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In a direct-drive turntable the motor is located directly under the center of the platter and is connected to the platter directly. It is a significant advancement over older belt-drive turntables for turntablism, since they have a slower start-up time and torque, and are prone to wear-and-tear and breakage, [5] as the belt would break from backspinning or scratching. [6]
Concerto for Turntable is a groundbreaking musical work that integrates the art of turntablism with classical music composition. Co-created by DJ Radar and Raul Yanez , a composer and professor at Arizona State University , this composition showcases a unique melding of electronic and orchestral music elements.
The crossfader is not used. Drag scratch - Equivalent to the baby and scribble scratch, but done more slowly. The crossfader is not used. Tweak scratch - Performed while the turntable's motor is not running. The record platter is set in motion manually, then "tweaked" faster and slower to create a scratch.
A lazy Susan is a turntable (rotating tray) placed on a table or countertop to aid in distributing food. Lazy Susans may be made from a variety of materials but are usually glass, wood, or plastic. They are circular and placed in the centre of a table to share dishes easily among diners.
A plastic 45 rpm adapter that inserts into the large spindle hole of a 45 rpm record. A 45 rpm adapter (also known as a 45 rpm record insert, 45 rpm spindle adapter, spider, or 7-inch adapter in reference the usual size of a 45 rpm record) is a small plastic or metal insert that goes in the middle of a 45-rpm record so it can be played on the standard size spindle of a turntable.
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A slipmat is a circular piece of slippery cloth or synthetic materials disk jockeys place on the turntable platter instead of the traditional rubber mat. Unlike the rubber mat which is made to hold the record firmly in sync with the rotating platter , slipmats are designed to slip on the platter, allowing the DJ to manipulate a record on a ...
Turntable stretch wrappers are a type of automatic and semi-automatic stretch wrapping system. A load is placed on a turntable , which rotates relative to the film roll , which is housed in a carriage attached to a vertical "mast" on which it may move up and down.