Just drop in to say YO and want a few hints and tips

[heaps]

Do some research on the VCI-300, I wish I'd bought that at first. It's affordable, and straight to the point. It allows you to learn the fundamentals (and then some) without the headaches of mapping and unlocking software. Also, there's minimal cable traffic, and a built-in soundcard.

[DJ RedLight]

Ok i will read up on it. Also a reason why i want a turntable is for scratching since I love it and looks hard to master so I want to master it while I am young and do great tricks

[heaps]

Vinyl seems to be the way to go, for scratching.

[DvlsAdvct]

If you want to scratch and get good save your money and invest in a pair of cheap direct drive turntables. They'll last a LOT longer than belt drives. Trust me, this is not something you want to skimp on.

[sarasin]

It is!

I was sick of just playing CD's..and wanted to get DVS...but found the VCI here and TP.
Thinking i could learn to scratch a bit etc...and DJ.

I pretty quickly realised that there is nothing like the actual vinyl and turntable feel.
Thats the original scratching.

But as the rest of the DJ thang....it has moved forward in tech....so you can scratch with a device sufficiently....but it obviously depends on you.

[DJ RedLight]

Ok the guys what do I need to look at if I want to buy a Nice DJ SET. I want to scratch with vinyls but load music through my laptop

[Cook]

Youll need a DVS system then.
The most popular are Serato and Traktor,
What this does is uses a special timecoded vinyl that runs into a soundcard and controls your mp3s on your laptop, so essentially you are running your mp3s on TT's and a mixer.

[DJ RedLight]

OK thanks alot so I am not ganna but the VCI-300 anymore ?

[fullenglishpint]

You want digital vinyl, Traktor Scratch Pro or Serato Scratch Live. Simples.

[dodge]

To the OP. Havent read any responses. What I would say is I started on equipment worse then what you mentioned and i have come a long way from when I started out, and I started at your age. Use what ever you can get your hands on and learn the shit out of it. If you are hungry enough you will get where you want. The only one issue you face that I didn't have problems with is obviously if you are using vinyl you might find it hard to get a decent collection of music together as everything is CD's or digital download now. But dont let that put you off. You can still find all the classics guaranteed to make any dance floor rock out cheap on vinyl. Just practice your heart out mate! Glad to hear you're not gaming any more. Sell your playstation, that shit aint gonna get you nothin out of life!