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From:
Sho Kuwamoto
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Date:
Wed, 24 Jul 1996 11:53:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:
(idm) X-MIX questions
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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