THE BASIC EQUIPMENT YOU'LL NEED TO GET STARTED IS THE FOLLOWING:
1) EITHER 2 TURNTABLES (WITH PITCH CONTROL) OR 2 CD PLAYERS WITH PITCH CONTROL, OR A LAPTOP
2) A MIXER THAT HAS AT LEAST 2 INPUTS. ONE FOR THE LEFT TURNTABLE /CD PLAYER AND ONE FOR THE RIGHT TURNTABLE/CD PLAYER
3) AN AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER THAT HAS AN "AUXILIARY INPUT"
4) SPEAKERS THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SPEAKERS YOU CAN BUY:
(PASSSIVE SPEAKERS OR "NON-POWERED" SPEAKERS) THESE SPEAKERS ARE LESS EXPENSIVE BUT MUST BE CONNECTED TO AN AMPLIFIER)
(AMPLIFIED SPEARKERS OR "POWERED SPEAKERS") - THESE SPEAKERS DO NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF AN AMPLIFIER. THEY ARE SELF- POWERED AND HAVE THEIR OWN AMPLIFIER BUILT INTO THE SPEAKER. YOU ONLY NEED TO PLUG THESE SPEAKERS DIRECTLY INTO YOUR MIXER. HOWEVER THEY ARE GENERALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN PASSIVE SPEAKERS.
ALTHOUGH LOTS OF DJ'S SUGGEST TO GET THE MOST EXPENSIVE TURNTABLES AND CD PLAYERS AVAILABLE OUT THERE, WE SUGGEST THE BEGINNER DJ CHECK OUT THERE LOCAL GUITAR CENTER, TWEETER STORE ETC... FOR THE STARTER DJ PACKAGE. THESE STORES HAVE TURNTABLE AND CD PACKAGES WHICH INCLUDE ALL THE BASICS MENTIONED ABOVE TO GET STARTED. ALSO, THE PERSONNEL FOR THE STORE CAN ASSIST WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE EQUIPMENT. IF YOU ALREADY OWN A LAPTOP, YOU CAN PURCHASE DJ SOFTWARE ON LINE AND GET STARTED AS SOON AS YOU DOWNLOAD OR RECEIVE THE SOFTWARE.
AS MENTIONED IN THE HOW TO DJ , PAGE TURNTABLES ARE THE BEST EQUIPMENT TO LEARN THE BASICS ON, GETTING A 2 CD PLAYER SETUP IS LESS EXPENSIVE AND MORE PRACTICAL. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND MUSIC A LOT EASIER. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A RECORD STORE THAT HAS 12" SINGLES OR ALBUMS IN YOUR AREA, GO AHEAD AND GET THE TURNTABLES. EITHER WAY, THE INSTRUCTIONAL INFO IN THE HOW TO DJ SECTION IS RELEVANT TO HELPING YOU LEARN THE STEPS TO DJING.
WWW.PLANETDJ.COM, WWW.ZZSOUNDS.COM, http://WWW.GUITARCENTER.COM OR YOUR LOCAL MUSIC STORE ARE PLACES TO START IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE ANY DJ EQUIPMENT. WE'VE LISTED SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR EQUIPMENT BUT STARTING OUT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO GET THE MOST EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT.
