I am 15, almost 16, and I need some advice. Basically my birthday is coming up and I wanna upgrade my dj set. But ive quit djing until college to work on school and I thought id practice like crazy until college to be super good then. But should I upgrade to a turntable and get timecode? Or CDJs and also get timecode? The thing is, I love the feel of vinyl but by the time im in college, will clubs even have vinyl timecode there anyways? I dont wanna buy vinyl and no club has vinyl… what do you think?
Oh and ive used vinyl and CDJs and I completely prefer vinyl. I just dont want to practice for 2 years on vinyl and then end up having to use CDJs in a club.
CDJ’S it’s the most logical choice really. When you start playing in clubs it will really help to know the ins and outs of the equipment you are using. And yeah most clubs probably won’t have vinyl in a few years. Plus you get rekord box with CDJ’S walking into a club with just a USB stick, headphones and backup CD’s is awesome.
First off, turntables aren’t an upgrade, just a different media.
Go with what you like. I’ve got friends with cdjs, clubs use cdjs but I prefer vinyl. I like the feel, the control, the visual cue of the grooves, and flipping records. I’m also very partial to a platter that turns. I don’t like the platters on cdjs for that reason, however I don’t mind using them.
Go with what YOU think you will like/use more. Here, you are going to get 3 answers:
Get turntables, tech 12s are the best, don’t settle for anything else.
Cdjs because that’s what clubs use
Stick with what you have.
Pick what you want, but if it were up to me, you would already be using turntables.
If i were you i’d go with cdjs. I don’t see a vinyl comeback in the clubs in the next years, cdj’s and controllers are going to be the standard with vinyl dj’s having to bring all their gear up in the booth.
At least that’s how i see it..
How about denon 3700s or the new numark ns7 II?
While I personally prefer vinyl it’s worth noting that the state of turntables in clubs can be pretty dire… Can’t stand using technics held together with dust and prayers.
If you want to learn to play in clubs you may as well get cdjs. They tend to only have turntables at bigger gigs or when a big DJ has been booked and asked for them, in my experience. You can always get turntables once you’re comfortable on the cdjs.
If you have rekkids or want to be a turntablist then go with vinyl timecode. If you are going more into playing the clubs and sticking to whats new get the cdj’s. Id recommend a used pair of 800’s or 850’s to start off with.
Hey guys! Thanks for all the responses but i figured out what I am going to do! I am going to get vinyl this summer (July) and practice on that. Then some CDJs next summer and I’ll still have a year to practice before I go off to college! Thanks guys!
Id go with the CDJs… That’s like buying Windows XP now that Windows 7 is out. I mean if its just for fun sure. But by the time you get into college, id be amazed to see even more than 5 percent of clubs especially in a college city to have turntables.
Technics are premier for scratch DJs… but no one fills a club to see someone beat a record up for a few hours stretches
Vinyl was the right decision. CDJs are pretty easy to use whether or not you practice on them at home, and vinyl is a lot more fun, even if it is just timecode.
About a month ago I ended up playing on CDJs at a party for about an hour. I hadn’t touched CDJs in about a year and a half, maybe more, and I should probably point out my beatmatching is a little bit rusty. Took me about 15 minutes to get accustomed to them fully, definitely had a couple of not too smooth transitions (luckily no out and out trainwrecks though)… Anyways point is that CDJs are easy to just use if you know what you’re doing in terms of DJing, even more so if you’re experienced with vinyl (something I hope to be once I grab some TT’s and increase my record stack).
