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Rizzla King

Few questions folks...

Getting a numark omni control on tuesday. with behringer speakers. Are they easy to set up? and can I also hook up a mini subwoofer(piggy bass) to it with the speakers aswell all at once?

Used to Traktor Pro, is there any difference between that and Traktor LE that I'm getting with it? Would the controls be already mapped?

or would anyone reccomend using the mixmeister fusion software instead?

jimi_t2

Rizzla King wrote: »

Getting a numark omni control on tuesday. with behringer speakers. Are they easy to set up? and can I also hook up a mini subwoofer(piggy bass) to it with the speakers aswell all at once?

You won't need the sub if they are some sort of Behringer TRUTH Studio monitors, and they're piss easy to set up.

eeloe

Traktor le is just a watered down version of pro, so just use that, if you feel the need to upgrade then you'll get a hefty discount off pro with a cupon in the omni control box!

Don't bother with that other software!

Rizzla King

Ah they're only small speakers for using in the gaf, gonna save up for a proper pair soon.

Yeah I was thinking that, thanks. Wasn't too keen on changing either!

Naasty

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Lads, is fog fluid easily available in dublin?

Yeah it is a few shops sell it I just cant remember any names,ill ask my mate if you can't find it.

ED E

Naasty wrote: »

Yeah it is a few shops sell it I just cant remember any names,ill ask my mate if you can't find it.

I'm thinking I may as well get it with my Thomann order. 12E for 5 Litres seems ok, doubt City Centre prices will be much better.

What I dont know anything about is the versions. The stuff I'm looking at is class E.

May well start mixing my own in the future, seems a very viable option. Think we still have a de-ioniser from the film processing gear

Rizzla King

Can anyone tell me more than one way how to get mysongs from my desktop onto a laptop, I have itunes and an ipod so all my songs are kinda scattered around?

Traktor won't pick up my ipod when I plug it into the laptop, is it supposed to?

Cheers

electrogrimey

Rizzla King wrote: »

Can anyone tell me more than one way how to get mysongs from my desktop onto a laptop, I have itunes and an ipod so all my songs are kinda scattered around?

Traktor won't pick up my ipod when I plug it into the laptop, is it supposed to?

Cheers

USB pen. If you have a mac you can drag straight from iTunes, and maybe on a PC, I can't remember. If not right click on the track, go into get info, and it'll say where the file is.

You wan't more than one way...ok, a less easy way is burning CDs. An even less easy way is emailing the tracks to yourself, and a really stupid way is to upload all the tracks to mediafire and download them again.

jimi_t2

electrogrimey wrote: »

USB pen. If you have a mac you can drag straight from iTunes, and maybe on a PC, I can't remember. If not right click on the track, go into get info, and it'll say where the file is.

You wan't more than one way...ok, a less easy way is burning CDs. An even less easy way is emailing the tracks to yourself, and a really stupid way is to upload all the tracks to mediafire and download them again.

iPods store their files using a proprietary architecture. Can be quite hard to get them off in any meaningful way. If there's just certain tracks that you need off then I'd recommend some sort of 3rd party software, ephPod has worked for me before.

ED E

jimi_t2 wrote: »

iPods store their files using a proprietary architecture. Can be quite hard to get them off in any meaningful way. If there's just certain tracks that you need off then I'd recommend some sort of 3rd party software, ephPod has worked for me before.

IIRC you can put later gen iPods into Mass Storage/Transfer mode so that they act like a normal USB drive.

Google: http://ipod.about.com/od/storingfilesandbackup/ss/ipod_storage.htm

electrogrimey

jimi_t2 wrote: »

iPods store their files using a proprietary architecture. Can be quite hard to get them off in any meaningful way. If there's just certain tracks that you need off then I'd recommend some sort of 3rd party software, ephPod has worked for me before.

Oh he meant that some of the tracks are on the iPod and not on the laptop. That's more of a problem...

Rizzla King

Thanks folks, done a load of cds for now, gonna try that mass storage thing again.

es-cee

howdo lads, just wonderin if some1 could help me out please.
i've been usin fl studio 9 for a few months now and am gettin the hang of it slowly but surely, just wonderin if any1 can help me out with pads???
i'm in the middle of gettin a dark jungle track together and i'm baffled as to how to get some dark pads together.

these pads would be similar to what im tryin to accomplish..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og3kG9pZrNQ

i just cant get what i have in me head to come out in the track, if any1 could give me some advice on what works well, a few pointers even just to get meself goin it would be greatly appreciated.

thanks again lads,

es

jimi_t2

es-cee wrote: »

these pads would be similar to what im tryin to accomplish..

