Learn to DJ for yourself and not anyone else. If you want to learn to DJ there are several factors to take into consideration. Are you cut out to be a DJ? Do you want the lifestyle of late nights, sleeping till noon and traveling around the country non-stop?
When learning to DJ there are pluses too of course. Some of these include women, the chance to see new places and all of the other rockstar style attributes that come with being known as a DJ.
Besides that you may just want to learn to DJ for fun which is what I would suggest be your first and best motivation cos if it’s not fun then what’s the point? So if you really want to learn to DJ decide what you are doing it for 1st of all and keep that in sight as you progress in this wonderful lifestyle.
So, cutting to the chase, today I am going to talk to you about the equipment of the trade and dispelling some of the myths and hype around what you may require to get you started as you learn to DJ.
One of the initial drawbacks when you learn to DJ, over other hobbies, is it requires a large initial monetary investment before you can get going. Other things like skateboarding or learning an instrument may require an initial fee of around 100-200 dollars to get you set up but then you are good to go for that time being.
With DJing, however, you must get your hands on a lot of expensive equipment before you are ready to practice. Not only are there the actual decks and mixer but there is also speakers amp and headphones and that is even before you’ve got any music! This can easily run you into a grand or more right out the gate.
So since it can be such an expensive thing to get into I want to discuss what is essential and what isn’t as some things are bare essentials whereas others can be discarded completely or held off till you are raking it in from playing out.
Firstly let’s start with the decks. I am not too sure about whether they do belt drive decks now but back in my day (I feel old) they did. Now it is mainly gonna be CD decks so not much of an issue there. Back when I started the choice was between belt drive or direct drive turntables. I won’t bore you with the details but suffice to say direct drive were the way to go back then and worth shelling the extra cash.
Today you have more options. You have Vinyl or CD and mp3 including purely Laptop. Even though vinyl has mostly been taken over by these newer mediums which one you decide on will depend a lot on your music style. A lot of the old classics in genres like Reggae will be hard to find in digital format so take that into consideration when deciding. Other than that which medium you choose will ultimately come down to personal preference and what suits you best rather than a performance issue. Unlike the old days, today, for a good few hundred dollars you are going to get some decent equipment in whatever medium you choose. If given the choice I would choose mp3 over CD decks simply for the reason that CDs get scratched and are another thing to carry whereas MP3s can all be stored on a hard drive or USB stick
When learning to DJ there are pluses too of course. Some of these include women, the chance to see new places and all of the other rockstar style attributes that come with being known as a DJ.
Besides that you may just want to learn to DJ for fun which is what I would suggest be your first and best motivation cos if it’s not fun then what’s the point? So if you really want to learn to DJ decide what you are doing it for 1st of all and keep that in sight as you progress in this wonderful lifestyle.
So, cutting to the chase, today I am going to talk to you about the equipment of the trade and dispelling some of the myths and hype around what you may require to get you started as you learn to DJ.
One of the initial drawbacks when you learn to DJ, over other hobbies, is it requires a large initial monetary investment before you can get going. Other things like skateboarding or learning an instrument may require an initial fee of around 100-200 dollars to get you set up but then you are good to go for that time being.
With DJing, however, you must get your hands on a lot of expensive equipment before you are ready to practice. Not only are there the actual decks and mixer but there is also speakers amp and headphones and that is even before you’ve got any music! This can easily run you into a grand or more right out the gate.
So since it can be such an expensive thing to get into I want to discuss what is essential and what isn’t as some things are bare essentials whereas others can be discarded completely or held off till you are raking it in from playing out.
Firstly let’s start with the decks. I am not too sure about whether they do belt drive decks now but back in my day (I feel old) they did. Now it is mainly gonna be CD decks so not much of an issue there. Back when I started the choice was between belt drive or direct drive turntables. I won’t bore you with the details but suffice to say direct drive were the way to go back then and worth shelling the extra cash.
Today you have more options. You have Vinyl or CD and mp3 including purely Laptop. Even though vinyl has mostly been taken over by these newer mediums which one you decide on will depend a lot on your music style. A lot of the old classics in genres like Reggae will be hard to find in digital format so take that into consideration when deciding. Other than that which medium you choose will ultimately come down to personal preference and what suits you best rather than a performance issue. Unlike the old days, today, for a good few hundred dollars you are going to get some decent equipment in whatever medium you choose. If given the choice I would choose mp3 over CD decks simply for the reason that CDs get scratched and are another thing to carry whereas MP3s can all be stored on a hard drive or USB stick
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