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I forgave your youthfull transgression when I first read your post Jel but I can never forgive Mark King for his crimes against the music industry. Thanks! Too true. Jazz Funk should appropriately be shortened to Junk.

Reading this post prompted me into writing a 3000 word essay on the abhorrence that is Level 42 and the utter shitiness of their song Lessons in Love which is regarded as a high watermark in the turd of that genre of music we know as Jazz Funk. But then I realised that I actually hate Queen even more than I loathe Level 42 so I didn't do it. My next door neighbour once played Bohemian Rhapsody 14 times in a row while inebriated on a Sunday afternoon which was then followed by The best of Meat Loaf on cd 3 times repeatedly although he had absolutely no recollection whatsoever of doing so when I questioned him about it the following evening... In my defence, I was five and not a drunken adult.

I think I was into Wham, Queen and Level 42 when I was five. I'll get my coat.

That's a great idea! My wife has an ipad that's just sitting around so I might start using that and see if she notices.

That's the one!

I had one faderboard back in the day and it's a bit limited but fun memories come to my mind. Why do you want it? Just kinda curious and also I'm pretty shit at piano so seems like I recently bought a Pad-one for under 50 (I should post it at the Arkei port too :V) and I had cdx05 with ttm too... even an old mixwell cd dj1 too. I kept with me 2 ttm units (one seems broke but it should be essy to fix since these are very simple) and I have an idea for the working one... if you find the cdx and still need the ttm drop me a pm and let's talk about it. Maybe I can sell you one ttm/pad-one combo sometime in the future... I've got to say I'm a sucker for all things Vestax. There's a guy in the UK who sells Vestax parts and had a couple of TT-M1s for sale. I picked up one and hooked it up to my PDX along with a CDX05 and it's working great so may take you up on your offer on another one at some point. Got no money though right now unfortunately!

A few things: -another PDX2000, Tascam TT-M1 and Vestax Cdx05 combo; -a Numark V7; -a Macbook Pro; -a Vestax Pad-One -a slimline mixer (preferably an Ecler Nuo 2.0 with Eternal or Vestax PMC 06 with Pro X Fade)

There's a Bopdj store in Leeds - never been there but looks like it's got stuff set up to use.

Beastie boys: I live in the village, wherever I go I walk to I keep my friends around so I have someone to talk to

"Everybody knows I go to Georgia often Got on a flight and I ended up in Boston" Maybe that one cos I'm going to Boston soon - will be interested if I accidentally end up in Georgia. I remember going to New York and getting in the cab and seeing signs for Linden Boulevard which immediately set off Tribe lyrics.

I'm choosing to think of it as 'well-loved'!

My current set up: My planned set up:

I'll leave the questions about the innofader in the z2 to Rockwell but just to repeat my point that the older scratch mixers (TTM56, Hak360, etc) are still the best mixers purely for scratching - they're analogue mixers too - which seemed to be what you primarily wanted to use it for, whereas newer DVS mixers like the z2 are not "turntablist" mixers exactly (although plenty of turntablists use them!), but they usually have good crossfaders anyway. Once you move into DVS and into digital in general, the focus becomes more about the software than the hardware. So if you're interested in a new mixer with DVS, before you make that leap see if you can try out Serato and Traktor to see which software you prefer and to also see how you feel about DVS as well. Another related point on the digital front. I've recently gone back to an analogue set up (well, vinyl and CD anyway) simply because I could not be bothered with all the organisation around digital music files and wanted to use something more tangible again. I was fundamentally interested in just scratching and I found that with having a family, I just didn't have the time to invest in what felt like admin around digital music. Using a laptop at home with music had started to feel like an extension of work (I use one all day in the office) and so it didn't feel like I was switching off when I was djing. Getting into the digital side of things does require an investment in terms of time (as well as money) so it comes back to what you're primarily going to use the mixer for. If it's just scratching, I think a Z2 may be unneccesary.

You seem pretty set on getting an upgrade to your mixer rather than just changing the fader in your 06 so I'd suggest going on ebay to see what you can find. The original TTM56 comes up quite often on ebay (in the UK at least) and you can pick one up for around £250-300 and sometimes for less. Ecler HAKs (360 and 380) tend to be a bit more. Rodec Scratchboxes are rarer than hens' teeth but I once saw one go for not much more than £200, which is just crazy. If you can find one, I'd expect to pay around £400-500 which would be closer to the upper end of your budget but anyone who has ever used one (not me) including guys on this forum think it owns every other scratch mixer out there.

If Serato or Traktor are not a priority, you may be surprised to find that in terms of mixers just for scratching, things haven't actually changed that much over the last 8 years. Most mixers these days are made with a broader audience in mind than just scratch djs so even ones which have high quality crossfaders that are good for scratching aren't necessarily turntablist mixers per se. Since the TTM57 came out about 9-10 years ago, DVS mixers have become the new norm - most are compatible with one of either Serato or Traktor. So, the old (non DVS) favourites are still probably the best in pure scratch terms: Rane TTM56 Ecler HAK360 and HAK380 Rodec Scratchbox Allen and Heath Xone 02 Pioneer DJM 707 and 909 Just depends what features are most important - for example, if adjustable cut lag is important then that would rule out the Rane and the Xone 02 but all of the above are top notch and would be upgrades on the PMC 06 in terms of features. You'd have to pick one of these up second hand though. One other option if you're unsure about DVS is a Vestax PMC 05 mk4. It has a great crossfader by all accounts and it has buttons to control a DVS but it doesn't have an audio interface built in so you could always buy it as is for scratching and then upgrade it with a Serato or Traktor audio interface later as it is designed to work with both.

Yeah, pretty sure it's the same. The line faders seem fine. The crossfader will probably need replacing first but is actually ok, just might need a clean soon. Thing I like about the Xone 02 is because it can fit an alpha, a p&g, a pro x fade and an innofader it's no big deal to replace if I really need to.

I'd love to add a pro x when I have the cash spare. The alpha fader actually seems in ok condition so will have to make do with that for now. The cut in is better than I expected too - but then I have been using a controller recently so scratch wise this is a serious upgrade. The faceplate is properly worn though. How much roughly are those NMCP ones?

Bought a Xone 02 on ebay last week for under £60 - arrived today. Not exactly pristine but everything appears to be working and can't argue at that price so happy days!

He really should watch Vekked's 2015 DMC routine - that was the essence of funky. Or he could just go back to repeating beat juggles from 1992.

Thanks Rasteri - I'll give that a try tonight and see what happens.

I got it as flat as I could by setting it as low as it can go with the tonearm height adjust - but there is definitely a slight tilt down towards the platter. I balanced the tonearm as well so it was effectively weightless and then started to apply pressure with the counterweight until it stayed in the groove but it needed between 5 and 6 on the dial for that to happen, which seems too much. And even then it started skipping when I put the needle down towards the centre of the record.

It was stored flat but it's possible something was pushing against the tonearm - it seems like the antiskate could be the issue but I don't know. How could you tell if the tonearm was damaged? There's nothing that I'm looking at that make's me know that for sure (but that could just be my ignorance).

Since I packed my Pdx 2000 away, I've been having a problem setting up the tonearm weight - no matter what setting I have it on, the needle will skip. If I put more weight on the tonearm it seems fine towards the outside of the record but if it is towards the centre of the record, the needle will skip backwards. And if I take the weight off, it skips forward. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

Hahahaha!

Ah, good shout - thanks!