Post your DJ setups!

virtual dj is good , i actually bought it and a berhinger midi controller with the jog wheels a while back when i had money(rare)

then i had to sell the controller :S although it did have issues with the software so wasn't a great loss

assign the functions to keys on my keyboard now but am still crap

now im trying and failing to learn to use ableton, theres so much things it can do but its also super complicated lol
 
my set up, sorry about the crappy camera phone pics and i could do with tidying up my lounge :p

2x tecnics 1200mk5's

allen&heath zone 32 i just love those warm anologue filters

2x event tr5 active studio monitors, which get moved about depending on djing or gaming etc.

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Ive had a few sets of technics over the last 10 years, i go through phases, i get bored and sell them, then im like what did i do that for and i buy some more ;) Never sold 1 record tho and ive got about a 1ooo :cool:

Im into house, trance and breaks and i love dirty electro stuff

A&H mixers are the best tho...

stinka
 
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Have 2 pioneer CDJ-800s and a pioneer DJM-300 here. Play mostly a mixture of electro and progressive house with some breaks thrown in every so often.

I'd like a few more features on the mixer so will probably upgrade soon (its a bit basic) looking into getting a second hand A&H off the 'bay. Saving the pennies!

Will post pics up soon
 
Froggeh said:
Have 2 pioneer CDJ-800s and a pioneer DJM-300 here. Play mostly a mixture of electro and progressive house with some breaks thrown in every so often.

I'd like a few more features on the mixer so will probably upgrade soon (its a bit basic) looking into getting a second hand A&H off the 'bay. Saving the pennies!

Will post pics up soon
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oooh CDJ800s - what do you think of them? im saving up for a pair need to get as much advice etc as i can :)
 
Smiley Man said:
oooh CDJ800s - what do you think of them? im saving up for a pair need to get as much advice etc as i can :)
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I got mine second hand at £600 for the pair - really pleased with them. I was thinking about going for the CDJ-200s but they don't have a vinyl mode which I prefer to play with, gives the CDJs a more realistic feel rather than just pressing buttons.

Mines at Mk1, they are discontinued now as the Mk2 is out however the only differences are the ability to play mp3 cds and metallic buttons (i think). I dont store more than a few tracks on a cd anyway so it doesnt make a difference to me. Compared with the CDJ-1000s - I couldn't afford them anyway but afaik the main difference is the additional wave display so that you can see the high and low points of the record, and a memory card slot for storing cue points (the CDJ-800 has this built in memory).

Are you coming from a vinyl background or is this your first setup?
 
im coming from using traktor and virtual DJ for about 6 months - so will be my first hands on setup :)

i'm not great by any means but from what people tell me im getting better every day using the computer so even though its a lot of money i think its gonna be worth it :)

i really want the mk2's because of the mp3 playback so will be dishing out £529 each :eek: i've had a play on both (200 and 800) (even had a fiddle with a DVJ-X1, mistake i can tell you, want a pair now :p) and much preferred the 800, dont think i could live without vinyl mode
 
Clarkey said:
Im looking into picking up a Behringer VMX200, looks decent for a beginner, what do you guys think?
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No No NO NO NO!!

they are cheap rip off's of the Pioneer DJM range and are all crap. Seriosly buy cheap buy twice.
 
[Sniper][Wolf] said:
No No NO NO NO!!

they are cheap rip off's of the Pioneer DJM range and are all crap. Seriosly buy cheap buy twice.
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Half agree with you on this, features are good, sound Q is ok, but they
are not built to last. No replaceable parts etc.

im using a 300 atm and yes its nice now, but dont think it will be in a year,
where as my Gemini 626 Pro - refuses to give up :D

Andy
 
[Sniper][Wolf] said:
No No NO NO NO!!

they are cheap rip off's of the Pioneer DJM range and are all crap. Seriosly buy cheap buy twice.
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the DJX700 is a rip off of the DJM600 but when one costs £600 and the other £135 you cant expect the behringer to be the same quality wise as the pioneer

i've had a play on both and yes the DJM600 is much, much better, but if you're on a tight budget behringer arent that bad really :)
 
Thinking of getting a 2 channel mixer for under a hundred quid, seen that the Numark DM1002 mk2 gets really good reviews, any experience with it? Going to be using it with VirtualDJ from a 4.1 soundcard and I'm mainly mixing trance so good crossfader and EQ I suppose are the keys.
 
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Some others to consider :

Gemini PMX04 Mixer
Gemini :: iPMX Mixer
Numark :: DM950 USB Mixer - Probs my fav from that
as its a nice USB one ;)

Andy
 
Smiley Man said:
the DJX700 is a rip off of the DJM600 but when one costs £600 and the other £135 you cant expect the behringer to be the same quality wise as the pioneer

i've had a play on both and yes the DJM600 is much, much better, but if you're on a tight budget behringer arent that bad really :)
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I wouldnt touch Behringer with a 10ft bargepole..

There are tons and tons of better budget mixers out there for around the same price..
 
[Sniper][Wolf] said:
I wouldnt touch Behringer with a 10ft bargepole..

There are tons and tons of better budget mixers out there for around the same price..
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It depends what you want from a mixer.

No other will have built in FX etc or beat and sync counters,
but you will soon out grow this and want a seperate FX unit etc

Andy
 
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It depends what you want from a mixer.

No other will have built in FX etc or beat and sync counters,
but you will soon out grow this and want a seperate FX unit etc

Andy
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Yeah but then if you know your kit, then you know for £135 odd quid which is what your paying i think, the FX, beat counters etc etc are going to be ***p or useless.

You get what you pay for.

for an extra £40-£50 you can pick up a Numark DXM06 which is a brilliant little mixer with effects (Some which are better than my DJM500).

Granted it hasnt got a BPM counter but if you need a BPM counter your a cheat :o :p
 
Not really that interested in effects or beat counter since all that stuffs in the software and in the case of effects I rarely use them, just looking for something with a solid 3 band EQ and a good crossfader.
 
if you're just mixing one tune into another and listen mostly to trance/techno etc you dont need to use the crossfader, just use the individual channel volume faders

sounds daft but it really does work :p
 
Smiley Man said:
if you're just mixing one tune into another and listen mostly to trance/techno etc you dont need to use the crossfader, just use the individual channel volume faders

sounds daft but it really does work :p
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I suppose there is that. :p You get a bit more creativity with the crossfader though. :D The Gemini PMX02 looks like a good deal anyway, a replaceable crossfader sounds appealing since from what I hear they are prone to wearing out after a few months.
 
trust me :p if all your're doing is mixing one tune into another you dont need to use the crossfader :p

unless you're scratching etc theres no real need for it, imo of course

you know you want a secondhand one of these really ;) :

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Smiley Man said:
trust me :p if all your're doing is mixing one tune into another you dont need to use the crossfader :p

unless you're scratching etc theres no real need for it, imo of course
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You're probably right but you might as well have it there in case you ever want to use it. I'm probably biased from always using crossfaders on screen in VirtualDJ since you can't drag two things at once.
 
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