Quote Originally Posted by mixomatosis View Post
I find myself struggling with making a chop between tunes when the incoming tune is best started off of a hard cue point. What happens is that as I hold the record at the cue point and let it go at the transition, one can still hear its acceleration.

I've been trying to disguise it by letting the record go and fading it in and also by giving it a mild push forward. But I wonder if you guys have other tips to make an abrupt starts on vinyl sound good. Granted it will never sound like when someone presses the cue button on a CDJ.
If memory serves me right, you don't just lift your hand and let it go. You will hear the acceleration every time if you do.

You're supposed to do a push-release. With good slip mats it should grab the record and go.