Got themmmmmmmmm !!!!!!! ( cdj 350 with djm 250 )

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Got themmmmmmmmm !!! ( cdj 350 with djm 250 )

Hope your all good !!!

I have got my first pair of decks !!! ( buzzing isn’t the word )

I have had a little play with them but want to get everything all done and dusted :tada:

I was just wondering what speakers, amps ( cheap ) and free software i should use to get me started.

Not being a tight but been on holiday this year and put alot of money in to them !!! :thumbsdown:

Havent got a clue with the set up !!!

Cheers everyone !!!

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you don’t need software with that setup, just use CDs/USB sticks.

as for speakers some decent Hi-Fi would do

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If I were you this is what i’d do:

  1. Download Rekordbox
  2. Import your tracks onto CDs (I don’t think yours have USB readers right?)
  3. Plug in a set of headphones
  4. Play**

**Since you said you haven’t got a clue with the setup, easy solution is to YouTube how to DJ.

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You can’t use Rekordbox for CDs.
CDJ 350s do read USBs.

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sorry, but it seems like you have no clue either.

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^^
checkmate!!!

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Coldfuzion - Mine have USBS so should i still use rekordbox ???

Cheers everyone i no how to put music on to USBS but its just the speaker set up and amps i should be using.

Does it matter ???

Thanks

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Completely disregard Coldfuzion’s post. Download Rekordbox (it’s free) and use it to put your tracks on usb sticks. After that you’ll need a pair of headphones and some hi fi speakers. We can’t give you any recommendations if we don’t know your budget.

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wat

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For software I recommend Rekordbox. But if you like to use your setup together with a computer then you should get Mixvibes Cross (not CrossDJ) it has full HID integration with CDJ350. It’s to only software I know of that has HID and not just midi for the cdj350.
What does that mean? well you can use your CDJ’s to control the software and you get track info displayed also on the CDJ screen. You can also use the CDJ’s as sound card. Mixvibes Cross is €79.99 or $99.99 and you can import Rekordbox liberary and get all hotcues, loopsnd memory points and beatgrids imported.

As for speakers and amps. If you are going to be using them at home get some decent cheep studio active monitors

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hem dubble post

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DISaS73R - Im looking to spend about £50.00 quid to £ 85.00 for two speakers and an amp really with the connections.

Not bothered about second hand or anything. I already have headphones just need speakers and an amp.

I have rekordbox free with my CDJ decks.
I will put it on my computer tonight then.

Really appreciate this :slight_smile:

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I don’t know much (hardly anything really) about speakers and amps, but a quick look at decks.co.uk tells me you may not be able to get a descent amp plus speakers for £85.

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Just buy a used hifi on ebay.

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I used 5.1 Logitech speakers for ages! They worked great for me, and set me back £40. No need for an amp either.

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Something you don’t need to think about just now but can consider down the line; you can get a tsi file from the Pioneer website that allows the CDJ 350’s to work with Traktor Scratch without using timecode cd’s.

Just an option you might want to explore…

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Buying CDJs to use them with Traktor is a complete waste of money.

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Nice to have options though, You never know what gig’s he’ll do in the future and what he’ll need.

Not that I practice what I preach, CDJ’s are devils work, I’ve never got past 1210’s.

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Surely, if you use your CDJs with USB sticks/CDs, you’ll be ready for any CDJ in the club. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Cheers,

So just any make size etc hifi speakers then.

Cool i will have a good look tonight then.

Is an amp not needed ???

Really appreciate this,
thanks

:smiley: