Specifications

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No. Spin! 2 will work with every needle. Still, some things should be considered to guarantee a
smoothperformance:
Yourneedleshouldneitherbewornoutnorbedirty/dusty.Ifyouuseaheadshell-mountedsystem
pleasebesurethatitisalignedproperly.Alsoitsoutputvoltageshouldbeashighaspossibleto
ensurea„clean“timecodestream.ThisiswhywebundledtheOrtofonDigitrackSystemwithSpin!
2:duetoits„Concorde“-designyoudonthavetomakeanyadjustmentsanditsveryhighoutput
(8mV)makessurethatthetimecodestreamisalwaysniceandclean.
GenerallyspeakingeveryturntableisSpin!2compatible.Thebettertheturntable(e.g.ReloopRP-
6000MK6)thebettertheresults(scratchcharacteristics,speeddroop).

Yes,ofcourse.Timecodevinylrecordswearoutquickerthannormalvinylbecauseyoudon‘tchange
themaftereverysong.Besidesthenormalwearandtearyourrecordsgetwhilebeingused,oilor
greasewilldegradethequalityofyourtimecodevinyl.Becauseofthatyourdealerhassparere-
cords.Theycomeinblack,whiteandatomicgreen.

Theremaybeseveralreasons.WewouldrecommendtounplugallyourUSBdevicestoeliminate
conictswithUSBsoundcardsforexample.
AlsoweadviseyounottouseahubtoconnectSpin!2toyourcomputer.Ifpossible,alwaysmakea
directconnection.


Goto„Options/Timecode“andcheckifanywaveformsaredisplayed.Ifthereisonlyonewaveform
displayed then there is a faulty connection between your needle and the interface. In order for
Spin!2toworkitneedstoreadTWOwaveforms.Justtoclarify:thatmeansTWOwaveformsPER
PLAYER,showninredandwhite.First,swapyourneedles.Iftheproblemmigratesalongwithyour
needletothesecondturntablethenyourneedleiseitherdirty/brokenorthecontactsaredirty.Use
aq-tipandsomecleaningalcoholtocleanboththecontactsonthecartridgeandinthetonearm.
PleasedoNOTspraycontactsprayoranythingelseintothetonearm!Youcancheckwhetheryou
getastereosignaloutofyourturntablebyplayinganormalrecordandusingthepanoramaknobon
yourmixer.Ifbothneedlesworkononeoftheturntablesbutnotonthesecondturntablethenyou
probablyhaveabadRCAcord.Pleasereplaceit.Iftheaudiocordsarepermanentlyattachedtoyour
turntablethencontactyourspecializeddealer/technicianandaskforhelp.

You‘relisteningtothetimecodestreambecauseyouactivated„VinylBypass“,locatedrightabove
theLabelMonitor.Inyourcase,you‘replayingthetimecodevinyl.Deactivate„VinylBypass“andthe
controlvinylwillplayyourdigitalmusic.

Your turntable is playing normally yet your music is playing backwards? Your turntable may be
hookedupincorrectly.Yourcablesaremixedup-theleftandrightchannelsofyourturntableare
reversed.Simplyswapthemandeverythingshouldbebacktonormal.Ifforsomereasonyoucan‘t
swapthecablesthengoto„File->Options->Timecode“andchecktheboxnextto„Left/RightInver-
se“.Basicallythishasthesameeffectasswappingyourcableswouldhave,however,itisalwaysa
bettertohaveyourequipmentconnectedcorrectly.

Yes.Goto„File->Options->Timecode“andchecktheboxnextto„45RPM“.Nowre-calibrateSpin!
2(makesurethattheturntable‘spitchfaderissetto„0“).

BothplayersareroutedtothesameOUTPORT.IntheInfoScreen,clickonthenumberafter„Out
Port“tochangetherouting.TypicallyyouwillwanttoroutetheleftchanneltoPort1andtheright
onetoPort2.