TT position

[Gandy]

a lot of vinylists i see actually turn the tt 90 degrees when they use them, why is that?

[Jaz]

so the arm doesnt get in the way when scratching pretty sure

[Lurk6r]

That and they closer to each other

[Mitch]

Yer as jaz said, Its easier and better for scratching

[Gandy]

cool cheers

[Cupe]

i normally have mine setup with the left one like normal and the right one in battle formation (sideways)

[Gandy]

battle formation sounds bau5

[Cupe]

[russell]

so the arm doesnt get in the way when scratching pretty sure

[wazza]

so the arm doesnt get in the way when scratching pretty sure

Not for your left side .....that why I do it the same as egg and if your on 1200 or pdx it's to have the stop / start button next to the crossfader

[ill_spector]

i have mine horizontal coz 1200s wont fit battle style on an ikea expedit.

otherwise mine would be

[eggssell]

i have mine in standard because i dj, im not a turntablist.

so it makes pitch control heaps easier.

any wigga wigga i do doesnt call for battle position

[russell]

i have mine in standard because i dj, im not a turntablist.

this ^^^

[GuptRX]

at home i have both of mine battle style, to give me more room on my bench. but when i play out they go back to normal.

[imadje]

As Jaz, Vlad and Wazza said:

The tone arm is out of the way, the start/stop and on/off button for the left hand side is next to the fader on that side, and the two platters are as close to the cross fader as possible.

FYI: i am right handed so most transforming/scratching uses the left hand deck. My strongest (right hand) is free to manipulate the fader. If I want a drill or intricate scribble I use my right hand on either deck. My left hand is pretty useless on the fader.

[Cupe]

weird

i'm right handed and scratch with right, use left hand on fader

[RichoKidd]

Battle Position. I only do this cause it sounds MEAN!

[LabRat]

I set mine up normally when mixing. I use to have it set up battle style when I was short in space but I find it stupid set up like that lol

But then again I don't really care. I'll play on anything

[OxyKon]

Battle Style all the way for me i gotta bad habit of nocking the needle off

[wrxfiend]

As Jaz, Vlad and Wazza said:

The tone arm is out of the way, the start/stop and on/off button for the left hand side is next to the fader on that side, and the two platters are as close to the cross fader as possible.

FYI: i am right handed so most transforming/scratching uses the left hand deck. My strongest (right hand) is free to manipulate the fader. If I want a drill or intricate scribble I use my right hand on either deck. My left hand is pretty useless on the fader.

cant believe i missed this thread lol!

I am exactly the same right hand is dominant on the fader and i usually use the left deck for scratching, but i have much better record control with my right hand aswell, am currently forcing myself to fade with the left, i figure its like footy, you have your dominant foot but can still kick with the other.

As for battle formation

1. It makes juggling sooooo much easier! back when hip hop started, all they had was the breaks, juggling was essential to keep the break going.

2. It looks f@%$ing dope!

3. Tone arm is out of the way (especially with straight ones)

4. refer to number 2!