You can DJ on ANY gear (and why you should...)
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Жыл бұрынA bit of a rant today, call it "tough love" - but being able to DJ on ANY gear is one thing that separates pros from amateurs. We have Beatport Streaming + Allen & Heath prize draw results for you...
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@carlcouture1023 Жыл бұрын
I learned to DJ on vinyl. I'm glad I did it since it taught me a lot of things, but it's by no means the only or even best way. When I switched to digital I got a Hercules DJ Console Mk 4. It's honestly pretty bad but I still have it because it still works and it does everything you absolutely need from a controller. As long as you can learn the basics you can apply that knowledge to anything. Only real advantage to learning on specific gear is muscle memory and that's not strictly necessary for all types of DJing.
@fin1335 Жыл бұрын
Any tips on going digital? I feel I might be ready, but turning vinyl into digital has me so scared on how long it will take and quality of the finished tunes. I am thinking of getting a DJM-900nxs2 with 2 CDJ-200Nexus. It seems to be the closest to old school mixing. Thank you for your time
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
All true. And I used to DJ on that unit many years ago too!
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Just buy the digital versions of the vinyl you want to DJ with. It is not worth the hassle to rip it, unless you cannot buy a digital version. What you outline is 100% pro gear, you really don't need that, but if it's what you want, it's the industry standard so you won't go wrong. You may want to try a simple, cheap controller and laptop first though, then it becomes your backup system when you do upgrade (at which point you'll know what you want to upgrade to). A FLX4 is a good start.
@HARRY-ty7ij 7 ай бұрын
Great tips for aspiring DJs! Learned something new about mixing techniques and equipment compatibility. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
@digitaldjtips 7 ай бұрын
you're welcome Harry
@xonedjofficial Жыл бұрын
Congratulations Robert & BC 👏👏🍾🥂🎛🎛😎
@Sacredcreative Жыл бұрын
Thanks got keeping it simple. As a novice it can be overwhelming with all the equipment available
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@tonyhenwood9280 11 ай бұрын
i Learned to dj with a cassette deck and a ceramic needle turntable sight cue for records and meter cue for cassette deck then graduated to 2 Goldring turntables with a variable resistor as a mixer then discovered a mixer with head phone cue and the turntables were pitch control as I was updating incorporated the new gear with the old to phase out old gear such conversion from record to cd the came the controller and the computer and phased that in so the whole setup changed after perfecting controller
@digitaldjtips 11 ай бұрын
The old days!
@joearanda209 Жыл бұрын
I like everything you talk about like your show.
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe.
@HARRY-ty7ij 7 ай бұрын
Great video! I never knew you could DJ with any equipment. This opens up so many possibilities for aspiring DJs like myself. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Keep up the great work! #DJAnywhere #EquipmentMatters
@digitaldjtips 7 ай бұрын
Glad I could help!
@Astrology_Witch_DJ_Lifestyle Жыл бұрын
Man I love it when there's extra Buttons or screens to play on or figure out! I'm always like " DAMN I WISH I HAD THIS ! " 💪😎 Gotta stay versatile bro ! Even us girls can do it without complaining 💪😎👌 ... I always want more !
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, always fun discovering new features!
@leandrospinelli3633 Жыл бұрын
I would love to buy the course. but in Argentina we paid taxes of 100% or more. that works out to about 1300 usd. impossible for the Argentine public. I also follow all your content. Is very good! Thanks!
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
VPN
@Astrology_Witch_DJ_Lifestyle Жыл бұрын
Plus I've done the James Hype course 💪😎 what a Ninja ❤️ love that guy
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it
@Ella-gb3rj 6 ай бұрын
Great advice in this video about DJing on various equipment! It's true that being versatile and adaptable as a DJ can only help improve your skills and broaden your reach. For anyone looking to start or enhance their DJ career, this information is valuable. Give the video a like, share it with your friends, and let us know what else you'd like to learn about DJing! You can DJ on ANY gear .
@digitaldjtips 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for your support Ella.
@thatsBrad4U Жыл бұрын
What’s interesting about this conversation is many modern DJs are more only using visuals to mix, ie no headphones
@scoob101 Жыл бұрын
If you're using your eyes to mix music, you're doing it wrong. Use your ears. Particularly for beginners, staring at waveforms can cause way more problems than it solves.
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Waveforms are great, and it's fine to use them. They should be thought of as something you have as well as your headphones though.
