Slip-cueing is a turntable-based
DJ technique which consists of holding a
record
A record, recording or records may refer to:
An item or collection of data Computing
* Record (computer science), a data structure
** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity
** Boot sector or boot record, ...
still while the
platter
Platter may refer to:
*Platter (album), ''Platter'' (album), by Jock Cheese
*Platter (dinner), a meal of several components served together on a platter or in a basket
*Platter (dishware), large dish used for serving food
*Platter (horse), American ...
rotates underneath the
slipmat
A slipmat is a circular piece of slippery cloth or synthetic materials disk jockeys place on the turntable platter instead of the traditional rubber mat.
Unlike the rubber mat which is made to hold the record firmly in sync with the rotating pl ...
and releasing it at the right moment. In this way the record attains the right speed almost immediately, with no need to wait for the heavy platter to accelerate.
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; it was often used by radio stations to match a following song to the preceding song, preserving the beat. Grasso used this method to great effect in order to create a continuous flow of music for a nightclub dance floor.
See also
*
Beatmatching
Sources
*Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi (1999). ''Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco''. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books. .
*Goldman, Albert, (1978). ''Disco''. New York, New York: Hawthorn Books. .
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