Hey,
I've been thinking about the transition a DJ will do from practice at home to begin preparing to play in a club environment, let's say a common gear arrangement in clubs would be a Xone 92 or DJM 800/900 plus CDJ's or something similar unless you bring your own equipment.
I just began djing a short time ago and I'm nowhere close to be either known or ready to play in a club but should learn high end CDJ's and mixers be part of a newcomer DJ training ?
I mean I don't have 4 or 5k to buy a CDJ 2000 and a high end mixer so how ends learning equipment coming into a DJ's learning curve?
I've recently acquired my first controller (reloop TM 8) and I can say I pretty much got the grasp of it in less than 2 months (first experience djing ever) however if I try to emulate what a pro does I lack a lot of FX management as an example.
So there is an inflexion point whereas I need to learn how to play in high end equipment (because is a must if I ever want to play in a decent gig).
I'm guessing the ways are either appoint to a DJ school where I can practice with their gear until I become used to it and good or being friends with a known DJ who happens to own the gear you want to learn and can teach you.
How did you guys who played in a club or big gig put hands on high-end gear and what are your suggestions for those who are learning and want to play at a big gig someday ?.
Kind of offtopic - The last sunday I saw Coyu playing at a gig in my country, is one of the biggest gigs here and I believe he played using a Xone 92, two Traktor X1 MK2 and his laptop plus some other analog FX units I guess, that is a way cheaper approach to become a pro DJ.
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