LavenderMenace Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 In your opinion, is it better to learn on shitty tables/mixers, or good ones?I've heard people give indepth rationales for each. what do you think?Personally, I'd rather learn on shitty decks because if you can learn to play on them, you will be able play on anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bLizAnci Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Originally posted by LavenderMenace Personally, I'd rather learn on shitty decks because if you can learn to play on them, you will be able play on anything. exactly.-z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderMenace Posted September 12 Author Report Share Posted September 12 Originally posted by sleepiswaste exactly.-z How did I know you would be the first (if not only) person to reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bLizAnci Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 not too many threads i can reply to anymore on this board.but playing with shitty tables helps in two ways...1. the way you mentioned...and2. why spend so much money on something..if your not 100% serious about it yet..-z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djqwest Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 I'm of the opinion that when you learn the hard way.... you really learn. So, shitty equipment it is. Besides... if you just don't have the talent and give up quickly... your in deep a couple grand.I started out in 1986 as a scratch dj with two JVC belt driventurntables with pitch wheel. Oh My Fricken God!Qwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkFloyd40 Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Originally posted by sleepiswaste not too many threads i can reply to anymore on this board.but playing with shitty tables helps in two ways...1. the way you mentioned...and2. why spend so much money on something..if your not 100% serious about it yet..-z werd, and to add to that.. when i was deciding what kind of decks to buy, i weighed out all the advantages and disadvantages..ultimately, i chose the shitty decks(stanton str8 8-80's) for those reasons, as well as the fact that buying spending hundreds less on equipment, i had hundreds more to spend on VINYL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuturephunk Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 . . . Yeah, I'm going with the hard way as well . . but Toughguy, you HAVE to get an earphone amplifier for that mixer, it's impossible to hear the cue . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xpander Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Damn...now I'm gonna feel all bad about buying those tech 12's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderMenace Posted September 12 Author Report Share Posted September 12 Originally posted by sleepiswaste not too many threads i can reply to anymore on this board.-z WHAT?!? you mean you're not interested in debating which CP girl has the best ass? or whether JP is getting fired? or what kind of car will get you laid? Come on Z, you love that Shit! your post count should be soaring!(yeah, I'm slightly disenchanted myself) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderMenace Posted September 12 Author Report Share Posted September 12 Originally posted by phuturephunk . . . Yeah, I'm going with the hard way as well . . but Toughguy, you HAVE to get an earphone amplifier for that mixer, it's impossible to hear the cue . . I know, I know, but considering I will be without a set up in a month does it really matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuturephunk Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Originally posted by LavenderMenace I know, I know, but considering I will be without a set up in a month does it really matter? . . . . . . I can see your point . . . doh! . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taub Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 i say go for them them techs and the vestax mixer...that is if you have the money.I started out on numarks and still have them....they are way beyond shit...the pitch controler isnt that great..unlike on a pair of nice techs and plus if you get better you will want to buy a pair of nice TTs so buy the good ones now and learn, beucase if you perform at a club most of them already have good TTs in thereLearn with the best and dont waste the money and you will learn faster with better onesAlso if you dont plan on learning anymore/quit.....you can always sell good TTs and get your money back...but if you buy shitty ones they are just money wasted no one will buy themGet the GOOD ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancer70 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 A lot of people start out with shitty equipment unless they can afford top of the line stuff - I started with a Scratchmaster and 2 gemini tables and it was hard as hell to keep beats lined up on em - you should buy the 1200's because they can always be sold at a great price and are a must for anyone who is a DJ - Since I got my first set of tables free, it was fine for me but if you are going to buy just buy the 1200's because you'll wind up getting them eventually.-Trancer:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancerxn112 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Originally posted by trancer70 A lot of people start out with shitty equipment unless they can afford top of the line stuff - I started with a Scratchmaster and 2 gemini tables and it was hard as hell to keep beats lined up on em - you should buy the 1200's because they can always be sold at a great price and are a must for anyone who is a DJ - Since I got my first set of tables free, it was fine for me but if you are going to buy just buy the 1200's because you'll wind up getting them eventually.-Trancer:rolleyes: You fucking BIT off my name bro... ahhh i am trancer... get off my wave!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderMenace Posted September 13 Author Report Share Posted September 13 Actually, I already have stantons, I was asking more from a philosphy of DJing sort of point of view, but thanks for the responses, and btw- it will be many MANY years before I can afford 1200s, and besides, I'm a bedroom dj, forever and always.damn that stagefright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintron Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Start with shit, and your skill will compensate for lack of decent equipment...then you get on techs and you're like WOW... this is so freakin easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjeevjoseph Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Anyone know where you can get some good used dj equipment from? I'm gonna start and don't want to get into new equipment. Or should i just suck it up and buy a new set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancer70 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Originally posted by trancerxn112 You fucking BIT off my name bro... ahhh i am trancer... get off my wave!!! Hahaha - if you noticed - I've been on the board a year and a half b4 u so its u who are using my name BRO !-Trancer:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasix Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 not the first to say it, but technics is all there is. everything else is shite. no point in spending the loot elsewhere, b/c you will end up getting the 1200s anyway down the line, and not be able to sell the piece of crap decks you bought to "save money" in the first place. and.. fuck stagefright.. I wanna see dj lavmenace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehacker Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 hey shannon...remember when i came up to whackchester and played on petey's stantons, and had a little trouble at first but soon got accustomed to how much less torque they have than my techs?yeah...think about it.learn on petey's stantons...you'll be forced to ride that pitch slider like a pro,cuz you just can't nudge the record, lest it slip around a lot.... then you'll be fucking golden on any setup.w0rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickhouse Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Shitty decks are fine to learn on just so long as they're not belt driven. I've never seen belt driven tables out at a club/lounge/etc, and they have a totally different feel than direct drives. As for the mixer, I'd recommend learning on at least a decent one. I'm personally having some troubles when I encounter "good" mixers (rotaries anyhow) because I learned on a straight up crossfader that didn't even have EQs on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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