Direct-drive turntables Turntablism
turntablism has origins in invention of direct-drive turntables. belt-drive turntables unsuitable turntablism, since had slow start-up time, , prone wear-and-tear , breakage, belt break backspinning or scratching. first direct-drive turntable invented shuichi obata, engineer @ matsushita (now panasonic), based in osaka, japan. eliminated belts, , instead employed motor directly drive platter on vinyl record rests. in 1969, matsushita released sp-10, first direct-drive turntable on market, , first in influential technics series of turntables. in 1971, matsushuta released technics sl-1100. due strong motor, durability, , fidelity, adopted hip hop artists.
a forefather of turntablism dj kool herc, immigrant jamaica new york city. introduced turntable techniques jamaican dub music, while developing new techniques made possible direct-drive turntable technology of technics sl-1100, used first sound system set after emigrating new york. signature technique developed playing 2 copies of same record on 2 turntables in alternation extend b-dancers favorite section, switching , forth between 2 loop breaks rhythmic beat.
the influential turntable technics sl-1200, developed in 1971 team led shuichi obata @ matsushita, released onto market in 1972. adopted new york city hip hop djs such grand wizard theodore , afrika bambaataa in 1970s. experimented sl-1200 decks, developed scratching techniques when found motor continue spin @ correct rpm if dj wiggled record , forth on platter. since then, turntablism spread in hip hop culture, , sl-1200 remained used turntable in dj culture next several decades.
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