Slip-cueing

Slip-cueing is a turntable-based DJ technique which consists of holding a record still while the platter rotates underneath the slipmat and releasing it at the right moment. In this way, the record accelerates to the right speed almost immediately, without waiting for the heavy platter to start up. Slip-cueing was introduced to the disco scene by Francis Grasso, but the technique had been used for many years in the radio broadcast industry.

In the days of vinyl records and turntables, slip-cueing allowed for very precise starting of the next record. This technique was often used by radio stations to match a following song to the preceding song, preserving the beat. Francis Grasso used this method to great effect in order to create a continuous flow of music for a nightclub dance floor.

Sources

Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi (1999). Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books. ISBN 1-55652-411-0.
Goldman, Albert, (1978). Disco. New York, New York: Hawthorn Books. ISBN 0-8015-2128-9.

DJing and Turntablism

Equipment	DJ mixer Direct-drive turntable Mixing console Phono input Minutoli Pitch control Slipmat Two turntables and a microphone Vinyl emulation software

Techniques	Audio mixing Back spinning Beat juggling Beatmatching Beatmixing Break Chopped and screwed Chopping Covered Cut Drop Hamster style Harmonic mixing Needle drop Music loop Phrasing Sampling Scratching Slip-cueing Pitch cue Voice-tracking Video scratching

Scratches	Orbit Tear Transform Flare Chirp Crab

Releases and distribution	DJ mix Battle records Rare groove Digital pool Remix service Mixtape

Related articles	Controllerism Record collecting

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Slip-cueing

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