Im going crazy i need to learn how to spin..but as a beginner whats recommended to start with Vinyl or CDJ? and any other tips you guys could give me would be helpful

i'd start with vinyl. its essentially more expensive but i think its more beneficial because atleast in my opinion, its easier to learn to spin CD than vinyl so starting on CD and becoming good, say hypothetically you get a gig and they have only turntables, you're fucked..

techincs are the classic top choice but i think the stanton STR8 150 or whatever they're called are the best available

Vinyl! For all the reasons d-res said, and its just so much more fun as well!


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WHoa, now im dizzy!

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thnx i appreciate all the help..guys convinced me already Vinyl it is. now i gotta learn

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Originally posted by MASTER AL thnx i appreciate all the help..guys convinced me already Vinyl it is. now i gotta learn

When i still lived in Peru, me and a bunch of buddies all started spinning within 6 months of each other, and we all started with vinyl, we all were fairly strapped for cash, had under 50 vinyls for a long time, no cd players, nothing, but i bet myself and those guys are better now becayse of the experience with vinyl. i would hate to be a dj who had neevr spun with vinyl. It wouldnt seem right. I think having mixed with vinyl first makes you a better dj on cds as well, i was able to properly mix with cds after a a couple hours after 6 months of vinyl behind me, I know people who have started with cds who cant mix with vinyl properly after hours and hours of practice on all sorts of decks.

In the end most everyone who starts with vinyl will end up using both, but i think the guys who started on vinyl are better off.

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Get final scratch or serato scratch live.
That way you wont regret not getting cdjs and you wont regret not getting turntables.
Its the best of both worlds -Simple.

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Originally posted by DJ 00 Tommy Get final scratch or serato scratch live. That way you wont regret not getting cdjs and you wont regret not getting turntables. Its the best of both worlds -Simple.

+1...very true

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Originally posted by alligator +1...very true

bingo! they are expensive programs, but after you get the turntables, you can start saving for them...

personally, i would rather get 2 turntables, a laptop, and final/serato scratch over two cdj turntables....

correct me if i'm wrong, but wouldnt 2 tt's, a laptop, and final scratch cost the same as 2 cdj1000's? those shits are expensive!

yeah the cdj's are very expensive, seems like vinyl is the best place to start..any other tips on how i should aproach learning to spin?

Read.

Read a LOT.

When I started spinning I would spend hours upon hours reading tutorials and reviews and whatever from as many different sources as I could. Even if the majority of the stuff on the net is very similar, there will be one or two sites that give you a tip that you haven't seen before. Of course, all of this information won't meant jack shit unless you practice a lot, but knowledge is power.

Dont forget software aswell.
If you get software you definitly need a midi controller so you can have hands on controll or else you gonna have two problem.
1- "Hey that guys play solitare not mixing!"
2- Your gonna feel bored using mousing>click...

Iv got software+turntables so i can switch between turntables and pc. The problem with starting just on turntables is that you run out of money and get bored of having 20 of the same records for what seems like ever.

I would actually recomend you start with vinyl otherwise you will miss lots of skills like 'reading the record' and various degrees of fine manipulation and just the general feel of the music.

It's also a lot easier to get passionate about vinyl than CDs or MP3s.

I tend to disagree with the comment on FS and Serato though, I really don't see it as being the best of both worlds, I tend to regard it as getting the basics of both worlds more than anything else. If you are going to spend that sort of money you are better off spending it on some quality tunes rather than the FS setup. Not saying it's a bad product or anything.

From my own perspective I like to see what's going on in the record and have a hands on feel. People are different though and like different things.

CDJs would be the other logical step if you don't want to go with vinyl. Similar skill set but I find that they are more forgiving than vinyl and may not teach you as much in some ways but would open up your creativity in plenty of others.

I wouldn't go with Ableton or similar as you wont really be tapping into the full spirit of DJing with these tools. I would really only recomend them to someone with proffesional needs that require these tools and probably not even then. Watching someone who is good with vinyl is a lot more interesting than any of the other options.

That's just my two £s worth.

Cheers
Nem

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