AniAg@Info.LiU.SE (Anika & Johan) writes:
quoted 5 lines 4. On X-MIX-3, in the John Aquaviva mix, it sounds like he is spinning one> 4. On X-MIX-3, in the John Aquaviva mix, it sounds like he is spinning one
> of the records backwards for a few bars while mixing, and then he changes
> the direction again, and the two records are still beatsynced! How is this
> possible -- are there really DJs who can spin the record manually at
> exactly the right speed?
I believe X-Mix-3 was mixed in the studio from tape.. no
vinyl involved. However, there are DJs who can spin the
record backwards a few beats and release it accurately enough
for it to remain beatmatched. I've seen Jeff Mills do it,
for example.
-Sho