Recycled Beats: What You Can Do With Broken Turntables

Recently, we showed you a number of ways you could DJ without the use of turntables. With so many advances in technology, it's with a heavy heart that the former standard is now a thing of the past. Now we know some DJs adopted the newer technologies because their old turntables broke for whatever reason... but the question is, what should a DJ do if they have decks that they don't use lying around? Let' ssee if we can figure out how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle those direct drive demons.

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Recently, we showed you a number of ways you could DJ without the use of turntables. With so many advances in technology, it's with a heavy heart that the former standard is now a thing of the past. Now we know some DJs adopted the newer technologies because their old turntables broke for whatever reason... but the question is, what should a DJ do if they have decks that they don't use lying around? Let' ssee if we can figure out how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle those direct drive demons.

Smash the hell out of it

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Just don't hurt anybody.

Fix it

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If you are handy with electronics, you could actually perform some of these repairs yourself. Literally searching for "how to fix your turntable" on YouTube pulls up a number of tutorials, from fixing the RCA and phono cables to adjusting the speed on your Technics deck.

Make a clock

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Sell the remaining parts on eBay

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Make a new one

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Make an automatic lazy susan

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Turn it into an awesome "drawing apparatus"

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This might be the sickest thing we've seen.

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