Play minor intervals in the lower half of the keyboard with a soft pad preset, plenty of EQ'd bass, and a nice slow LFO on it for a bit of wobble.

es-cee

jimi_t2 wrote: »

Play minor intervals in the lower half of the keyboard with a soft pad preset, plenty of EQ'd bass, and a nice slow LFO on it for a bit of wobble.

cheers mate, will give that a try.

thanks

jimi_t2

es-cee wrote: »

cheers mate, will give that a try.

thanks

Alternatively, you just tweak a bass patch so the oscillators are a minor 3rd apart (google it) and play single bass notes. There's plenty of ''DNB DARK PAD'' style presets in the major softsynths. In fact, there's definitely tutorials for FL studio up on youtube that cover every aspect of that style of production.

Jay D

Anyone any pointers on this?

I'm having problems setting the thing up. I have everything done and checked (or so I think) but am getting an unbelievably fuzzy noise at certain parts of the track, while right deck is constantly horrible.

Vinyl clean and needles the same. Anyone any ideas?

ED E

Jay D wrote: »

Anyone any pointers on this?

I'm having problems setting the thing up. I have everything done and checked (or so I think) but am getting an unbelievably fuzzy noise at certain parts of the track, while right deck is constantly horrible.

Vinyl clean and needles the same. Anyone any ideas?

It sounds like you have a TT connected to a Line In instead of a Phono input.

Ahh, http://www.djtechtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/sl3right.jpg

See the top right, that switch, you need to set it to phono. The reason for this is the fact that TTs are not amplified and send out a very weak signal, where as mixers, soundcards, CDs and MP3 players have amped outputs. I'm not sure of the physics exactly myself but I beleive its the impedance difference that causes the distortion you described. Turning a player really low and then bumping the gain to max can have the same effect.

Jay D

Thanks for the reply. I am fairly certain I have the small switch things set to phono, think it's up but will check again later when I get home.

bdempsey

Hi there,

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Any questions using Ableton Live fire them here and I'll get straight back to you.

Many thanks,

Barry Dempsey
BEng Tech
VIRTU Studios
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That_Guy

Hey I came across a pretty cheap mixer for anyone planning to try their hand at DJing.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3509417/art/hercules/dj-control-mp3-e2.html

It's a Hercules DJ Control MP3 E2. It comes with software called Virtual DJ. It's a pretty basic version of VDJ but good for beginners.

The mixer is powered by USB so you just need a laptop and the VDJ software opened to run it. I'm not sure if it runs with Traktor or any other DJ software but I'd imagine it would.

In total it'll be about €104 including delivery which is a pretty decent price for this mixer imo.

If you're starting out with DJing then this seems like a pretty decent price.

There is another Hercules mixer on the site too.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/163564/art/hercules/dj-control-mp3-controller.html

Again it seems like a good price for a beginner but I think it might be worth the extra €20 for the first one I've posted.

I'm only really a beginner myself and I just thought I'd share this with ya.

jimi_t2

That_Guy wrote: »

Hey I came across a pretty cheap mixer for anyone planning to try their hand at DJing.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3509417/art/hercules/dj-control-mp3-e2.html


http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/163564/art/hercules/dj-control-mp3-controller.html

Again it seems like a good price for a beginner but I think it might be worth the extra €20 for the first one I've posted.

I'm only really a beginner myself and I just thought I'd share this with ya.

First one doesn't have a built in soundcard. Second one I had myself and while just about usable, its very ****ty build quality and apparently doesn't play well with macs. That said, it had 5.1 sound for some reason

yoshytoshy

Rizzla King wrote: »

Getting a numark omni control on tuesday.

Used to Traktor Pro, is there any difference between that and Traktor LE that I'm getting with it? Would the controls be already mapped?

Sorry to pry ,just wondering what you thought of the omni control ..
I'm torn between that and the hercules RMX:( Don't know which one to get.

Jay D

Sorry for extended delay getting back on this but to say I'm up to my tits with work and everything would be an understatement of late.

