most of the time I think the DJ will hook some device, sometimes a laptop (if he's recording it on the cheap) up to the mixer (they sometimes have dedicated outputs for this).

if the DJ isn't recording it, then it's probably from a mic somewhere in the club and the owner or someone with the owner's permission is.

and then there's radio.

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