DJ SKILLZ
Some basic tips  for starting out

Standard DJ stylus is a Stanton 500 ideal to take the pressures of back spin and basic scratch mix techniques cost around £25 to buy. Can be adjusted via counter balance to resist skid & jump problems.	How to get started..... Borrow someones headphones or buy a cheap pair with an enclosed ear piece/cup.  If you plan on playing out to a crowd of friends.....Get a decent pair.  Background noise can destroy the beats you are trying to mix and leave you with that sinking feeling.
Basic belt drive turntables X 2, Soundlab DLP1's are cheap and available 2nd hand to get you started.	Nice 2 channel mixer with crossfader, the better ones have kill switches or tone controller to help get the perfect mix
4 or more channels for complex mixing techniques or for combining 2 CH CD mixer and 2 Phono (decks) according to what you need.	Loads of speakers and amplifiers available from various DJ Stores....try hooking up to the "line in" on your home stereo ..... i.e output of your mixer (usually phono plugs)goes  into "line in" of stereo/hi fi giving instant access to amplifier and speakers for a practise session.
The Don of the turntables....Technics...Direct drive, fast start up, cost a fortune. Dont buy into these unless you are serious. Try LOOT or other papers for 2nd hand decks when first starting out. Loads of people are forced to sell when they just cant make them pay!!!!	Practise those mix's...Pick two similar tunes with about the same beat, and use the turntable slide controller to speed up or slow down the decks Try to get both tracks beating in time. If your finding it hard, try  to do this over the instrumental breaks at first as this will make the beat easier to pick out.
Get a decent microphone....... and get used to hearing the sound of your own voice. Your sound and tone on the Mic can make all the difference. Sound dull and lifeless at your peril.

 

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