Anyway, this SL3 is connected as well as I can make out, it's just acting so erratic. Like just there, I had the record on, playing fuzzy as hell, so I took needle off to clean, just to see, then when I put it back on, it played a little, break, break, gap, then nothing.

I haven't had time to commit to trying to sort this out tbh, but I promised myself I'd get it sorted this weekend.

Eddie Ere

jimi_t2 wrote: »

Hands down, the Xponent for me. I've used the VCI 100, BCD-2000 and Hercules Mk.1/Mk.2/RMX and its definitely my favourite of the cheaper end of the controllers, and it's definitely (imo) the best of them with a built-in soundcard.

It has also come MASSIVELY down in price in the last year or two. It was selling for about 500 odd in 2008. I got mine secondhand, boxed a few months ago for 220 (but that was a decent enough deal in fairness)

Comes with its own proprietary software 'Torq' which is exceptionally good, clean and unbelievably responsive (I actually prefer the 1.5.1 version to Traktor for basic gigs) and there's so little menu diving. It's painless as well. You just set it up and latency/outputs and mapping is all there. It just works out of the box.

Has a CDJ, Vinyl and Hybrid emulation mode for the jogwheels. The tops of the platters are incredibly touch sensitive although the scratching is obviously a bit naff in Vinyl mode, but you can use the sides of the jogwheels to track without interfering. You can also use VSTs as drop-in effects - although the normal built-in one's are superb.

On top of that, there's a software powered VU meter in the middle of it, there's a tracking bar for each song to show a rough idea of progress, the dedicated looping section is superb, the kill switches and placement of EQ's and gain is perfect, the X/Y pad can be used for controlling effects or as a mouse so you look less like you're playing solitaire , all the buttons are backlit and they glow when hit so if you hit something by accident it'll catch your eye, you can set every light on the left or right side to flash in sync with the BPM. In short, its amazing to use and looks absolutely class. You'll get a lot of attention when using it outside of DJ box (although that's arbitrarily good or bad).



Yeah, I've a bit of a stiffy for this yoke!

http://www.thomann.de/ie/maudio_torq_xponent.htm


Is this what you speak of jimi?

Thinking of finally taking the plunge and taking it up, if only as a hobby, but haven't a clue where to start

Any advice would be appreciated.

ianuss

Eddie Ere wrote: »

http://www.thomann.de/ie/maudio_torq_xponent.htm


Is this what you speak of jimi?

Thinking of finally taking the plunge and taking it up, if only as a hobby, but haven't a clue where to start

Any advice would be appreciated.

Not that I speak for Jimi or anything - but yes, that's it. I have one myself. All I can say is I totally agree with Jimi.

I was in the same boat as yourself a few months ago and finally bought one, probably 10 years later than I should have, but anyway..... It's so easy to use - I mean, I'm a total retard when it comes to technology and I had no problems with it. Like Jimi said, you can just take it out of the box and use it straight away. Simples.

One of the lads here is/was selling something you may be interested in too

http://www.adverts.ie/248732/pro-audio/allen-and-heath-xone-1d-and-ni-audio-2-dj/

Whatever you get, you won't regret it. And if somehow you do regret it, they(MIDI controllers) tend to hold their value quite well, so you should be able to recoup most of your outlay.

Eddie Ere

ianuss wrote: »

Not that I speak for Jimi or anything - but yes, that's it. I have one myself. All I can say is I totally agree with Jimi.

I was in the same boat as yourself a few months ago and finally bought one, probably 10 years later than I should have, but anyway..... It's so easy to use - I mean, I'm a total retard when it comes to technology and I had no problems with it. Like Jimi said, you can just take it out of the box and use it straight away. Simples.

One of the lads here is/was selling something you may be interested in too

http://www.adverts.ie/248732/pro-audio/allen-and-heath-xone-1d-and-ni-audio-2-dj/

Whatever you get, you won't regret it. And if somehow you do regret it, they(MIDI controllers) tend to hold their value quite well, so you should be able to recoup most of your outlay.

Thanks for the reply ianuss, good to get feedback from someone who owns one. As I said I have been thinking about it for a while but just didn't know where to start.

Could you tell me do you have to use Torq or can you use it with, say, Traktor? In general, how do you find Torq to use itself?

