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Summary: The cartridge is connected to the needle and the needle touches the record, sends electrical information to the cartridge, and the cartridge in turn sends it all the way up through the tone arm. Learn about scratch DJ equipment, like cartridges and needles, from a professional musician and music teacher in this free hip hop video.

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Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen is a freelance music teacher and multi-instrumental musician. A graduate of the Hartt School of Music, he has performed throughout New England in... read more

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Scratch DJ Equipment: Cartridges & Needles

In this video we'll be talking about the needle and the cartridge that connects to the tone arm, and what actually plays the music from the record. So here I've disconnected the cartridge from the tone arm. And the cartridge is this black thing right here with the white needle attached to it. And what the cartridge does is it, it's connected to the needle and the needle touches the record, sends electrical information to the cartridge, and the cartridge in turn sends it all the way up through the tone arm, through the turntable, back through the mixer, and through the stereo. What you're going to want to look for specifically is a Shore Brand M447 cartridge that is the standard, unequivocal, scratch DJing needle and cartridge to get. The reason it's the standard is because when you're moving the record back and forth very assertively, the needle will hold the groove of the record very long. And also, the needle is designed not to wear the record out quickly, so your records will last longer, and you won't skip the records very long.

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