Fader settings when you juggle?

[DJ RSI]

I just got a question for all you Jugglers out there, How do you have your fader set?

the reason i ask is ive always had it on a sharp cut-in, like for my scratches. But i notice when i get heavily into it, and try harder techniques, i find that knocking the fader across makes it bounce back a little, and because its on a sharp cut in, you hear the backspin on the turntable you DONT want to hear.

Any of you guys ever experience the same problems? Or is this just something im gonna have to improve on?

[pinstripe0404]

I usually keep it on sharp curve but when I modded my fader with an eraser to shorten the cut in it would always bounce off and I could hear the backspin but then I just took it out and kept it normal. Your most likely going to have to adjust to the sharp curve coz if your in the middle of a set I dont think you would have time to set the curve back and forth, and if you keep it sharp you can incorporate scratches into your juggles but then again it your preference.

[Neokinetik]

Originally posted by DJ RSI
I just got a question for all you Jugglers out there, How do you have your fader set?

the reason i ask is ive always had it on a sharp cut-in, like for my scratches. But i notice when i get heavily into it, and try harder techniques, i find that knocking the fader across makes it bounce back a little, and because its on a sharp cut in, you hear the backspin on the turntable you DONT want to hear.

Any of you guys ever experience the same problems? Or is this just something im gonna have to improve on?

jus be smoother with it, keep it sharp so you can add cuts, it'll improve

pz

[a_cuts]

Originally posted by DJ RSI
I just got a question for all you Jugglers out there, How do you have your fader set?

the reason i ask is ive always had it on a sharp cut-in, like for my scratches. But i notice when i get heavily into it, and try harder techniques, i find that knocking the fader across makes it bounce back a little, and because its on a sharp cut in, you hear the backspin on the turntable you DONT want to hear.

Any of you guys ever experience the same problems? Or is this just something im gonna have to improve on?

Good question- good responses too

Cheers ya'll, I've been meaning to ask that one myself

pieces

[DJ RSI]

Yeah i jus think im gonna have to be smoother with it.

I really just have to "push" the fader across as opposed to "knocking" it like i usually do. Thatll stop any bouncing, but it does take a fraction longer.

I make life hard enough on myself by scratching hamster, but juggling regular. :P I shouldnt really make it more difficult by adjusting the curve. Ill just get used to the sharp cut in.

thanx for the replies.

[Neokinetik]

ugh, don't switch to regular man! I juggle hamster, unless you can cut regular too, don't juggle that way...

it's all about your accuracy with the fader too, I'm still building mine up, but as you practice, you'll become cleaner/faster, as you get to know when you have to move the fader, and when you can pull back and such

[pinstripe0404]

yeah man I would suggest learning to juggle the same way you scratch because like I said at first it would be a hassle to change between hamster and reg and if you stay the same you could incorporate scratches into your juggles. I juggle hamster aswell. It may seem really confusing at first but you get used to it.

[DJ RSI]

yeah well what ive been doing so i can scratch while juggling regular, without flicking my switch into reverse, is turning my fader hand inward so the fader is on normal, but im still "scratching hamster". it works. not so good for flares, but for chirps, stabs, transforms etc.. works fine.

Ill try and get used to juggling hamster, but it doesnt make any sense, cos my head logically thinks "ok left deck, fader left, right deck, fader right". Ive tried hamster before and ended up completely confusing myself. heh. but i guess its worth another shot

[Neokinetik]

yea man, you have to sort of think in sides, like everything goes to the left (left with the fader, pull back on left deck) and everything goes to the right, rather than going to the opposite side of the fader, you'll get used to it eventually, it just clicked for me one night and I completely understood it

[DJ RSI]

ok ive been practicing a bit, and the whole reverse thing isnt hard to grasp when doing basic juggles. when i try and break the beats down its when my hands start getting confused. ive kind of built in an "instinct" i guess, so my hands start doing their thing (which was normal, not reverse)
its pretty hard UNlearning something.

ill stick to it and see if i can get the hang of it. im gonna have to relearn all my patterns though, my hands instinctively put the fader to the side i want to hear.