slightly raised so that i can see the dj but not so high that i have to squint to see what he (or she) is doing.

i think it all depends on the venue. I reckon the perfect place for the dj booth is different for every club

I personally hate when clubs put DJ booths all high up on stages. I like when the dj is in a proper booth, visible, but not like the centerpiece of the enitre club where people are gonna just stand and stare.

i believe the booth is best placed high up enough so the DJ can see the entire crowd. that way, you can get the full spectrum of what your music is doing.

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if im at a club, i want the dj to be at a human height, close enough to say hello to, more intimate

if im at a rave, slightliy raise, with big ass lights all round him, so u can get what vibe the dj is giving off in a bigger setting but not too high.

If im playing it would stay the same, more initmate in a club setting and more elevated in a rave setting

upside down in a fish tank

If I ever open a club, the booth will be in the middle of the dance floor, and spinning.

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Originally posted by jpisani If I ever open a club, the booth will be in the middle of the dance floor, and spinning.

That'll be one dizzy DJ! Probably the soberest person there and the first to puke =)

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thatd be badass if it spun really slow

as far as normal booths, for me it depends on the room its in...

if its a big room with a balcony then raised isnt too bad


other than that i prefer level with the dance floor maybe raised like 6in.. just barely... enough so you can see the crowd better yet not be raised like some idol...

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Originally posted by RickyM Next thread - trance for listening to when you are halfway down the stairs in your house...

i think it really depends on the club/rave setting if its more of an intimate venue then pretty close to human height but if its more of a massive then raised a bit more. Whats important is that the DJ can see the crowd to know how his music is having an impact.

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On the floor but not lit well so that the DJ isn't really the center of it all...Avalon Boston has a crappy booth, its on the second floor and feels like a fucking air traffic control tower.

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