Oh, and when you're rocking the track backwards, it's effectively pushing the needle into the vinyl more than going forwards (which is more "drag").
Dscaper ---------- Aeonflux Radio - http://www.aeonflux.co.uk "A man who know's what he knows, and knows what he doesn't know, is the sign of a man who knows." > -----Original Message----- > From: Rc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 November 2002 20:56 > To: 313 > Subject: Re: (313) vinyl burn (was re: best decks) > > > while we are kinda on topic.....I wanted to ask about vinyl burning and > stylii > > if you've got old styliil can they damage your wax? > > I was playing around with two copies and repeating the intro for > ages...and > then when I played the same record the next day the intro was all staticy > and defintely sounded damaged. is this vinyl burn? on some > stylli/cartridge > ads they talk about this 'vinyl burn'.....can old needles damage your wax? > > rc > > on 21/11/02 7:18 AM, Jonny McIntosh at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > OK. If I've misread I apologise, though I'll confess I'm still > unable to see > > it when I read your emails. That's not reading between lines :) Just one > > point, I'm sure you *can* play unknown records on the fly: all > records are > > unknown at some point. That's precisely my point about pitch > control: it's a > > lot easier. If it isn't your bag, then fair enough. I don't think we > > actually disagree there, given my misreading. And I'm not > suggesting you do > > have to do it all the time. As Neil pointed out to me, if you > need to be at > > plus 8, you're going to have to use your hands. I'm not > claiming there's any > > more merit in it than as a general approach. If I've given the > impression of > > suggesting people must mix in one way then that'll be my > mistake. My last > > post on this. > > > > Take care, > > > > J R McIntosh ;) > > > > >
