Hi, Im new to the forums as well as mixing in general. I eventually want to write my own music having experience playing drums (9yrs) piano (5yrs) and guitar (2) and now i want to DJ So the setup I have in mind without any particular brands is this: I want to run everything off my laptop, no cds. so i know im going to need a sound card (under$200 would be nice) ive looked at a bunch but i dont know what to get because here is everything i eventually want to run:
*Laptop holding my exstensive library and software.
*2 traditional turntables, seeing as i wont need cd ones using my laptop right?
*an effects drum pad for making my own beats and some cool synth effects
*then an actual small synth with a lot of built in effects
*of course a mixer,not sure how many channels i will need though,5?(inc. mic.)
*then what i have spent forever looking for, a sound card! im trying to keep it under $200 and have looks at tons, but i think i might have to spend more.
Thats the setup I eventually want to run, the drum pad and synth being the last things i get. and I eventually want to work my way to doing gigs, so i want some like mid range pretty decent equipement, so i wont have to purchase better stuff in the future
Here were some products I was looking at:
MIXER - Behringer DDM 4000, Stanton m.505, Stanton RM.406, Denon DNX1500 (I'm trying look on ebay to save myself some money, but i want to keep it around $400-650)
SOUND CARDS - I have looked at tons but am not sure what I need (roland fa66? although thats more than i want to spend) but let me know what i should get.
TURNTABLES - havent really looked considering i wont be getting them for a few months so i can become familiar with my mixer and at least get started, but give me some ideas in different price ranges (i want equipment that will be good enough for live performances though down the road.)
SOFTWARE - give me some ideas of software that you think would work best for me and accomplish what i want to do. (mix,dj,scratch,record/write music) A little bit of everything lol. Starting, Im mainly going to focus on just on Mixing...Im just eager to learn.
PLEASE help me out and give me some advice, I have spent days and days researching and reading, and cant decide, because i dont know a whole lot but i want good stuff. It is SOOO much appreciated. Thank You
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