A quick video explaining why DJ's sometimes mark up their vinyl with bits of tape and stickers. As a vinyl DJ, I don't have the information on a screen that you do with digital formats. The stickers help to quickly identify tracks that I like, stop the records skipping, let me easily see the BPM of a track, and find the start of a beat or scratch sample.
The original cue points, i use to use glow in the dark ones when i could, needed em djing in the dark ages, those clubs were pretty dark & smokey back then. 😂
This explains why you do it. Commonly, DJs use the round sticker to mark the grooves of the start or end of tracks. Also lets the needle find the important groove faster, physically preventing the needle from going back or forward (depending on the sticker position). While it is a "scratch dj" trick it is useful for anyone that may play from compilations etc.
@2bfrnk no preference, really! If it's track 1 i just leave it blank, but if it's track 2, or 3 i usually write track number i want to play. Kinda like what you do with the bpm. I just use 1 sticker, i like your idea on putting one on the plastic sleeve indicating the year, thats cool🤓! That really helps putting my hardcore techno & jungle together. I need to find those bigger snickers now😁. Great video by the way!😃👍
I do the exact same 1 sticker if it’s a 1 sider I put 2 if it’s the 2nd track I like if it’s 2 tracker on one side and it’s the first I put 1 sticker the top and 2 underneath it so I know to keep an eye on it I also put stickers on the run outs on coloured or marbled records as they can be a bit hard to see in dark booths if it’s a light coloured vinyl I’ll use a sharpie to highlight between tracks as an indicator so i don’t let it play out
@@2bfrnk I sold around 2000 hardcore/jungle/drum and bass tunes from early 90's to aroung 2005 and aroung 500 house tunes including many US imports. I've bought some Denon SC6000's this year and started downloading what I can. They are a great peice of kit but wish I still had my vinyl.
@@2bfrnk The Denon's are complete overkill tbh but I wanted something all in one without having to use a laptop and the only real 2 options were pioneer or denon dj and it was pretty clear that the Denon's had more to offer for way less cost.
A quick video explaining why DJ's sometimes mark up their vinyl with bits of tape and stickers.
As a vinyl DJ, I don't have the information on a screen that you do with digital formats.
The stickers help to quickly identify tracks that I like, stop the records skipping, let me easily see the BPM of a track, and find the start of a beat or scratch sample.
The original cue points, i use to use glow in the dark ones when i could, needed em djing in the dark ages, those clubs were pretty dark & smokey back then. 😂
Ha, I remember spending many an hour spinning with a min mag light held between my teeth so I could see what I was doing! 😅
@2bfrnk yeah that too 🔦 🤣
This explains why you do it.
Commonly, DJs use the round sticker to mark the grooves of the start or end of tracks. Also lets the needle find the important groove faster, physically preventing the needle from going back or forward (depending on the sticker position). While it is a "scratch dj" trick it is useful for anyone that may play from compilations etc.
That’s a big tip, especially if you need to mix quickly like hip hop 👍
I do it to because i have poor vision so it helps me know which track i like most.
How do you use the stickers? Do you put them at the top for track1 and bottom for track2 like I do?
@2bfrnk no preference, really! If it's track 1 i just leave it blank, but if it's track 2, or 3 i usually write track number i want to play. Kinda like what you do with the bpm. I just use 1 sticker, i like your idea on putting one on the plastic sleeve indicating the year, thats cool🤓! That really helps putting my hardcore techno & jungle together. I need to find those bigger snickers now😁. Great video by the way!😃👍
I used to be able to just pick records from memory, now I’m older I need all the help I can get 😅
I do the exact same 1 sticker if it’s a 1 sider I put 2 if it’s the 2nd track I like if it’s 2 tracker on one side and it’s the first I put 1 sticker the top and 2 underneath it so I know to keep an eye on it I also put stickers on the run outs on coloured or marbled records as they can be a bit hard to see in dark booths if it’s a light coloured vinyl I’ll use a sharpie to highlight between tracks as an indicator so i don’t let it play out
Love the sharpie idea, I’ve never done that before. Coloured vinyl might look good, but it’s hard to read the grooves on them sometimes.
When serato was not around, this was our serato
It still is my serato 😅
I used to do something similar with tape or a red marker pen. Wish I still had my vinyl though. Sold nearly all of it during lockdown.
Noooooooo! What records did you have?
@@2bfrnk I sold around 2000 hardcore/jungle/drum and bass tunes from early 90's to aroung 2005 and aroung 500 house tunes including many US imports. I've bought some Denon SC6000's this year and started downloading what I can. They are a great peice of kit but wish I still had my vinyl.
I’m sure you had a good reason for it 👍. What are the Denon’s like?
@@2bfrnk The Denon's are complete overkill tbh but I wanted something all in one without having to use a laptop and the only real 2 options were pioneer or denon dj and it was pretty clear that the Denon's had more to offer for way less cost.
DJs are real vinyl destroyers.
Needle thrashers, wax fondlers...
What bpm app do you use
Hello Matty, it’s Called liveBPM. I think it cost a couple of quid but is well worth the money 👍
@2bfrnk you don't have to tap on that one do you
No, its automatic 👍
Copyright strike for that Jungle tune?
Yep, I get them for loads of old skool bits I play!
@ damn.. does that start happening once you get a certain amount of subscribers?
copyrights
Damn, I got a strike!