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Neil |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 14:39 |
Well I can play on both anytime I want (we have Technics in flight cases for club use).. and I prefer Vestax by far. But as I always say.. its each to their own and its usually just which you pick for yourself that you prefer. :) | |
MarkM |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 14:31 |
I beg to differ on the Vestax v Technics argument... | |
sassyminx |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 14:27 |
quote: friggin noisy when ya tryin to sleep an all :mad: | |
dave17 |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 14:20 |
i was shit hot on my vestax, the technics held me back bigtime | |
Neil |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 14:16 |
They are the decks of kings :D | |
dave17 |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 14:14 |
PDX-2000s :D:D neil i love you :D | |
dave17 |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 14:14 |
i started on Numark direct drive decks (some purple ones years ago) | |
Neil |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 14:11 |
I had Cheap and cheerful Soundlab belt drives for my first decks.. and they were fine for me for years and years, but I would recommend Direct drive. Numark usually make pretty solid equipment, but some can be a bit iffy. | |
keninski |
posted on 1st Jun 05 at 13:32 |
thanks a lot guys, im not looking at spending too much as its only a have a go thing and the money situation isnt great at the moment. | |
mk4_astra |
posted on 30th May 05 at 21:46 |
just re read some of the other replies, dont get a mixer with bpm other some other beat l.e.d readout, you will only depend on it and you will be better off relying on your ear. if you really want to get a bpm counter then get one seperately as it will be alot more accurate | |
large-sri |
posted on 30th May 05 at 21:27 |
beat counting is simple there are 4 beats per bar and 4 bars per............whatever its called:boggle: | |
JOPO |
posted on 29th May 05 at 23:06 |
ive got numark1650s a think they would be good decks for beginners and more experienced djs,they do me fine!think u can pick them up for around the 300 mark! | |
impish |
posted on 29th May 05 at 22:04 |
I'd deffinatly not go for belt driven - not only are the slow to start yp at times, the sound can sound like a wave if you've got a slack belt. Belts also snap! | |
marcbcorsa |
posted on 29th May 05 at 21:16 |
Oh yeh, may aswell do a cheeky plug for my website!!! | |
marcbcorsa |
posted on 29th May 05 at 21:04 |
^^^ What he said!! i have the Stanton st-150's aswell, great decks with powerful motors!! The mixer i have tho is a Stanton smx400, which is great for the money. Think they go for £130 on ebay. | |
mk4_astra |
posted on 29th May 05 at 20:11 |
citronic pd45's are excellent decks, which share the same tone arm and motor as the stanton st-150's which i have and are awsome decks :) they're about £450 for a pair. behringer make good,cheap mixers aswell which are better than most in there price range. also if you think you will be sticking at it for a while and using your setup for the odd houseparty etc then it could be worth getting some solid, quality stuff.like stanton st-150 decks and an allen @ heath xone 32 mixer(my setup ;) ) which is all solid biult and very good equipment. check out www.decks.co.uk for a place to buy your stuff and www.djsource.co.uk for any help | |
Carl |
posted on 29th May 05 at 20:03 |
bpm counters are useless really. and as above, make sure you get direct drive decks rather than belt drive. | |
marcbcorsa |
posted on 29th May 05 at 19:22 |
As Korsa sed a bpm counter will help, but i seriously wouldnt bother. The best way is to learn how to do it without a bpm counter if you actually want to become any good. Buy what i call the mixing bible!! (How to dj properly) available in HMV. This tells you everything you need to know n guides you step by step how to mix, cue, beatmatch etc!! great little book. | |
keninski |
posted on 29th May 05 at 17:32 |
cheers for the halp chaps | |
Korsa |
posted on 29th May 05 at 17:29 |
cuz there driven by belts... :rolleyes: takes a while to get upto speed, donen't hold speed very well, doesn't like slipping(holding the record waiting for a cut) | |
keninski |
posted on 29th May 05 at 17:02 |
cheers mate, im looking at trance and just general dance music round at the moment mate. so how come belt drives are so crap? | |
marcbcorsa |
posted on 29th May 05 at 16:56 |
Dont buy belt drive turntables, your best off getting direct drive. You can still get some fairly cheaply and they are so much better for mixing with. You can pick up some gemini decks for about £60-70each on ebay that would be perfect for a beginner. Then just buy a cheapish mixer. What type of music are you looking to play? (House,prog,Trance,Hip-hop??) | |
keninski |
posted on 29th May 05 at 16:25 |
Basically iv always wanted to have a go at mixing and want to pick up a cheap set of decs with a mixer so i can have a go. Simple thing is i know naff all about the equipment. :boggle: |