lewiis Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Hi everyone, i am just wanting to start dj'ing for fun and friends and am wondering what equipment i need. I like the look of the Pioneer CDJ-900 after a bit of research, but can you use one of these on their own to DJ? all i want is to scratch and mix some beats together, or is their something you'd recommend? also i was wondering what the difference is and what would be better, the CDJ 900 or the Traktor Kosmic S4, and what each does and what you recommend i get?thanks heaps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattus123 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 if you go with the cdj900s you're going to need atleast two of them and a mixer aswellWhats your budget?cause CDJ-900s and the Traktor Kosmic S4 are on completely different levelsWelcome to the forums by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydc Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 cdj900 is a cd player and the S4 is a midi controller...2 x cdj900 and a decent mixer is $4k+S4 is less than $1500 innit?If you're a noob to this kinda stuff, then I'd recommend the s4.... or if you wanna use cd players, get the cdj350 pack.begginers don't need 900s (even thought they are really nice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattus123 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 lloydc is rightyou dont need something that good when your startingunfortunetly, i wasnt given that bit of advice and i bought CDJ-1000s, to be fair i got them 2nd hand.but still, i spent lots of money on decks to learn...bit of an overkilllearn from my mistake, you probably don't need 900smaybe have a look at the cdj400s, they'll keep u going for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydc Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 lloydc is rightyou dont need something that good when your startingunfortunetly, i wasnt given that bit of advice and i bought CDJ-1000s, to be fair i got them 2nd hand.but still, i spent lots of money on decks to learn...bit of an overkilllearn from my mistake, you probably don't need 900smaybe have a look at the cdj400s, they'll keep u going for a whileI'd go for 800's personally, over the 400s.... but i was assuming he was buying new in his first post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewiis Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 hii again, well the maximum spend i'd be looking at is $1300? so what do you recommend i purchase as a beginners setup?(i have the laptop already and big stereo), so either 2 cdj400s or 800s or 900s and a mixer? or the s4 or any other equipment you might suggest i look at for the price range i have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyB Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 for that price range id say anything over the 400's are out of your pricerange, you may be able to pick up a second hand pair of 400's and a mixer for that price, but youd have to dom serious searching.id say save up for a bit longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydc Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 hii again, well the maximum spend i'd be looking at is $1300? so what do you recommend i purchase as a beginners setup?(i have the laptop already and big stereo), so either 2 cdj400s or 800s or 900s and a mixer? or the s4 or any other equipment you might suggest i look at for the price range i have?If thats the case, then S4 would be my choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggssell Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 you could get cdj 200s a mixer and prob a roadcase for that much. which state ya at? check ebay or i usually post some good stuff up in buy and sell. since you going cdjs you dont need yer laptop or a dvs to begin with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 (i have the laptop already)just for clarity actual djing does not involve a laptop... get some 350's and a 2 channel mixer and use cd's and dont even think about using bpm lock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggssell Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 in all fairness a lot of people use dvs and the OP did already mention a controller. you notice in a lot of beginner setup questions when we propose dvs we say assuming you have a computer. which i can only assume why the OP has mentioned it. just like he already me tioned the stereo hence no need to suggest speakers/monitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The others have basically summed it all up, but you mentioned you want to scratch so maybe consider going vynil tables with a DVS, may be the cheaper option for a begginer as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewiis Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 you could get cdj 200s a mixer and prob a roadcase for that much. which state ya at? check ebay or i usually post some good stuff up in buy and sell. since you going cdjs you dont need yer laptop or a dvs to begin withyess that does sound good, I'm in western australia. but do you think that would be better then getting an s4? to be honest I still don't know the difference between what each would do differently or is made for sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggssell Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 okay the S4 is a midi controller that can be used to control software. out if the box it comes with traktor. which will allow you to play your digital music and also allow you to mix and use effects while mixing, all using the one machine. advantages are its reasonably portable as all youll need is your controller and your computer (assumig your computer is portable). you can choose to manually beat match using pitch controls or you can beatgrid all your tacks (a manual process google beatgrid and traktor) which will allow you to use the sync function. the cdj200s are cd players. they too will allow you to play all your digital files however you will need to first burn them onto a disc which isnt really that much of a hassle and sometimes easier than going thru 6000 songs on a screen. in order to mix you will need a seperate mixer which allows you to control faders, eqs and possibly effects depending on what you get. you will only uave the option to beatmatch manually by using the pitch control on the cdjs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydc Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 you could get cdj 200s a mixer and prob a roadcase for that much. which state ya at? check ebay or i usually post some good stuff up in buy and sell. since you going cdjs you dont need yer laptop or a dvs to begin withyess that does sound good, I'm in western australia. but do you think that would be better then getting an s4? to be honest I still don't know the difference between what each would do differently or is made for sorry!The differnece between getting cheap cd players and the s4 is that you will be a better DJ if you learn to mix on the cd players.... with the S4 it is as simple as pressing play, and both songs will beatmatch automatically within the software. This is a shit way to learn the art.I have found you something else to consider as well:http://www.djwarehouse.com.au/djgear/dj ... -pack.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggssell Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 lloyd i am assuming that you will still need to beatgrid all your tracks. im pretty sure traktor hasnt advanced itself that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydc Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 lloyd i am assuming that you will still need to beatgrid all your tracks. im pretty sure traktor hasnt advanced itself that much.autogrid works 90% of the time though, it just has to let it scan for a few seconds prior to playing the track.does serato require scanning/analysing as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 In all honesty, you probably just need 2x CDJ 200's and a 2 channel mixer.If you enjoy doing it, then drop some serious cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewiis Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 yeah well my options now are the s4, 2cdj200's and a mixer, or anything else you might suggest.thanks for the help aswell everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewiis Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 actually what about this?any ideashttp://www.djwarehouse.com.au/djgear/dj ... ack-2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 No problems.Have you had a muck around on any gear before, or dabbled with software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewiis Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 No problems.Have you had a muck around on any gear before, or dabbled with software?yes about 2 years ago but i am not sure what gear i used, a cdj of some sort though and i really enjoyed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewiis Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 or how about stanton?http://www.topdjgear.com/stccdmp3plws.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggssell Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 no one has really said much about the stantons so dont know.i have used the RMP1's however it is the only DJ CD player i have used. it seemed pretty good. has a loop and sample function, plays mp3's and has scratch mode.i have played with the RMX-30 which is basically the same as the RMX-20 but with 3 channels and it is a very good mixer and has a nice sound especially for that price (in fact id say it had a nice sound period. as do all other reloop mixers i have ever heard).id say if you were adverse to getting second hand then yeah the Reloop pack is a good kit. it wont prepare you to play on pioneers but it will prepare you for learning to dj using cd players. my nephew got lucky that when he bought his they were out of RMX20's and they gave him the RMX30 for the same price!!there are some awesome priced CDJ800's going on ebay (check Buy & Sell thread ) and they come in road cases, but in Syd . dont know what courier would be like. or hit up the member hearts who i believe is looking to unload CDJ 200's. hearts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesome88 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 if you are in sydney, i'm looking to sell my rmp-1's and behringer djx-750 mixeredit: just saw you are in Western Australia, my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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