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{{Short description|Basic instrumental setup for disc jockeys}} | {{Short description|Basic instrumental setup for disc jockeys}} | ||
{{For|the Beck song with this lyric|Where It's At (Beck song)}} | {{For|the Beck song with this lyric|Where It's At (Beck song)}} | ||
"'''Two turntables and a microphone'''" is the basic concept of a [[disc jockey|DJ's]] equipment. This phrase describes turntables ([[phonograph]]s) and a [[microphone]] connected to a [[ | "'''Two turntables and a microphone'''" is the basic concept of a [[disc jockey|DJ's]] equipment. This phrase describes turntables ([[phonograph]]s) and a [[microphone]] connected to a [[DJ mixer|mixer]]. The DJ uses the mixer's [[crossfader]] to fade between two songs playing on the turntables. Fading often includes [[beatmatch]]ing. Live [[hip hop music]] also often has an [[Master of ceremonies|MC]] [[rapping]] into the microphone. In [[nightclub]]s the microphone is usually used only for announcements. | ||
In his autobiography, [[Jimmy Savile]] claimed to be the first person to use two turntables and a microphone, at the Grand Records Ball at the Guardbridge Hotel in 1947.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2004/apr/20/guesteditors2|title=Harland Miller on Jimmy Savile: inventor of hip-hop style|work=The Guardian |location=London |accessdate=28 July 2008|last=Miller|first=Harland|date=27 April 2004}}</ref> Savile is acknowledged as one of the pioneers of twin turntables for continuous play of music,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php|title=DJ Awards-History|publisher=djawards.com|accessdate=28 July 2008|last=Brewster|first=Bill|author2=Frank Browghton |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080323111406/http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 23 March 2008}}</ref> though his claim has been disputed. Twin turntables were illustrated in the [[BBC]] Handbook in 1929, and were advertised for sale in ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' magazine in 1931.<ref>{{cite book|last=Donovan|first=Paul|title=The Radio Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79IaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Savile%27s+claim+was+disputed%22|accessdate=3 July 2011|year=1991|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0-246-13648-0|page=198}}</ref> There was an obvious need for such a setup when the normal music format was 78rpm records that played for five minutes at most and a classical symphony came in a box which might contain ten discs or more. Using a pair of turntables was a way to keep the music playing without a break, as can be seen in the 1948 movie ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'', where two stage hands do a poor job of changing records during a ballet performance in the church hall that housed the Mercury Theatre. | In his autobiography, [[Jimmy Savile]] claimed to be the first person to use two turntables and a microphone, at the Grand Records Ball at the Guardbridge Hotel in 1947.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2004/apr/20/guesteditors2|title=Harland Miller on Jimmy Savile: inventor of hip-hop style|work=The Guardian |location=London |accessdate=28 July 2008|last=Miller|first=Harland|date=27 April 2004}}</ref> Savile is acknowledged as one of the pioneers of twin turntables for continuous play of music,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php|title=DJ Awards-History|publisher=djawards.com|accessdate=28 July 2008|last=Brewster|first=Bill|author2=Frank Browghton |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080323111406/http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 23 March 2008}}</ref> though his claim has been disputed. Twin turntables were illustrated in the [[BBC]] Handbook in 1929, and were advertised for sale in ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' magazine in 1931.<ref>{{cite book|last=Donovan|first=Paul|title=The Radio Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79IaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Savile%27s+claim+was+disputed%22|accessdate=3 July 2011|year=1991|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0-246-13648-0|page=198}}</ref> There was an obvious need for such a setup when the normal music format was 78rpm records that played for five minutes at most and a classical symphony came in a box which might contain ten discs or more. Using a pair of turntables was a way to keep the music playing without a break, as can be seen in the 1948 movie ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'', where two stage hands do a poor job of changing records during a ballet performance in the church hall that housed the Mercury Theatre. | ||
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". "Two turntables and a microphone" is the basic concept of a DJ's equipment. This phrase describes turntables (phonographs) and a microphone connected to a mixer. The DJ uses the mixer's crossfader to fade between two songs playing on the turntables. Fading often includes beatmatching. Live hip hop music also often has an MC rapping into the microphone. In nightclubs the microphone is usually used only for announcements.
In his autobiography, Jimmy Savile claimed to be the first person to use two turntables and a microphone, at the Grand Records Ball at the Guardbridge Hotel in 1947.[1] Savile is acknowledged as one of the pioneers of twin turntables for continuous play of music,[2] though his claim has been disputed. Twin turntables were illustrated in the BBC Handbook in 1929, and were advertised for sale in Gramophone magazine in 1931.[3] There was an obvious need for such a setup when the normal music format was 78rpm records that played for five minutes at most and a classical symphony came in a box which might contain ten discs or more. Using a pair of turntables was a way to keep the music playing without a break, as can be seen in the 1948 movie The Red Shoes, where two stage hands do a poor job of changing records during a ballet performance in the church hall that housed the Mercury Theatre.
"Two turntables and a microphone" is the title of a 2008 documentary of the life of hip-hop DJ Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell). The phrase is also featured in the chorus of the song "Where It's At" by Beck.