I'm super hyped that I finally get to have my own setup. I'm getting 2 Technics M3Ds and a Stanton mixer. I'm going to be in major debt with my parents but I'm getting a job in between semesters and I'm selling some of my belongings so I should be able to afford records eventually haha. I haven't been this excited for Christmas in ages. Any advice for the newest noob DJ on the block?

1. don't trainwreck
2. don't ever use 'on the block' again

if your mum accepts the hairy cheque book, ill pay back your debt if you like.

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Purchase this.

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Originally posted by Yan Purchase this.

+1111111111 and add juan.

awesome book indeed.

instead of starting your collection with new records, buy a stack of second hand records at low cost. Learning to mix with 3 records is pretty tedious.

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Looking back on my original post, I realize I sound like an excited 7 year old with too much sugar, so I apologize. To be honest, trance and DJing is one of the only things that can get me truly excited.

Yan, is that actually a good reference?

Pjotr G, thanks for the advice. Where I live, it's hard to track down vinyl, especially of trance, so I'm gonna have to look online.

You'll shoot yer eye out, kid.

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if you have a hard time finding records you might be better getting a pair of cdj's instead. you can get a cheap pair like pio200's or denon1000's for about as much as a pair of tech's. it's up to you but records will break a kid without an income like you. tracks are like, 2 bucks. or free, depending on how you wanna go about it

dont go digital! its slowly killing vinyl

theres a fantastic range of vinyl online.

try

chemical records
juno
vinylwarning

to get started.

and yes, the book yan recommended is excellent. but also try recess.co.uk (i think) which you can read for free

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN and yes, the book yan recommended is excellent. but also try recess.co.uk (i think) which you can read for free

yep, and Recess also has a book coming out soonish.

but yeah, www.Recess.co.uk (need the www's) is a good resource, helped me and I recommend it too.

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ahhhh that book's awesome
/bought himself a copy a while back

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