Why does a DJ use , Video 13, A slip mat?

Alright folks, this is video number 13 in a selection I'm doing entitled Why Does a DJ Use? In this one we're looking at these guys here, slip mats. Now the slip mat is situated on a vinyl turntable on top of the platter. This is the platter here, there goes the slip mat like so. The slip mat is made out of material, it's very thin, it comes in all different colours and different logos etc, whatever you want on the top of it. Now the slip mat, like I said, is situated on the platter. You press start. Now then, if you watch this now, if I put my finger on the actual slip mat like so, the slip mat has stopped but the platter is still moving underneath because there's very little friction. If I take my finger off the actual slip mat, then it continues moving like so, like so. Okay? Now then, some vinyl. If I put that on top of the slip mat, I can do the same thing.

And the piece of vinyl will carry on moving. The slip mat is there to enable you to manipulate the vinyl whilst the platter is still moving underneath. That's very important for DJs alike, for club DJs, for radio DJs, for mobile DJs and especially turntablists because they want to be able to manipulate and move the piece of vinyl backwards and forwards quickly as much as they want Thank you for watching, practice and enjoy.

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