DJ

[SenorBubbz]

I want to.
Does anyone here do any serious DJing?

With turntables, a mixer and the like?

If anyone does, I want to learn =D
There's a DJ School here in New York but I'm not that rich lol.
It's 700 bucks to enroll for 8 weeks, but I need that cash for my equipment.

[Grape]

lol your friend was talking to me about DJing too.

As an experienced musician, here's my take on it:

If you're going to use a turntable (i've used one before)
you'll need lots of CD-Rs and only one song per CD.
If you wanna mix the songs to play at the same time for a cool effect, make sure you have the key of each song along with the BPM (beats per minute) so that they'll sync in perfectly.

And turn table requires amazing hand-ear coordination, so if you're a musician already it'll be pretty easy to get into the hang of.

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If you're just talking about playing music at clubs and parties, then you'll really just need an ipod with lots of music and cross-fade turned on. DJs use CDs instead sometimes because they subscribe to 'hit DJ music' cd stuff where they'll constantly be receiving the hit songs from every month of every year so that their songs will be modern-pop culture music. That's really the only reason they'd use CDs if they werent using a turntable. or just to look cool.

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The Mixer! It's something you hook up all the instruments into (this includes the microphone, the iPod, the CD-player, the turntable,) and all of it comes out into the PA SYSTEM!!

The mixer'll include several inputs (for the instruments) with adjustable volume control, EQ, and FX for each input channel.

It'll have outputs for: Headphones, Control Room, General output, Sub-bass.

Along with a line-in/line-out for your ipod/cd-player. (it's an alternative input/output using RCA cords.)

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The PA SYSTEM!
If you're using a powered mixer, then you won't need an amp head to power the mixer itself.
However if your mixer is NOT powered, you will need a amplifying head (I'd say anywhere from 400-1000 RMS) (total approx. 2500W)

Make sure your speakers are big enough to handle the power of the head. Also, don't mistake Speaker cables with Instrument Cables.
They look identical. Check the fineprint on the cord and see whether it says speaker or instrment.

You'll need an INSTRUMENT cord to hook up the UNPOWERED mixer to the amp.
and a SPEAKER cord to hook up the amp to the speakers.

orr a SPEAKER cord to hook up the POWERED mixer to the speakers.

There is a big difference between the two in terms of their functions.
Use the wrong one and either your amp head, mixer, and or speakers may all blow/fry/get raped up the butt.
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Costs:
Speakers usually come cheap. Goto Musician's Friend, find a model you want, and then google shop it to get it cheap from a different dealer. Speakers should handle about 500W each with 4-16 ohms.
Cost'll probably be about $250.

Unpowered mixers will be especially cheap. For an 8-16 input unpowered mixer, it should cost about $40-150.

Powered mixers will be very expensive. Especially for a 800W powered mixer, it'll probably be around $400-600.

An amplifying head will also be pretty expensive. Get one that handles 800W for about $400-600.

Mics are cheap. Especially for a DJ. His voice isn't being recorded at a studio or anything. Buy a cheap $30 dynamic mic.

Headphones will be very important. I say get a Bose headphone for around $70-100.

Cables are pretty cheap. You'll probably want a few 30-40 ft SPEAKER cables. (About $20 each)

and maybe a few 15-20 ft INSTRUMENT cables. (about $12 each)
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I hope this helps out.
<33 Grape


btw, you can buy a pa system package for 800W for about $1200?

[Grape]

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[Johnny Bravo]

I can DJ. I do it all the time.


You need the two turn tables, the mixer and speakers.

You can have as many songs on a CD as you want.

Its extremely hard to learn. You need to find music with the same beats per a minute then practice over and over mixing them together.


Its fun.


Just go buy a DJ set (5+ grand) and play around on it.

[MarthXII]

Apr 26, 2009 14:01:14 GMT -5 Johnny Bravo said:

I can DJ. I do it all the time.


You need the two turn tables, the mixer and speakers.

You can have as many songs on a CD as you want.

Its extremely hard to learn. You need to find music with the same beats per a minute then practice over and over mixing them together.


Its fun.


Just go buy a DJ set (5+ grand) and play around on it.

If he dosent Have the Money For classes where Is he gonna get 5+ Grand Lol.

I want to be a future DJ bubbz, Start Mixing With Programs like Virtual DJ, Making your Own songs.
Then If you Think you Have the Patience For actually making a song Go Save up for classes =D

Its true lol, One Of my Friends is a DJ down here In Buenos Aires He started F'ing around With programs then Wanted More, So He saved a bit and bought some Equipment, Made some new shit and now Hes down here DOing Underground Show's For this Place called "Abadia" Its pretty tight bro.

<333 BanYa

P.S.
Good Luck! =]

[Grape]

It won't cost $5 grand.............

A decent turn table is about $200-400.
Just get two of them with a control box and that's like $600 total for that.

So.
The PA system package ($1000) + Turn Table Set ($600) + Lights/Smoke/Fog/Strobe ($500) is like $2100. Or.. About 2 grand.

[SenorBubbz]

wtfff
Why do I need my own PA system and lights?
Shouldn't the place I'm DJing at provide all of that?

[Johnny Bravo]

Yes.

And a dj system does too cost about 5 grand.

[SenorBubbz]

Sounds kinda expensive O.o

I think I'll let that dream sit for a while until I have a job.

[Grape]

Gay, define what's in a DJ set.
Right now I'm only including a turn table set, a mixer, the stage lights, and the PA package.

and Bubbz, if the place you're DJing already has the PA, lighting, and such, they'll have the mixer as well.
All you need is an iPod, a few CDs, and a turn table set. This'll cost about $700.

[SenorBubbz]

Apr 27, 2009 18:54:14 GMT -5 Grape said:

Gay, define what's in a DJ set.
Right now I'm only including a turn table set, a mixer, the stage lights, and the PA package.

and Bubbz, if the place you're DJing already has the PA, lighting, and such, they'll have the mixer as well.
All you need is an iPod, a few CDs, and a turn table set. This'll cost about $700.

I'll let my friend be the DJ.
I'll be the promoter (the guy that actually fills up the party.)

[optimus]

I realize I'm kinda late, but if you wan't to start DJing then it's way too early to think about getting lights and shit (btw, if you're djing at a club then all you need to bring is music; if you're at a private party you need all your own gear).

And don't use an iPod. They're laggy as hell and they can't beatmatch.

You don't need five grand and you don't need a class. Just get yourself some cheap tables/CDJs and a used mixer.

Practice.