism-gear-guide/

If you want better sound you can modify the tonearm and put a Shure m44-7 needle on it and you have a dirt cheap scratch setup.
A cool thing about portable turntables is that you can modify them in a number of ways, add buttons, features, pimp the faceplate etc
https://portablist.com/category/diy-mods/

If you decide to buy used TTs this guide from Vekked has a lot of good info: http://djtechtools.com/2016/02/15/2016- ... -champion/

If you really want to be good at scratching, get a pair of used Numark TTXs/TT500s and a DJTech DIF-2S mixer. The numark TTs are cheap, but the motor is great. The DJtech mixer is really basic, but the fader is great, so its a pretty cheap but solid beginner setup. If you just want to record scratches for your beats, then a portable turntable will probably work too, but it has limitations.