| In these hard economic times, especially in Michigan | | | | called Serato Scratch Live. |
| where I am from, you want to make sure you get the | | | | Next you have your decks. If your in the Mobile Disk |
| best DJ equipment for your money. Learning this craft | | | | Jockey business, chance are you will prefer CD |
| of being a professional disk jockey takes years of | | | | turntables. I would recommend the Pioneer CDJ 800's |
| experience. When selecting your first DJ system do | | | | ($450). However, if you want to start where all the big |
| not buy the cheep stuff, even if you have to buy your | | | | name DJ's began, then you should start with the |
| system a piece at a time. When you buy more | | | | Technics 1200 turntables ($375). Yes, turntables are |
| expensive equipment, it holds it's value for years and if | | | | harder and require more care and maintenance, but |
| you change your mind and decide that DJing is not for | | | | you will be able to do things you could never do with a |
| you, then you will get back almost every penny you | | | | CD player including quick scratches and spin backs. |
| paid as long as you took care of your gear! | | | | In addition, you have your DJ speakers. Same with the |
| The first and most important piece in my opinion, is | | | | other DJ equipment, it is not wise to purchase cheap |
| your mixer. Today's mixers offer a huge amount of | | | | speakers. I have used many different brands and |
| incredible features! Some of the best mixers for the | | | | models. I would say that the best speaker for your |
| price is Pioneer's DJM 600 ($550), and DJM 800 | | | | money is the Electro-Voice Force-i 2-way full range, |
| ($999). Rane has a new TT57 ($1,200) mixer out that | | | | and the matching Force-i Subwoofer. I also really like |
| hooks up directly to your laptop allowing you to play | | | | Mackie's SRM 450 Powered Speaker. |
| digital files off your computer thanks to a program | | | | |