Reply to DN-S3700 Vinyl Mode Beatmatching

Hey all, long time no see.

I'm wondering if anybody is more clever than me in helping me figure out how to beatmatch on the S3700s in their vinyl modes (using the platter, not the bend buttons). When I first got them, I tried doing the same techniques for real technics but there was some issues; the platter didnt seem sensitive enough when slowing it down - alot of pressure on the exterior was needed and it was more jerky than doing it with technics. In addition, speeding it up by turning the spindle wasnt very effective either. I'd really like to have setup that seems almost identical to turntables but this is the main issue with that goal.

Has anybody found a way to deal with this via unorthodox (or just overlooked) methods? Any help would be grand!