![]() ![]() It was equipped with a high-performance direct drive system in its compact rugged aluminium die-cast cabinet. The SL-1200 was released to the market in 1972. The First Standard Turntable for the Disco/Club Scene James Brown and many other music artists assembled new “Black Music” groove, who led to further development of hip-hop music. The stable rotation and quickness to reach the rated speed offered by the direct drive system undeniably had a major influence on the performance techniques of club DJs who began to appear in the late 1970s.įrom 1960 to 1970, funk music became popular and it formed the base of all dance beats that followed. The direct drive system thus established itself as an alternative drive system to the belt drive and idler drive leading to the development of the SL-1200. In the belt drive system and idler system, noise is generated due to rotation irregularities or belt vibrations that result from aging. The direct drive system, in which a low-speed motor was directly connected to the platter, eliminated this problem because it used no belt or idler. Introduced in 1970, the SP-10 was the world’s first direct drive turntable, which SL-1200 models developed thereafter were based on. The World’s First Turntable with a Direct Drive System ![]()
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