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Posted by DigitalApex on Nov-09-2005 00:57:

Just Starting

What's going on all?
Lately i've been interested in DJing as a new hobby (not too serious yet at least). However, I'm only 16 years old (not a lot of income) and I have no clue where to start, what to buy, how to use what I buy.
When I say i'm a beginner, i'm a beginner. Either way, I could really use some help from you guys, as I've been searching on the internet for DJing forums, but this seems like the most active site so I might as well post here. Although I love trance, I also like other music and would like to include it in my new endeavor, so to speak.
Someone please provide me with any direction you can (what to buy, websites, how hard it is to start).
Thanks!!

Posted by vA|sYn[D]rOm on Nov-09-2005 10:40:

how much money do you have to spend? it's the most important here

if you don't have money try to start with some pc dj software

Posted by wee_rooney on Nov-09-2005 11:11:

Re: Just Starting

quote:
Originally posted by DigitalApex

Someone please provide me with any direction you can (what to buy, websites, how hard it is to start).
Thanks!!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^go that direction. its called a fucking search button!

Posted by Allied Nations on Nov-09-2005 11:47:

Posted by Nemesis44 on Nov-12-2005 19:31:

It's not that hard, but you do need to let us know what your budget is.
If you have a look around at what's on the forum you can find some quite good info, if you have any questions you can always send me a PM.

cheers
Nem

Posted by TaylorR on Nov-12-2005 23:56:

Re: Re: Just Starting

quote:
Originally posted by wee_rooney
^^^^^^^^^^^^^go that direction. its called a fucking search button!

havin a bad day wee_rooney?

by the way, good job on your 3 deck house mix. i digged it.

TELL US YOUR BUDGET DIGITALAPEX. that way, we can think of stuff in your price range. i know u said that ur income is low but if u tell us how much money you can spend at the moment, then we'll think of stuff for you to buy. Also, are u getting more into Vinyl or CDs??

help us to help u

Posted by DigitalApex on Nov-13-2005 03:46:

Thanks to those who replied in a polite manner.

I'm guessing around $300 tops for right now. And I also think CD's would be the best way for me to go.

Oh- and i should probably add that i'm willing to purchase stuff gradually if 300 really isnt enough - i really dont have a clue how my budget compares to a beginner setup.

Posted by PersianMafia on Nov-13-2005 04:04:

I'd suggest keep on saving up for 2 CDJ200s. As for a mixer, I'm not sure.

Posted by discobiscuit on Nov-13-2005 04:07:

well 300 isnt much, but there is some stuff on ebay... get some numark tt200's ~ they are direct drive and 2 should cost ya under 300. you could prob find a turntable package with 2 tt200's, mixer, cartdridges, and headphones for 300 on any site that sells dj equipment. djdeals.com is where i got my stuff from

Posted by Trance Nutter on Nov-13-2005 04:10:

quote:
Originally posted by DigitalApex
And I also think CD's would be the best way for me to go.

quote:
Originally posted by discobiscuit
well 300 isnt much, but there is some stuff on ebay... get some numark tt200's ~ they are direct drive and 2 should cost ya under 300. you could prob find a turntable package with 2 tt200's, mixer, cartdridges, and headphones for 300 on any site that sells dj equipment. djdeals.com is where i got my stuff from

are funny looking cd players though.............

Posted by discobiscuit on Nov-13-2005 04:13:

http://djdeals.com/numarkBATTLEPACK.htm

Posted by Trance Nutter on Nov-13-2005 04:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Trance Nutter
are funny looking cd players though.............

Posted by Nsonic on Nov-13-2005 05:07:

quote:
Originally posted by DigitalApex
Thanks to those who replied in a polite manner.

This is TA, polite is rare - dont expect too much of it (especially if you dont read around first)

Posted by DigitalApex on Nov-13-2005 06:18:

Thanks for that link, is that vinyl though?

