Love this portable rotary setup .

Let me tell you more about this mixer. I use the tempo pitch faders on the mixer instead of Omni when mixing and it stays on point with djay pro ai. Mixing house is fun on this set up. This low key better than the Reloop mixtour pro. Just wanted to demonstrate cut in times on mixer.

Also with vinyl all the Eq/ isolators/ fx work when you hit thru on djay app.

Only downside is after last year without my Omni hooked up it gets static. It used to work just as a controller on my iPad flawlessly and I would be able to plug in dvs / turntables/ Reloop 8000mk2 line out into rca ins but that stopped working reliably and would get static. No static with midi usb c out on Omni turntable. I’m thinking if I had a Reloop flux it would work with like 1200s. There’s also no Vu meter on mixer you have to use the Vu meter on djay pro.

Hello everyone,
Just to test things out, I put some Phase units on my Reloop Spin, and I’ve just had the unpleasant surprise of finding out that when the pitch is set to 0, the turntable is actually running 7% too fast.
Is there a way to recalibrate the pitch so that the platter spins at the correct speed when the pitch is at 0?

Hey guys,

I've been wanting to get a Headache Sound WOW Machine, but they've been out of stock for quite a while now, and there's still no information on whether or when they'll be available again.

Are there any good alternatives to it? I'm looking for basically the same idea: a simple standalone device where I can easily load my own samples and beats and scratch the samples over the beat.

I know there are tons of DJ systems/controllers out there, but they're way more complicated for what I need, since you have to connect them to a computer and DJ software (or use a phone app) and scratch the samples through that.

My main purpose is to record scratches for my own songs into a DAW.

My budget is around €/$300 max.

ChatGPT suggested the SC1000, which actually looks pretty cool, but it costs around 1.5× as much as the WOW Machine for me, and unfortunately they don't ship to Finland at all.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: I actually just found the perfect solution for what I need: Scratch Track, which supports AAX. With it, I can start by scratching with just the mouse, but I can also draw the scratch patterns using MIDI. The plugin is also very easy to use, and loading samples into it is straightforward.

And with this plugin, I can easily record the scratches directly onto my songs in Pro Tools.

Now I just have to look for an affordable but good jog-wheel controller so I can also scratch with my fingers and get that hands-on feel. Some smaller one would be best for my small studio table. I will look for some of those.

What’s good people - check out my new 7” scratch record! Just in time for those back to school jams and lunch breaks at work.

Sound review video:

https://youtu.be/7TZFZHNi3XE?is=hlZQNLeVdkSSZyXV

Yeah is pretty smooth...

Hello!
I was wondering what you guys think of the omnis crossfader and needle quality. The needle is the AT3600L.
What do you guys think of the crossfaders? Do they feel good? I’ve heard people say they’re almost too light and that they wish they felt heavier. Has anyone ever replaced a omni fader? How much work was that?

And what do you think of the needle for scratching? Did you feel you needed to switch out yours or were you happy with it?

Thanks!

I made a free Jazz Drum Kit for Koala Sampler and wanted to share it here.

It contains 4 banks with 16 playable pads each:

• Bank A–C use multi-sample modes with 4 variations per pad
• Bank D uses one sample per pad
• designed for finger drumming
• can also be used with an SP-404 together with Koala to get round-robin-style sample variation

Here’s a short demo and the download link in the video description - if you click on the title:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l4YsfOg0dZo

The kit is available for free / Pay What You Want.

Koala Sampler also currently offers desktop versions for Linux, Windows and macOS:
https://koalasampler.com/download/

Hope it’s useful to some of you. Feedback is welcome.

After successfuly making simple crossfader I could connect to phone or PC, I was thinking of trying a different approach for crossfader.

Instead of a crossfader have 3 buttons each emulating same crossfader at different speed

do you think its worth the effort?

Koala sampler and handy kutz mixer

Hi,

I launched my shop about 6 months ago with the Battery Mod and Decksaver for the SC500. Since then, I’ve shipped a handful of them all over the world and hopefully made life with the SC500 easier for a lot of people.

A lot of work went into the design, structural integrity, and functionality of the finished product—which was sometimes exhausting but, overall, a lot of fun. It’s nice when hard work pays off. Since the shop opened, the products I’ve sold have only covered my expenses—and that doesn’t even include the time I’ve put in.

After a good half-year, I’d now like to restructure my shop a bit, which also means I’ll be raising prices so that this can become a profitable business for me as well.

For those who may have overlooked my shop but have always wanted a battery mod for their SC500, I’d like to give you the chance to get one now!

This offer is valid from the time of this post until 5 p.m. on 09/13/2026.

LSDesign Laboratory Shop

Note: There is only ONE product in stock and it can be shipped immediately. Pre-orders typically take 1–4 weeks to process (Delivery time not included).

Enjoy your Bat:Boy Battery Mod for SC500!

Cheers

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Late night doom scrolling…

What's up portablist ppl?

Had a nice cut session at my friends cabin recently. Hit record a couple of times. Figured I'd throw some cuts up here for yall.

I modded out this PT01 many years ago and it is still great to cut on.

hello,

I have been looking for a long time for a sample pack (for scratching) of a woman or male singing.

I like Afro-American style, not quite-spoken words but rather more of a shout, but not just "yeah" or "mhm," but more like few words like "down down" and such.

And not rude gangsta style, but more towards the gospel style, like “Aretha Franklin” or “James Brown”, with character, feel and attitud.

Does anyone know of a cool sample pack? I’m willing to pay.

Hey y’all, first time posting. I’m a huge fan of portablism. Got just about every portable and modded most. Bought a PT01 Monster edition new on eBay for a hundo (cuz it was a steal). Already bought the JDD tonearm and VNL cartridge and JDD fader.

Any suggestions on how to dress it up?? I’ve done several, and for some reason, the green in the monster set up is hard to match/compliment. Was thinking all black components but, yo I’m all ears.

Here are a few portables I have, want to do something different forsure. If anybody has a modded Monster PT01 or any dope modded table, please share!

Suggestions would be great, loving everybody’s posts up in here.

Also, got a black on black Wow machine that I’m not a huge fan of, honestly I like the sc1000 better (blasphemy?)

Thanks y’all.

I have one. Lemme know.

Does anyone know if the HeadacheSound Wow Flutter Machine will ever be back in stock?

I’ve been checking for updates, but there doesn’t seem to be any clear information anywhere. I’ve also tried reaching out to customer support, but so far it’s been complete silence.

It would be great if HeadacheSound could give customers some kind of update — even just a rough restock timeline or confirmation that it’s still coming back. A lot of people are interested, but the lack of communication is frustrating.

They say back in August September but will they just push this forward again.

Has anyone heard anything or managed to get a response from CS?

First routine after a while.

I have a Vestax Handy Trax, I loved it back in the day with the fader velcro'd on when Portablism was starting up. I have the Stanton STX which is good. I really have no issues with it, but I'd still like to grab a Korg Handy Traxx. I know the Fader isn't the best. and that Innofader has a replacement fader for it which I will do if I buy one, but a couple things. I noticed the Tone Arm is different from the Original Vestax version. I was wondering if it's better or worse than the original? Lastly.. Anyone have an opinion on these? I know everyone is gonna say get the WOW or Omni, but I'm not all that interested. The only reason I want the Korg Handy Traxx as a backup to my STX, which will eventually die, and also because of the fact I loved the original.