Rabu, 23 November 2011

Club DJ 101: A Guide to DJ Equipments for the Novices




Club partying is fun, until it dawns on you that you want to tinker with the DJ equipments in the booth and spin the music yourself. This isn't uncommon these days as most of those who join the party crowd are increasingly being drawn to the thrill of deejaying. Everyone wants to try making people dance to the tune of their own remixes that they keep playing on their heads for quite sometime. Still, the excitement that comes with deejaying isn't limited to making party-goers dance 'til they drop; it is also due to the fact that becoming a club DJ is actually a financially rewarding job.
There's always the starting phase in every job, and deejaying is no exception. Anyone who wants to pursue a dream of becoming a club DJ must first be knowledgeable of the basic deejaying techniques. One doesn't become a DJ overnight, so he really has to keep on practicing. And since studio rates are getting expensive nowadays, it's best to practice with your own DJ equipments instead of renting them for several bucks per hour. But which equipment does one buy in order to get started?
The list below enumerates the basic equipments used in club deejaying which the novices will need to practice using. While the cost of acquiring the following DJ equipments might give you some time to think over, you must understand that you can cover the expenses sooner upon assuming a rightful place in a club as a resident DJ. Think of these devices as your ticket to your dream of becoming a famous disc jockey in town.
* Turntables - You've probably heard of the term or seen this item during live performances in the clubs. Basically, this is where the DJs perform all the scratching, pitch altering and looping in their music. It can be the conventional stand-alone unit or the more sophisticated turntable-mixer combo.
* Mixer - Next in the line of priority DJ equipments is the mixer. As the term suggests, it allows for the mixing of two music sources through a series of executable techniques that are native to the unit such as the crossfader.
* Audio Device - Since you're dealing with sounds, you'll need a good audio device to get the feel of the job. It doesn't have to be expensive or complicated. As long as it delivers good sound output, you'll do fine with a single bookshelf speaker for your beginner setup.
* Headphones - Either you've seen it cradled on the DJ's neck or held in one hand while the DJ is scratching the vinyl with the other. Headphones are essential to DJs for individual listening as another track is being played on loudspeakers.
* Sequencer - It helps map out MIDI-compliant tracks for mixing with the digital audio files. This is quite advanced in nature, though most DJs recommend getting a head start on it.
* Sound Recordings - What deejaying would be like without these music sources? After you've bought all the necessary DJ equipments, you'll going to need these stuffs for practicing your chops and mixing skills.

Published At: Isnare.com

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