is funny you mention him b/c i have 5 different vinyls of his that i've never listened to (i have a lot of unopened vinyls), and b4 i read this i started listening to some of his stuff looking for samples, then i read this thread.
are you talking about the q link faders?
it's for many things: tuning, filter cutoff, layer switching, attack and decay, editing samples.
is that what you're talking about?
that's true, and don't forget whether you consider eminem a producer or not is besides the point. scratch is going to put on the cover someone who is going to propel their sales, end of story. "dj nobody" can produce a track right now and if it ends up on the charts for a couple weeks, someone...
i know nothing about FL so i really can't help you with your first question, but as far as a turntable is conserned, i would sugggest getting a direct drive turntable. if you're not going to scratch then a belt drive is fine, but i would go for a direct drive and avoid problems from the get-go...
it was in union city, in hudson county. i've been going there for years. i didn't even know they were closing down. my boy told me that they had recods for 25 cents, can you believe that shyt!