What do I need? What can I do with $500? I want to mix cd's. The purpose of this is I want to start making extra money on the side DJing weddings and birthdays, and I've already got a gig for one of my high school friend's wedding. So I need a setup.
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Oct-16-2008 18:18
elFreak
Blood Diamonds and Salsa
Registered: Feb 2008
Location: With Juan Pachanga Eating Tacos. Ah Ha Si Mi Gusta.
you need to learn how to use the search function to start.
for weddings an stuff, you might want to think about something laptop based. That way you have your entire music library with you, and its cheaper. and yes, search is your homeboy.
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Oct-16-2008 18:52
epdarks
mnb4fl
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: mpls mn
here is a nice modest beginner setup
you know, rookie shit
Oct-16-2008 19:39
bigsnail
Doesn't Spill
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Dallas
i would bitch slap a baby kitten for that mixer
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Oct-16-2008 19:48
teufel-man
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2006
Location:
Re: First DJ setup ever
quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
What do I need? What can I do with $500? I want to mix cd's. The purpose of this is I want to start making extra money on the side DJing weddings and birthdays, and I've already got a gig for one of my high school friend's wedding. So I need a setup.
$500 isnt going to get you anywhere.... basic CDJs are almost 500 each anyways...
btw how did you already get gigs if you havent even started DJing...?
if you have a laptor you might as well just buy a mixing program like traktor or something, its pretty cheap
otherwise I would say 2X CDJ200s, and a basic 2 channel mixer, plus headphones... try to get it used... will still be mroe than $500 unless you find a sweeeeet deal
Oct-16-2008 20:53
Krypton
83.798 g/6.022x10^23
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
Oh yea...I'm going to buy a laptop. I'm already practicing using Traktor DJ Studio. I tried to look through the tutorials you guys have here, and I didn't find anything on the "first DJ setup". I have a gig because, first, the wedding is 2 years away, second, I offered to do it for free, as long as they paid for my plane ticket. It'll be like a visit to all my friends back in Florida.
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Oct-16-2008 21:29
david.michael
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Dayton, OH, USA
quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
Oh yea...I'm going to buy a laptop. I'm already practicing using Traktor DJ Studio. I tried to look through the tutorials you guys have here, and I didn't find anything on the "first DJ setup". I have a gig because, first, the wedding is 2 years away, second, I offered to do it for free, as long as they paid for my plane ticket. It'll be like a visit to all my friends back in Florida.
You can DJ a wedding with WinAmp and a microphone.
Oct-17-2008 02:09
tintin11
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Toronto
quote:
Originally posted by bigsnail
i would bitch slap a baby kitten for that mixer
I'd kill that baby kitten for it.
Oct-17-2008 04:41
blacknoizybox
cracks and pops
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
i wouldn't look at a baby kitten for that mix0r
...i'd be the baby kitten for a Xone:92/62/464 though
Last edited by blacknoizybox on Oct-17-2008 at 05:19
Oct-17-2008 05:12
woscar
Starstuff
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Re: First DJ setup ever
quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
What do I need? What can I do with $500? I want to mix cd's. The purpose of this is I want to start making extra money on the side DJing weddings and birthdays, and I've already got a gig for one of my high school friend's wedding. So I need a setup.
Why would you begin looking for gigs before getting a setup?
