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can a vinyl be too heavy for a needle ?
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:34 am
by DECENDINGS RECORDS
few days back was havin a mix and my goth trad (the clown) and then i went to drop the beat my needle draged away anti clockwise to wat the vinyl is spinning ,
only just brought that vinyl dunno why it is happening cause other vinyl does work with that deck.
PLEASE DONT TELL ME I HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER 1210

Re: can a vinyl be too heavy for a needle ?
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:34 pm
by relik
could be a bad press...look at the grooves on it up close or with a magnifier and see if they're running together. also make sure your cartridges are set to the correct weight. not sure what you mean about dragging anti-clockwise. it's either going to go towards the center or out from the center...i have a few odd records that were cut to be played from the center out. also make sure it's not a one sided vinyl and that you aren't playing it on the side with no grooves...
Re: can a vinyl be too heavy for a needle ?
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:43 pm
by serox
bad press, dirty needle or dirt on the record could do this.
No record is too heavy that I know of.
Re: can a vinyl be too heavy for a needle ?
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:46 pm
by serox
relik wrote:i have a few odd records that were cut to be played from the center out. also make sure it's not a one sided vinyl and that you aren't playing it on the side with no grooves...
This^
I got loads of oldskool Techno where they tried to get smart with this. I got a record that has two tunes on each side. Each track starts from a different position lol. One starts normally and the next track starts from the inside, so confusing!
I actually found a hidden track the other day too! there are two tracks on the same groove! for 5 years I have been playing the same one from the start. By mistake I put the needle in the wrong place and found another track hahaha
Re: can a vinyl be too heavy for a needle ?
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:21 pm
by trike12
thats strange. would have said badly wrong adjusted anti-skate?
let me know if you find out whats wrong.
Re: can a vinyl be too heavy for a needle ?
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:28 pm
by JFK
relik wrote:
also make sure it's not a one sided vinyl and that you aren't playing it on the side with no grooves...
If it turns out to be this Im going to piss myself.
