I want to become a dj. What equipment is good to start off? but i dont want to waste money on something that sucks. Should i start off with cdjs, turntables, or those all in one numark cdmix's? Turntables seem complicated but are they really the real deal or should i get cdjs?
US $270.00
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you are correct about turntables being the real deal and they will give you a feel for what dj’ing is all about, but they are not as complicated as other ways of dj’ing, actually it is a lot simpler since you dont have to deal with so many buttons and knobs. Although the problem with turntables is that it is an expensive set up option, if you have the money to spend then go right ahead, two Technics SL-1210 MK5 turntables and a nice mixer would be good but if you would like to use songs off your computer on your turntables then i suggest you get the turntables and mixer alongside with Serato Scratch Live, it makes things a lot easier. Thats one set up option, the next is cdj’s, cdj’s are okay but they can be as expensive or more expensive than turntables. The set up is similar to that of turntables, two cdj’s and a mixer. Some good cdj’s are the Denon S1200, Denon 3700, Denon 3500 (if you can find some), Denon 5500, CDJ 400, CDJ 800, and the CDJ 1000 (if you have the money), I can tell you that some of these may not have all the features as some of the others but they are not crappy, they will do the job rather well and they are from known reliable brands. The numark cdmix’s, well…..i dont see many people use those, im not saying they’re bad but i wouldn’t buy them i would get a midi controller instead, like the Numark omni control, which has everything you need and i mean everything except headphones and laptop, but its not like those crappy all in one dj packages, it just comes bundled with Traktor LE which is a pretty good software to start off with but i would upgrade it to pro later for about $100, and the sound card comes integrated in it so you dont have to buy one, all that is left is a laptop, music(you can import your itunes library on to the software) , and headphones. Or if you have more money to spend then check out the Vestax vci-300, or the Numark ns7. I hope this helps
you should get turntables, they are sweet 8D
10 years ago, I would have told you to get turntables, but DJ Software has overcome turntables in the form vs. function argument. When I had a resident spot at a nightclub, I would lug roughly 150 lbs. of records everywhere. Back then I didn’t think much of it, but now that I have a digital setup, I would never go back.
The Xponent is a MIDI controller that is pre-mapped to the software program Torq. This means that all the cool knobs you see in the software have real knobs that you can adjust on the controller like effects, frequency changes, sliders, etc. This is a sound card in itself, so all you need is a laptop, the Xponent and a system or stereo to plug into (it has RCA outputs).
Yes turntables give you the real feel of the record turning, but here’s the thing - If you suck at DJing, it won’t matter what you buy. Any setup that you get will take time to learn, but once you master the Xponent and using all of its features (especially with the new tempo anchors in Torq 1.5), you will be able to mix anything that any club or house party will want to hear.
One disadvantage of turntables is that most will allow you a range of 20 bpm. So if your song is really fast and you need to mix in a slow one, you won’t be able to match it and if you just have a standard mixer, you won’t have any effects to sneak into the next song (like an echo delay). The tempo anchors in the Xponent address this by allowing you to set where the beat should hit in a song, so that when you match it to another song, it will lock in time and the stretching of the audio will be clean. I’m already rambling so I’ll stop, but digital is the way to go these days.
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