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[Shahenshah]

Any RL DJs around? Planning on entering the scene, will buy equipment within next 2 weeks, seeking advice :-)

[Lysistrata]

I would have never guessed you were so much into music. Hodor from Game of Thrones is a DJ... it's his real job.

[Jiang Zhijian]

Which one do you want to seek for advice? Is it about the plan to enter the scene? Or is it about the purchase of the equipment?

[Argus Panoptes]

Pioneer sets the standard if you want to be a pro. Have a look at their CDJ-line and prepare to break the bank. If you're thinking about starting off at small events, Behringer and American Audio have some really good mixers at roughly half the investment and there are a lot of good tabletop players from aforementioned brands. Really depends on your budget and ambition. For instance, you could mix Spotify tracks through your iPhone and have a great party without the investment. Seriously. There's a very cool app for that. But don't pretend to be a pro DJ.

Feed me some info and I'll advise.

[Shahenshah]

Ok the plan is I want to learn, I know nil, hell, I cant even tell you what the different genres of EDM are while they're being played, I personally dont care frankly, as long as I like what I am hearing. I generally have major switches in hobbies every 3-4 years, I cant seem to find any life long hobby, it's just something wrong with my head perhaps. Right now it's getting into DJing. I may or may not end up doing gigs outside my room, I wont mind it all, but it'll depend on time and some other factors.

 

My initial plan is to get: 1. speakers, my flatmates will pitch in on this too, as it's a common good ;D 2. DDJ controller, I'm thinking the low end of Pioneer or Numark (Hard to find Behringer and American Audio ) You can visit djcorner.ae to see what all equpment I have access to. 1 AED = 3.67 USD and all electronics as a rule of thumb are generally 10-15% more expensive say compared to US amazon. and 3. Headphones, like good ones, I dont want to sink money on beats.

 

If you think there are other good options on that online store, I'm all aware, I'd appreciate your insights on why and why nots.

[Argus Panoptes]

Try this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYpgXJZVCIU
Again, I don't know your budget. But this will certainly keep you entertained for a long time. It's a low end pro set. Pretty awesome bang for your buck. Numark has stuff at a fraction of the price which is pretty good too, but if your investing in a future at public venues, you should invest in a top brand. Yes, get some good monitor speakers. They don't have to cost more than $250 US. Top dogs easily pay 10x as much but whatever. And test headphones before you buy. Those critters will be covering your ears for a long time and have be your best friend.

And no, there's nothing wrong with your head if you want to entertain peeps with fine music. Nothing at all!

Now find a local DJ willing to give you some private lessons. We all started that way. If you try to master mixing all by yourself, you'll just get frustrated.

[DarkFox]

One of my buddies used to Dj, no idea if he still does. Hit him up and tell him I sent you

 

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