Wednesday, March 13, 2013

What You Should Know When You're Ready To Get Your First DJ Equipment

By Russel Stevens


If your thinking about buying DJ equipment for the first time, it may be a little overwhelming and can also be quite expensive. Here's a little insight on what you need to know before you take the plunge.

If you are planning to become a DJ aka a disk jockey, one the most difficult things you will come across is to buy your own equipment. It will be difficult not because of anything else, but because DJ equipment is expensive. In order to buy all the equipment you need you will have to spend thousands of dollars. To have what you need to be a DJ you wont have to buy only one piece of equipment, but many. A DJ can mix and match components of different qualities and price ranges to make the entire outfit suit a budget.

One of the essential, though most expensive pieces that you need is a mixer. Mixers range in price depending not only in quality, but the features they have. It's possible to get a mixer anywhere from a hundred dollars, used or new, all the way up to a few thousand for the top of the line. For a new DJ you'd be safe only spending downwards of a few hundred. Because you're just starting out and don't know how business will be for a while, the features on the cheaper ones will be just fine, and practical for a beginner's needs. For the more economic and practical mixers, the quality manufacturers like Numark and Akai still have something for you.

After you get the mixer, you're going to need a turntable, and there's many different kinds of turntables available. If you like vinyl and will be playing records, then you probably will be in the market for a traditional turntable. However if you are planning on playing CD's and digital audio, there are plenty of turntables that utilize new technology resembling the traditional turntables. For the most part, turntables can be more expensive than regular audio players, though you can find a good one for under or around $400. You could choose to get a 'direct drive' turntable, but these are a bit more expensive. Most DJ's do prefer them though, because they tend to play records faster and don t lag. Regular audio players can be far cheaper than getting a turntable, but do have far less features to them. For DJ's who scratch and actively spin records do prefer turntables because of the limitation of audio players only providing sound output just like any other CD player.

If you're a new DJ, there really is no need to over spend on your fist set-up. One of the components you can surely save on is the speakers. For live events, you'll want to use your own speakers so you can minimize costs in renting them. Overall, the price of speakers will be based upon it's output. You can even find small woofer speakers for under a hundred dollars. Not bad.

If you are new to the field you might consider buying a DJ pack, a DJ in a box package and save money. These packages contain everything you will need. Using cheap DJ equipment is only recommended for new DJ's. If you start getting gigs and start making money then you should consider buying more advanced equipment; your audience will appreciate it!




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