Oh Em Gee!

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11-02-2010, 04:43 AM
Coldfuzion

Oh Em Gee!

Hey guys,

I just wanted to say that "OMG THIS IS FUN!!!!!"

My friend just got me into DJ'ing and he was buying an S4 so I decided to pick one up as well. Tonight after I un-boxed my S4 and used it for a few minutes I felt over whelmed and did not know what to do at all. I felt like I just wasted $900.

Then I remembered reading someones post on the forums and they said "just have fun with it" even though it was not in context with what I was thinking, I just started messing around and 5 hours (which felt like 10 minutes) later i'm having a blast!

I am envious of everyone who has been doing this forever, this is a blast! I cannot wait till I get decent enough to play a gig somewhere (even at a house party or what not). I'm still learning the basics and this could not be more fun!

DJTT.com is awesome, and the tutorials + community posts have helped so much!

If you guys have any suggestions for a beginner (I've been like a person on crack with these forums and read a LOT of what you guys have posted already) I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,
Coldfuzion

P.S. Sorry if this should have been in another thread, it's nearly 3AM i'm delirious cause of lack of sleep and I feel like a kid on christmas who just got exactly what he wanted!
11-02-2010, 05:14 AM
sarasin

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Nice one bro!!!!

Enjoy it!!!!
11-02-2010, 05:15 AM
Maxted

Just keep having fun man, i do the same as you, i think i've read every first-page post on this entire forum lol.
11-02-2010, 05:22 AM
fullenglishpint

Can't get enough!
11-02-2010, 06:12 AM
Jester

Lucky for some huh :p Welcome to the crew buddy.
11-02-2010, 06:41 AM
photojojo

Nice! :)
11-02-2010, 10:15 AM
PartyMcFly

Best thread ever
11-02-2010, 11:21 AM
jdog667jkt

you mean evaaaar
11-02-2010, 11:27 AM
maxonemillionone

<3
11-02-2010, 06:55 PM
Coldfuzion

Hahaha I love you guys <3.

Two quick questions, firstly is there anyway to play music from your S4 out of your laptop speakers? Secondly what speakers would you guys suggest I buy to play small house parties with that aren't too expensive?
11-02-2010, 07:07 PM
Jester

Ok dude assuming the basics work the same in S4, what you do is go into the audio setup in the preferences and choose your laptops soundcard as your audio device. BUT ... if you do this you should install ASIO4ALL drivers, much better.
11-02-2010, 07:14 PM
Coldfuzion

I tried that, I was messing with the settings for a good 30 minutes on the audio setup and it was not working :(.
11-02-2010, 07:16 PM
Jester

Ok in that case hang around till photojojo comes back online... he has an S4 and will be able to help you with that.
11-02-2010, 07:19 PM
Coldfuzion

Any suggestion on the speakers Jester?
11-02-2010, 07:24 PM
Jester

Well anything would be an improvement over laptop speakers ;) we have some self powered wharfdale pro 15", but tbh for house parties etc a good home 400w+ amp and speakers is fine. All depends on your budget really, you should be able to pick up some second hand self powered 15" speakers reasonably cheaply.
11-02-2010, 07:57 PM
looneygeorge

I guess you could get some KRK RP6 Studio Monitors - They are mainly for producing (10 bucks that you will start making remixes and songs too in about a couple of months) But I used them for a little house party I threw last weekend, they got the floor pumping good enough. I Got them for around $770, but I live in Crazy ass expensive Norway (the S4 costs $1505 here :( ) So they are probably cheaper there.

P.S I'm gonna read this thread every time I feel down, best thread ever.

Shoot me an email if you ever need some help, I was in the same boat as you 6 months ago. jhc@komplett.no
11-02-2010, 09:25 PM
dsharps

I just bought a set of Kustom speakers that were on a 50% off sale - dropped $200 for a set that's perfect for small/medium venues. I'm hosting a party on the roof of my college house with them this friday.
11-02-2010, 10:17 PM
maxonemillionone

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldfuzion

Hahaha I love you guys <3.

Two quick questions, firstly is there anyway to play music from your S4 out of your laptop speakers? Secondly what speakers would you guys suggest I buy to play small house parties with that aren't too expensive?

Option one, save up about 2.1k for some cereal JBL 500 series dope ass speakers.

Option Two, buy some cheapo 2k watters off ebay. You can get a set of two for like 500 bucks.
11-03-2010, 12:08 AM
Coldfuzion

Looney - Thank you! I may be in touch with you via email soon sir :).

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsharps

I just bought a set of Kustom speakers that were on a 50% off sale - dropped $200 for a set that's perfect for small/medium venues. I'm hosting a party on the roof of my college house with them this friday.

Where did you buy them from Dsharp?
11-03-2010, 12:37 AM
BradCee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldfuzion

Any suggestion on the speakers?

link to your hi-fi for now? if it has an aux input of course
11-03-2010, 06:21 AM
Terreur

Quote:

Originally Posted by looneygeorge

I guess you could get some KRK RP6 Studio Monitors - They are mainly for producing (10 bucks that you will start making remixes and songs too in about a couple of months) But I used them for a little house party I threw last weekend, they got the floor pumping good enough.

