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Need recommendations for DJ equipment
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| EDM-head |
I want to start djing as a hobby but I need input on what equipment to start off with:toothless I'm looking more towards CD mixers. I read on a site that Gemini is pretty good to start up with....
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| riotgear |
| get pioneer or get screwed by bad equipment :) |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| Yup, It's pretty much Pioneer CDJ's or go with a Serato/Traktor laptop setup. Anything else is sub par, and a waste of cash. I have CDJ 1000Mk2's, Rane Empath mixer and never looked back :toocool: |
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| PatMcGroin |
the only way to dj as a hobby is if you have a ton of extra cash. because unless you have good equipment its never going to be fun. so either shell out the extra cash for the right equipment (1 to 2 grand per cdj and another couple hundred bucks for a decent mixer for the most basic setup) or be stuck wasting money on ty equipment that you will soon realize simply isnt good enough or well just save yourself the money and the trouble and just stick to listening to music.
get the pioneer cdj 1000s or dont get anything at all. |
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| SolaceDj |
I've been DJing since about 2001 and I began using Technics and a ty Gemini mixer it honestly doesn't matter what you have you just have to be good at what you do. Learning on ty equipment can make you a lot better of a DJ then if you basically have the equipment do it for you.
Since then I've built up my whole studio/equipment and I invested in Pioneer 800's which frankly are the exact same as the 1000's but cost a hell of a lot less and do a good job. I also have the Behringer DJX-700 mixer which is the less expensive version of the Pioneer DJM800. I've had it for a few years and it hasn't given me any problems. I have a Crown XLS 402 Amp with some Cerwin Vega speakers. So in the end you honestly don't need the best equipment because it's all about names & pricing, you just gotta be good at what you do. Having a good Amp & speakers is pretty much what you need cuz the mixing aspect and beat matching is done by you not what you have.
I'd rather invest in good studio equipment which I have recently, I bought myself a Micro Korg keyboard, Mackie 1202 VLZ3 Series studio mixer, Reason 4.0 as well as Cubase just waiting for my g/f to get my the KRK RPG 6 studio monitors cuz she works for Stanton/CV/KRK
Just get what you think is good, just an FYI the 800's are currently #1 selling CDJ right now. Like i said its all about what you can afford and what is good. |
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| EDM-head |
| Thanks for all the info, it's greatly appreciated :D |
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| riotgear |
pioneer cdj 800s are not close to the same as the 1000s... just FYI
the cdj400s are closer to the 1000s than the 800s are |
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| SolaceDj |
| LOL Really? If you say so... |
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| Ouwe Dwaas |
| quote: | Originally posted by riotgear
the cdj400s are closer to the 1000s than the 800s are |
I agree with that. I have CDJ400s at home, played a lot with the 1000mk3's and 800mk2's, so I know the differences between them.
Started a year ago with djing, since 6 weeks I bought my own gear.
For at home I have 2 x Pioneer CDJ-400 and a Reloop RMX-30 BPM BlackFire Edition mixer (3 channel mixer).
I'm pretty happy to save money a bit longer for buying good equipment.
So Danny, I advice you to do the same. You will not regret it at all.
Indeed Pioneer CDJ players are the best. About mixers: everybody has their opinion what is the best mixer, ofcourse the ones of Pioneer are amazing, but very expensive.
Friends here recommended me for at home a Reloop mixer, it's close to the Pioneer ones and a bit cheaper ;) |
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| SolaceDj |
I have used various CDJ set from Pioneer, American Audio, down the list to Gemini two piece rank mountable CD players. Trust me the difference between the 400s and the 800s are marginal in contrast to the 1000s with the 800s being for me a little better as far as "accuracy" is concerned and initially I was talking about the cosmetic/price aspect...thanks much. But hey, too each his own.
Another word of advice EDM is that if you want to skip the who accuracy deal and pretty much mix like a pro right out the box...you can get one of those mp3 to mp3 setups like Tractor Scratch, Serrato, etc. You'll need a laptop though for easy handling. It takes the whole art of beatmatching/tempo adjusting away, but it allows you more time to do tricks and more editing on the fly. You wont have to lug around a bunch of CDs or heavy equipment either. just a thought... |
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| riotgear |
+/- 6% is what makes the 400s WAY MORE accurate than the 800s and closer in accuracy to the 1000s
my 2 cents |
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| SolaceDj |
| WoW you got numbers...ok man you win lol |
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