:: How to be a DJ :: 5353 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 3 weeks ago | Thread started: Aug 27, 08, 3:26 p.m.

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• marchelo

  I know there was an old thread that was somewhat informative about equipment etc... But I never can find anything on the Filter... Any help please?

  I actually got into design when I was like 15 because my best friend was a DJ and I would collect the fliers. I downloaded Photoshop and started messing around, eventually people at clubs started asking me to do work...

  I've been working corporate/going to school/paying bills for such a long while that I forgot how much I was into electronica and synthesizers...

  Aug 27, 08, 3:26 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  get a deck.

  • plus mixer etc– MrDinky1/5

    two decks, actually, that part is kinda important– ukit2/5

    great djs dont need 2– MrDinky3/5

    tape decks– monNom4/5

    HAH– akrokdesign5/5

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:27 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  some record. a wall full of them

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:27 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  large headphones

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:27 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  get a record carrying case

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:27 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  set all these up in your house

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:27 p.m. – Permalink

• moamoa

  First rule:

  don´t talk about the first rule

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:27 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  DJ Dinky

  • that was my old job. at strip clubs– MrDinky

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:27 p.m. – Permalink

• acescence

  do you want to be an old school vinyl guy, a cd guy, or a laptop guy?

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:27 p.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  That's funny. Kind of how I got into design in the first place too. One of the first school projects I ever created was a book (12in. square inside of a record sleeve) on how to spin.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:28 p.m. – Permalink

• marchelo

  Whats a deck? Lol.

  My friend has Geminis and Tech 1600s... All vinyl... But I see a lot of potential in CDS, because of their platform and the programs that I hear are out there.

  • Turntable– ukit

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:30 p.m. – Permalink

• designbot

  honestly I would learn on vinyl...and then maybe go more newschool with cdj's or even better, finalscratch.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:31 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  Decide if you want to do old school vinyl or CDs or purely digital or vinyl controlling digital (like Serato or Final Scratch)

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:31 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  Realizing that if you go for vinyl, you are looking at at least a grand and a half for 2 Technics 1200s and a decent mixer...and that's before vinyl, which is expensive, speakers, etc. It's an expesnive hobby.

  • I bought my 1200's off Craigslist for $600. Werd.– Gilt0011/2

    Wow, thats a sick deal!– marchelo2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:32 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:32 p.m. – Permalink

• marchelo

  anyone know about synthesizers?

  • get the book, get the basic setup– MrDinky1/4

    what would you like to know?– acescence2/4

    i had one. know how to play the piano?– Audria3/4

    I've always been into keyboards, but no I cant "play."– marchelo4/4

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:34 p.m. – Permalink

• marchelo

  What!? The Manhattan library doesn't have DJ for dummies or anything else!? Maybe BK does, everyone is a DJ there...

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:37 p.m. – Permalink

• acescence

  vinyl and cd are very different experiences. when i first started, cd decks didn't exist and i learned on vinyl. it's a very visual thing, you can see a track, where the breaks and changes are, and how long is left. when i moved to cds i was kind of lost for a bit, because you don't have that visual element. it's harder to chat up girls and down lots of drinks because you have to pay attention. when i switched again to the lappy, i got back some of that visual-ness. in short, i'm not really a fan of cds.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:37 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  Uh....you really don't need a book. Just look online somewhere. Use the Google. Or ask me if you have questions.

  • DUDE I AM TRYING TO SELL A BOOK HERE– MrDinky

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:38 p.m. – Permalink

• janne76

  I WANT TO BECOME A DJ TOO!!

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:38 p.m. – Permalink

• Complexfruit

  Ah the memories...my old setup
  

  

  • *crab scratches out of thread– Complexfruit1/5

    love the shelves...– sublocked2/5

    I'm not much of a handy man but I did build these with stock wood from Home Depot.– Complexfruit3/5

    it was a fun little project– Complexfruit4/5

    swwwwweet– akrokdesign5/5

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:39 p.m. – Permalink