Vinyl mode of the Pioneer CDJ-800 mk2, Video 2

0:00 Bearing in mind at this point

Hi folks, it's Jonathan here. This is the second video in a couple I'm doing looking at vinyl mode on this guy here, which is the Pioneer CDJ-800 Mark II. Now then, again with video number one, I want you to imagine that we're now not looking at a CDJ turntable, we're looking at a proper vinyl turntable, okay? Now then, put the needle on the record and with the needle now placed on the record, we're now going to find the beginning of the track. So what would you do? Now bearing in mind at this point... I have not pressed start, so the platter is not moving underneath the piece of vinyl. So here we go. That's what you'd basically do, you'd spin it forward. And also, let's say you found the beginning, like so, and let's say again, we have not pressed start. There is no power going to the platter. This is what happens with this CDJ, but also this is exactly the same thing.

0:53 This very quickly as well

If you press play, Before, hold on, let me show you this very quickly as well. If, let's say, I don't have my finger on the top and I press play, it will start automatically. Therefore what's happening is by pressing play, it's starting without me having to do anything. Alternatively, if I have my fingers on the top, exactly the same as a vinyl turntable, then press play, exactly the same as a vinyl turntable, then let go, off it goes. Exactly the same principle. Now then, what you find as well with a vinyl turntable, if you spin that particular record, the piece of vinyl, forward as the platter is moving, it will spin really fast. And as soon as you take your finger off, it will go back to its original speed. This is exactly the same. And again, forward again. And also backwards. And again backwards. Now in vinyl mode, what you find...

3:04 This is video number two, looking at this guy here, the CDJ-800M2

The actual jog wheel here is in two separate parts. You have the top and you have the side here. Now then, just watch this. I'm going to spin the top quite fast. Now I'm going to spin it backwards quite fast. Now I'm going to spin the side of the jog wheel at the same speed. Forward, now backwards. And again the top. There's quite a difference between using the top and using the side, simply because what you find a vinyl DJ when they spin the top of the record it will move very very fast and when they spin it backwards it will move very very fast exactly the same as this but when they tweak the side of the turntable you can see that sometimes with a vinyl DJ they're moving it tiny amounts so in other words when

Thanks for watching. This is video number two, looking at this guy here, the CDJ-800M2. Thanks for watching. Oh, I've said that already, never mind. Practice and enjoy.

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