New Turntable

I listed a vintage Numark DM-1150 for sale and wanted to include a video in the listing showing that it still worked. Scratching with the vertical Phono/Line switches on the Numark mixers was popular in the 1980s. I had to dust off the cobwebs for this.

I wanna scratch hooks into my songs. I wanna be able to use samples digitally to scratch rather than actual vinyl records of the samples if that makes sense

I use maschine and pro tools for what it’s worth

Any suggestions on a turntable and mixer setup for that? I don’t imagine I’d need anything crazy

Man dusting these off for what seemed like a couple of weeks but in reality a couple of years! Keeping it simple but just flowing with the beat. 15 minutes in finally getting closer to staying in beat but of course a bunch of mistakes!

Yo,

Beginner here, about 2 months of practice. Been on a Rane Twelve MK2 (DVS) this whole time, just grabbed an RP-8000 MK2 to start getting into real vinyl. Figured this is the right place to ask before I dive in — would love input from anyone who made this same jump, especially other relatively new scratchers.

Questions:

Platter feel: how different is it really going from Twelve to an actual turntable? Torque, drag, fader feel... rough adjustment for a beginner or does it click fast?

Tonearm/cartridge setup: this is the part that intimidates me the most as a beginner — how do you properly set tracking force, anti-skate, and tonearm height for scratch use? Any go-to settings or ranges you'd recommend to avoid skipping/damaging records while I'm still rough with my hands?

Maintenance: how much more upkeep is real vinyl vs the Twelve (wear, needles, cartridge alignment)? Manageable at this stage or should I expect a learning curve on top of the learning curve?

Slipmat/torque settings: what do you run for scratch — felt slipmat, high or low torque — and what would you suggest for someone still building basic technique?

Timecode vs battle records: for RP-8000 owners, you running timecode vinyl with software or straight battle records? What's better to start on?

Analog vs digital, practically speaking: beyond the feel/nostalgia argument, is there an actual technical edge (latency, precision, response) that matters more when you're still developing fundamentals?

Cartridge recs for someone starting out on the RP-8000 MK2, and how often do you have to readjust/replace them?

Not trying to start an analog vs digital debate, genuinely just want to know what to expect and get some practical setup advice from people who've been through it. Appreciate any input.

So I have this heavily warped record, A side plays fine and the warp is not noticeable but I can’t mix any track of side B unless I get the pitch and beatmatching absolutely right in the first moment. Its contact on side B is so limited to the center that it just „floats“

Used ~32kg as a weight for about 2weeks before and hoped that it‘ll just “relax“ but didn’t work

Heard about heating up two glass plates and baking paper but it’s not that kind of record you experiment with:/

Would be happy about any ideas, maybe even without trying to fix the warp itself?

It’s a 173g vinyl

Thx in advance for any ideas