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And I know about the confusion over my name, although it should be quite obvious that I've got a space in mine http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/huh.gif , but I am in the process of modifying it. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/amen.gif

I've just found this forum and it looks great. Hopefully I can offer help and assistance and also learn a few tricks. I started DJing professionally when I was 17 and did it full time for about 15 years, then got bored and gave it up. I was persuaded to make a 'come-back' for my niece's birthday party, then my daughter's party, then her friend's party, then her friend's friend's party, etc, etc and I'm now back doing it once or twice a month. I'm totally digital now, with everything being run from my laptop, although I had a desktop for about 9 months before investing in a laptop. Tha

I personally think that sitting down does look lazy and unprofessional and I used to sit on the edge of a table, but I now use a stool, similar in height to a bar stool, so you can still rest those weary legs, but are still high enough to be seen, and for people like Wanye, it might actually improve their situation http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif

That's one of the benefits of having the smoking ban here in Scotland. The downside is that scanners and moonflowers now look sh http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/censored2.gif te. I know that the recent temperatures have been exceptional but this is the best fiver I've ever spent, apart from those 500 cola bottles http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/drool.gif http://www.sbpcc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fan.jpg 6" Clip on Fan

The first thing you need to know is if the singer knows the words, then you'll just need a karaoke backing track. If they don't, then you'll need a cdg file for the lyrics, if your using a computer, or else print out the lyrics in a large font so she can glance at it to remind her. If you don't a echo on your mixer, then you might want to borrow/hire/buy something like this. http://www.sbpcc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/FEX800.jpg £38 from a Behringer stockist, although you'll probably find it cheaper if you shop around.

I've just this group so I know my post is a little late but, according to Tesco, every little helps. It really depends on what you're doing. If you're dooing beat mixing, otsdj or pcdj with a usb soundcard will allow you an output to your mixer and also an output for cueing. If you are just doing functions with one song after the other, i currently use winamp, and have done for the last year. I also use two plug-ins. Sqrsoft, which works out when a song is due to finish and starts the next one automatically, (it's programmable so you can set the trigger levels for starting and stopping son