The most essential part of Dj'ing?

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Originally Posted by hola amigos

I was debating the z2 by native instruments but knowing how much of a beginner i am. I'm not sure if i should drop the 900 bucks on that guy.

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I have always advocated for beginners to get the absolute best gear they can. If you buy cheap because you're a beginner you will always end up spending more money in the end.

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Originally Posted by photojojo

I have always advocated for beginners to get the absolute best gear they can. If you buy cheap because you're a beginner you will always end up spending more money in the end.

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But I also think beginners need to grow into their equipment and find their likes and dislikes. It's unlike how you and I came up with turntables, mixer, no effects. Not much varied even when CD players showed up. The choices these days are immense. I think you need to feel around and see what you like. No reason to spend a thousand dollars (Z2) when you can spend 200 (X1).

wait wait wait wait...

for arguments sake can we get a list of the mixers and controllers you have gone through Mr. JoJo? :)

x1 is a nice mixer i never got to play with one in person but i looked at them online. thats a good deal i'ma go see if thats the brand new price ( $ 200.00 )

You talking about the numark x1? Looks like that one is discontinued.
The dm950 is a two channel mixer by numark priced at 100.00 thats not bad at all.
I should pick that up.

kontrol x1. I paid 125 shipped for mine. I also went with a physical mixer, xone 22 and an Audio2DJ. Still less than 500 bucks for a full working setup minus a laptop.

Yep a second hand Kontrol X1 and a decent cheap 2 channel mixer like a Xone 22 or a NUO 2 is great for a beginner or anyone who just wants to do two track mixing (majority of people). To be honest a mixer is a mixer especially if you're just using it in your bedroom through cheap speakers.

If beatmatching was the most important skill the sync button would have us all out of a job.

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Originally Posted by shr3dder

If beatmixing was the most important skill the sync button would have us all out of a job.

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Did anyone say "beat matching" as the most important skill?

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Originally Posted by keithace

Did anyone say "beat matching" as the most important skill?

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Throughout the thread yeah, there was a couple of people.

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Originally Posted by shr3dder

Throughout the thread yeah, there was a couple of people.

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NOPE

I looked...(other than Cold Fuzion)...

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Originally Posted by keithace

NOPE

I looked...(other than Cold Fuzion)...

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Well that's not nobody then is it?



EDIT: It was only one... Still. Not nobody