Cheers

electrogrimey

The Xponent looks great, but the only downside is having to use Torq. I know you say you prefer it to Traktor for basic gigs, but Traktor is miles better in general, and Zascar had big problems trying to map the Xponent to Traktor.

For a very similar set-up, and more or less the same price, have a look at picking up a cheap hardware mixer, an Audio 2 DJ, and a Kontrol X1. The only thing I'd choose over my set-up of 2 Kontrol X1s and the club mixer is a full A&H Xone:4D set-up, but that's far too expensive, and would probably be really impractical for playing in most clubs. So basically the X1 is nearly perfect accompanied by a hardware mixer, it also makes integration into a club a lot easier, seeing as you use their mixer, and just slot the X1 between the CD player and the mixer.

Eddie Ere

electrogrimey wrote: »

The Xponent looks great, but the only downside is having to use Torq. I know you say you prefer it to Traktor for basic gigs, but Traktor is miles better in general, and Zascar had big problems trying to map the Xponent to Traktor.

For a very similar set-up, and more or less the same price, have a look at picking up a cheap hardware mixer, an Audio 2 DJ, and a Kontrol X1. The only thing I'd choose over my set-up of 2 Kontrol X1s and the club mixer is a full A&H Xone:4D set-up, but that's far too expensive, and would probably be really impractical for playing in most clubs. So basically the X1 is nearly perfect accompanied by a hardware mixer, it also makes integration into a club a lot easier, seeing as you use their mixer, and just slot the X1 between the CD player and the mixer.

Thanks for the reply.

When you say cheap hardware mixer what would you have in mind? And what exactly does the Audio 2 DJ do? From what I gather its a soundcard (probably not), would there be any point in getting that unless I had very good quality speakers? I'm not planning on DJ'ing in a club anytime soon so I don't want to spend big money.

Apologies for sounding quite noobish

electrogrimey

Eddie Ere wrote: »

Thanks for the reply.

When you say cheap hardware mixer what would you have in mind? And what exactly does the Audio 2 DJ do? From what I gather its a soundcard (probably not), would there be any point in getting that unless I had very good quality speakers? I'm not planning on DJ'ing in a club anytime soon so I don't want to spend big money.

Apologies for sounding quite noobish

Search this forum for 'mixer' and have a look at the threads, I've a Behringer DJX 750 which I picked up on ads for about €100 and it's served me well until now, but there's better mixers with no effects etc you can get for around the same price. The Audio 2 is a soundcard, you're right, it lets you route two channels on Traktor through two channels on the mixer so you can use the EQs and crossfader etc.

skittles2k10

hey I'm lookin to start DJing in a local pub in town and I want to get some of my own equipment - a friend of mine reccomended this forum & adverts.ie to me. As I am new to it I was wondering if someone on here would be able to reccomend which equipment to get.

I have already done a few private parties and last weekend I did my first gig in a pub but I was using someone elses equipment. Well it was just the PA system but I would like to have my own...

Any info would be great thanks again

electrogrimey

skittles2k10 wrote: »

hey I'm lookin to start DJing in a local pub in town and I want to get some of my own equipment - a friend of mine reccomended this forum & adverts.ie to me. As I am new to it I was wondering if someone on here would be able to reccomend which equipment to get.

I have already done a few private parties and last weekend I did my first gig in a pub but I was using someone elses equipment. Well it was just the PA system but I would like to have my own...

Any info would be great thanks again

Search this forum for 'what controller', there's a massive thread there about all aspects of digital DJing (I think it's in the Hot Links sticky actually).

If you can afford it, get CD decks, and if you're really rich, get vinyl decks.

That's basically all you need to know...PAs are easy, just get the best you can afford.

Eddie Ere

So I'm thinking either the

M-AUDIO TORQ XPONENT:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/maudio_torq_xponent.htm

(Which if bought from Thomann comes pre-set to work with Traktor I think?)




Or the VESTAX VCI 100 DJ MIDI CONTROLLER:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/vestax_vci_100_dj_midi_controller.htm

Which I believe I would need the Audio 2 DJ also if I wished to fully utilise it?



Any recommendations on what to do?



Also can someone tell me the difference between the above mentioned and this:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/native_instruments_traktor_kontrol_x1.htm




Thanks for any help.

electrogrimey

Eddie Ere wrote: »

So I'm thinking either the

M-AUDIO TORQ XPONENT:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/maudio_torq_xponent.htm

(Which if bought from Thomann comes pre-set to work with Traktor I think?)




