How a Radio Station Works : Radio DJ Turntable Technique

Posted by admin on January 14th, 2010 and filed under radio station | 4 Comments »

Radio disc jockeys use the turntable cue function to pause an album at the beginning of a song. Learn how to use a radio station turntable in this free radio station overview from an experienced radio technician.

Expert: Eric Nash
Bio: Eric Nash has volunteered with WXOJ Valley Free Radio, a Pacifica Radio Network affiliate station in Florence, Mass., working extensively with the technical and equipment aspects of broadcasting.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:1:59


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4 Responses

  1. snarfdude Says:

    The guy is being …
    The guy is being too delicate with using the actual tone arm lift. QRK Russco or Mccurdy (for us here in canada) never had a tone arm lift. you lift the head shell and plunk it down. I use the edge of the TT platter to backcue. A TT like this should get you up to speed with a 1/4 turn, but 1/4 1/2 doesn’t really matter.

    decent pressings of vinyl also matter. don’t backcue a polystrene 45. can we say “cueburn”?

    Try carting a record dubbing a record to a cart. there’s a lost art!

  2. 31Orcas Says:

    That’s really cool!
    That’s really cool!

  3. dandeb5559 Says:

    Now, if you just …
    Now, if you just had Russco or QRK professional turntables, the folks at home would really get to see how it used to be done before digital soundfiles. Oh, if you want to back the record up, just hit the reverse button.

  4. km6679 Says:

    Classic record
    Classic record

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