http://www.nem0nic.com/DJs.htm
Lots of good information..

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Besides, BPM counters make it VERY easy to DJ. Fire the DJ! Computers can do his work and match the songs. Wouldn't that be stupid?

Being a DJ means more than beatmatching. That's the bedroom DJ's point of view. It's about reading the crowd and interacting with them. It's not about how much fun you're having, but how much fun they're having. At the end of the day, all that matters is whether or not your audience enjoyed themselves. Not how many trainwrecks, or whether he spun from cd, vinyl or computer.

If you're trying to learn to DJ, NEVER rely on beat counters. Rely only on your ears and the grooves of the record because when you eventually spin out, that's all you'll have.

ALSO, once you've got beat matching down, try correcting without touching the platter. Only use the pitch control. This makes your tempo correction less noticeable. I'm sure we've all heard a mix where the DJ corrects by scraping the platter or pulling the vinyl... it's a nice melody and then suddenly it goes horribly of key for just a split second.

As well, once you get accustomed to using just the pitch control, you can correct two decks simultaneously.

For timing, you can pretty much be confident that the beat drops every 8 and 16 bars.

Always watch your levels. Some vinyl pressings aren't at equal volumes. Use the gain control to even them out. Some mixers have individual VU meters for each channel and you can measure it that way... or, just listen in the headphones.

I'm far from knowing all things DJ, but if you have any questions, PM me

Anybody with expereince wit the Gemini 626i mixer as a starter mixer?
Heard the Xfader goes quick.

Anybody with expereince wit the Gemini 626i mixer as a starter mixer?
Heard the Xfader goes quick.

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Originally posted by Dj Flesch The main point is that BPM counters are ment to do just that, count the beats per minute so that you can have a freakin clue to which track is faster or slower and by about how much.

I couldnt have put it any better. I actually never even heard people getting pissed off at such a stupid thing. I agree, someone needs to learn how to beatmatch using their ear and not their eyes.

I started Dj-ing with a crappy ass mixer that of course did not have bpm counters. So I learned the hard way, using my ears (and I bet I'm the only dj youll ever meet thats legally deaf). But after a year of using that shitty ass mixer I bought one that did have a bpm counter but truth is, the only time I ever even look at it is when I first put on a record... just to see if its slower or faster to give me a little starting point.

You give me any turntable, mixer and 2 records and I'll beatmatch em for you, I dont need a bpm counter. It just eliminates a little time by telling you whether to speed up or slow down, do the rest with your ears.

Any recommendations for Danish DJ stores? I'm gonna need turntables, a mixer and required cables - I have amp/sound system + places to get them vinyls

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anyone know a good site besides Gemm.com, that sells almost every new and used vinals?

i wanna get a who set up and start venturing into the world of djing but what's with all this terminlogy on the TTs?
i went to panasonic's technic site and they have all this stuff like:

Type: manual
Drive System: Quartz Direct Drive
Wow and Flutter: 0.025% WRMS, ±0.035% peak
Rumble: -76dB DIN B
Tonearm Type: Universal S-shaped low-mass with gimbal suspension
Disc Slip Mat: Yes
Aluminum Diecast Cabinet: Yes
Helicoid Tonearm Height Adjustment: Yes

It seems important, but what does this all mean???

I'm looking to get a set of technics, preferably the sl-1200m3d's
does anybody have any advice on what kind of mixer to get?
and how much would all this cost? (In Canadian funds?)
i do have some money saved over from work but i'm still not no millionaire

american dj isn't the only company that makes mixers with bpm counters... actually there are many of them... including some big hitters such as pioneer and vestax. there's also behringer and numark which also make mixers with bpm counters... also there are turntables that count the BPMs for you... vextax has one, numark has one also called the TTX1, and i have to say the numark one looks sleek as hell, but don't know about their reliability...

Which of these packages are the best?

Two Technics SL-1210MK2 turntables, one Numark PPD01 mixer

Two Technics SL-1210MK2 turntables, one Vestax PCV-275 mixer

Two Technics SL-1200MK 3D turntables, one Numark PPD01 mixer

Two Technics SL-1200MK 3D turntables, one Vestax PCV-275 mixer

Two Technics SL-1210MK2 turntables, one Rane TTM 54i mixer

Two Technics SL-1200MK 3D turntables, one Rane TTM 52i mixer

Two Technics SL-1200MK 3D turntables, one Rane TTM 54i mixer


Or... if you don't like any of the packages, list some nice set-up's that aren't TOO expensive.