buying 2x CDJ-2000 Nexus + DJM-900 Nexus.. is this all i need to buy?

[johndavid]

Read the manual!

All answers and options and features and possibilities will be shown and explained far better than anyone here ever will.
Why?
Because the documentation work is already done, and it's not "our" job to answer such questions.

You might laugh at the idea of reading a manual, but try it, trust me, you'll learn things that may very well help you improve and better master your equipment and mixing!

[Morior]

Read the manual!

All answers and options and features and possibilities will be shown and explained far better than anyone here ever will.
Why?
Because the documentation work is already done, and it's not "our" job to answer such questions.

You might laugh at the idea of reading a manual, but try it, trust me, you'll learn things that may very well help you improve and better master your equipment and mixing!

Or as we say in IT RTFM. I bought a laptop about 18 years ago, just around the time USB was coming out. I had a sound module that I had to make a serial cable for as my laptop didnt have a USB port, I spent hours on that bloody cable. Only to eventually read the manual and discover there was one hidden behind a little plastic cover that I could have used all along. SO your 100% Right, Always Read thef**king manual!!

[mak]

Nope, the point of the criticism was that he seems to have no clue about the stuff he wants to buy (and apparently about audio in general). And this is something which can be observered quite regularly on this board. There's no shortage of questions like "what kind of cables do I need?", which - in all honesty - should all be answered with "please quit!"

I think you're missing the point yourself here pal! you don't have to be a sound engineer to become a dj, the only requirement is a huge appreciation for the music you're playing. firstly the majority of dj's when they start out set their decks up in their bedroom with help from friends, magazines or internet forums and then don't touch the wiring again until they buy a new bit of kit. secondly, i personally think the only problem with this industry today is little gremlins like you who spend most of their time on their computers and playing with wires rather than out in the clubs next to the speakers listening to music! finally if you can afford the industry standard why wouldn't you splash the cash and enjoy it??

[Cook]

I think you're missing the point yourself here pal! you don't have to be a sound engineer to become a dj, the only requirement is a huge appreciation for the music you're playing. firstly the majority of dj's when they start out set their decks up in their bedroom with help from friends, magazines or internet forums and then don't touch the wiring again until they buy a new bit of kit. secondly, i personally think the only problem with this industry today is little gremlins like you who spend most of their time on their computers and playing with wires rather than out in the clubs next to the speakers listening to music! finally if you can afford the industry standard why wouldn't you splash the cash and enjoy it??

and you needed to create a new account to say this so not to 'tarnish' your name, oh what a smart lad

you are right, but why create a new account to say what you wanted?

[mak]

and you needed to create a new account to say this so not to 'tarnish' your name, oh what a smart lad

you are right, but why create a new account to say what you wanted?

i haven't created a new account i stumbled upon this whilst doing a bit of extra research on 2000 nexus' as i plan on buying some myself soon. i had to comment because i felt it unfair you all ganging up on a lad who's keen enough and passionate enough about his music to part with his hard earned cash. the guy was just looking for a bit of friendly advice from someone who had experience with this bit of kit.

[Tornesoul]

i think you should read up and know your cables 1st...

heres a link

http://tweakheadz.com/all-about-cables/

[3heads]

I think you're missing the point yourself here pal! you don't have to be a sound engineer to become a dj, the only requirement is a huge appreciation for the music you're playing. firstly the majority of dj's when they start out set their decks up in their bedroom with help from friends, magazines or internet forums and then don't touch the wiring again until they buy a new bit of kit. secondly, i personally think the only problem with this industry today is little gremlins like you who spend most of their time on their computers and playing with wires rather than out in the clubs next to the speakers listening to music! finally if you can afford the industry standard why wouldn't you splash the cash and enjoy it??

No, I'm not. Nobody expects a DJ to be a sound engineer, but basic audio-routing is far from witchcraft (and quite logical as well - the terms "input" and "output" actually have some kind of related meaning, you know). And I seriously can't respect anybody who wants to be a DJ (uh, the money, the fame, the bitches - give em to me, NOW!!), but isn't able to learn this extremely basic stuff (and putting in some time to see what he/she's actually buying wouldn't hurt either).

And as for your snippy comment about me not partying, I just have to quote The Empire Strikes Back: "I don't know where you get your delusions, laser-brain"
My liver and my sleeping habbits would certainly disagree with you. Also, I'm with Cook on this one: if you want to post stuff like that, do it, but man up and use your real account. Creating a new account just to post this, seems a tiny bit pathetic to me.

[mdcdesign]

I think you're missing the point yourself here pal! you don't have to be a sound engineer to become a dj, the only requirement is a huge appreciation for the music you're playing. firstly the majority of dj's when they start out set their decks up in their bedroom with help from friends, magazines or internet forums and then don't touch the wiring again until they buy a new bit of kit. secondly, i personally think the only problem with this industry today is little gremlins like you who spend most of their time on their computers and playing with wires rather than out in the clubs next to the speakers listening to music! finally if you can afford the industry standard why wouldn't you splash the cash and enjoy it??

The point is, people who are a) thick as shit, or b) ridiculously lazy, shouldn't be behind the decks.

Every single successful DJ I know can tell you EXACTLY how their gear is configured, wired up, and has a bunch of other knowledge for backup scenarios just in case their preferred setup solution isn't possible. "DJs" who don't know stuff like that cause more problems in this industry than anyone else; walking into a venue and not knowing what the equipment on hand is, or how to interface to it, means they either have to hassle the club staff for help getting setup - which is ridiculously unprofessional - or can't play at all, which is even moreso.

I was babysitting a DJ the other day for the club management, who came in with a laptop and nothing else. I asked him, "do you have a controller"? He said no. I said, "are you going to be using timecode? He said, "I can do", and so I asked him if he had a soundcard, he said no. I asked him what he was going to do, he said, "oh I'll just use my mouse etc"... I asked him how he was going to cue without a monitor output, he said, "oh I don't headphone cue", and finally I asked him if he had a cable to hook his laptop up to the mixer, and he had a 3.5mm to 3.5mm minijack cable with him. I was just like... wtf.

The point is, learn the basics or gtfo the industry.

[Chris Macom]

You're going to need those red and white thingies, the black cords with the little lock, some head mounting speakers, and one of those thangs that looks like an old telephone cord. Sorry couldn't help myself.

[Nicky H]

To be fair to the OP I have played with lots of guys who have no idea of these things - and some are great dj's - just not nerds like us.

But really you should know your cables matey.