LACE
Resource

The information in this resource was compiled by DJ Lace for VUTAG. This on-going documentary archive is mostly a result of experiments in live DJ-ing By DJ Lace & (DJ) J.Sinclair, since 1995 and Also DJ Midnight since 1999.


Technics 1200 with Gain, treble, bass, pan, phono and line outs. designed and built by Lace 1997


DJ BASICS
In the beginning, long before jack.

The mixer: A simple breakdown of how a dj mixer works for beginners

Phonograph primer: Understanding what goes on between the needle & the record.

Vinyl basics: A few tips for evaluating the quality of a record when shopping for new tracks.

Cueing a record : How to grab a hold of that spinning thing.

Desconstruction: Deconstruction is a way to cut up a beat without touching the record playing.

Back Play: playing the record backwards in style ! What a way to impress the relatives.

The phono Guitar: Here's a cool way to add a 3rd turntable with an effect to your dj setup.

Record timing: Why my records have numbers written on them. This section explains record timing is and how to do it.

Conversion chart: For those who might need one here is a chart for converting bpms/bar/17beat times.


STUDIO BASICS
Oh sure, now you want to make your own tracks.

Midi primer: How midi works, explained in plain english.

Analog synth primer: The analog synthesizer dissected and explained.


CUSTOM BUILT GEAR / MODS

That's right. When it doesn't exist you build it. Check out some of our homemade VU gak

NEW !! MIDIVID Rack mount video sampler how to build a low cost proffesional VJ computer.

The VU bass kill a simple bass kill that needs no power and works at phono level.

The multi kill EQ A five band line level active EQ with kill/boost switches for each fequency.

Newmark DM1100X mods A few mods to this popular mixer we think should have been standard.

The VU Voltage controlled filter A custom tweaky synth filter to do it hard to any audio source.


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