Hello.
i just wanna know what everyone thinks about this, see i had enough money saved up for a equipments and softwares to start producing, but then i thought maybe im better off first buying a dj set, get experience in that and then move to production, so wut do u guys think ? did some of you started dj'ying and then worked on music production after or the opposite?

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Originally posted by x_moe Hello. i just wanna know what everyone thinks about this, see i had enough money saved up for a equipments and softwares to start producing, but then i thought maybe im better off first buying a dj set, get experience in that and then move to production, so wut do u guys think ? did some of you started dj'ying and then worked on music production after or the opposite?

Why would you let other people decide on this? Just do what you like most. Try out spinning (can be done with software, so little investments have to be made), try out producing (can be done with software as well) and see what you like best. Or do them both if you have the time.



But anyway, assuming I had the choice, I'd go for producing. Being the creative genius that I am, I stuck to spinning other people's records, though.

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im not letting people decide, just wana see wut everyone started with, and ya im also thinkin of getting the experience on producing first

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I originally began as a producer. I wrote tracks on some software I bought. I MADE everyone around me listen to it and give me feedback. I made sure to learn the correct timings of things by asking djs to critique them. Once I started to get the hang of that I eventually bought some turntables. Prior to the turntables, I started collecting records. I would then take the records over to other local dj houses and practice. I would tag with them, I would record sets and critique them with the dj, all the while focusing on becoming a good technical dj.

Then, once I thought it would be useful enough to start playing on my own I invested in some cheap turntables - DONT DO THIS! Save and get the best: Technics. By the time I had my own decks and my skills were at least basic, then I moved on to playing the records I had been collecting.

Hope that is good input for you.

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Originally posted by bith I originally began as a producer. I wrote tracks on some software I bought. I MADE everyone around me listen to it and give me feedback. I made sure to learn the correct timings of things by asking djs to critique them. Once I started to get the hang of that I eventually bought some turntables. Prior to the turntables, I started collecting records. I would then take the records over to other local dj houses and practice. I would tag with them, I would record sets and critique them with the dj, all the while focusing on becoming a good technical dj. Then, once I thought it would be useful enough to start playing on my own I invested in some cheap turntables - DONT DO THIS! Save and get the best: Technics. By the time I had my own decks and my skills were at least basic, then I moved on to playing the records I had been collecting. Hope that is good input for you.

Or start using cdjs. But you won't be able to play songs on records unless you buy a real TT. Anyway, don't be too much influenced by the TTblists in this forum, most of them have feelings for the vinyls and don't even want to consider digital stuff. I have two CDJ-800 and they are awesome. But you have to understand that you might have to buy a real turntable because of some vinyls only releases and because some clubs don't have cdj, only some cheap cd players.

EDIT : This is if you want to dj. I've never produced.

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Originally posted by bith Then, once I thought it would be useful enough to start playing on my own I invested in some cheap turntables - DONT DO THIS! Save and get the best: Technics.

thanks for saying this, i was actually going to buy cheap turntables to start with. but what do you of cd players instead of turntables ?

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Originally posted by Fëanor Or start using cdjs. But you won't be able to play songs on records unless you buy a real TT. Anyway, don't be too much influenced by the TTblists in this forum, most of them have feelings for the vinyls and don't even want to consider digital stuff. I have two CDJ-800 and they are awesome. But you have to understand that you might have to buy a real turntable because of some vinyls only releases and because some clubs don't have cdj, only some cheap cd players. EDIT : This is if you want to dj. I've never produced.

wuts the cost usually on each record

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i mean why buy vinyls if cds are more cheaper, last time i saw dj tiesto in a video at a party i saw him using cd players and not turntables

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