:confused: The R6 As your only speakers? I just got mine a few days ago while waiting for the S4 (which by the way should be arriving this week, im so f*ck'n thrilled) but while waiting I did hook them up to some shitty soundcard to test the range, volume, clarity etc but to be honest I can't imagine myself using these as my main speakers / PA for throwing parties, they just don't go loud enough?
11-26-2010, 01:53 PM
Coldfuzion

Dude i just got the maschine too! Im going to have an amazing break! Im super stoked and I hAVENT slept in 28 hours WOOHOO FOR SHOPPING ALL DAY alkajflajflakjdflajk! I love you all <3!
11-26-2010, 11:39 PM
b3nz0n8

lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldfuzion

Dude i just got the maschine too! Im going to have an amazing break! Im super stoked and I hAVENT slept in 28 hours WOOHOO FOR SHOPPING ALL DAY alkajflajflakjdflajk! I love you all <3!

WOOHOO!! lol Me too! This is awesome and you crack me up Coldfuzion! :D
02-09-2011, 11:55 AM
Coldfuzion

Man I had to post here one more time. I am truly in love with DJing, and this community! It's pretty crazy to be a part of such a helpful community like this one. It's even crazier when you figure out everything that goes on behind the scenes. As in how many people help each other through PMs and such.

This really hit me after I picked up "DJing for Dummies" last night when my friend who used to DJ suggested it. As I was flipping through it I realized that I had all those questions initially and just by reading, and asking questions here and there I have learned an insane amount of knowledge with a lot of ease due to the major amount of knowledge on these forums.

Especially in this day and age on most other forums you will not find people that are this helpful and user friendly (whether you are a professional, new to DJing, or just interested in production even though the site is entitled DJ Tech Tools).

Thank you Ean Golden, DJTT, and everyone who are on these forums for such a phenomenal community!
02-09-2011, 12:02 PM
bigbeatzz

Use a simple home system for now until you are ready to upgrade or get 2 powered 10 or 12 inch speakers.

When I started I was on the crappiest gear ever. My sound came out of an Aiwa bookshelf tiny system.
02-09-2011, 12:05 PM
bigbeatzz

How about this: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Passport-Deluxe-PD-250-Portable/dp/B0002KZQ2A"]Amazon.com: Fender Passport Deluxe PD-250 Portable PA Sytem: Electronics@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FTA3R2B1L.@@AMEPARAM@@41FTA3R2B1L[/ame]

I know nothing about it but I always thought they seemed cool. Another pretty solid option is to get some Mackie Thumps 12" speakers. I think they are about 300 each.
02-09-2011, 12:05 PM
Coldfuzion

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigbeatzz

Use a simple home system for now until you are ready to upgrade or get 2 powered 10 or 12 inch speakers.

When I started I was on the crappiest gear ever. My sound came out of an Aiwa bookshelf tiny system.

Hahaha, sorry I revived an old thread bro. This was created a day or two after I picked up my first piece of gear my S4. I have a pair of KRKs :).

See?! This just adds on to my recent bump I guess you could call it. Everyones always trying to help!

Thanks for the response though :).
02-09-2011, 12:24 PM
Tha Gooch

Dam dude you bought all this shit in a 3 month span and you're already gonna do a radio show? Good on you for putting yourself out there. Some of us are so timid and self concious that we wouldn't dare stand in front of an audience without feeling like we've got shit locked down to a certain degree. Good luck.
02-09-2011, 12:29 PM
Coldfuzion

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tha Gooch

Dam dude you bought all this shit in a 3 month span and you're already gonna do a radio show? Good on you for putting yourself out there. Some of us are so timid and self concious that we wouldn't dare stand in front of an audience without feeling like we've got shit locked down to a certain degree. Good luck.

Hahaha yeah, lets just say at the time that I started I had quite a bit of disposable income, plus I won a lot of cash in Vegas in November :).

And from what i've heard from people - having people listen to you and being live is a crazy feeling that you must experience. So I figured before I go around trying to find a residency in some club somewhere, I should at least try to build a following and have something to show to the promoter / owners of the club. I am a pretty social person with a decent sized group of friends, all of whom would pretty much show up to any gig I played at a club but it's always nice to be able to be like "Hey look, i'm on the radio for my campus form this time to this time and I have a following from there. As well as people from different countries tuning in (provided a few of you DJTTers chose to tune in ;)).

Another thing is I (hate to admit it but) love being the center of attention, and I have been told I have a good music sense so lets see where this goes!

Thank you sir!
02-09-2011, 05:27 PM
jakeintox

Meh, I'm sure you'll be fine. :D Can you record your set so we can all hear it?
02-09-2011, 06:46 PM
jakeintox

Nice to see how far you've come in just a couple months, Coldfuzion!
02-09-2011, 09:32 PM
Coldfuzion

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakeintox

Nice to see how far you've come in just a couple months, Coldfuzion!

Thanks man!

However I am not sure "how far I have come" :(, this is yet to be determined. I guess we will find out tomorrow! Hopefully a few people off DJTT can tune in and let me know where / what to improve on and what they would change. I hope I am not a complete baddy and just mess everything up!