DJ Equipment Reviews

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If you are just starting out on your path to Disc Jockey stardom, you should consider the Technics 1210 turntable, which is standard in the industry and highly recommended.

The most important thing for you to keep in mind is that the equipment does not do the entertaining; the DJ is the entertainment. Just because you own the latest DJ equipment that does not mean that you will be an instant success as a Disc Jockey. It is best to begin with a budget of at least £2000. This will allow you to buy a sound system with some lighting effects. If you are not able to obtain a budget of that size, you may wish to consider purchasing equipment that has been previously used or leasing your equipment.

Buying a wide-ranged music library is of far greater importance than how much lighting your DJ system has and should be your first and foremost consideration. You can work up to lighting and upgrade your sound system as required once you begin to substantiate work.

A piece of equipment important to mobile DJs is made up of sound recordings in a chosen medium, which is usually compact disc, MP3s or vinyl records. You need two playback devices for sound recordings so you can alter back and forth to create a flow of continuous playback. To broadcast the music, you need a sound system for magnifying the recordings. Aside from this, all you need to start your career as a DJ is a microphone and a mixer.

You need headphones to hear one recording while another is playing, without the audience being able to hear the sound. There are several other pieces of DJ equipment that you can add to your system such as computerized performance systems, samplers, drum machines and effects processors. To learn more about purchasing the right DJ equipment talk to experienced DJs, read DJ related magazines and visit the many DJ websites on the Internet to obtain sufficient information to be a successful DJ.



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Shaun Parker asked:


The dj world is a fast moving industry. I personally have been making the transition towards new technology of late, the recent addition of disc jockey cd and mp3 players that emulate vinyl I find incredibly efficient and useful.

In previous years djs have been restricted to having to press their own vinyl records to play un-released music, but now there are several options. CD based vinyl emulators such as the excellent numark cdx & cdj800 by pioneer enable djs to play their own music or any un-released tracks and still have the full control offered by vinyl and more.

Some digital software and hardware combination packages are used to play mp3s straight from a computer, such as final scratch by stanton or serato scratch by rane and are extremely useful.

Often I see club djs using such software, the advantages are so great that many people are switching over from classic vinyl. What does this mean for the average clubber? Well expect to hear more variation in music selection across all fields of music.

I upgraded my dj Gear about 6 months ago and haven never looked back. Whereas in the past I was using just a pair of technics sl1210 decks and a two-channel dj mixer a djm400, now I have implemented much more into my set-up, at a very affordable price. Now I have several choices on how I wish to play.

I have serato scratch which enables me to play and mix any mp3 file I want as vinyl. I also bought a korg kaos pad 3 for advanced effects. For nightclub use I always carry my numark axis 9 cd player so I can play my own productions, but for a more live feel I use the amazing new ableton live software. This powerful new tool enables producers and djs to remix, loop and generally modify their tracks on-the-fly for a complete new music experience.

As opposed to the old way of having to carry large amounts of vinyl in your swan flight record cases to a club (or paying someone to carry it for you!) nowadays a cd wallet or even a usb memory stick enables your entire music collection to be easily carried and played as vinyl.

One of the most recent additions to this world is mixing in a pure digital way with ipod music players. New hardware such as the numark idj2 mixing console looks like it will end up being a extremely popular method for djs. The capacity of some ipods is absolutely enormous, no longer is there a need to carry 100 vinyl records around everywhere, now I can carry 100 times as much music in my pocket!

Another great addition are digital audio recorders such as the ikey and ikey plus. Rather than having to record directly to pc or using cassette tapes, audio runs directly into the unit and can be saved as mp3 or WAV files. These are amazingly useful to record live sets and are a very welcome addition indeed.



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Dj One 1x Tyme asked:


Why would I want to use mixing software?

Music doesn’t get released quickly enough on vinyl. You’re a busy Mixmaster, and don’t have time, or room, to keep up w/ 1000’s of pieces of vinyl anymore. Plus any dj would prefer to carry 5000 records with them over 500, it adds to the diversity of any play list.

