I know this is nooby, but what are DJ booths/turntables used for? Can you create beats and synths on the spot or is it just controls like volume, reverb, pitch bend, etc.?

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yes, very nooby... DJing is mixing several sorces of sound together. A DJ booth is usualy the place where the equiptment and the DJ are in a club, hence the name. A good idea, for more detailed infomation, would be to Look Here

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the above links hold many answers as to what DJ booths and turntables are for....

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The booth is simply used for holding all the DJ's gear, which could include turntables, CD players, a mixer, an effects unit, a laptop, booth monitors (speakers), etc.

Turntables are used to play vinyl records. The DJ's job is to mix records using the turntables and the mixer. This can be something as simple as matching beats and slowly fading between records, or it could be as complex as turntablism, scratching, layering, performing mashups, etc. The same can be accomplished with professional CD players (Pioneer CDJs, e.g.), a midi controller, and/or a laptop.

With the right equipment it is possible to perform "live" and create music on the spot, but this is not what a DJ typically does. Typically, a DJ is mixing records/CDs/mp3s created by different producers.

*sigh* Did I just fall for an alt?

Yep.

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