Funky_Steve

I might check out Chinese Laundry. Stafford Bros played down here the other week but I didn't get to see them as I was working. Also found an old DJ buddy on Facebook who nows does gigs in Sydney, so might try to catch up with him. Thanks for the suggestions.

Will be heading up to Sydney this weekend and staying in the CBD. Can anyone recommend any decent clubs, pubs or other venues that are a must visit? Cheers

Great research DJaz. As stated in the article, the Z700's are usually the fakes, whereas the V700's are usually real. Sony don't make a Z-series of headphones.

Best way to keep your PC from crashing is to look after it. Don't load it up with unnecesary crap and if your income and reputation depends on it (ie for live performances) best not to connect it to the interweb at all, hence reducing your chances of picking up any nasty bugs (same should be said for drinking to much after your set and chatting to the wrong girls, lol)

I use a pair of the Sony MDR-V500DJ's. Gone through a couple of sets of these over the years as they seem to have a weak spot at the swivel on the cup arms. Great sound, isolation and very comfortable. If anyone is thinking of buying the 700's off EBay, beware as there used to be heaps of fakes around. Very good fakes as they were in very authentic packaging but the sound quality was crap. Some were from O/S and some local.

I think mine was "Bros - When will I be Famous?" (can't believe I'm actually admitting it! lol)

Exactly what laptop (make, model, configuration) are others using for their DJ setup? What would others recommend as the minimum specs? I realise this may depend on what software you plan on using but I just want to get an idea of what to look for.

So has anyone else used CROSS? Seems you can get the CROSS Pac on Ebay now for $300. Looks like good value. Wazza, did you ever get the VFX Controller? I just saw the demo video and it looks great.

Jaycar used to sell handles and latches used for road cases as well as the grey felt carpet. Give them a go.

The other thing to remember is try to avoid playing down-tempo around the hour or half-hour mark later in the evening. Depending on the venue, after the time of peak activity (perhaps after say 2pm), some punters may think of leaving the venue and if they look at their watch and it's on the hour or half-hour (i.e. 2:30, 3:00 or 3:30) and if this coincides with a lull in the music, it could be enough of an reason to leave and go home or go elsewhere. Try to keep the tempo and energy high at these times so if they check the time and it's say 2:30 and the music's pumping, there's more chance of them staying on just that little bit longer and perhaps buying another drink or two (which would make your boss happy). If you need to drop the tempo, wait until just after these times. If they look at their watch at say 2:45 and the tempo has dropped, they might say to themselves "I'll stick around until 3:00" and by then the tempo has picked up again. But most good DJ's who can read a crowd should already know this.

Does anyone have an answer to my previous question? What have others done to get their music database up to speed? Cheers

If one was looking to move from CDs to a laptop and HD database, what would be the best way to go about it? Spend days and days transferring your music from CDs to mp3 format (and then paying APRA for the appropriate licence) or is there somewhere that you can buy a ready made database of most of the tracks any good mobile DJ would need for a sucessful gig?

But remember, if you register for GST to claim back GST on anything you have purchased, you must also include GST in what you charge for your services. So either your fees will need to go up, or your actual income will be less.

How did this case go with the amp in it? Was there sufficient airflow to keep the amp at an operational temperature? The case I currently use for my amp has 2 computer fans built into it to keep the airflow up.