Clownstyle

Woah.. I just went down a whole rabbit hole and watched the full set which is actually still up on his Facebook page (along with all the comments I had fun reading) I must have missed this at the time not being around scratching / competitions the whole serato / modern era has passed me by 😅 @Steve that YouTube clip you posted is one of the worst bits. So robotic. I actually don't know what's worse. The fact he faked the performance or the terrible tunes / stage show.

Dude.. that's awesome!

Bringing this thread back for 2021 like 😎 Being as my deck is working again I've been trying to get some cuts down and realised I use the twiddle method for 2 click flares. Just seems easier, although I'm finding it hard to do a chirp flare combos using that method so also been learning the other way (wrist style) and it's a lot harder. It was fun looking through this thread though and seeing some names from years ago.

My man @zidercommando came through and repaired my turntable. Even added midi support using his mod shown in the video. I'd almost be back in business but had to order a new power supply for my Rane TTM56 - Must have lost it in the house move - A costly mistake I wonder if my M447 is still in good order, it's been sitting around in the loft for about 5 years. I checked eBay and prices for replacements are astronomical. I'll possibly go with a Tonar replacement if worst comes to worst. I'd consider buying something better but money is pretty tight right now.

Thanks dude that's some helpful info. I've been looking for the Reloop 6000 but can't seem to find any stock. I've still got the Rane TTM56 I used years ago.. I hope it still works. It's pretty solid and has been kept in nice condition.

Thanks dude. The Numark ttx's look exactly like an old Numark CDX I had a few years back I'm not sure I like the design but I'm sure the motor was pretty solid in the CDX. reloop is probably more than I would like to spend sadly, I was hoping to get something cheap 2nd hand to decide if I want to spend more in the future. Can you recommend anything like serato? I'd like to manipulate sounds that I don't have on record - This is what I used the CDX for although it was a pita to keep burning CDs

I'm in the market for a new turntable after my Vestax PDX2000 gave up the ghost a while ago. What's a good option right now? I've been out of the scratch game for so long I'm probably pretty behind the times. Is purchasing an old PDX2000 a good option, or is there something else I should look at? Ideally I'd like to be able to use something similar to serato - Again, you might need to fill me in as to the best option here Look forward to seeing your suggestions.

Dude! Thanks so much, that means a lot to me My Mrs likes it too.. but I think she's rather biased and was pretty much forced to listen to it for the past year while I made tweaks and whatnot 😅

Hey guys, I managed to dig one of my decks out the loft recently. Unfortunately it's not working (and I think I remember why now) Decided to open it up in case it was a fuse/switch. Turns out it's probably something a lot worse... It all comes flooding back to me know. I'm pretty sure the tracks on what I can only think is the power transformer had become scorched so we tried to solder some wires to bypass the tracks (ghetto fix) Does anyone have any idea what the part is I've highlighted and if I can get a replacement? >> Click for pics <<

https://clownstyle.bandcamp.com/album/lockdown Worth a try 😅

I totally feel you on this subject. Over the years I've gone through phases where I've been creative then stopped, then came back to it wondering why I ever stopped. It was this whole start / stop thing for me spanning many years, and then there's finishing projects.. most of my stuff never leaves the project phase so finishing off a few tracks recently was my retribution. I find when I go in with the intention of making something it always sounds shit. I joked with my mate recently that most of my stuff is made at 2am.. stoned and basically noodling because I'm bored - my best stuff is made when I'm not intentionally doing anything. I'll fire up my DAW and just mess around on the keyboard - This then leads onto other things. If I come across something I like, I build on it.. Sometimes it still leads nowhere and that can be frustrating, but when you're really enjoying it and in the moment that's when the creative process is most fun for me. It depends how you're making your music but I find having a template for the initial track really helps - for me this is having all my channels in my mixer already hooked up and with some basic FX sends already in place that I just throw in a VST and noodle on the keyboard. It takes seconds to load that template and its my go-to starting place these days. I also work in IT and working from home (while I enjoy it) is really bad for me creatively - I've been in front of the computer for 8hours already. My desire to sit in front of it rapidly diminishes when I've finished work - More so working from home (like being in front of another computer doesn't count) I never felt this way while I was working in the office. I think you need to concentrate on making things fun, relaxed and not something you feel you have to do.. Also remember that although the time spent might not always give you some amazing track that time is never wasted.

Sweet! Yes there's loads of good tutorials on YouTube. I uploaded a cool visualisation video with the album tracks, should display quite nicely here

Hey dude, It was very much a case of trial and error but a good friend of mine was learning the same stuff as me which helped massively. There were so many videos on YouTube I'm finding it hard to pinpoint one particular video, but I'll have a go. Some of the stuff in this video was really helpful:

Never thought of that, although this was a project to actually get something finished as I have too many projects that never go anywhere. It was an experience doing the whole mixing and mastering process - because most of my beats never make it that far. Working on the next thing now, which hopefully won't take me as long.

Totally addicated to Valheim lately, a great game to checkout on Steam If Mac says it's worth a buy, it generally is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4afjS__oo