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| Turntable Tutorial Back ________________________________________________________________________________ I have put this section together, because I would like to share my knowledge with others. I knew the basics when I started, so I want to let those less fortunate to understand the DJ turntable. Here is a picture of an advanced turntable, the Gemini PT-2410 in blue (also comes in turquiose). It has a LCD display which shows the rpm (revolutions per minute), which most others don't, and a see-threw shell. Apart from that, it's the same as any other direct drive turntable. You can also get belt drive turntables which aren't as good. You have been warned! |
| 1. On / Off switch This isn't the hardest part of the turntable as you can imagine. All it is, is the ON/OFF switch, which you turn to turn it on, and turn it back to turn it off, easy! 2. Start / Stop button Again, a very simple part the turntable. Press down to start the platter spinning, and press again to stop. With Direct Drive turntables, it will start and stop quicker than on a Belt Drive turntable. 3. 33 rpm and 45 rpm The 33rpm button makes it spin slow, at 33rpm - which trance and house tunes are played at, but some can vary, and garage and drum 'n' bass tunes that have a faster beat, play at 45rpm. Some times you can tell what they need to be played at by seeing how long the record is by looking at it, if it is a wide track then 45, if it is thin, then 35. 4. Light This is the light that shines on the record when you are playing a tune. It help you see where the vocals and breakdowns on the tune are, and it can help you see when to start mixing in the other tune. 5. Cart & Stylus This is what the needle goes in. A cart is the needle basically, what the needle is held in to go into the stylus which is connected to the end of you tone-arm. You can change these to Orfotons Concorde needles, which are for more advanced DJ's, and for scratching. 6. LCD bpm counter This is only found on a few turntables, so don't worry. All it is, is a LCD display that shows you what rpm you have the platter running at. 7. Pitch adjustment (+8 to -8) This makes the platter faster or slowing than 33rpm or 45rpm. If you have it at 33, and you push it all the way up to -8, it will play at 25rpm, if you push it all the way down to +8, it will play at 41rpm. And the same with 45, you minus or add the number. This is there so you can adjust the speed to blend to tracks in, because they aren't always played at just 33rpm and 45rpm, they can also be played at 78rpm, but that is quite rare. 8. Tone-arm This is what reads the records. It has the needle at one end that you place on the record, and then it reads the grooves, and send it all the way to you speakers. 9. Tone-arm balance This needs to be adjusted to what you play. If you are a scratch DJ, then have it screwed in, so it wont skip, and if you played trance or house, have it further back. There is no set way to have it, just adjust it to how you want. 10. Slipmat This is what goes on-top of the platter, sometimes there is a rubber mat on the platter. They are there to protect the record and to help it spin. 11. Record adapter This is only if you have old juke box records, where the hole is bigger in the middle of the record, and you put this onto the pin in the middle of the platter to allow for the difference. 12. Platter This is what is connected to the motor. The motor inside spins the platter. Simple as that! |