I got offered to play at a bar... but I don't think I'm good enough. But should I take the risk of getting some hands on experience? I'm not getting paid, maybe when I get better I'll ask for pay. I've never used the equipment but do have a basic idea how to use the equipment and some of the techniques that can be used. They have 2 CDJ 1000 MK3's and a 4 channel mixer. I've been using virtual DJ for over a year now (you can say crappy computer DJ's are later) . I'm still saving up for the equipment but it looks like it'll be a year or two before I can actually afford it. So this would be a great chance for me to learn. As I get better I'll rely less on the program and focus just on practising beat-matching and mixing without using the program. But at the start I will heavily rely on it. I never had any lessons, just watching and learning from vids. ----------------------- Is there any advice? Tips? I am thinking of using Virtual DJ (on my laptop with my songs) with the CDJ-1000's as the controllers. How would I set this up? What would I need? I did some research and I found I need: - External 4 in 4 out asio soundcard such as the Maya44 usb or the NI Audio 4. - Timecode cd's I'm not sure if they have sound cards there. Would they have them? They normally have a laptop hooked up with the mixer using the iTunes as shuffle playing horrible 80s music and the occasional professional DJ for large events. You can now troll on and say things like "your ruining the reputation of pro dj's with your computer DJing". But I don't see how I could learn now without the equipment or any formal or informal lessons. I will also be playing mainstream music with very little beat matching at the start... just crossfading from one song to another, until I get better.