ok im hijacking this thread

im 15 atm and i want to learn to dj. i decided to join the dj group at school because i would rather do that then spend $100 on a sprt medcines course....(enough rambling)

i suppose to be a dj u need decks and a mixer and im just not sure where to start. ill be using cds as vinyls are too expensive to keep on buying.

im at your whim. feel free to bend and warp me in anyway.

thanks in advance

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Originally posted by doubleecho ok im hijacking this thread im 15 atm and i want to learn to dj. i decided to join the dj group at school because i would rather do that then spend $100 on a sprt medcines course....(enough rambling) i suppose to be a dj u need decks and a mixer and im just not sure where to start. ill be using cds as vinyls are too expensive to keep on buying. im at your whim. feel free to bend and warp me in anyway. thanks in advance

im 16yo, been mixing for about 2 years now. had big dance music/mixing influences in family, started off on the computer [traktor, etc] then moved to friends gear [cd decks and mixer] then brothers gear [3x 1200s + cdj100 + djm500] which is where i learnt to properly beatmatch and finally now have my own denons and mixer is on the way.

if you want to get into it, get a job, save and practice loads.

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Whats doing it for me:
Astrix - On Fire (HoMega)

>> Listen to April hard dance demo <<

i guess i should start with programs on the computer....i swim 10 times a week so getting a job isnt really feasable

what programs should i get??

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Traktor or MixMeister are probably your best bets, but if you want to really learn to DJ they aren't going to help you very much

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I use Traktor, haven't tried mixing on either turntables or CD decks yet but i though using traktor (without using the beatcounters/waveforms) would be much the same as using CD decks though wouldn't it?

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Originally posted by bent I use Traktor, haven't tried mixing on either turntables or CD decks yet but i though using traktor (without using the beatcounters/waveforms) would be much the same as using CD decks though wouldn't it?

Well it is and it isn't, with Traktor you're still not physically manipulating things, it's all done with keyboard shortcuts and mouse clicks. The actual process is fairly similar though.

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Morning everyone!

Goin on to 10 years now with this DJ thang...its like a chocolate mud cake...have too much and ur sick of it but u know u'll always want it again cause its just soo good...*did that make sense???*

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Originally posted by PDT Morning everyone! Goin on to 10 years now with this DJ thang...its like a chocolate mud cake...have too much and ur sick of it but u know u'll always want it again cause its just soo good...*did that make sense???*

i hear ya dude... except replace chocolate mud cake with fried chicken in my case.

got decks Last May 15 for my birthday... my own present to myself.

Mixed at home until I got a gig last November. Been doing clubs and parties since then.

Am lucky to have a music background, and also picked up mixing pretty fast ... played the drums at school so had a decent sense of temp and rhythm etc

Mind you.. I have probably spent more time behind the decks in the past 11 months than most of my mates have in 5 years... I'm addicted.

Scottie

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3 years.

Been playing out for a year.

Used to mix almost everyday.

Now due to fulltime work and study i dont have a lot of time so its only once or twice a week, most of the time just in the club.

I wish i had more time and energy

Still developing my mixing, always changing with new ideas of mixing and tricks.

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2 Years in June. Hopefully when i turn 18 i will start playing out lots more.

Im currently undergoing a revival of trance. These CDJ's are evil things. Now I can mix anything
(Expect to hear some old 50s 60s stuff in upcoming breaks sets )

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