The Technics 1200 Turntable Is Back

[Unknown Poster]

Thats the another thing i miss about record stores, were the in store sets by the dj's passing through.

I used to basically live at these 3 shops in DC 97 to about 05, when they all closed.

I always wanted to do a set at the shops. That was one of my goals.

We definitely need that shop culture back. It was the barbershop for dj/underground music world.

It was our meeting place, where all the djs in the city would be chopping it up. Youngins like myself was getting inspired soaking up all whats happening.

Lack of record shops has really put a hurt on the underground music world.

97-05, good times.

Repped. This is the truth.

I met so many producers, Djs, music heads from just chilling at the record shops back in the day. And just spending time in there looking for gems from the dollar bin to the premium cuts. It was nice too cause they would usually have turntables there and a mixer to listen to records before buying so it would be nice to grab a handful of records and weed out the gems from the crap. LOL.

There's Halycon and Turntable Lab here in NYC. Halycon has instores on occasion, they're moving from DUMBO to Greenpoint though.

The whole internet culture behind records now is weird. Besides the digital options, there's this whole vinyl resurgence that's going hand in hand with resale culture. I've been trying to find stuff I had back in teh day, like 90s NYC deep house and stuff and finding those records have doubled in price just because some hyped DJ played it on Boiler Room.

I will admit though, from an electronic music standpoint, it's more active than ever and seems more accessible than ever with the internet and music technology improving and social media and this new EDM scene. Like deep house is pretty much mainstream now..never thought I'd see the day.

 

[Self_Born7]

Same.

I use mainly serato now since I sold the bulk of my record collection back in the day...I have tons of Mp3s though. That's why I never gave up with the techs and the tables in general.

What's going on in NYC music wise right now is awesome...so many different scenes so many different styles...the clubs though are a different story ever since the club politics changed in the 90s with giuliani. And alot of that stuff that was either at the tunnel or limelight eventually went aways and things went underground for a while.

I do more of the old man deep house tech house thing nowadays...with some hip-hop (like 90s hip-hop instrumentals, downtempo, uk soul stuff)...I try to switch it up though. Been really about incorporating 90s sounds with newer sounds and tracks now.

People don't even understand how the technics 1200 progressed so much in the music world!

yeah I fugg with Serato Scratch Live, haven't tried or even attempted to use Serato DJ. I paid my dues, of carrying 6-8 crates to every jam... I like you sold most of my vinyl... I was moving, and didnt have room in the new spot... I had over 25 crates of house(disco and early 90s house), hip hip(old school, 90s and some 00) rnb(60-00) reggae, jazz.. and some were double copies. I kept all my 45s... wasn't selling those,,, LOL

 

[Self_Born7]

Repped. This is the truth.

I met so many producers, Djs, music heads from just chilling at the record shops back in the day. And just spending time in there looking for gems from the dollar bin to the premium cuts. It was nice too cause they would usually have turntables there and a mixer to listen to records before buying so it would be nice to grab a handful of records and weed out the gems from the crap. LOL.

There's Halycon and Turntable Lab here in NYC. Halycon has instores on occasion, they're moving from DUMBO to Greenpoint though.

The whole internet culture behind records now is weird. Besides the digital options, there's this whole vinyl resurgence that's going hand in hand with resale culture. I've been trying to find stuff I had back in teh day, like 90s NYC deep house and stuff and finding those records have doubled in price just because some hyped DJ played it on Boiler Room.

I will admit though, from an electronic music standpoint, it's more active than ever and seems more accessible than ever with the internet and music technology improving and social media and this new EDM scene. Like deep house is pretty much mainstream now..never thought I'd see the day.

when I would be out and about,,, and I'd see a garage sell, more than like they would have vinyl... sometimes get it for free, just to "take it off your hands"

 

[Flav]

I miss the days of scratching & cutting on those. The needle wouldn't jump for nothing!

 

[Flav]

I kept a few records from my collection that I hope be worth something in the future.

 

[KwamePiesie]

subbed.

might get one when these drop

edit: only 1200 units

 

[DeVanteSwing]

still got mine

always wanted the all gold 1200s

 

[TEKBEATZ]

still got mine

always wanted the all gold 1200s

Black and Gold joint

 

[Loud Still Coolin]

who got the release date?

 

[Maschine_Man]

I'm saying though...

