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Originally posted by Floorfiller i don't have any tune in my collection that i don't think is awesome. why would you ever get a record that you don't like? i would also go into the record store and search it out...i mean you'll be able to get more because you won't have to worry about shipping and you'll get to hand pick them...

i would get records that i dont necessarily like so that i can start practicing sooner than if i were to build my collection one by one... im just talking about 60 or so records to start, then ill pick the tunes that i like... and im not gonna pick 60 records that are shit, ill make sure at least they're somewhat good...

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Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot. He who laughs last thinks slowest!

when you know how to dj go for quality...


but since your learning...get a bunch of half ass tunes.


its kinda like when your sick and throwing up, if you eat your favorite food while your sick your gonna throw it up and not like it....same with these records, if you spin the good ones...er..your gonna throw up...

wait, anyways, get a bunch to start with, once you got beat matching down adn some sort of skills, get good records.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 its kinda like when your sick and throwing up, if you eat your favorite food while your sick your gonna throw it up and not like it....same with these records, if you spin the good ones...er..your gonna throw up...

.....WTF

LMAO....best example EVAR

Unfortunately it takes a lot of time and money to build up a vinyl collection that you're happy with, and there isn't really a trick or shortcut to changing that.

The other difficulty is that it generally takes some time to find the exact "sound" that you're looking for. I've only recently started narrowing down the exact sound that I'm looking for.

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what i would do is... buy a bulk bundle of records off of ebay for 70 bucks or so and then spend the rest on some tunes that you love. that way you'll have a bunch of records and you won't just have tracks you are not familiar with. i have bought records in bulk off of ebay and have never had a problem with a strached record or a damaged vinyl. sometimes you get some kick ass deals when purchasing off of ebay, just make sure you take shipping into account. shipping overseas can be costly and most of the time is not worth it. you are just learning, so the best recommendation i can make to you is...

ONLY BUY RECORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE AND YOU CAN MIX TOGETHER!

i made the mistake of buying too many different genres of records too soon and couldn't mix any of them together. buy a few different tracks from the same artist, then mix them together. it will help you with your technique and you will learn much faster.

good luck!
pEy

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Originally posted by progressivepey ONLY BUY RECORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE AND YOU CAN MIX TOGETHER! i made the mistake of buying too many different genres of records too soon and couldn't mix any of them together. buy a few different tracks from the same artist, then mix them together. it will help you with your technique and you will learn much faster. good luck! pEy

Hell no! That will only result in you learning to mix that 1 style only which is extremely limiting.

Of course trying to mix chillout with hardcore or something is a bit different...

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Hell no! That will only result in you learning to mix that 1 style only which is extremely limiting. Of course trying to mix chillout with hardcore or something is a bit different...

when you are first learning to spin you don't really have a handle on what mixes are supposed to sound like. so you don't want to grab a whole bunch of different styles and throw them together. get records that sound similar and mix them together to build your technique, then you can expand your collection later. it is limiting at first, but once you have learned how to mix you can apply your skills to different sorts of music.

pEy

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It helps if you talk to other local DJs and find out what vinyls they have. I have several friends and acquaintances who are DJs, and most of them seem to feed off of each other to find new, original tunes to mix into their sets.

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a lot will depend on your future capacity to get more money for records. How long will this $200 last? if you go out now an dbuy new all the current big tunes, in a few months they won't be big anymore, most of them anyway. If you're new at this you might not be as succesful in picking the tunes with longevity from listening in the store, and you will get sick of the same 10 or so tunes pretty fast.
I think you'd be best off splitting your money on old and new. Some of the biggest but not so new tunes come up for 2nd hand sale pretty often, so you can fill up your wishlist there cheaper. You could also go to a store and buy a pre-bound pack of 10 records. Chances are they won't be good tracks, but they come very very cheap, and for learning the basic skills you will be so focused on learning the techniques the tune won't be as important as if you found mixing to be 2nd nature. And after this you should have money left over for anything that you hear and just have to go buy now.

Think more in terms of what you want to mix. The best thing to do would be to go for both. And don't think in terms of is it old or new, but is it any good? And do you like it?

Cheers
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