Re: ADVICE ON DJing

From: Scott A Hunt (scott@kendev.com)
Date: Tue Jan 30 2001 - 15:15:05 CET

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    Hi,

    Gear is a good question. I currently use 2 Techniques 1200s, 2 Pioneer 600
    CD players and a Pioneer 300 mixer. 1200s need no discussion. The Pioneer
    gear is great though. I have found it both reliable and very durable making
    well worth the extra cash you pay for their equipment (you get what you pay
    for!!!). I have had my players over two year and they only required an
    internal cleaning once over.

    Master tempo you spoke of is awesome. I occasionally beat mix but the
    tracks I play often sound funky when pitch shifted. The master tempo
    feature eliminates most of this some tracks will sound funny with it though.
    Pioneer's 300 or 600 mixer's beat counter takes some adjustment. I think
    the more you play with it the more accustomed you will get to it. I also
    found it difficult at first.

    cheers,

    scotty
    www.dejablu.com

    >
    > I'm a fledgling DJ in Helsinki, Finland, and play a lot of jazz-influenced
    > couch-surfing music, as well as the occasional Voom:Voom or Rainer Trüby
    > Remix to resurface the deep & soft atmosphere...
    >
    > This topic about mixing put me to think, perhaps you'd give me some advice
    > on a good setup for a DJ setup. I've been planning to get my own system
    for
    > practise and fun.
    >
    > So far I've really liked the Pioneer CD players I've played on, with very
    > sweet queing and two pitches (the one that digitally steps up the pace but
    > keeps the tone the same, plus normal pitch). ALso, the Pioneer mixer (A
    > 600, I think) had a beat detector -- which unfortunately didn't work very
    > well.
    >
    > I would like to find a setup where I could get good quality audio out of
    > the system (i'm a bit of an audiophile), but at the same time I'm really
    > keen on making mixing to the beat very fast and easy, so that I can focus
    > on... yes, putting in a lot of extras, through effects and snippets from
    > here and there (Yes, I know it's on the verge of good taste but I've been
    > reassured that I have some). So...
    >
    > Final comment: It's still going to be a compromise. I would like your
    > opinion on sound quality and durability especially, since those are things
    > that you don't notice very well when playing an age-old Denon at some
    > stinky club.
    >
    > What do you recommend? Other than a full-size studio, of course...
    >
    >
    > -Mark
    >
    >



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