@TEKBEATZ
@The_One

Nothing beats spinning on techs! The CDJs don't cut it, I'm not keen on all of these new USB controllers, and virtual DJ or ableton just doesn't feel or look right.

I started out spinning mainly house and techno vinyl on Techs, but I did the battle/scratch DJ thing too for a little bit in the early 00s...before the DMCs started getting played.

Like the longest set I spun was almost 6 hours...extended set...no breaks all records too in 2008 at this club called AVA.

Nothing beats the techs...

Yea I actually did a few DMC comps back in the day 99-01. THats where I first learned about music business politics, and how its all about who you know and shyt.
Was also able to meet alot of great up and coming DJ's as well as hang with some of the vets(Roc Raid, Q-bert,etc)

I will never get rid of my techs, there was a time when I was down to one cuz I was focusing more on production and some scratching. But I copped a pair of tables rather cheap a few years back now I'm rocking three of em.

I tried a controller once....it was the numark NS7. I bought that just because it has actual vinyl platters on it, and you could cut with it and do all that. But realized it just wasn't for me.

Right now I'm using traktor. Definitely a fan of Traktor. I like NI stuff, since I use maschine/komplete for production everything is just seemless between the two.

 

[Maschine_Man]

too bad there isn't a dj forum on the coli.

LOL, that would mean that the coli would have to acknowledge DJ's as part of hiphop.











































































Something most of these kids know nothing about,

 

[Maschine_Man]

yeah I fugg with Serato Scratch Live, haven't tried or even attempted to use Serato DJ. I paid my dues, of carrying 6-8 crates to every jam... I like you sold most of my vinyl... I was moving, and didnt have room in the new spot... I had over 25 crates of house(disco and early 90s house), hip hip(old school, 90s and some 00) rnb(60-00) reggae, jazz.. and some were double copies. I kept all my 45s... wasn't selling those,,, LOL

Bruh, I don't even think I could handle lugging all those milkcrates anymore. That shyt was the worst.

Three coffins(tables and mixer) 4-5 milkcrates of music and everyone always seemed to be "too busy" when It came time for the DJ to setup.

Traktor/Serato is a game changer. Unlimited music.

I was doing a gig and ppl would request a song that I wouldn't have and I would just download it on the spot and have it in the set in a few minutes.

that shyt is crazy.

 

[Maschine_Man]

I remember going to a pawn shop and copping some tables.
2 odd tables, weren't even real dj tables. But they were able to play records so i started with those.
THen I hustled my way and bought 1 gemini turntable. and got rid of one of those other peices of junk.
Then I hustled some more and got another Gemini.
shyt was goingok. But they weren't hacking it...huge upgrade but nothing great(especially cuz they were belt drive smh)
then I found a store that did layaway and I put down my first tech. It only took 3-4 months to pay that off and I had my first tech.

That day....was the greatest day of my life

 

[bouncy]

Damn, y'all got me reminiscing, and shyt!

My first turntable was a cheap one my mother got from "Nobody beats the wiz". It had a tape deck, and radio. I would use it to record, and scratch. I would use the volume as my fader, and scratch my mother's 45's to the recorded hip hop shows like Mister Magic, and Red alert. Sometimes I would just mix a record with something that was playing live on the radio. That was hard because you had to be quick, and know when to cut in, and out of the record so everything blended well.

Then my mother got me some cheap ass turntables from downtown Brooklyn called " Shadows". Them shyts looked just like black technics . I was so hyped when she it got it for me for christmas, but when I went to DJ, them shyts was weak as hell. As soon as I touched the platter, that shyt stopped. No type of torque! It was my blessing though, because it taught me how to be light on my hands. I just cut up some wax paper, put it under the slipmat(which was a simple felt made for turntables), and that helped with making everything smooth.

I could go on, and on, but I eventually got the techniques 1200, and that made everything so easier, but a while after that life called, and my money was going into other things, plus I wanted to produce more, so my money had to go into more equipment.

I still love djing, though. Today's era is heaven for a musician. Man, you can have millions of songs on something as small as an SD card, that shyt is bananas
The dvs systems let you have echo, samples, and key manipulation, while still keeping it old school with the turntables.

WE ARE IN THE GOLDEN ERA Y'ALL

 

[315]

Still got my MK5's