@jackmercer4244 Жыл бұрын
@@scoob101 reading waveforms is the same as reading grooves on vinyl, it's what I did to find the breaks back in the 80s. thats the purpose of pop up lights on 1200s
@jackmercer4244 Жыл бұрын
@@djstuc it is to me, but I know there other uses for waveforms which Im discovering as Im fairly new to digital DJing
@jackmercer4244 Жыл бұрын
@@djstuc have you ever tried reading record grooves? there were people in the 30s or earlier who were able to tell what instruments plays in any set grooves
@djplenitude Жыл бұрын
My experience using pioneer ddj200 is that it has a limit as to what effect you want to use . But for me basic Dj equipment should do the work pretty well
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
No such thing as a beginner controller that does it all... but ALL of them do 10 times more than two turntables and a basic mixer can do!
@mh_dot_fm Жыл бұрын
As a ddj200 user myself, i would advice, if havent already, dive into midi mapping this lil boi. In rekordbox what i have now as a setup for home parties (trance/techno/electro), that is: manual looper, switching CFX, 3 hotcues, 1 fx unit, beatjump and moving a loop + some other stuff. My feeling aboit this now is that to squeeze more to play with i need to use Traktor (because mapping there is way more powerfull)... This is to have more CDJ-like controlls and for fun , i can share final mapping for Rekordbox if that sounds promising.
@DJMIXXTHAT Жыл бұрын
I can dj on anything but i will it sound the way i sound on the right equipment. Some faders are just too slow. I also don’t like effects that i have to click something to go from one side to the next. Saying this because I’m 60 and been a good DJ one 2 turn tables and a mixer. At 15 i was the main house DJ from age of 15 years old for 10 years. I’ll take my sb3 anywhere and put on a show. Great video info is great.
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your journey.
@Luiz-uc5ln Жыл бұрын
I still use my Numark C3 😁
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Perfect! :)
@johneccles9051 Жыл бұрын
I went from a ddj1000 to a xdjRR and found that the rr suits me better
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Oh for sure, we all have preferences!
@silvernav1 Жыл бұрын
What’s a good mixer/ slash controller that works with my old 25 year turntables and laptop that also is compatible with Serato DJLite
@silvernav1 Жыл бұрын
@@djstuc thank you and definitely inexpensive for me because I only play around with my vinyl in my house
@x-JB-x Жыл бұрын
I started to dj on turntables back in the 90s on vinyl… I still have it all today. Ive had cdjs but found them really boring (personal taste) so for new music I use traktor dvs, but I also use 2 traktor X1 mk2s without any kind of turntables to do live remixing. There is still far too much negativity over new gear and how you should be djing. Unfortunately it’s in many aspects of creativity. I also love photography and trust me photography gear snobbery is rife but at the end of the day like you say all cameras take photos. For me djing is all about the music. It lifts my mood, chills me out and gives me some relief from the hassles of life lol…. Everyone should just use what they want to dj and everyone else should just learn to accept it. Remember it’s all about the music….. There….. rant over.
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
100% agree
@williamgalindo8102 Жыл бұрын
some of us started playing onj 2 separate portable record players like the clock you've got behind!!! no mixer...WHY? Because we wanted to entertain an audience with our personal music taste. The rest is just updating to the needs and personal desires
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@wilnewyork1 Жыл бұрын
Can I just buy a DJ controller and start DJing at my home summer parties?
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@markdabu2573 Жыл бұрын
how big is the learning curve going from ddj-400 to cdj’s? There’s an open deck event and wondering if it’s doable to hop without any hands on
@gavindc2507 Жыл бұрын
Your first few mixes will likely take some getting used to, but it will start feeling like second nature within the first hour
@djkarcher1896 Жыл бұрын
Coming from an XDJ-RX, I had no issues when I put my hands on CDJs and a DJM mixer. Plus, I instantly fell in love with the haptics of CDJs. Their layout is pretty similar, and it's just really intuitive. Don't be scared, just give it a try.
@markdabu2573 Жыл бұрын
@@djkarcher1896 thanks yeah your right!
@markdabu2573 Жыл бұрын
@@gavindc2507 I can see that
@markdabu2573 Жыл бұрын
@@djstuc true true
@nicolassullivan7746 Жыл бұрын
Not the gear it’s the ear. That’s what I hear in the bear making groups. I been making beats for about 2 years considering trying to dj my beats as a excuse to invest in a side hustle and have a way to preform my beats but djing is pretty intimidating.
