Wrighty
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Looking at getting into a bit of DJ'ing - something to do over winter on the long dark nights
Noticed a lot of people are fully digital now, with like macbooks & mp3
what would be the best way to start off, fully digital or with a nice set od CDJ's?
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paul.mitchell1984
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i have lots of cds you could buty 
na if its just a home thing then people tend to use like you say macbooks etc, or now the ipod you can get mixing desks for.
my mate still uses oldkool vinyl but has moved onto cd tables and mixer as its easier to transport
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Wrighty
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ipod mixing decks ffs what they gonna bring out next
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ShEp
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For sheer fun I choose my vinyl decks
But if playing to a crowd it's cd's now
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willay
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what kind of djing? like one song then another? or mixing songs/dropping songs or scratch battles type ? My mate does all three and is excellent, hes so passionate about music too its great to listen
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Aaron
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I used to, i've got a full digital Dj'ing system that never gets used now though.
Stanton STR8-100 TT's, PCDJ Scratch Software and a mass of high quality mp3's.
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Wrighty
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Looking at doing some mixing willay..not just one song after another
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willay
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my mate runs 2 vinyl decks, 2 cd decks and his mixer normally! him and his other mate have a pair of fucking massive JBL speakers, only one fits in the Astra
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Luke
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I've been mixing for the past 7 years. Alot of dj's will say if you use digital then you're not a real dj. Personally i wont use anything but turntables ( technics 1210's ). Digital can be so easy & in some cases you dont really have to do anything, there are programs out there that will do the mixing for you, thats not djing.
[Edited on 03-09-2008 by Luke]
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Wrighty
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i really fancy some nice pioneer cdj's 
would be cool to take em round house partys etc if i got any good
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Carl
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Wrighty, you are best getting some decent cd decks and learning on those.
The good ones emulate vinyls so if you can mix on them you would quite easily be able to transfer the skills to vinyl and visa versa (minus a couple of hours getting used to the odd differences.)
People who dj but refuse to use anything but vinyl, laughable, unless they have deep pockets and king kong carrying around all their vinyls. End of the day its about the music you play and how you play it, not the media it's on.
Agreed Luke, some things take it too far though.
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Matt H
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Dave17 does, I'm forever getting invites for his boy band playing gigs all over
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Luke
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put it this way, cd's & digital have killed vinyl sales which some generes depend on. Thats what annoys me about the digital ere. it takes much more skill in my opinion to master the art of turntableism. Each to ther own though.
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Wrighty
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something iv always wanted to do so im gonna go for it
matt
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MJFF88
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Run my own legal UK station, http://thlradio.com
Guessing you dont mean this kind of DJ'ing though
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Wrighty
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nah couldnt see me with a radio station
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col
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quote: Originally posted by MJFF88
Run my own legal UK station, http://thlradio.com
Guessing you dont mean this kind of DJ'ing though
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jacko198
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Registered: 1st Mar 07
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By people on Mac's djing, you probably mean serato scratch live
Class program! Pricey tho
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