| Whether you aspire to be a disc jockey, just starting | | | | much work. In fact, to many beginners, that is a |
| out as an amateur DJ or have the talent and desire to | | | | nerve-wracking prospect, as being great on the |
| be a professional DJ ready to churn out a career in | | | | turntables requires a lot of practice and dedication. So |
| the world of music remixes, you need to have some | | | | start out amongst friends and friendly crowds before |
| knowledge of and experience in the basic DJ | | | | stepping up to bigger and less familiar audiences. Once |
| equipments. This is essential because these are the | | | | you become quite good at it, you can start upgrading |
| tools of the trade that will get you going in this world of | | | | the turntable. The Technics 1200 or 1210 is a popular |
| mixing and matching beats and tunes. | | | | model to start with. |
| There are a number of aspiring youngsters who want | | | | The next important item on the DJ equipment list is a |
| to start out as a DJ, but do not know enough about | | | | good pair of headphones. According to the more |
| getting started and what to start with. For those who | | | | experienced DJs, the Sony headphones make the |
| are serious about becoming a DJ, the first step is to | | | | best choice for beginners. |
| invest in the basic but essential DJ equipments that | | | | If you are on a tight budget, you can postpone your |
| you cannot do without, that being turntables, | | | | purchase of a DJ mixer as you can manage without |
| headphones, speakers and a DJ mixer. Of course, as | | | | one in the beginning. Once you have made a mark in |
| you gain experience and popularity as a DJ, you can | | | | this business and started making some money, then |
| then upgrade to more sophisticated DJ equipments. | | | | you can think about investing in a good DJ mixer. |
| The most important DJ equipment for you to master is | | | | In order to get started in any profession you have to |
| the turntable. For your first set of turntables it is always | | | | make some investment and the DJ profession is no |
| a good idea to start with a used version, or if you | | | | exception either. A beginner in this profession should |
| decide to purchase a new one, at least to purchase | | | | expect to set a budget for basic DJ equipment |
| an inexpensive model. Getting to the level of spinning | | | | purchase of approximately US$2,000, as a turntable |
| the turntable in front of a packed audience and | | | | sells for about $1500, and the mixer, headphone and |
| wowing them with your great beat and music requires | | | | speaker for about $100 each. |