Or the VESTAX VCI 100 DJ MIDI CONTROLLER:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/vestax_vci_100_dj_midi_controller.htm

Which I believe I would need the Audio 2 DJ also if I wished to fully utilise it?



Any recommendations on what to do?



Also can someone tell me the difference between the above mentioned and this:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/native_instruments_traktor_kontrol_x1.htm


Thanks for any help.

The VCI is an all-in-one controller, so it has a built in mixer (a MIDI mixer), same as the Xponent, but the X1 is made to be used alongside a hardware mixer. That's the difference.

Between the VCI and the Xponent the VCI's jog wheels are the big selling point, so if you want to scratch (ish) or use the jog wheels for controlling effects, get the VCI.

Zascar

electrogrimey wrote: »

Between the VCI and the Xponent the VCI's jog wheels are the big selling point, so if you want to scratch (ish) or use the jog wheels for controlling effects, get the VCI.

Not really mate, the feel of the jog wheels on the Xponent are actually nicer, but that's still no reason to buy it. No one is really going to scratch on a controller anyway. The vci is a better more solid unit, and with the Audio 2 DJ & traktor the sound quality is considerably better.

I kinda wish they'd release a new version of the xponent, if they fixed some issues with it and made a decent mapping for traktor it could be a great unit. the layout etc is actually kinda more usable than the vci.

I still don't get why someone does not come out with something similar to both but better. I'm hoping Native Instruments will release an X3 or X5 - something like the Kontrol X1 but bigger with 2/4 channels, a built in sound card, job wheels and all the buttons you need. That would be sweet.

ianuss

Eddie Ere wrote: »

So I'm thinking either the

M-AUDIO TORQ XPONENT:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/maudio_torq_xponent.htm

(Which if bought from Thomann comes pre-set to work with Traktor I think?)

It comes with Torq. Which is fine. Well, I find it fine anyway. Easy to use. But Traktor is 'industry standard' after all, and you would have to assume that's for a reason. There are mappings available for Traktor too if you really want to use it - I know Zascar had issues but maybe there are beter mappings available now - I don't know?!

Zascar is probably the best person to offer advice as he has owned both the xponent and the VCI.

Personally, I find the xponent great. It's a doddle to use - the layout is really user-friendly and the jog-wheels are great. I couldn't care less about effects or any of that sh1te, I just wanted something easy to set-up and play with.

Anything else you wanna know, just ask.

electrogrimey

Zascar wrote: »

Not really mate, the feel of the jog wheels on the Xponent are actually nicer, but that's still no reason to buy it. No one is really going to scratch on a controller anyway. The vci is a better more solid unit, and with the Audio 2 DJ & traktor the sound quality is considerably better.

I kinda wish they'd release a new version of the xponent, if they fixed some issues with it and made a decent mapping for traktor it could be a great unit. the layout etc is actually kinda more usable than the vci.

I still don't get why someone does not come out with something similar to both but better. I'm hoping Native Instruments will release an X3 or X5 - something like the Kontrol X1 but bigger with 2/4 channels, a built in sound card, job wheels and all the buttons you need. That would be sweet.

Oh right, I thought the jogs on the VCI were supposed to be great.

I'd say they will release something else, even just by the fact that it's called an X1. It's a very kind of niche controller too, so it'd make sense for them to make another.

Eddie Ere

Thank you for all the tips so far!

I'm swaying towards the Vestax at the minute because I am familiar with Traktor and would prefer to use that programme.

I have just one more question; ianuss, you mentioned you couldn't care about effects and the like. Is there not programmable knobs/buttons on the xponent to use effects within Torq? Or do you mean something different? From what I gather I can use effects on Traktor with the use of the Vestax?

ianuss

Eddie Ere wrote: »

Thank you for all the tips so far!

I'm swaying towards the Vestax at the minute because I am familiar with Traktor and would prefer to use that programme.

I have just one more question; ianuss, you mentioned you couldn't care about effects and the like. Is there not programmable knobs/buttons on the xponent to use effects within Torq? Or do you mean something different? From what I gather I can use effects on Traktor with the use of the Vestax?

