Billy Phinn

In my opinion the only and best way to learn to DJ is to be left on your own and practice practice practice… the kit isn’t so important for a beginner, as long as it mixes two tracks its a start. in my day we learned on old belt driven turntables and by the time I could afford to but 1210’s I had learned the hard way and to be honest i feel that made me a better DJ, buy some kit you understand how to use and use it until you outgrow it, by that time you will have worked out if you can mix, and if you actually enjoy doing it, if you do you will know by then what kit is best and be more informed as to what to purchase…I would go for a cheaper controller if I was you, the ergo might be frowned upon by seasoned djs but its a start and will help you learn, some of the Numark controllers also get good reviws but beware buying expensive kit you don’t understand and may not use.

I have been using vinyl for 20 years, Technics 1210’s not Gemini so my thoughts may not be valid, however your turntable must be 100% level you can check this using the spotlights on a 1210 not sure about yours, also your tonearms must be at factory settings, if they have ever been adjusted chances are they will have lost this, the screws on the top and side of the tone arm assembly are machine tightened and are not supposed to be adjusted so if they have been chances are you will never get it quite right, You can check by removing the Cart and the counter weight and rotating your antiskate from side to side this should if all is correct move the tonearm in and out again. If this doesn’t work as I say it may not be applicable on yours but certainly gives you an indication on 1210’s that they are not quite right… In reality it doesnt really matter that much unless you are a vEry heavy handed scratch DJ, is there a particular rwason why you need them to be zeroed?