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"I want to get into DJing."

I basically want to get into DJing but I don;t know how. I'm thinking of asking my parents and family to forget normal presents and buy me some dacks as a big XMas pressie. but I;m not sure..

Is it difficult? Are there any books/sites I can read up on?

Any one else here DJ / know a 'bedroom-DJ' ?

Thanks a lot,

HHAT

I just read your last (helpful) post IB

I'll probably be wandering down to Totenham Court Road after school to have a look what they have there..

At least i'll be able to see what I'll be buying.

I'll report back this evening. :0)

Tip for DJing: Don't.

SHEEPY wrote:
> Hang the DJ

*hangs IB*

:-P

Ah, nothing beats having some slamming tune playing away, with another excellent piece begging to follow. You can hear the next tune in your headphones, you can judge that it is running mildly slower than the record already playing. You nudge the pitch to speed it up marginally. That should do it! you touch the vinyl lightly with a finger - just enough tohold it up slightly for a fraction of a second to bring the beats in line. The basslines thud in time. THUD THUD THUD THUD.

it's ready.

But you're not. You want to play! you skip the record to the accapella and get the vocal loop in time with the tune - you want to give them a taste of what's coming. You break in the vocal over the beat of the other tune, feed it in, feed it out, play it backwards and scratch it on a high note. you return to business, find a fat bass beat and repeatedly thump it in line with the beat, reel it back into hi-hat and let it flow just as the first tune reaches a peak and SLAM! you feed the fader across perfectly in time to bring it in THE CROWD GOES WILD!!!

Ah, i miss playing with my babies =(

Yes

SHEEPY is jealous because he lacks rhythm.

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Ah, the Vestax PDX series. I used to stare at my Hard to Find catalogue until I fell asleep and dream about playing on a pair of those babies.

Oh, Vestax!!

They make damn excellent quality mixers too, but they are very pricey.

Well, expect to spend toward the top end of that (rather tight) budget.

Unless you're not sure whether it'll be for you, in which case you might want to risk a belt drive pair of decks. Personally I just jumped in at the deep end and spent £800 on my set, including speakers and amp, and never looked back. I've entertained at barbeques, parties and stuff like that, and if ever you wanted a little female attention, being a half decent DJ at a BBQ is the way to go - believe you me!

But don't necessarilly just take HTFR prices, you should be able to shop around. Look on google or yell for sound and light stores, there might even be one near you that you can walk in and chat with.

But ideally you want a pair of deirect drives, and a minimum 2 channel mixer preferably with bass/mid/treble control for each channel. Anything else is a plus, like punch buttons, cuts, switches etc.

You might want to make sure you get a decent pair of stylii (needles...) to go with the decks as well. It really does mean the difference between jumpy scratches and smooth grooves, especially once you get into balancing the weights on your deck arms - you'll pick all that up in time - but definitely think about at least a basic pair of stanton cartridges.

All that ranting has probably put you off for life, but it's really a great hobby, and can pay off in dividends even if you only become "fairly good". Mates will come by in their droves, you become twicve as popular, you're invited to all the parties, often as the star entertainer, often get free beer at said parties and generally get a laff out of it.

Top stuff.

I'd like to get the best available.. *oggles at VESTAX PDX8000 DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE (http://www.htfr.com/more-info/?catno=MR31921)*

but the decks are a present and I don't want to be toooo harsh on my dad. 0:-)