i wanna learn 2 b DJ
so where can learn,i serching around in melaka but cant found......
who can intro me where can find?

This post has been edited by TheWhacker: Nov 7 2005, 12:42 PM

I'm not from Melaka, so no idea.

Welcome to the forum anyway. If you need any help with DJ stuff, just ask DJ Blactrix. He might get you into BLS tho.

ok,thx......

Search for some info on Djing on the net........ I found most of my stuff there. Download some videos of Pro DJs doing their stuff and learn a few moves..... finally, get a couple of books and instructional tapes on DJing...... I didn't take any course or anything, but I managed to get along fine.

feel like difficulty 4 me....better fnd teacher la,learn faster

n can intro some dj stuff 4 me??4 new bie d...

If you're paying for a teacher...... you can get a medium budget DJ setup already..... get some friends who HAS proper skills and his own gear. If you don't, mix around in clubs and stuff and try to be an apprentice. A DJ course in KL costs about RM2900 for a few months. My entire setup costs about RM1500. Think about that.

But there's really 2 schools of DJing... the Club DJ, and the Hip-Hop DJ....

Dance DJs have an excellent ear for timing, intonations and most of all, taste. They can mix and blend one music to another perfectly, matches the beats perfectly and able to jump from one song to another without the audience knowing.

Hip-Hop DJs..... all technical skills. Scratching, cross-fader thumping, whikedy-whacking their way through records like no-one's business and be a total bad-ass doing it at the same time. Needs to know how to manipulate the song and pull out every trick in the book.

Any type of Dj needs to KNOW both schools of DJing, but PERFORM to their best interest. I went for a DJ Jazzy Jeff concert and MAN, his beat-matching skills is AMAZING and I went to see this club DJ pull offsome WHACK moves on the turntables.....

Know what kind of DJ you want to be, then do some of your own research first like I said. Then, get a budget down. Remember, your equiptment isn't going to be cheap if you want a reliable one. Whatever you do.... DON'T BUY A BELT-DRIVE TURNTABLE. Get a direct drive one. You'll thank me later. A decent setup costs about RM2000, including a good mixer, 2 turntables, a decent headphone, and good speakers. Don't use your PC speakers unless they are really high-end. Also, you have to invest in good wires, cartradges and don't forget..... the records! Building a good collection is expensive. Record shops in KL are selling about 80 bucks a record.... not sure where to find in Melaka though. My advice? Try to get a DJ starter kit. I'm using the Numark Battle Pack. I probably would want to change the mixer, but other then that, it's a bargain for about RM 1500. I already have Alesis speakers so, no need for new speakers on my end.

Not sure what else to say man..... if you have the cash, of course you can go for the dual Technics 1200s, a Rane Mixer, Technics headphones, and a pair of Alesis speakers... *drool*

<------Hip-Hop DJs

ok thx blacktrix,thx u so much

Not a prob. Taking time to learn DJing is a loooong hard road. Even if you have a teacher... you're still going to have to learn alot on your own. No real short cut man..... sorry you have to hear that.... but that's the truth

ok.......thx men......i'ii work hard...
2 b a bj ....Better then u haha

there are few things need to learn or master b4 u become a dj.

1. equipment, no equipment means no traning
2. vinyle or software, get those singles played by those professional dj b4.
3. talent, i guess talent play important role too.
4. last but not least is practise. learn how to cue song and the way to count bpm

i learn all this from a fren of mine who work for qbar and some those major clubs

Get a budget down and see what you can work with. A full DJ setup can be costly and is a real investment.... decide if DJing is REALLY for you and give it a go

i donno how many my budget yet...need wait my papa support....i juz wan 2 get a normal equiptment 1st,2nd hand also can la....i think around 2.5k

n wat difference TURNTABLE n CD Player?

Turntables are using Vinyl Records.
CD Players are..... well.... CD players.

Since you want to be a hip-hop DJ, you gotta go with Vinyl. In order to manipulate the sounds that you want (ie. scratching and stuff like that), there's no better way then on Vinyl Records. Sure, there are newer CD players that can scratch (like the higher end Numarks) but those costs about 4K for EACH player. The lower end models (like the Pioneers) so called "scratch-mode" just doesn't cut it if you're a heavy-duty scratcher.

I'm not saying that you CAN'T use a CD player to scratch... but for your budget, you best stick to Vinyl and build a good record collection. Like I said, go for a Numark or Stanton starter pack and get a decent pair of speakers... it SHOULD be around the 2000 mark, brand new. With the rest of the cash, invest in some books and start your record collection. Call up Sinamex (+603 2142 5657) and check if they have any Starter Packs for sale.

Becareful on second-hand stuff though. Make sure you get a Motor-Drive turntable and check the condition BEFORE you buy. Make sure you get new heads and cartradges and slip mats if you're buying second hand. If you see a Belt-Drive turntable on the market..... don't do it. It's just not worth the headache.

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Nov 3 2005, 02:26 AM

O ...I SEE.....SO,IF I WAN GET A SPEAKERS GOT WAT NICE STUFF CAN INTRO.....CAN IT USE 4 BASS GUITAR TOO?

Ummm..... Bass guitars require an amplifier. A DJ setup requires just speakers.... what are the diff???

Ah.

Amplifiers "amplifies" the sound from the instrument. ie: something to jack into. A speaker? Well speakers just project the sound from a source..... ie: an output.....

Anybody else can help me out??

Kunamiya sent me this through PM... thought I might share it with everyone as well:



DZ1200 is a digital turntable..... meaning, it is a CD player but with the ability to "scratch" the Discs via a disc platter at the top. I tried it when it first came out in the US, and it's a very good piece of equiptment. the sound quality is good, and the disc manipulation is almost as good as a vinyl. But it comes with a VERY hefty price tag. US$ 1200 for a single unit. If you're using two, that comes to US$ 2400, that comes to almost RM 9000!!! And that's not including the mixer, the headphones and speakers. Sure, you might save on your record collection, but there are other ways to overcome that. More on that later.

But if you're a beginner, I STRONGLY recommend learning using Vinyl. Any good DJ should start off with the knowledge of Vinyl before they proceed to anything else. It's the basic foundation of DJing really. If you're a Party DJ that just wants to mix songs, use a Laptop with some DJ software like PCDJ or Traktor. But if you're a dance club DJ, almost always you have to use the equiptment that the club provides, and they are usually Vinyl turntables...... mostly likely Technics MK2-1200. They will have CD players, most likely Pioneer DJ CD players like the CDJ-1000.

If you want to use Vinyl and use your existing collection, I would recommend using either Stanton's Final Scratch 2.0 or PCDJ Scratch. They are both special vinyl discs that you connect (via the mixer) to your laptop, which will play back Mp3s that are stored on your computer. More info about Final Scratch 2.0 here: http://www.stantondj.com/v2/fs/index.asp and PCDJ Scratch here: www.pcdj.com/Products/Scratch.asp

In fact, I'm saving up for Final Scratch 2.0 at this very moment. It's a big investment (costs about RM 2000, or US$ 500), but I will save a boat load on my record collection AND have the luxury of using vinyl at the same time.

a dj setup need an amp also. let say two cd turntable, two turntables with pitch control and must be DD. a mixer for all the source to be feeded in, and last the amplifier of course u need headphones and prefer some huge a55 loudspeaker for the feel of it

Oh yeah. Forgot. I run mine through a mixer.

blacktrix, any dj/turntable software for hip hop djing?

Don't think you can ever replicate the feel of Vinyl "virtually"..... sure... there is Virtual Turntables or Traktor...... But you really can't "scratch" well on a mouse and keyboard....