Posted by DigitalApex on Nov-13-2005 06:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Nsonic
This is TA, polite is rare - dont expect too much of it (especially if you dont read around first)

Yeah, quite evidently. I'm familiar with this online sh*t, so I just ignore.

Posted by discobiscuit on Nov-13-2005 06:44:

yeah man, you cant afford cd turntables with 300... i'd just go with the vinyl tt's... frontload with like 10 records and then buy a few records a week and you'll b fine...

Posted by DigitalApex on Nov-13-2005 06:46:

Alrighty, i'd really rather go CD though so it looks like i'll just have to save up for a while more

Posted by SpecRadio on Nov-13-2005 07:53:

Don't get into DJing. Industry sucks due to n00bs like AVB and you'll just do lots of drugs, sit in a corner, cry, and kill people when you trainwreck.

Cough...

Real Reason: Too expensive to be able to beatmatch good. .10% CD's will pull off, but not if you want time to have your hands on the mixer. If you have crap turntables, they'll change pitch a lot and fuck with your head.

If you want to go cheap as possible, but BEST possible for $300

Get a E-MU 0404, a cheapie numark mixer, and go on some torrent site and download traktor ...use the dual outputs on the sound card with the external mixer.

Posted by dark_Omens on Nov-13-2005 14:15:

Ya, download a DJ program first so that you know if you actually want to invest 300+ on decks, music, etc. I would recommend downloading the demo of MixVibes, its pretty easy to use, especially for a newb.

If you decide that its worth it and want to use CDs, save up a little more for a pair of CDJ-200's. I bought a pair of CDJ-100s, and although I love them, I wouldnt mind the nicer features and higher pitch resolution of the 200s. . You might think that the difference between .1 and .02 isnt much at all... but it is.

For earphones, without any question buy the Sony VDR-V6. They sound great, and are pretty cheap also. They run about $65 USD.

As for a mixer... you can spend anywhere from 100-1000+ on a mixer. Your cheap option would be the behringer vmx-200. It has a lot of features for about 100 bucks, although the sound quality isnt all that great. If I were you, I would save up a lot more money and buy the Pioneer DJM-300. Its a solid product for around $300 usd.

Hope this helped.

Posted by wee_rooney on Nov-13-2005 14:54:

DigitalApex sorry for bein an ass in the first post, im not havin a bad day, just fed up of folk not searchin. at least you posted in the right room though which is also unusual for this site!!

if youv only got $300 then i wouldnt say its worth gettin tt's. your better off downloadin some software like they said. i started off on belt-drives when i was 13 and i can safely say its more hassle than what its worth. it was alright back then cos i had no money for anythin else and the software wasnt that widely available the (i dont even know if it was in the shops then), but nowadays if your on a tight budget then software and a mixer is the way to go.

Posted by l]evil on Nov-14-2005 22:54:

Re: Just Starting

quote:
Originally posted by DigitalApex
What's going on all?
Lately i've been interested in DJing as a new hobby (not too serious yet at least). However, I'm only 16 years old (not a lot of income) and I have no clue where to start, what to buy, how to use what I buy.
When I say i'm a beginner, i'm a beginner. Either way, I could really use some help from you guys, as I've been searching on the internet for DJing forums, but this seems like the most active site so I might as well post here. Although I love trance, I also like other music and would like to include it in my new endeavor, so to speak.
Someone please provide me with any direction you can (what to buy, websites, how hard it is to start).
Thanks!!

im in the EXACT situation and would like to spin , i have a budget of 500-1000$ if i need more i can get it, but thats all i ahve right now. I would like to spin, hardstyle, hardtrance , trance. basically spin the shit like viva

Posted by discobiscuit on Nov-15-2005 03:57:

if you have 1000 bucks there is a lot of possibilities... you could go with 2 cdj800's, or a dank ass turntable setup... just read around a little bit and once you find out what you want, shop around for the best prices.

good luck
bisco