Hi guys!
My first post here so hello from sunny North West (UK!) & sorry if this is posted in wrong section as I wasn't quite sure where to post :s
After about a 15-year break from DJ'n I've decided to brush the cobwebs off my vinyl collection & start up again. I know its now mostly digital etc but I have a huge collection of oldskool vinyl & in all honesty I do like my vinyl! But to throw a spanner into the worx, my partner also wants to give DJ'n a try, she has never DJ'd before, so I will be teaching her! \o/ (domestics inc!!) So I've decided I would need a setup that would allow me to mix with my vinyl but also allow my Mrs to mix digitally etc. The obvious solution would be to buy a set of decks for myself & a digi controller setup for the Mrs, but this would take up too much room as well as the cost etc.
So I did some research & came across the Reloop 8000 mk2's which seem to be what I'm looking for? Please forgive my noobness on this subject! like I say I've been out the game for past 15ish years, 1210's were my thing back then! so here's a few questions I would like to ask & hopefully some of you guys could give me a few pointers in helping me decide what would be the best setup!
First of all, my budget will be around £1700 ..for this I would like to try get everything I need including speakers/carts/mixer/decks etc (bedroom DJ) ..the Decks alone will take £1000 of that, so it will leave around £700 for the rest I need.
With the reloops, am I right in thinking that if I connect them to a mixer & the mixer to a laptop I can then use serato DJ for "digitally" mixing my vinyl that's playing on the decks?
But what I am more interested in with the setup, when my Mrs gets behind the decks, she will be using serato DJ & loading tracks up from that (as I will myself from time to time), but (this may sound daft!) would we be able to use the decks using a control vinyl (is this what a control vinyl is for!?) to mix the tracks that's been loaded via serato? .. I hope this makes sense? What I mean is, I load up tracks on serato, but I will use my decks/mixer as I would if I was mixing my vinyl, e.g.: pop need on the (I'm guessing control vinyl) record then Cue/Pitch control etc.
Do I need a DVS mixer? Or would the reloop RMX 22i be ideal, or what other mixer would you recommend for this kind of setup?
I will be getting some ortofon Concorde carts as this is what I used back in the day & love them! ...just not quite sure which ones as there are a few choices now, I was thinking of the Reloop Concorde Vibes?
Another "noob" question, again back in the day I had a separate amp which my speakers connected to & my mixer connected to the amp! Am I right in thinking if I get some monitor speakers, these just plug directly into the mixer (no need for separate amp) ? If so, again what would you guys recommend.. The setup will be for Bedroom mixing, so won't need anything that's going to make my nose bleed! But I do want a decent crisp sound etc.
Anyway Any info much appreciated, like I say... I've been out the game for a while but to add to the mix (no pun intended!) my Mrs also wants to get into it
Cheers
Daz!
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