Sven Väth
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Sven Väth is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He is a three-time DJ Awards winner, with a career in electronic music spanning over 40 years. The release of the single "Electrica Salsa" with
Sven Väth in 2013
Mayday 2009, Dortmund
Sven Väth playing his Cocoon party in Ibiza at Amnesia club, September 2013
Technics SL-1200
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The Technics SL-1200 is a series of direct-drive turntables introduced in October 1972 by Matsushita Electric under the brand name Technics. The series is widely recognized as influencing the emergenc
Sven Väth
…and mixers when they DJ, which he describes as his "instruments". When he heard that Technics were discontinuing the manufacture of their renowned SL-1200 turntables, he likened it to a pianist being told there would be no more grand pianos made. Accident in Paradise (Eye Q, 1992) (Warner Bros. Records, 1993, U.S…
Technics SL-1200 turntable in use
Two SL-1200M3Ds set up for DJ battle, or scratching, mixing. An Allen & Heath 4-Channel with Effects Mixer sits between the two turntables, allowing shorter travel during battles or competitions.
The original SL-1200 from 1972
The Technics EPA-120 tonearm was standard equipment on the original SL-1200 and was significantly different from the tonearm introduced with the MK2 and subsequent models.