silver_V179GNA
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hey guys and gals  i no there will be some dj people here somewhere  so a question for ya... i fancy trying dj'ing what kind of desks etc should i be looking at.. anything to help me really?  thanks! 
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mark_gsi
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tom
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Aaron
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I'd get a wooden desk for stability 
http://www.djforums.com
Great site for Dj n00bs
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silver_V179GNA
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quote:
Originally posted by corsaflip
tom
markus
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silver_V179GNA
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quote:
Originally posted by Aj.
I'd get a wooden desk for stability
http://www.djforums.com
Great site for Dj n00bs
 thanks
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danny_vx
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budget?
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CraigyG
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Try & get some CDJ's as IMO there is no point in getting Turntabels now day's.
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silver_V179GNA
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budget mmm dont know really anything at the mo... CDJ's right
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CraigyG
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If you really want to do it dont go buying budget stuff as you'll only want to buy more better gear when you get better. Personal i would go for Pioneer CDJ 800 MK2's, you can get a pair for around the £500 mark. Mixer you can pick up a decent one for £300. It's not a cheap game, i spent £2000 on my gear
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silver_V179GNA
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i never thought it would but yer i really want to get in to it just want to get loads of info before i do anything ... are they quite easy or hard to get used to CDJ's?
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CraigyG
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Using CDJ's is just the same as using Turntables you have to use the same princerble on the CDJ's as you would Turntables. You have a jog wheel on CDJ's which in theory acts as a vinyl platter. It's pretty easy to get to grips with, it's just training your ear's to know the income tune your bringing in is faster or slower then the master track (the one which is playing live). Some people pick it up in a few months some don't pick it up for years some dont pick it up at all, you just have to remember not to give up as that's the worst thing you can do. DJ'ing is all about practice.
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silver_V179GNA
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hopefully i keep at it! seems like uve been doing it for abit?
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CraigyG
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Been doing it for about a year and a half. Picked it up pretty quickly, had a few gigs as well which is pretty good for the amount of time i've been DJ'ing. It's something i want to do as a career but it's pretty hard as everyone in the world wants to be a DJ
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silver_V179GNA
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thats pretty dam good then!! im sure ull make it career sometime soon!
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CraigyG
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I hope so cos i need some cash
If you want any more info about it mate, let me know & i'll try & help you out
[Edited on 01-11-2006 by CraigyG]
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silver_V179GNA
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cheers bud! muchos appreciated
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bradford_SRi
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i have got stanton str8-100's (turntables for you who dont know) and a behringer vmx100 mixer been messing about on the decks for a fair few months now
i wouldnt get cd decks as i like old style vinyls and shit but its upto you suppose the plus side with CD decks is that most of them read MP3 disks and you can connect them to a laptop which means u can have al your mp3s on a laptop or on a ipod etc
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mark_gsi
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whats the difference between direct drive and belt drive turn tables??
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CraigyG
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quote:
Originally posted by corsaflip
whats the difference between direct drive and belt drive turn tables??
Direct Drive users a motor. Belt driven decks use a belt to move the platter
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mark_gsi
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ahh right. So is direct drive better?? or no difference really?
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CraigyG
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Yeah alot better. You'll notice the difference if you go from belt to driven. When using belt driven its very hard to keep the two tunes matched as it will always go out of time, as the belts cant keep at a certain speed. Direct you can keep them intime for much much longer & the two tunes wont always drift out.
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mark_gsi
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cool i always thought direct drive were better but wasnt sure what the difference was cheers for that 
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James
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Wheres good to buy equipment from?
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CraigyG
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Originally posted by James
Wheres good to buy equipment from?
http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/
http://www.jbsmusic.com/
http://www.decks.co.uk/
http://www.djdeals.co.uk/
Alot of them sites do a price match as well, so you could get the price knocked down
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mark_gsi
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http://www.djkit.co.uk/
http://www.decks.co.uk/
http://www.djstore.co.uk/
few online places buy ebay for second hand/new stuff aswell
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