I'm a fledgling DJ in Helsinki, Finland, and play a lot of jazz-influenced
couch-surfing music, as well as the occasional Voom:Voom or Rainer Trüby
Remix to resurface the deep & soft atmosphere...
This topic about mixing put me to think, perhaps you'd give me some advice
on a good setup for a DJ setup. I've been planning to get my own system for
practise and fun.
So far I've really liked the Pioneer CD players I've played on, with very
sweet queing and two pitches (the one that digitally steps up the pace but
keeps the tone the same, plus normal pitch). ALso, the Pioneer mixer (A
600, I think) had a beat detector -- which unfortunately didn't work very
well.
I would like to find a setup where I could get good quality audio out of
the system (i'm a bit of an audiophile), but at the same time I'm really
keen on making mixing to the beat very fast and easy, so that I can focus
on... yes, putting in a lot of extras, through effects and snippets from
here and there (Yes, I know it's on the verge of good taste but I've been
reassured that I have some). So...
Final comment: It's still going to be a compromise. I would like your
opinion on sound quality and durability especially, since those are things
that you don't notice very well when playing an age-old Denon at some
stinky club.
What do you recommend? Other than a full-size studio, of course...
-Mark
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