well if you are using a monitor in the booth with you its essential you turn it up loud because if you dont, you will hear the sound from the other speakers in the club which will throw you off something shocking because of the delay.

i can only speak from personal experience but any monitor setup i have used - the sound coming out doesnt have much in the way of bass compared to the club system but that is actually better for the DJ as you can match the beats more accurately.

it shouldn't affect you too much - it might take you a few mixes to get used to the difference but other than that you shouldnt have any probs

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The worst is when you can feel the bass delay from the floor on your feet, but you're trying to match off the monitor. It isn't that big of a deal though.

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ok dumb question. how much is the delay, and why is there so much delay?

but the delay is actually good for the dj since he can listen to it earlier on the monitor and fix the mistake early as possible. is that why theres delay?

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there is a delay because no speakers are facing you in the booth. the sound has to bounce off a wall and back to you in the booth before you hear it while the monitor is right in front of you so the sound reaches you right away.

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Holy shit, freak is rocking the autobahn!!! new av for teh win!

I love playing clubs, i get so much more energy from the speakers, ive played with monitors, and without, some may take a couple mixes for u to adjust to the delay, but ull live!

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Originally posted by stefanoc but the delay is actually good for the dj since he can listen to it earlier on the monitor and fix the mistake early as possible. is that why theres delay?

no! the delay means you hear it after the crowd does.

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oh wow. then that could be a bit disturbing.

if u have the monitors loud enough u wouldnt hear the speakers would they? or would they bother you?

plus does the DJ have separate volume control for the monitors and the sound system or the dj is only capable of controlling the monitors volume?

the whole idea of monitors is to overpower the main speakers, especially in the all important areas of midrange and highhats.

depends on how the sound rig is set up, but generally there is a main and a booth volume control, as usually monitors are driven by the mixer's booth monitor output.

just play both tracks in your headphones, no one ear out one ear in. works fine for me. although it all depends on each dj.

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