anyone here DJ?
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- 23kon0
Folk who go out and get technics as their first decks deserve a slap.
I started djing on (and used for years as a poor student) a set of shot belt driven soundlabs. They used to jump like hell and the pickup was slow cos belt driven. But they taught me to be very careful when cutting or scratching.
I've dj'd at bars and clubs where the decks have been sub-
Technics-standard and you would hear other djs complain cos they struggled with them cos they were used to their perfect setups at home.People always preach that the only way to get the best results is to get the most expensive kit. Photographers will boast how much their camera kit or lenses cost, guitarists will look down on another guitarist if he has a budget setup and will tell you that to be a good guitarist you have to have a Gibson les wank or whatever and Djs will tell you that technics vestax wankbox is the only way to go.
It's a lot of crap!
It doesn't make you a better dj by spending a shit load on kit!
It's the persons skills that count in the end and what they can do with the skills they have.- Soundlab DLPs and Squier guitars FTWkingsteven
- i buy decent gear because i actually want it to sound good.acescence
- anyone who tries to DJ on some whack ass turntables is usually really poor at mixing. Just my experience.designbot
- not in my experience23kon
- motokiss20
i had 12's for my first decks
i bought one saving up and then bought another one the year later. When it comes to turntables it does matter on the deck and the needles.
- ninjasavant0
I use Traktor, I like it.
- kingsteven0
I use traktor 3, + CDJ1000s. I've got Stanton STR8-100s too, but I only use them for ripping vinyl these days...
I'm playing a load of Australian electro these days... I imagined there was some sort of scene happening there?
- refunktion0
i have been djing for ten years and added serato a few years back.... i still use it the same way i use vinyl and always bring both formats to every show. i bought technics and a djm600 later on... its an ok mixer, i enjoy using a rane as well. I don't use any bells or whistles, mixing is a skill i enjoy. i bought serato so i could include my own tracks into a mix with ease. Anyone that wants to call me not a real dj can eat my ten-year-old-hobbying balls.