So what are my options?

There are a few quality software programs out for the wedding, mobile, club, and radio mix show djs. But first you need quality tools to use the programs. The first decision is whether to purchase a cdj or vinyl turntables. There’s an enormous amount of cd dj equipment on the market now.

If your choice is for the cdj then any of the Pioneer models serve as the industry standard. Not that other there aren’t other brands that get the job done, but the job tends to be more simplified with the pioneer cdj 1000 mk3 cdj with mp3 capability. Now if we’re talking dj vinyl turntables, then Panasonic’s Technics SL-1210M5G Quartz Synthesizer Direct-Drive Turntable is the best in the business, forever and always the industry standard.

Whatever the choice, please stay away from cheap dj equipment, in the end you’re going to pay the same cost as the expensive equipment through the upgrade process. As a dj, you will ALWAYS be upgrading your equipment, so get used to it!

Now what dj mixing software do I use?

Assuming that you already have a laptop in hand, and a backup to support the world travels that you do…We’ll now give our awards to the best dj software on the market.

The award for dj mp3 player of the year goes has to go to the Rane SSL Serato Scratch Live. But the Stanton Final Scratch 2 for Macintosh and Windows is a very close runner up. Both dj software packages may be used with a pair of a pair of cdjs and vinyl dj turntables.

No matter what your choice is, dj mixing software WILL NOT make you a better dj. You still have to put in a lot of practice time to master music mixing, cutting, and scratching. All these tools do is give you a leg up on your song selection. Please respect the art form and develop your technique.

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Shaun Parker asked:


We all know that for the majority of us, music is an expression of how we feel or experience that might have arisen in the past.

In Great Britain with street crime at an all time high, troubled youths and kids roaming around most street corners and squares, home never feels safer.

Studies show that the majority of these male or even female youths when put in a room with some decks, mixers and pumping pa equipment find it is a way of letting their built up anger, frustration and plain boredom out in a form of weird and wonderful mixes or noise for some.

These days you can easily get equipment at much affordable prices and with the boom in computer software that allows for creative mixing without the need for hardware such as record decks, cdplayers or mixers.

With this software the djis in full control of all parameters of equalization and is able to load mp3 files from the computer where most people will have a large archive of songs.

Does this mean the end of vinyl mixing? Since the development of dj cd players that can simulate vinyl mixing and allow for the much cheaper format of the cd to be used rather than bulky and expensive vinyl it appears that while there are a few purists out there the majority of djs have changed to cd mixing.

Now available on the market are usb controllers to manipulate software available which widens the gap even further by keeping the cost of dj equipment down since everything is software controlled. With the software you can scratch, loop, effect, reverse and even change the tempo without changing pitch….

This is far more than can be achieved with traditional equipment and also with less space being taken up. It’s not surprising then that a shift in the purchase of vinyl decks and cd players for bedroom djs was going to happen. In effect the bedroom dj has never had so good with cost and space being reduced to minimum.

With the growth of sites such as Myspace the bedroom dj now has an outlet for promoting the music being produced and is even capable created a weblog to document their development. Podcasting has been another innovation with the dj able to create his or her own radio station to be uploaded and shared with an online community.

Advances in technology have ensured you can watch and learn about the equipment from your own home, this means expensive tuition is no longer needed and for those looking for a real career in music there are many different opportunities available and whats more these are developed from your own bedroom.

Also there have been huge reductions in the cost of equipment ever the past five yours with most of the DJ products now being manufactured in China instead of Japan, again this ensures that it is not just within the grasp of the well off homes but now any child can shape their destiny.

The new age means that computer interaction is very much a part of school life and the new kit interacts completely with the home computer. USB devices are plug and play and almost anything musical or for that matter visual can now be controlled and enhanced from your desktop or laptop.

Over the next few years the world of music will have a new breed of expertise, the dj, the lighting technician and the mixing technician will be people who started off in their bedroom. Places such as Ibiza and nightclubs around the world will be the destinations for these kids, even radio and television and of course the world is truly their oyster.



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