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Learning To Be A Disc Jockey?

Learning To Be A Disc Jockey?

Traktor Kontrol S4 http://yousher.com/i4defsq756/post-numerous-equipments-used-87342.html. This is possibly the most common question for all newcomer disc jockeys and referred to as a D.J. for brief. The very first thing to do is to do a little research. Which kind of D.J. do you want to be? There are various sorts of D.J.'s since they D.J. in different ways. The three Big types of D.J.'s are:

Mobile D.J./ Mobile Entertainer
Club D.J.
Battle D.J.
Mobile D. J.

They take their equipment on the road and do gigs at Faculties, private parties, special events and the like. They use almost all sorts of disc jockey equipment such as karaoke equipment.

Mobile D.J.'s are entertainers also.

They get the crowd involved with playing games with all the songs, singing, playing music and other celebration favorites that involve entertaining the audience.

Mobile D.J.'s generally have a disc jockey PA system they bring with them to the gig.

This allows the disc jockey to broadcast the audio being played. A PA system consists of an amplifier and 2 speakers.

Club D. J.

It is the Club disc jockeys capacity to play many kinds of songs and make it sound great that makes them stand out. That's the reason why they get paid the big bucks.

To most it isn't a puzzle why the club disc jockey is the very sought after D.J.. One of my favourite club disc jockeys that cross all types of disc jockeying is D.J. Cash Money from Philadelphia, PA.. He has some of the fastest hands on the faders and turntables I have ever seen.

For their songs most club disc jockeys utilize Technics SL-1200/1210 Turntables. Now you can locate bar D.J.'s using Final Scratch by Stanton or Serato Scratch Live by Rane. Club D.J.'s"play with the crowd" meaning that they have developed the ability to read the audience and understand what tunes to play based on crowd response.

This takes time to develop but as soon as you've mastered this step it allows you to explore new songs in the club that you may not otherwise play due to inexperience. This is a great way to create a livelihood if you are able to get a residence in a number of clubs.

Battle D.J. or Turntablists

They are a particular group of highly skilled disc jockeys which do tricks with the turntables and mixer. Through years of practice they have been in a position to develop their skills of scratching, blending and above all beat juggling.

Beat juggling is if a D.J. is able to control two records to the point where it sounds like he's creating a new beat from two different ones. Since these skills are highly developed most combat D.J.'s could be a team D.J. or a mobile D.J. since the skills cross all types of disc jockeying.

After you know which sort of D.J. you want to be you want to learn which type of equipment disc jockeys utilize.

The Four questions any fresh disc jockey must ask before Purchasing any new equipment are:

Just how or in what capacity will I be using my D.J. equipment (e.g. club D.J., remixing( for celebrations )?
How much do I wish to invest?
Where will I purchase all this D.J. equipment?
What D.J. equipment do I really need?
Every of these 3 types of disc jockeys that I mentioned above uses the exact same D.J. equipment for the large part.

These are:

Two (2) turntables like the NumarkTTX1 Turntables
Two (2) slipmats
2 (2) capsules such as the Shure M44 7 mounted on a Technics Headshell
One (1) mixer like the Rane TTM56 (Mixers)
One (1) set of cans like the Stanton Pro D.J. 3000 Headphones
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