All Things Chill

Hackaday.com has an interesting article linking to a how to on “Hacking the Technics SL1200/1210 mk2 Turntable“.

Yes, even the venerable Technics 1200 turntable can be improved. This simple, completely reversible, modification removes the automatic pitch lock from the mk2 model. If your decks have seen a lot of use the true zero point has probably drifted from the one marked on the scale. This is easy to tell by observing the strobe. If the large dots aren’t stationary when the zero is locked, you’re out of adjustment. The other nuisance is that you can’t do minor pitch adjustments when you are close to zero because it constantly wants to lock. Even if you don’t want to mod your turntables this article does show you where to go to move the zero pitch back to the actual zero.

It’s amazing what the hackaday crew comes up with all the time. You’d think they’d just google H4X0R3D or CR4C|<3D and just copy and paste all the info on their site. Not so. Most of their readership create fun do-able projects for the average Joe. If you’re into tweeking things 24/7, I’d suggest you get on their site and flex your tinkering skills.

From the dj perspective, this has got to be one of the most helpful turntable hacks in a while. While there are led light changes, reverse platter playing capabilities, anvil cases, and table top covers (I can’t find any LINKS of what I just said on the ‘net), this one actually tries to help out the ‘no cheat’ dj. It’s something that a straight mixing dj would even do. My setup is still fairly new from recent upgrades, so my pitch control is still on the money, but if it was off, I’d make sure to try this out.

I’d make sure to pray first tho.

~Spec

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