Will M.D's Setup.

**Will M.D** · 11-26-2011, 08:31 AM

*Edited*

A 2012 video/Scratch session..

A lil 2013 setup pic... Ah yeah Caravanning ftw

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Story & How it all started...

I've always wanted to DJ since I was pretty young, say like 8-9.
Well at around the age of 12 I managed to get my first DJ gig at a friends 8th birthday party!
Obviously at the time this was pretty epic. My first gig, but I had no gear & only a few cds.
So I somehow managed to get together an 8 channel mixer, 2 cd players (of which one was an all in one high stack Sony Hi-fi!), a Pa system, A strobe light which I still to this day have, along with another couple of lights I managed to borrow.

This was the first real taste of anything like this I had experienced. Even setting up the gear seemed pretty easy to me, even though it was my first time seeing a lot of the equipment, I just remember looking carefully & taking logical steps to put it all together & it all worked!

"This is it" I remember thinking, everything just managed to go amazingly. I would just blend in the new tune with the upfaders & everynow & then put the strobe on & the kids would go crazy.

I had headphones, but no way of pitching any of the songs, but this didn't matter.
It was a great night, all the kids had fun, including me & still to this day I remember it in such vividness. Ok its only 15yrs ago, but a lots happened since then...

I started playing the Bass at the age of 13 & Drums at the age of 14.
DJing somehow didn't seem to have its hold over me tight enough at this point.

Played the Drums until I was 18 and bass until I was 21, at the age of 20 I was offered the opportunity I had needed... Some Decks!

I still have my bass (Fender Jazz) but she's a bit poorly & needs so major TlC.

So the crazyness started just over 7yrs ago when I was 20!
I'm now 27 :eek: & DJing is still getting better & better & more fun everyday.

Here's pretty much a picture by picture update from early 2004 to Nov 2011...

There's one thing i'm sure of, it will definately get more & more interesting as the years progress.

I can't wait.

Current setup - 2 x Technics 1200, DDM4000 w/ Innofader, MPD24, Conectiv, Xponent, Sennheiser HD-25, Dell Inspiron E1705, Custom OCuk Quadcore Pc. Cubase 5, Torq 2.0.2.

The 1st setup

Total cost £120. Managed to borrow 40+ House Vinyl & bought my first Liquid DnB records...
*Edit* I found this older pic but its a bit blate :eek:

Sony PSDJ9000 Direct Drive & Behringer VMX300

Sony's replaced with Technics 1200 & New Dell Inspiron e1705 in preperation for buying Serato!

I Moved house... Bought Torq 1.0.4 along with Conectiv ! What No Serato!

Added an Odyessey L-stand.

Moved to another house... At the same time I helped start a Pa Hire company w/ a friend...
6k Bose in the living room!

Also Purchased a 3.2ghz Quadcore OCuk Pc not long after moving in.

Then Moved again... Coffin case purchased to protect my gear as I seem to be moving a lot!

Haha Moved again... DDM4000, Xponent, MPD24 & another Odyessey L-stand added.

You guessed it I've moved to another house. 2010

Put everything in the spare room studio, added an Axiom 61

Axiom 61

At some point I also had a Midi Drum kit!

One of the cats chillin in the studio

Took over the lounge, Innofader added.

The other kitten, chillin in one of his favorite places.

Night shot

Uv style

B/W shot

Running Torq 2.0.2, 2/4 decks (asio4all) & some scratching fun.

Closer look

Setup from further away

The workhorse

After all the moving & collecting of gear my current plans at the time were to move to Istanbul, Turkey!

Still can't wait to get my hand on an Audio10...

Cheers for taking a look.

Peace

**xyloft** · 11-26-2011, 10:29 AM

wow. looks awesome.

I like this idea of showing how a setup evolves and I'm going to steal it for my post (it's okay... i told you first.

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**Will M.D** · 11-26-2011, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by xyloft

wow. looks awesome.

I like this idea of showing how a setup evolves and I'm going to steal it for my post (it's okay... i told you first.

)

Thanks, its been great fun getting to this point & I never thought i'd get this far.

Be my guest + its always good to start a trend

Peace

**damnright** · 11-26-2011, 09:57 PM

Combo stylee

Some of my setup with a splash of Will D's

**Will M.D** · 11-28-2011, 12:07 PM

A story added & a couple more photo's.

Nice one Damn

Epic setup Torq & Traktor FTW. We rule

Enjoy.

**mostapha** · 11-28-2011, 02:43 PM

omfg those cats are cute.

**Will M.D** · 11-28-2011, 03:16 PM

In which case...

Here's some cute kitten shots...

No animals were harmed in the taking of these photo's & none of the photo's are staged.

This is how they posed for the camera. Enjoy

He seems to have a bit of an obsession with this TT, I often find him here.

Don't tend to get many of this one, she's always running away

Sleeping under the laptop

He's got something about just sitting cutely & innocently.

Some Serious deep sleep.

Checking he wasn't dead :eek:

Still sleeping!

Admittidely for the last 3 photo's I had moved him to look like this, but he stayed like it for a good 30 mins ! lol

**Coldfuzion** · 11-28-2011, 03:42 PM

Dudeeee I love the hookahs scattered through out your pictures

. The kittens are cute too. Ohh and nice gear

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**Gre3nergy** · 11-28-2011, 05:35 PM

what is that dj poster in a couple of your pics?!?!?!? where did you get that!?!?! it is one of the SICKEST posters ive seen in a MIN!!!!

props on ur set up/gear!!!

**Will M.D** · 11-28-2011, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Gre3nergy

what is that dj poster in a couple of your pics?!?!?!? where did you get that!?!?! it is one of the SICKEST posters ive seen in a MIN!!!!

props on ur set up/gear!!!

Cheers for the props dude

I'm guessing you mean this one.

I was given it as a gift from a friend.
However I have seen it & smaller versions at the local Uni Poster sales!

Always worth giving them a look.