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Yeah, basically that's what I'm wanting to do. Maybe learn the real basics like beatmatching etc etc. Maybe I'd buy a basic effect box after a while and try and master that, and if I was still going by that point then I'd probably be enjoying myself and would want to upgrade. hehe, well I'm not thinking of "gigging" yet at all. I'm literally starting from scratch, and if it's anything like music production then it takes a year or two to be going at a professional standard, and even longer to be really recognised as "excellent". Today was really possibly the first time I've ever he

Hey all Well I just wanted to "try out" DJing with minimal/no investment. I'd had a quick go on traktor (or virtual dj) a while back, but even with a midi controller it just seemed.... like the computer was doing it? I mean there was even an "auto" button on it that mixed between tracks for me. It just seemed a bit pointless me even being there, because the computer seemed to be doing a good job of mixing by itself. Anyway, I went on ebay & saw some belt turntables (vinyl) with a mixer and microphone & cables, got it for £30. It's very basic and obviously being belt drive, it

Thanks very much for the comments guys. As you can see, that auction went for >£100 which means, I will probably avoid CD altogether. Now the choice becomes vinyl and digital. I can see advantages in both - but probably digital sounds better. Now for a cheap digital controller!

Yeah, well obviously I'd need to learn the basic skills first. But I am aware it's also a "learn on the job" type thing - if I was interested, that is. Why do people buy more expensive CDJs? What features do they offer that real simple ones (eg. the CDJ-20s) don't. I want to be a little future proof, but still at rock-bottom cost! Cheers

I don't normally post in these sections because I'm just another randomer out of the hundreds that sign up daily on forums! My name is Matthew & I'm 16. I've been producing dance music for a while, but can't help noticing that most tracks are produced by "DJ something", and obviously all mixed by "DJ something". So I'm curious to get started in DJing - especially now it seems digital equipment can be bought for nice and cheap. Yeah, so anyway, that's the intro :Thumbup:

I don't know if I want to DJ properly - I just want some basic "stuff" to get started. I'd be going digital (CD) rather than vinyl, and I would be mixing trance/hard dance music to start with. I've been producing music a few years, and curiosity has just got the better of me. If I get a cheap DJ mixer (2 channel) for £30 off ebay, and 2 cheap CDJ decks, would that be good enough to get started? Sorry if this seems daft, but what is the actual difference between something like a CDJ-10 and a -1000? Surely they both just play a CD and it's the mixing and effects in the equipment chain that