When I wanted to record before I had to set up my camera tripod then fold it back when finished. I usually scratch at night when my kids sleep so had to be careful not to be too loud. So bought a clamp to fix on the shelf above my setup that would stay there all the time. Just have to attach the phone ( magnet), and plut in irig stream. Happy with the result
Because I love pipas. ( sunflower seeds). But eating them can be messy, à la Ace Ventura, when you don’t have the proper technique. And tonight I felt messy. But again : it’s about sharing and trying. Beat : skilzbeat loop 2 on Kurtz Bangz looper Slikzbeat vol.1. Available on tablist.net.
Because with that heat still going on in South France. That slow ice cold beat call “click clack jack” by Molotov ( looper : level up 37 track 1 ) is perfect. Wanted to slow it down to avoid sweating too much. And practice few things. Also une salade de fruits ( fruit salad) is a great dessert when it’s too hot. ( white and yellow peach + nectarine is my go to ).
Because as French as I am that’s one dessert I miss from my 5 years in the US. Key lime pie. Heavy. Packs a punch. Like that beat from MOLOTOV on his new looper LEVEL UP 37 available on tablist.net. ( track 8 : heavy weighted). Had to scratch on it asap. Sorry the scratches are too loud when I recorded.
Today I picked up a broken pdx 2300 mk II for another French DJ because it was an hour drive from my place. He told me to salvage what I needed and replace with my parts since he does not care about aesthetics that much. I changed the platter ( slightly better condition but had to hand paint few chippings on the black) , switched my worned out white power button for a silver one,installed the whole missing tracking light system. And he gave me a fair price. So again great meeting passionate vestax people. Will send the turntable to him soon. (I installed some missing fuses that were missing on the motherboard I had bought for my qfo, rescrewed the pitch unit that was hanging out and rescrewed the tone arm that was on the side for him as well. ).
Now for mine I need news screws ( I think I found similar ones) , a silver headshell and a target light !!
Bonjour ! Demain j’allais emmener bcp d’habits principalement de nos deux enfants qui sont trop petit chez Emmaüs. Mais en parlant à un ami de Paris il me disait que sa femme donnait à un orphelinat et ça à fait tellement de sens pour moi. Vous en connaissez sur Toulouse pour que je vois avec eux?
Une bouteille. Une mer. Je jette l’une dans l’autre.
Si bras cassé, moteur HS , carte mère grillée je m’en fiche. Ça coute trop cher à faire réparer. Mais la mienne à besoin de quelques pièces cosmétiques pour la plupart. ( pieds, bouton plastique start/ stop, module de tracking light. Idéalement un plateau un bon état cosmétique de 2300)
Sait on jamais.
Recently purchased my dream turtable but it was in bad shape. Luckily mostly aesthetic stuff or not that hard to fix. First steps were to removed all the dirt in the many interstices and nooks. 3 feet out of 4 were broken or loose nuts inside. So opened to fix it as beat as I could. Luckily the inside was in good shape ( motor , pitch). Only the pitch fader stem was bent but I was able to carefully straighten it once unmounted. A previous owner removed all the tracking light system inside so looking for parts to solder it back ! ( I taped it down the hull as the wires were dangling)Used a lego to fill the hole in the meantime. All the black screws are oxidised or in bad shape so ordered similar ones ( hope they fit perfectly). Started sanding the side dots of the platter as they were also oxidised. Ordered some ultra fine grain paper to finish the job. Picture is the wip as of today. I also gently sanded and polished the pitch bend metal rod. Next steps are finding one or 2 feet, a silver power button ( the paint is fully gone on mine). The tracking light system. I hand painted the big scratches on the body ( white exposed ao it was very visible). A cool project for that amazing turntable ! If anybody have the parts I am looking for let me know !!
Bought a 2300 mkII pro today and started restoring it. But no idea what that screw is ! ( have a similar tone arm on my qfo except for that screw) anybody?
Pdx 2300 MKII PRO ( J arm). Impossible to find here in France. Or the few I saw where so overpriced. To me those are the most beautiful ! ( one of my dj friend has a set , I always fawn over them aha). Vestax. What else.
Looper TEN8 volume 9 by Paul Skratch and Jointz. Track: banshee. Juste a little freestyle/ training with autobahns, 6 notes version, royal line among others.
Just practicing phrasing. I need a to learn more tricks that work well with sentences ( delayed flares and variations of that and autobahn are among them, wip)
That week’s theme was platter of OR faderless for 4 bars minimum, 60s video. Again the beats and tools were made by the talented peops who also participate on the « producers » side of the event, and we have to choose among those. Happy I got a flip! Even if I did not make the cut for the podium. The victory lies elsewhere for me :). I try, I fail, I learn and I step out of my comfort zone. Perfect. And his community is pretty benevolent , so shoutout to them!
Been looking for that vestax headshell to complete my Pdx for a while. Shoutout to my new Dutch friend @tomraider070 for his gift ! Free of charge I only paid shipping. He’s a real one for that !!
Vekked’s contest is really fun. I was not going to participate because because I am not confident in my skills. But the other djs on his discord convinced me to do it just for fun. It did force me to step ou of my comfort zone. It was a last minute entry but I decided to try and have no regret. to quote an old Philosophy teacher of mine: « something , anything is always worthier than nothing/ no attempt ». I was happy to flip and not flop. And I got valuable and constructive feedback. I wish I had that ( community and benevolence ) when I was younger and I started scratching. Maybe I would never have stopped? Glad to have fun again !
Amazing beat by Lophiile. Called « 2pm Coffee » on the looper « skratch your own adventure vol.6 » available on tablist.net. Coincidentally dunking a madeleine in Coffee is considered by some aliens a reason to invade Earth. Go figure.