how often do you get a record that skips?

[bullflip]

and what do you do about it? i'm fairly new to buying vinyl and it seems to be a common occurence for me. I've yet to see anyone complain about this on this board. Sometimes it's a quick little skip, but sometimes numerous songs are unlistenable. One record is fine except one song that has a little spot of i dont know what on it. like its dirty or something, and makes that song unlistenable. are they fixable?

[xxmartinxx]

I don't think I have a single record that skips.

[bullflip]

then the vinyl gods must not be happy with me :-/

[whenslunchrecords]

i have two dear landlord records that skip, but its my turntable not the record cause they play fine on everything else.

[xxmartinxx]

Your turntable is probably not properly set up.

[bullflip]

Your turntable is probably not properly set up.

but i have many more records that don't skip at all. and the ones that skip always skip in the same spot. how would it not skip on all records and always in the same spot? how could it not be properly setup?

[chiefwahoo]

I only have two records that skip and they have obvious problems. One has a very visible imperfection in the vinyl and the other has a warp. I am of the belief that if you can't see or feel the imperfection in the vinyl, the problem is probably not with the record. The last time I replaced the cartridge on my turntable, I stupidly set the anti-skate to the wrong number. Certain records started skipping that hadn't before. Confused the hell out of me for a couple of days until I retraced my steps and realized I screwed up.

If you really want advice as to what your problem is, you'll probably need to provide more info about your table/cartridge.

[liarsenick]

I've had a couple records that seemed to be warped or skipped, but it always ends up being my table, since they play fine on my table now.

[Guest eriathomas]

Your turntable is probably not properly set up.

but i have many more records that don't skip at all. and the ones that skip always skip in the same spot. how would it not skip on all records and always in the same spot? how could it not be properly setup?

Different records are pressed differently, so it's 100% possible. I have a few records then sounded awful on my old cheapo table that sound a lot better on the new one.

[xxmartinxx]

Your turntable is probably not properly set up.

but i have many more records that don't skip at all. and the ones that skip always skip in the same spot. how would it not skip on all records and always in the same spot? how could it not be properly setup?

Like Chiefwahoo said, more info about your turntable and cartridge, but the first thing to do is make sure the table is level. Get a spirit level and make sure that it's not off.

All records are pressed differently, from the volume it's mastered at, to the bass frequencies, the thickness of vinyl, etc. That's why some might skip and others not.

[Dillhole]

I only have one record that has a skip in it. But Its from the 70's and I got it used.

But yea, the turntable and cart's can effect this. Some carts are just better trackers than others. If your buying brand new records that skip, or are warped, return them bitches and get one that doesn't. Quality control is pretty bad sometimes and if us buyers stop dealing with it and returning defective copies maybe they will catch the drift and start working on quality control instead of losing money with all the returns.

That is of course if its not the TT or cart that is causing the skips.

[mariawithoneeye]

I've never had a record that skipped

[bullflip]

thanks for all the replies. my friend gave me his old turntable when he got two new ones and i dont remember things like what kind it is or the cartridge type. once i get home from work i will post those things

[awesomemodeon]

every copy of young machetes by the blood bros i have ever gotten skips like HELL... i kept buying them thinking id get a good one. got 3, and they all had some weird goop on the first few tracks. so lame

[steventangent]

my friend gave me his old turntable when he got two new ones

and a miiicrophooooone

[moonbeams]

When I used a plastic/aluminum Audio Technica automatic table, records skipped all the time.

When I upgraded to a wooden table with a heavy tone arm with a downforce weight and an anti-skipping weight it eliminated all of the skipping. None of my records skip on my new table (Project Debut III).

[bullflip]

alright here i am weeks later, but the record player is a Numark TT USB and the needle says Numark HS1? is that why i got 20 records that skip? does it suck?

[cactusbot]

Yes.

[bullflip]

Yes.

you've got to be fucking shitting on my balls

[croy]

if you use a chitzy turntable your records will skip. invest in something better, you'll appreciate it.

[wheresmyjuice]

I have a new turntable and I have issues once in awhile too. I'm sure my equipment is not setup properly but this is something I've had issues with as well. I have a shit ton of records but know very little about the equipment that I play it on.

[decibel120]

Yes.

you've got to be fucking shitting on my balls

LOL