| So you want to be a DJ. You want to play to the | | | | choice that needs to be made by an aspiring DJ the |
| masses and entertain your mates. So where do you | | | | format in which they purchase their music. |
| start? The first thing you need to do is earn yourself | | | | There are a number of different formats in which you |
| some money, set your budget and get yourself on the | | | | can purchase and play music. The most popular for |
| internet in search of the best deals on DJ equipment. | | | | DJs is probably the vinyl record with CDs a close |
| There are thousands of different pieces of DJ | | | | second. There are a number of different benefits of |
| equipment and for the beginner knowing where is best | | | | both of these types of music format and these relate |
| to spend your money can be difficult. | | | | to the playing device from which they are played. |
| The majority of new DJs will not have a limitless | | | | Playing Devices |
| budget and as a result it is important that they make | | | | To play your music to the masses you need a music |
| the most of the money that they have. This is | | | | playing device. DJs often use two music devices in |
| especially difficult for new DJs as they do not have | | | | conjunction to create seamless flows between the |
| much experience with DJ equipment and knowing | | | | tracks that they play. The first device will be used to |
| what to spend their money on can be quite tricky. The | | | | play music and the second will be used to cue up the |
| equipment also often has to match with the skills of | | | | next song and the output will be switched between |
| the DJ and occasionally the type of music you want to | | | | devices using a cross fader. This can produce the |
| play. | | | | effect of sounding like a single piece of music. This can |
| The best piece of advice that can be offered to an | | | | make changing tracks easier on the ear of the listener. |
| aspiring DJ is to save up the largest budget that they | | | | This is one of the areas which is crucial to the skills of |
| possibly can and then read up on as many different | | | | the DJ those DJs that can match beats successfully |
| items of equipment that they possibly can. Equipped | | | | and mix music in exciting and enjoyable ways often |
| with this knowledge they should then be able to select | | | | achieve a great level of success. Although this was |
| the best kit for their money. Failing that read this article | | | | typically used to transfer music between vinyl records |
| and locate the areas in which it is best to splash out | | | | more recently devices have been created that enable |
| more money. | | | | the DJ to control CDs in a similar way. These devices |
| Music | | | | use turntables that can be manipulated by hand to cue |
| The most important piece of equipment for any DJ is | | | | up CDs. The most important thing is to listen to the |
| music. Getting together a collection of your favourite | | | | track through headphones to help the DJ. |
| tracks is bar far the most important and difficult skill for | | | | Headphones |
| any DJ. Get the music selection right and your | | | | A vital piece of kit to the DJ is his headphones. The |
| audience will invariably enjoy what you play. It is no | | | | best types of headphone block out ambient sound. As |
| good investing serious amounts of money on the best | | | | a result external earphones are much better than in |
| kit if you have terrible music to listen to. The major | | | | ear earphones. |