Need Some Help, CDJ Noob

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Hi,

I've been thinking about getting into some turntable mixing for a while, and now I have some extra money it can be done.
I've decided to go the CDJ route because all my music is digital and buying vinyl of what I have would kill my wallet.

I was first thinking of getting one cd deck, maybe the Numark Axis 9 for a little over £200 I've found it for, and connecting my computer to a mixer with that, until I can buy another Axis 9.
I then found the Numark M1 USB Mixer which seems to be good because it has USB input and output, for £80ish.

I'm very interested in scratching, would this mixer be good for that?

Would this setup be good for a complete beginner?
My budget is about £300 for a while, then more at a later date, but I would like to get involved with it as soon as possible. I don't really want to go second hand, but I could if it's worth it.

Thanks in advance for any help,
Paul
 
krooton said:
NuMarks are budget brand CDJs, and scratching is difficult with anything but the higher end Pioneer CDJs, which are £400+ each I'm afraid.
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Yeah, I was thinking of not spending too much and getting this, then in the future buy some Pioneer CDJs. I don't want to spend a lot of money then decide DJing isn't for me.
There's a video here of Axis 9 scratching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WY13GcuHUg&feature=related
I'm no expert, but it doesn't look too bad.

Do you think it's worth buying these budget ones to try out first?

Kona* said:
As all your music is digital, have you considered getting a DJ MIDI Controller like the M-Audio Torq Xponent? It comes with the Torq software and it's really easy to set up - I used to have one and it was a cool bit of kit. They can be had for £320 which is only a little bit over your budget :)

Linky: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/TorqXponent.html
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That looks quite nice and I'll look into it, but I would prefer to have CD decks and be able to upgrade it in the future. I'll have more of a look at them now though, thanks :)
 
Thanks for the replies.
Scratching isnt too important if it isnt too good, I just thought it would be pretty cool to try out. Mainly Im interested in mixing DnB, dubstep and some hiphop. I dont think the vinyl+digital route is for me because I own no vinyls.
I will continue to look at decks when I'm not on my phone, thanks for the suggestions.

WWhat mixer do you recommend for less than 100 with usb input/output?

Thanks again
 
Oh, I didn't realise you could use a timecode vinyl. I think I'll get that then, it seems a better option. I was interested in CD mixers because I could just burn a cd and play it, and if I wanted to go to a different location then I wouldn't have to carry a desktop around as well as turntables.

I was interested in USB so I could connect it straight to my computer, but I guess I could get some cables to connect to the soundcard. Wasn't thinking properly :)

So with the 1210 route, what would I need to buy, so I don't miss anything?
And how much do you think it would cost?

2x Technics 1210 (~£100 each?)
Mixer (£100?)
Mixvibes/Serato Scratch Live (I would need extra hardware for this right? How much would that be?)
Timecode vinyl
 
DJ_Switch said:
You'd be doing well to get a 1210 for 100. I'd guess you'd be looking at around 180, sh, realistically. Scour the bay and local pawn shops...they see a lot of turntables usually.
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Yeah ebay has quite a lot, there seems to be a few selling 2 for £250ish.

DJ_Switch said:
For the mixer...at 100 I'd say you'd be able to get a Vestax 05 or 06 pro. May need to stretch to 150 though.
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The Vestax PMC 06, or a different one?

DJ_Switch said:
Scratch live is the most popular so the prices for that are still at quite a premium. You could however get the original Final Scratch for around 100 though. There is better now although I've used it for a while and it's perfectly good and totally up to the job. You will usually get the timcode vinyls for this although they're only £10 each to buy new anyway.
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I'll take a look at Final Scratch, thanks :)

mrmoose said:
There's Mixmesiter software which has been mentioned above that is free, However you will need to a 4in/4out soundcard and the timecoded vinyl for about a tenner a pop.
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On the website they all seem to cost money.

Would it be a good idea to buy a soundcard rather than the one built into my motherboard? If so, which one do you recommend?
 
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