Many moons ago (around spring last year), I suddenly found myself with an inexplicable curiosity about DJing and mixing music (which may have risen from watching too many Q-bert videos...), and decided to download Mixxx on my desktop computer.
Whilst Mixxx was a lot of fun, I felt that I had so much crap on my desktop computer, that adding a huge library of music to it wasn't really going to cut it. So I picked up a second-hand Macbook (white), and picked up a pair of "DJ Headphones" (earlier I had used a gaming headset). At the same time, I thought I'd try out Virtual DJ.
A month or so later, the Mixtrack Pro I had ordered at the same time as the headphones showed up, just as I was getting tired of using mouse and keyboard, and with it, Traktor LE.
I also moved everything from my computer desk to my bedroom
And after this, the RGAS starts to set in, oh so subtly.
When the Traktor Pro/Kontrol X1 promotion rolled around I thought to myself "Traktor Pro would be neat, and I'd really like a dedicated effects controller".
And so:
I had been itching for a pair of turntables after playing with a mates Technics, and one day I found this ridiculous deal for a pair of second-hand turntables (one direct drive, one belt drive) and 3 mixers. I also managed to get my hands on a Technics 1200 for cheap (with busted RCA plugs, easy to fix), and so, suddenly:
At this point, I ran out of space, I couldn't possibly use the Mixtrack and the turntables at the same time. So after a while of back-killing mixing, I picked up an Audio 2, and retired the Mixtrack. By this time I had also picked up a pair of KRK Rokit RP5's, that I got as a birthday gift.
This was all and well, until that tired old second-hand Numark mixer bit the dust (one of the phono inputs died). But luckily, I managed to find a second-hand Denon DN-X1500S for dirt cheap.
By this time (December last year) it all looked something like this:
A bit messy, but it's home.
I also sold off my Mixtrack, and picked up a second-hand VCI-100, which fits easier into my bag, and is rugged, to survive house parties.
Then Christmas rolled around, and I found myself with quite a bit of money to burn, obviously, the reasonable person would have saved it, but I picked up a Technics 1210 (to replace the Omnitronics turntable I had), TSP2 and a Korg NanoKontrol2 (for sample decks).
I also decided that Battle position for my Turntables allowed me to use the space on my desk a bit better.
And this is where I find myself today, the line faders on the mixer are starting to worry me a bit, but they're holding up so far, might consider getting a two-channel mixer, as I don't really use all 4 channels, but that is left for the future to see.
Or maybe I should get myself checked into RGAS-rehab...
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