Been spinning for a year and a half now. Absolutely in love.

Mostly good transitions but at one point in this I fuck up, not sure what happened - think I maybe got excited and pushed the record too hard when cueing? Anyone else have experience of this, and what do you do when it happens? I recovered quickly but would like to avoid as much as possible lol. But also - enjoy the tuneage.

First long form DJ set. Let ya boy know, respectfully.

I play mostly vinyl, and for years my "set planning" was a note on my phone and a pile of records I hoped would fill the slot. I always ended up either running out of records or carrying way too many.
A while ago I started building a little tool for myself: I put the records in order, it shows when each one starts and how long the whole set runs, and I print the list and keep it next to the decks. White labels and promos I just type in by hand.

It turned into a free web app called PlanMySet (https://www.planmyset.com/).
Works for digital too, but it was really born from the vinyl side.

Curious how the rest of you do it:

Do you plan the running order, or just pick a bag and go?

Do you track how long your set will be?

Anything you'd want a tool like this to do?

Happy to hear what's missing.

Fala galera, sou de sp. Tem alguém aqui pra fazer uma sessão ou até um garimpo?

Hello Reddit !

Je viens vers vous parce que je n'y connais absolument rien et j'ai besoin de vos conseils. Je cherche à offrir une platine pour mon copain. Il a déjà les disques de French 79 et Daft Punk, donc on est sur une base très Électro/Synthé, mais sa collection va s'agrandir avec de la Pop (du style The Weeknd, etc.).

Niveau critères, je cherche : un « son merveilleux », un design plutôt sympa 😊

Il y a tellement de choix je ne sais pas quoi prendre..

Merci d'avance pour votre aide

Hi all,

Longtime vinyl DJ here (over 25 years), but only recently been having issues with slight tracking or "popping" needles. Happens in particularly bass-heavy records - I can see the needle wobbling and it can handle a lot, but every now and then I'll get a few pops.

My decks are set up correctly, as far as I can tell. Tonearms and decks are level, correct tracking and anti-skate (matching the counterweight). Turntables are Technics 1210 Mk. 2's. Carts are Shure Whitelabels and Styli are the Jico replacements which sound reasonably close to the originals (although I don't think they last quite as long).

This issue has been happening for the last few years, and I initially thought that the Jico's might be the culprits, but I bought a pair of Ortofon Concorde's last year as a spare pair for gigging, and they also encounter the popping, despite being set up correctly.

The craziest thing about all of this is that I never had made any effort to set up my decks properly until a few years ago (getting more serious about sound, etc.), but never encountered any of these issues. My tonearm wasn't level and I was less focused on any of the "so-called" important parts of turntable setup.

Am I missing something here? Overall my setup sounds lovely, but I'm frustrated that certain records that used to play perfectly are now unplayable.

I'd appreciate some advice here from anyone who has dealt with, and hopefully solved, similar issues.

Hey all, I've been collecting records for a while and recently started thinking about ripping some of them. Mostly so I can listen to stuff on the go, but I'm curious what everyone else's reasons are — backup? DJing? Convenience?
My current setup: PLX-500 and PLX-1000 turntables, with an RME Babyface Pro as my interface. So I think I'm covered on the hardware side, but happy to hear if I'm missing something.
For those who've been doing this a while: anything you wish you knew when you started? I keep seeing different opinions on recording levels, file formats, whether stylus condition matters that much, etc.
Also curious — what do you do with the files after ripping? Do you clean them up (click/pop removal, normalization), split tracks, tag metadata, or just leave them raw? I'd love to hear what your workflow looks like from needle drop to finished file.
Thanks!

Like the title says, if you're an android and vinyl dj and think that this functionality would be useful let me know in this thread and I'll send you the Google play store closed test link

Manage your vinyl record collection

Import records from Discogs or add them manually

Detect and track BPM for individual tracks

Create and organise DJ setlists, drag and move tunes, order by BPM, make sure that no two tunes on a single plate are consequtive in setlist.

Generate Smart Setlists and random sets

Track DJ sessions, the app can output a txt with all your tunes timestamped with track name, artist name, label and year (optional) with location, length and genres included.

Back up and restore your data

I know that there is already an app that does this, but I made this for myself and thought I'd share it regardless.

I do now have my full beginner setup for vinyl (2 reloop 4000 m3d, and an old mixer which i will swap to xone92 at some point). Practiced for a week now.

Ive djed digital for years and practiced pitchriding digitally, but of course, on turntables its just different.

I was wondering if my approach to beatmatch is making sense:

My tactic till now was a mixture of pitch riding and nudging, for example, when i hear that the new track is slower, I first ride the pitch into a faster direction and then find the exact/fine spot by nudging the vinyl until its too fast. So when im close to matching the tracks, I nudge and ride the pitch alternately until the new track is too fast, and then I go back a bit to have the exact spot.

If my explanation is not too confusing, I was wondering if thats the wrong approach, because its a system that doesnt require to fully know to which track is faster, its more of a trial and error kind of way, but I would like to train my ear better instead of having this way of finding the spot. Or does that happen automatically by time on the decks?

I was also wondering what to do if both tracks are almost on time, I never know which one is faster/slower. The fine differences are so hard to assign to the tracks.

I hope what i wrote kinda makes sense, cheers

DJ STEFAN KITS (SWEDEN)

Do you any you release your DJ sets on YouTube? How long have you been doing it for and do you have any advice for someone trying to get into it?
How do you deal with success/failure of your videos in terms of views and interactions?

I’ve been playing vinyl for 30 years, and digging has always been the best part. So I built this: a page that collects the newest records every day.

https://monthlyvinyl.net/

No business model, no data harvesting, no catch. Just listen and dig.

Know a shop that’s missing? Got an idea? Drop me a line. Input and shop tips are very welcome.

Hi everyone I’m a 16 year old vinyl DJ and I have to say I love it so much. I got into it because of my Dad and him having a massive collection of records to start with so why not.
But I was wondering if I was trying to get gigs in any bars or (if I’m lucky) clubs/nightclubs will it be harder if I only DJ vinyl? Also been thinking about getting into DVS for songs that aren’t on vinyl but that also requires turntables.
If anyone could help me out please reply 🙂.

Hi! I was just wondering if anyone knew of any house/techno open deck nights for vinyl djs in the LA area? I have a gig coming up and it's been a while since I played out - looking to get some practice in. Any suggestions greatly appreciated, thanks!

It's not always easy spinning 45s for a younger crowd. I'll start a list of artists that they generally respond to. Feel free to name bands, individual tunes or any other experiences.
ABBA
KC and the Sunshine Band
Donna Summer

I’m completely new to vinyl and I’m having this issue when back cueing.

My counterweight is set to 3 and anti-skate is at 0.

I’ve tried a slightly higher weight and I’ve tried a higher anti-skate.

My tonearm is parallel to the record.

My speakers are on the same surface as the player but this problem persists when only playing audio through my headphones.

I’ve tried different records.

This is really frustrating as it’s making beatmatching very difficult for me, I really want to enjoy DJing vinyl but at the moment it’s difficult for me.

Is this just a skill issue?

Any advice is appreciated.

(I only have one turntable at the moment)

Hey People! Here is my latest Techno session for LIVE or 💀 —-

Yesterday I received a second record player (lpx140) I was fooling around with a hybrid set up using a plx 500 and cdj 800 for a short period and was dying to get a second record deck so bad!

this is my first recorded attempt to Beatmatch 🫣😄

Only Vinyl DJ set