CDJ-350 For A Beginner...?
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    Is a CDJ-350 as good as a CDJ-2000 in terms of basic-ness; Loops, beatmatching/bending, jogwheel, sensative bpm etc...I just want to use it for a year for practicing before I spend the big bucks...

    Any sort of help needed!

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    Everything except looping. 2000s have quantized (pretty much perfect) loops, but for practicing you'll be fine. The more basic equipment you'll use, the better you'll be.

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    i'd look for some 2nd hand cdj 800 mk2's they might be a bit old but they feel much better than the 350's in my opinion and the jogwheel is so nice

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    Whatever you buy, buy it second hand. So you wont loose so much money if your only planning on keeping them for a year.

    I had the 350's for a year, and they were great for beginners. But I had been DJ-ing vinyl for years, so I found them a little basic, and grew out of them pretty quickly.

    Probably much better off with a higher end controller like the DDJ-SX. Its a more professional product, you will be unlikely to outgrow it, as its new kit, will still be worth a decent lump in a year if you fancy 2000's still. You can still use it like a CDJ albeit without CD's, but you can manually beatmatch etc...

    Or else the XDJ-Aero can be used standalone without a PC.

    Both choices are cheaper than CDJ 350's anyway, so I would recommend looking at them first.
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    Quote Originally Posted by xs2man View Post
    Whatever you buy, buy it second hand. So you wont loose so much money if your only planning on keeping them for a year.

    I had the 350's for a year, and they were great for beginners. But I had been DJ-ing vinyl for years, so I found them a little basic, and grew out of them pretty quickly.

    Probably much better off with a higher end controller like the DDJ-SX. Its a more professional product, you will be unlikely to outgrow it, as its new kit, will still be worth a decent lump in a year if you fancy 2000's still. You can still use it like a CDJ albeit without CD's, but you can manually beatmatch etc...

    Or else the XDJ-Aero can be used standalone without a PC.

    Both choices are cheaper than CDJ 350's anyway, so I would recommend looking at them first.
    xs, thank you,

    I have considered the DDJ-SX, but I want the feel of DJ'ing like I would in clubs. Where I live, the 350 setup will cost around $400-500 more than the controller. I don't mind spending that much more. I have learned that inputting a PC/MAC into the equation...isnt very "beginner type". As someone said, "if you can play on the worst, you can play on anything"

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    I got my pair of 350s for $600 on craigslist. Not sure where you live, but I'm sure you can get a good deal on them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ParthVader View Post
    I have considered the DDJ-SX, but I want the feel of DJ'ing like I would in clubs.
    I have the DDJ SX and sometimes use 2 CDJ's 2000 and DJM800 in a club and in almost every way it feels just the same.
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