Chaotic
05-18-2012, 12:45 AM
Hello all! I have been digging and digging for the last week on how to get started. Its not as easy as i expected so im here to ask a few questions and get some tips.
First, im looking to be a digital dj, seems to be the best route for someone broke like me haha. I have picked 3 turn tables that seem to be what im looking for, (good starter setup for under 300). What id like to do is mix songs, im into electronic music so im sure ill do that mostly. Next i love old school hiphop so ill be mixing those as well. Id also like to scratch and get a set that is pretty ok at it and samples. Last its nothing but a hobby as of right now. I may go to my local bar and play with my friends if we can get a project going but that will not be for a while.
Here are the 3 i have decided to choose from (if any more suggestions just throw them in and why)
1) Numark Mixtrack - I like this one for its price, i see all good reviews and it seems like a real good choice for someone new and that wont get too serious at least for a while.
2) Numark Mixtrack Pro - Its pretty much the same from what i can see but this one includes a sound card so that is a cost i will not have to worry about.
3) Vestax Typhoon - This one looks like its pretty good quality and maybe the best for scratching. Just never herd of the brand (probably cause new to scene)
My thought is to go with the Numark Mixtrack, my reasoning is because i read more reviews to get this one and your own sound card, the Pro version has a built in one that people say is not very good. It has real bad latency specially for scratching. Which brings me to my next question.
What is latency? Also what is the sound card for? I cant just hook up usb to my computer and go?
From what i can tell its so i can hook into an external sound system, that i will not be doing yet. Ill just be in front of my pc with headphones. Do i still need one if i go with the Mixtrack?
If the choice leans to the Mixtrack and i need to get a sound card what is the best one for $100 and under for what i would like to do.
Last i think im going to go with Virtual DJ because i can play samples. The decks that i have chosen do not look like they have a hardware button for it from what i read.
I tried to do as much research as i could so im not "what is the best stuff under 300 guys and no direction was made)
If there are any websites you recommend or if i need to look more let me know!
First, im looking to be a digital dj, seems to be the best route for someone broke like me haha. I have picked 3 turn tables that seem to be what im looking for, (good starter setup for under 300). What id like to do is mix songs, im into electronic music so im sure ill do that mostly. Next i love old school hiphop so ill be mixing those as well. Id also like to scratch and get a set that is pretty ok at it and samples. Last its nothing but a hobby as of right now. I may go to my local bar and play with my friends if we can get a project going but that will not be for a while.
Here are the 3 i have decided to choose from (if any more suggestions just throw them in and why)
1) Numark Mixtrack - I like this one for its price, i see all good reviews and it seems like a real good choice for someone new and that wont get too serious at least for a while.
2) Numark Mixtrack Pro - Its pretty much the same from what i can see but this one includes a sound card so that is a cost i will not have to worry about.
3) Vestax Typhoon - This one looks like its pretty good quality and maybe the best for scratching. Just never herd of the brand (probably cause new to scene)
My thought is to go with the Numark Mixtrack, my reasoning is because i read more reviews to get this one and your own sound card, the Pro version has a built in one that people say is not very good. It has real bad latency specially for scratching. Which brings me to my next question.
What is latency? Also what is the sound card for? I cant just hook up usb to my computer and go?
From what i can tell its so i can hook into an external sound system, that i will not be doing yet. Ill just be in front of my pc with headphones. Do i still need one if i go with the Mixtrack?
If the choice leans to the Mixtrack and i need to get a sound card what is the best one for $100 and under for what i would like to do.
Last i think im going to go with Virtual DJ because i can play samples. The decks that i have chosen do not look like they have a hardware button for it from what i read.
I tried to do as much research as i could so im not "what is the best stuff under 300 guys and no direction was made)
If there are any websites you recommend or if i need to look more let me know!