dave04045’s Setup.
Hopefully this brings back some of the nostalgia from when you had no money and wanted to be a DJ. I’ve been mixing for about 18 months, and am still on my Hercules RMX with a LEGITIMATE COPY of Traktor Pro
In the picture -
Hercules RMX midi controller
HP Pavillion dv6tqe Laptop
50 W desktop speakers (yes I know, I have no money…)
Crappy Desk Lamp
I will soon be adding a Traktor Kontrol X1 to this set up.
Anyways, take a moment to laugh at my excuse of a set up 
Bro we all start somewhere!! 
thats a great starting setup. You have more than i started with, i only had an lpd8 -_- LOL
I have WAY much more respect for this than the dozens of “I got good grades so Daddy is buying me $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ worth of gear”
Good work fella
Thanks man! My parents follow the “work hard to afford it yourself” ideology. Hopefully I can get some new gear for Christmas and update this bad boy.
you young man have some great parents. I was brought up this way. A bit of hard work makes you appreciate what you treat yourself to.
17 years old here and I have more or less the same setup! Replacing my RMX with a twitch soon : )
LOL lucky you, starting with traktor, i started with Djay for Mac, before anyone had even heard of it, but i actually learned the whole basis for Djing, and now i use traktor, an X1, Audio 4, and a stanton M.203 and produce with ableton, and a launchpad, expecting a Badass midi mixer + midi keyboard for ableton. Christmas is definitely the national Dj holiday(;
I’m just starting out too, and I give you props for actually getting a copy of Traktor. I just got my copy of Traktor and an Audio 4. But a couple of my friends were like just get the software off the internet. And check ebay for some cheap used equipment.
I like the “toy story lamp”
Started with Virtual DJ LE that came with my controller…hated that software
in 1982 at 17 I had two cassette decks, a turntable, a radio shack mixer, a 80 watt pioneer home stereo receiver, 4 three way technics home stereo speakers with a 12 inch woofer.
I started doing mobile gigs with that setup. I did school events, college house parties, etc.
I did not attempt any formal events like weddings, proms, etc because I knew the equipment was inferior.
I re-invested all of my money for several years, and now I have a full time business with more gear than I know what to do with
Simple but highly capable!! what more could you need? I think its a great little set up and i bet you can make some really nice noises with it! Honestly when you see people on here with 5 CDJ’s, 8 1210’s, 10 Maschines and a million x1’s its just complete overkill!!
I signed up today to ask a simple tech question – but couldn’t resist giving you a kudos first. Like everyone has told – we start somewhere.
I’ve been spinning since it truly was spinning! I felt guilty switching over to CDs and have just recently gave in to Digital DJing. (Still feels like cheating by the way – wink)
Anyway, I bought my first set of speakers from Lowe’s. Yep – that’s right! The DIY Home Improvement Store. Way back then they carried this HUGE and HEAVY set of speakers that actually didn’t sound too bad in smaller venues. Perfect for the smaller honky tonks I was playing in. I think I used those for two years. And I remember how excited I was when I was finally able to go buy a pair of “real” speakers from the local audio/sound store. Even then they were some off brand. I don’t even remember the name now. But they lasted about a year. I’ve been pro equipment ever since.
Buy as you can but not until you need to. Have fun!!
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I started with a RMX too!!
started with a gemini “dj in a box” =)
gotta start somewhere little homie! do work brotha!
RMX is a beast of a controller
Hey guys, I just got a Kontrol X1 for Christmas. I also moved to a new desk and expanded it with some Ikea parts. I’ll put a picture up later!
Sounds cool!!
