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Jam Burglar

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  1. Wow, I haven't been on here in a minute! You will always get the credit for the modern-day slipmat as far as I'm concerned.
  2. I scratch more days than not. Good stress relief.
  3. That's pretty much what goo gone does. I heard the writing will wear off the buttons so I'm hitting those with a clear coat. Working good so far. Lacks the refinement of a 1200 but it's far more powerful.
  4. Got a new old stock Stanton STR8-150 a while back. Cool turntable but all of the "soft touch" surfaces have turned sticky (all the buttons, the pitch-fader knob, the base, etc.) I've been hitting the buttons with Goo Gone then clear coating to protect the writing on them. Kind of a ridiculous flaw but otherwise a beast of a turntable that tracks better than everything else I have.
  5. I must have been tripping. Pretty sure this is on the second Third Sight's album. Slipping!
  6. Yep, Secular Humanoids. Turntable Scientific from Mr. Dibbs. John Doe, AM Sessions. Mike's early pause tapes were crazy, although they all seemed to have reoccurring parts. They're totally unique though. I'm sure the guys at Beastiemania have them all archived. It's crazy what those guys have. Mike's later tapes, like Rescue 916 and Neckthrust are also dope. Not quite as crazy as those early ones though. Marcus B Gollum's Ring, Matrix Mix. DJ Signify was another one -Mixed Messages and Signifying Breaks. Over the last 5 years or so DJ Ragz has put out a series of food based mixes (Pasta & Wings, Burgers & Sliders, Tacos, etc.) Also one called "Stay Low Keep Firing" that's kind of a hip hop love letter. The beats are all unpublished beats from people he collaborates with and Ragz cutting it up and tons of samples. They're hilarious. Well produced but not shooting for perfection. Pretty sure they're on Bandcamp.
  7. Mr Dibs made dope mixtapes. John Doe. Marcus B. Infamous had a dope one. Mix Master Mike was a beast. The whole game fell off though. I still prefer a mixtape to an LP any day of the week.
  8. Oh wait, you said "well known tunes.". The best I can come up with then would be ISP Klams Uv Death where they do the Original Concept "Knowledge Me" / Masta Ace "Born to Roll" routine. Not sure I'd classify those as "well known tunes". Was never a huge fan of the whole tone thing, even with the C1/midi. When you start busting out London Bridge and Mary Had a Little Lamb it's even worse. The first time 8-Ball didi it, it was cool because of the concept. After that it was corny.
  9. Vekked's might be my favorite. Excellent presence; The first minute and a half and the last two minutes are crazy dope; His transitions are flawless. Agree with Deft that it's thought out like a science. 7.8 million views says it all. He just killed it on so many levels. You could try to knock him in a head to head vs Craze or somebody based on the fact that he's not using all vinyl like the cats back in the day but he steps it up significantly by coming up with something you could never do on all vinyl. Two things about this routine that bias me. First, Vekked does the tru-fade/mule scratch at the 47 second mark. I told him about that scratch on Skratchworx back in 2011. I had posted an audio-only file in a battle there and he was smart enough to pick up on the technique and ask me how it was done. I was super amped to see him use it in a battle and then win. Second, he won so many battles in 2015 that he had multiple Rane TTM-57mkii mixers. He sold me one of those mixers and I still use it as my main workhorse today.
  10. I got a regular Pixel 7 (the pro was just too damn big). About 1 week after it arrived the front camera died (black screen). The whole app was bugging out. Went through their nonsense to troubleshoot and they "escalated" my claim but then failed to follow up. I ended up returning it and replacing it, which was dodgy because of my Pixel 4XL trade-in and waiting for the refund before returning. I had to buy a new 7 transfer the data to the new one, then return the old one. Without going into too much detail I had to game their system a bit to make the exchange work. The whole experience soured me on Pixels even though l ended up getting the phone for cheaper than I originally anticipated. My main gripe now is the line in for recording is far quieter than my 4XL. Otherwise it's fine (I hope) All-in-all I feel like each successive Pixel phone has had more issues. Pixel 1 was rock solid for me. The battery died and then I got the 4XL. Unique features on the 4XL but mediocre battery life and it got really glitchy in the last 6 at months of ownership. The 7 has been a really rocky start. The main reason I haven't looked at Samsung is the bloatware. The Pixel operating system is clean. Honestly though, the Pixel 1 was the only one that was totally glitch free.
  11. I love the Rane TTM-56 for its flexibility, sound quality and build quality. Faders are good for scratching and it's got a great etc loop, all sorts of fader options (curve, reverse, channel swapping, etc.). It also has pans. Tough to get one for $100 but expecting anything decent for $100 is tough.
  12. It's basically DVS on a iPhone or iPad. D-Styles says its really accurate, to the point where it's indistinguishable from vinyl as far as the timing/latency.
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