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Posted by JKBlaze on Nov-23-2004 17:51:

I am a beginner to soem of the DJ things, Music is soemthign i like and soemthign i want to be involved in. All my family is invovled in music accept me, they are singers (not famous though :'( )so iw ant to make a contribution to the music industry accept i cant sing. One thign i've always been interested in is DJ-ing and ive decided to take the chance to learn. With a budget of �400 for a decent collection of music is pretty hard for soemthing ok, but theres always ebay. I havent a job at this time and also pretty young so im not earning much to buy the quality gear bit by bit over a few months, so i need to buy with some music from the start.

I have read and found plenty about mixers and i think im going for a vestax as they have quality at an affordable price, i've not seen much about turntables only than to avoid numarks. Somethign i've heard is a good quality is stanton and soemthing affordable is there STR8-30 or if ic an try for a STR8-80 if i land on a deal.

Posted by djRocket on Nov-24-2004 03:08:

hello, n00b here.

I have fallen in love with trance over the past two years, and want to start mixing on my own. I will proudly admit I have no idea who makes good tables, mixers, etc. I know I will love it once I get into it.

Could you guys please reccommend me a good setup? I have about 1500 US dollars to spend. Any help would be awesome, thanks a lot.

-j

Posted by Keo_Nade on Dec-05-2004 21:53:

n00b

Say I have this friend, and this friend wants to buy his first turntables, and he wants them to be CD turntables that can play mp3s and regular CDs because he has thousands of tracks and only a handfull of vinyls which also happen to be in mp3 form. What should I recomend to this friend as a GOOD cd turntable under $1000US? I was thinking midrange Devons or techniks. but thats just me-err, my friend.

Posted by djxtension on Dec-05-2004 22:00:

Re: n00b

quote:
Originally posted by Keo_Nade
Say I have this friend, and this friend wants to buy his first turntables, and he wants them to be CD turntables that can play mp3s and regular CDs because he has thousands of tracks and only a handfull of vinyls which also happen to be in mp3 form. What should I recomend to this friend as a GOOD cd turntable under $1000US? I was thinking midrange Devons or techniks. but thats just me-err, my friend.

Numark CDX. Not sure if that can play mp3's though.

Stay away from the Technics cd-players, they suck.

Posted by djseraph on Dec-07-2004 00:02:

Starting out buying DJ Equipment, I have tons of mucsic equipment, just want some turntables. Plan on being a DJ club/misxer/something.

Thinking about getting:

http://www.audiolines.com/cgi-bin/d...ct=platinumpak2
or
http://www.audiolines.com/cgi-bin/d...ct=audiogempak3

No, I can't save up to tget technics. I won't.

And 500 is pushing the limit.

I want to know if it's good to get, and what you mean if you say "No, it sucks" or if it's "Okay, thats fine."

I've never had any kind of equipment BETTER or WORSE than what its suppose to do.

Thanks a ton

Posted by kixalot on Dec-10-2004 10:49:

I am using an SMX301 mixer and just I often have trouble when recording mixes onto my computer...the sound never comes out clear enough even when saved at high bitrate. My question, though, is what level should the gain be set at...as in...should it be set so that the decibel level of the track is -2 , 0 , +2 etc ???

Posted by djxtension on Dec-10-2004 14:05:

quote:
Originally posted by kixalot
I am using an SMX301 mixer and just I often have trouble when recording mixes onto my computer...the sound never comes out clear enough even when saved at high bitrate. My question, though, is what level should the gain be set at...as in...should it be set so that the decibel level of the track is -2 , 0 , +2 etc ???

0db is the best. -2db is a save option, but the mix might sound weak if you record it at a low level.

Posted by trance85 on Dec-10-2004 16:08:

quote:
Addition to help:

Find a way to record your mixes!

if you can reccord your mixes, you can listen to it afterwards to critique yourself.

if you want to improve your skills, the first thing you will most likely hear is "practice practice practice!" and there isnt an easier way to put it. If you can reccord, improving your skills will be so much easier.

How should one record mixes though?

Like specifically what do I do? I have a computer, a discman, a CD burner, I'd imagine thats what I'd need. But how do I get the music into the computer and all that stuff? :/

Posted by Marcus007 on Dec-12-2004 01:22:

Setup.

Ah yes the age old question.

I would like to spend $1500 CAN on 2 turntables and a mixer. I already have headphones. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks again.

Posted by beats and beeps on Dec-12-2004 01:31:

Re: Setup.

quote:
Originally posted by Marcus007
Ah yes the age old question.

I would like to spend $1500 CAN on 2 turntables and a mixer. I already have headphones. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks again.

Search ebay for used technics 1200's (or 1210's)
A pair will cost you like 600-700$
You now have 800 left. I would suggest getting a Vestax pcv275, and spending the rest on records. You could get a mixer with more gimmicky things, but records would probably be a better use of the money for a starter.

You can always buy an external effects unit, such as the korg kaoss pad 2, or efx500, and hook it up to the mixer later.

Posted by Marcus007 on Dec-12-2004 03:33:

I see. Would it be horrible if I kept the budget at 800? Is it too little?

Posted by beats and beeps on Dec-12-2004 03:59:

No, that might be just enough for a pair of used techs, and a fairly good new mixer.

Posted by Euphorica on Dec-19-2004 12:32:

tech 1200sl-mk2's ...good used set up to start on? id imagine so , but am unsure.

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