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what kind of equipment did YOU started with? (pg. 2)
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| Blithe |
Heh, when I started out, I bought 2 Numark 1520 direct drive tables and a Numark DM1001x 2 channel mixer for $400 USD. Now I have these sweet.......... Oh wait, Damn, I still have all my crappy stuff.
I need some extra advice though. I have saved just enough cash to either snag 2 1200's, or get myself a nice djm-500 mixer. What do you guys feel would be more important to upgrade first? A new mixer would definately make my mixes sound cooler, but on the other hand, new tables would tighten up my transitions and help me make more steady and reliable mixes.
Any thoughts? |
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| brian |
Here's what I started with:
11.2002 :: Technics SL-1200MK2 for $399.99 USD from Musician's Friend
11.2002 :: Stanton 500AL-II for $29.99 USD from Musician's Friend
01.2003 :: Pioneer DJM-500 for $849.99 USD from Musician's Friend
04.2003 :: Technics SL-1210M3D for $399.99 USD from Musician's Friend
04.2003 :: Stanton 500AL-II for $29.99 USD from Musician's Friend
All of the above was brand new, and I didn't have to pay any shipping.
Also, between November and now, I've purchased exactly 87 vinyls so far. I have a list of them right here, along with the retailer I bought each from. I've spent exactly $947.60 total on vinyls. Shipping costs total about $152.08, so without those I've spent $795.52 on the actual vinyls. Or roughly $9.14 each on average. :)
I usually order my equipment from Musician's Friend and most of my vinyls come from Groovetech and DanceGrooves. :)
I  DanceGrooves. :) |
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| Arsalan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Blithe
Heh, when I started out, I bought 2 Numark 1520 direct drive tables and a Numark DM1001x 2 channel mixer for $400 USD. Now I have these sweet.......... Oh wait, Damn, I still have all my crappy stuff.
I need some extra advice though. I have saved just enough cash to either snag 2 1200's, or get myself a nice djm-500 mixer. What do you guys feel would be more important to upgrade first? A new mixer would definately make my mixes sound cooler, but on the other hand, new tables would tighten up my transitions and help me make more steady and reliable mixes.
Any thoughts? |
i think you should go with the tables unless you are satisfied with what you got, because you can do smooth mixes with your numark mixer as long as you dont have to fix the pitch every 2 secs ;)
i have those tables and its a pain to do transitions |
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| djdawn |
i started with a mixer i borrowed from a friend, 5 channels, no eq (60$). Turntable from my mom (1984 built), and my regular HiFi no-pitch CD-player...
bought a CD-player with pitch control next, then a new mixer, then a Technics, another new mixer, and that's where I'm at now (9 years later) |
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| Breeze |
first started with :2x sony discmans(thats right no pitch control) and a ty KAM mixer.
now got 2x technics and a djm500(pioneer) |
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| bachatu |
Started w/
TTS - Technics 1200 MK3D - One of them was brand new, purchased from musicgoround. They are a reseller of second hand stuff, but I got lucky with it, as it was sold to them new by a business owner who went out of business and I bought it for only $299 (www.musicgoround.com). THe second one was second hand, and I got it for 375 US dollars from swell records (record shop on Phoenix)
Mixer - Pyramid Mixer (3 channel)... forgot the model, but it was a piece of shiet (sound quality wise), but it did serve its purpose for the time being, as I paid only $65.
Headphones - Sony MDRV700 $94 @ local audio store (sam ash)
Needles - I started w Stanton Al500IIs.. cheapest needles you can get, $30 each.
Speakers - Numark M1 Powered speakers. I got lucky with these when I found them at a pawn shop, and bought them for only $25. A lot of times pawn shops are really good places to get gear, because they pay very, very little (about %15 percent of value), they many times dont know true value, so you can easily take advantage of that.
I really didnt buy everything at once, cause I just didnt have the cash. But besides that, i spent months looking for a good deal on Technics 1200s.. first got the one deck at musicgoround and then later got the other MK3. It actually hurt me the fact that I got an Mk3 in stead of MK2, because they are very hard to find, at least for a reasonable price. So i had to wait a few months in between before i finally got the secon hand one through swell records (perfect condition).
So what was i doing while getting my equipment? Well I actually used mix through my computer using two sound cards and a software called Mixvibes. It helped me alot for the concept of mixing (beatmatching, arrangement, etc). Once I got my gear, it did not take me long to pick up on it.
Robin, to answer your question... As far as the decks are concerned, I recommend to get good ones to start off with, specifically the Turntables, because sometimes someone may be selling some for a great price, and you may not have the cash if youve spent your money on some other equipment. In fact, out of all the equipment I started with, the Technics 1200s are the only things that Im still using, everything else ive upgreaded. I feel that the cheap stuff did serve its purpose though.
For the mixer, I would recommend to get something decent... not completely horrible (ei, like the pyramid i bought), but like a Gemini 626 pro, its only $100. You can start with cheap needles, its not that important, since you will only be starting. Now for headphones, I would advise getting good ones, cause it can be a pain in the ass beatmatching with ty headphones, but thats just my opinion. Ive known some ppl to start with ty ones. Oh btw: also buy whatever will be necessary in the beginning. For instance, if you decide to spin vinyl, obviously buy tts, dont get 2 tts and cd players (that extra money you can you use for something else). You can later add cd players to your setup (for those hard to find tracks), as I did.
Peace,
Ricky |
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| jonnycarcinogen |
| I started with a Numark DJ in a box set. At the time I bought it I had no idea where I wanted to take the dj'ing, I just wanted to shed some of the mystery about it by trying it out for myself. Now, almost 2 1/2 years later I've only managed to replace one of my turntables with a Stanton Str8-80 along with newer cartridges & my second set of Sony V700s. I replaced the old mixer with a Gemini BPM 150 (hey, it was cheap as ). Eventually my master output went on it so now I have to run a line from my first mixer's rec. out jack to my old mixer's line in (where I have the gain turned up to normalize the sound levels). I really really need some brand new equipment which goes without saying. I'd love to have two technics m3ds, a pioneer djm 500 mixer, and new cartridges (still unsure about which ones). |
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| JohnSmith |
| I started with 2 technics 1200 M3Ds, and a vestax PCV275 mixer. pretty decent setup i think. I have crappy needles, stanton Trackmaster IISK, i think the SK stands for skip. |
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| Bear4569 |
| I started with some really crappy belt drive tables(can't even remember the name of them) a really crappy mixer that didn't really work, and some headphones that I had layin around the house. I then later upgraged to a Numark DM1001x mixer. Then I bought the Techs M3D's and then later upgraded the mixer again to a Numark Matrix 3. Happy with the setup I have now, still want a new mixer and a CDJ. |
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| bachatu |
| quote: | Originally posted by JohnSmith
I started with 2 technics 1200 M3Ds, and a vestax PCV275 mixer. pretty decent setup i think. I have crappy needles, stanton Trackmaster IISK, i think the SK stands for skip. |
LOL I have the same needles too.. they are indeed ty. I dont know why they cost so much? Probably cause they include 4 stylus in the pack.
Anyhow back to subject... |
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| -=Freezel=- |
I started with 2nd-hand Soundlabs (belt-drive) and a Numark mixer. After a year 1 bought:
2 x Gemini XL 500 II with Stanton elements
1 x Dateq XTC
I still got this setup. After the summer I get myself some Pioneer CD-players and a new mixer. :) |
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| Flash Bastard |
i begun with :
2 x Gemini XL 500 II with Stanton elements
and with a numark 3100 mixer
and i am a happy man :D |
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