No, there are knobs assigned for effects with the xponent. There's 4 knobs for each deck. And you can choose from 10 effects. I was just saying that traktor & the VCI, AFAIK has way more. But the whole effects mularky just wasn't an issue when I was lookin to buy - it's just not something I use.

Ferris_Bueller

Guys just a quick question, whenever I go to open Virtual DJ it comes up "error in the video driver", does anyone know whats the cause of this and more importantly how to fix it?

rcaz

I've got a quick question too. I play in a band, and we've started using Reason and Ableton to sequence, sample, synthesise, process, whatever. We've got inputs and controllers sorted, output is causing headaches. So for bands playing with laptops - is it alright to just use the internal line out with an RCA splitter and some adapters that will take the stereo mini jack into two mono 1/4" jacks? Or is an interface/interfaces+mixer/some other setup expected?

electrogrimey

El Pr0n wrote: »

I've got a quick question too. I play in a band, and we've started using Reason and Ableton to sequence, sample, synthesise, process, whatever. We've got inputs and controllers sorted, output is causing headaches. So for bands playing with laptops - is it alright to just use the internal line out with an RCA splitter and some adapters that will take the stereo mini jack into two mono 1/4" jacks? Or is an interface/interfaces+mixer/some other setup expected?

You mean the line-out on your laptop? You'll get way better quality using outs on whatever soundcards you have, and adapters and splitters are only going to make the quality even worse. If you can try and take a master out from each soundcard, and buy proper cables for whatever you need, don't use adapters.

If you're using the internal outs you're only going to sound as good as the PCI soundcard is, which is generally pretty bad.

hans aus dtschl

Exactly as Electrogrimey said. To add to this: might be a good idea to get a sound card with a ground lift if your budget can allow. Or maybe a cheap DI box (lots of bands will have these to hand already).

This is the number one problem I face when setting up local live acts, in the club. Using the laptop minijack causes problems so often. Not reliable at all. The thing of splitting and bringing into two 1/4" jacks DOES work, and IS ok if you're in a pinch, but if you're going to be using the computer more than once or twice in your live setup, get a dedicated sound card. They're relatively cheap these days, anyway.

rcaz

Thanks guys! I've got an Alesis iO14 interface, but it adds crackles and things to our recordings all the time, so I'm reluctant to commit to using it in a live show. Any sort of gigs like that are a while off, I'm just taking stock of what I can do. Nice one guys

electrogrimey

El Pr0n wrote: »

Thanks guys! I've got an Alesis iO14 interface, but it adds crackles and things to our recordings all the time, so I'm reluctant to commit to using it in a live show. Any sort of gigs like that are a while off, I'm just taking stock of what I can do. Nice one guys

If it crackles then maybe the latency settings are just not set up properly? Latency is pretty user friendly on Ableton, maybe have a look at that.

jordan..

howdy chaps

just got a set of sound lab vinyl plus a mixer!
finding it fairly difficult learning the basics, any advice for a newb?

should i do a course or does anyone have a particular recommendation

ED E

jordan.. wrote: »

howdy chaps

just got a set of sound lab vinyl plus a mixer!
finding it fairly difficult learning the basics, any advice for a newb?

should i do a course or does anyone have a particular recommendation

Look up tutorials on youtube, there's no need for paid courses.

electrogrimey

jordan.. wrote: »

howdy chaps

just got a set of sound lab vinyl plus a mixer!
finding it fairly difficult learning the basics, any advice for a newb?

should i do a course or does anyone have a particular recommendation

Definitely no need to do a course. Buy two vinyls you like. Look up a few tutorials, and then sit at your decks, play one record, and then try beatmatch the other to it. When you do, reset the pitch fader on the other one, and then beatmatch that one quicker than last time. It'll take a long time, days, weeks, but you'll get it.

ianuss

jordan.. wrote: »

howdy chaps

just got a set of sound lab vinyl plus a mixer!
finding it fairly difficult learning the basics, any advice for a newb?

should i do a course or does anyone have a particular recommendation

Ellaskins on youtube is awesome. Tonnes of vids on pretty much every aspect of djing.....

http://www.youtube.com/user/ellaskins

Eddie Ere

Looking to also invest in a set of speakers when I raise funds for the mixer, so could anyone recommend ones to me? Generally used for bedroom DJ'ing but preferrably with good sound quality and volume level

Thanks.