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
That's true though!
@renerosenlund1782 Жыл бұрын
I would rather win a full course of DJ´ing from Digital DJ Tips :)
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Thanks René!
@IamCoast2coast Жыл бұрын
Except the new Pioneer beast is a smash and grab for Pioneer trying to pry Serato customers away to record box They didn’t even think about the stems mixing
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
No standalone has Stems mixing.
@DJLyncho Жыл бұрын
Yep you should DJ on anything you get your hands on.
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
You should WANT to, as well!
@DJLyncho Жыл бұрын
@@digitaldjtips yep I agree 👍😁what DJ wouldn't want too. Lol
@mkAYY825 Жыл бұрын
all equipent reacts the same when beer is spilt on it... i prefer cheaper stuff for gigs. sounds and works the same !
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Good thinking :)
@vasiliszaxaropoulos8726 Жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏
@RenatoHarripaul1217 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@SherwinBajao Жыл бұрын
I'm a #2 GAS type DJ. lol
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
you're not alone!
@davetherave9222 Жыл бұрын
Not true. I tried on Acid once and i can’t explain how weird it was.
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Hmmmm....
@davetherave9222 Жыл бұрын
@@digitaldjtips 😆👊🏻
@djerikfox Жыл бұрын
...yes ,every deejay should know how to use any gear if he's a pro, but the most important in 2023 is to be a good ,,live producer,, like James Hype, he is a great producer first of all, thats how he have so many ideas of making drops and tips while he's playing the decks, you can learn every button and knob on cdj's but if you dont have an idea how to use it on a gig all that is useless...regards
@djerikfox Жыл бұрын
@@djstuc ...yes, it's a matter of choice, anyway you have to learn how to use your gear...regards
@bboymac84 Жыл бұрын
A pro can play on any broken gear on the spot! If you listen at some moonlights you can still hear some amateurs are still stuck at club’s complaining they can’t do the gig…
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
It's true
@KevonialJemonathoy Жыл бұрын
Rappers can rap on any mic as well. But can you imagine a serious MC or any rapper, with a Brittney Spears headset Mic? It looks weak! DJ Stuc will be judging you if you have some tiny DJ-To-Go controller or DJ from your phone. The crowd won’t know but DJ Stuc the DJ God will look at that negatively. He has a few paid gigs a month and mixes uploaded to KZfaq! We’re not worthy 😂 lolllll Holy shit I’m dead 💀 😆
@shupor Жыл бұрын
Nonsense. Lol. I guess looking tough makes you look more professional 🤣🤣
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Now, that is definitely true. Although I've played a full nightclub literally with just a laptop before (long story), and they soon forgot what I was using after a song or two.
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
A common story, thanks for sharing Stu.
@KevonialJemonathoy Жыл бұрын
I had a feeling this comment might hurt some butts. Lol Wasn’t meant to hurt feelings. Just my 2 cents. ✌️
@KevonialJemonathoy Жыл бұрын
@@djstuc so, we agree that they think it right?
@IADDP Жыл бұрын
I think that's complete BS. I can't stand a lot of DJ gear out there. It's like telling a drummer to drum on buckets because you know how to drum.
@teztezza2202 Жыл бұрын
So you will turn down DJ work because you don't like the equipment in the venue or do you just stream from your bedroom?
@digitaldjtips Жыл бұрын
Firstly, no need to be rude. Politeness costs nothing. DJing is about playing other people's records. You can do that and deliver a great party on all kinds of gear. This video is about not obsessing about gear to the detriment of learning/doing the actual DJing.
@TheOnlyTomAsh Жыл бұрын
Complete BS. There are numerous examples of professional guitarists and bassists playing Squiers and Epiphones which further proves the point. John Mayer/BB King etc. will sound great on every guitar even the market ones for 50$. Amateur without skills, without practice will sound terrible on most expensive Les Pauls, Fenders etc... Same applies to drummers mentioned by you... Keep practising and you'll be ale to do miracles on any gear.
@scoob101 Жыл бұрын
I cant stand driving a lot of cars, but I`m not going to let that stop me getting to where I need to in some crappy hire car. Being able to effectively use what's in front of you is what separates real DJ`s from the wannabe`s.
@IADDP Жыл бұрын
@@djstuc Of course it does. It's my choice 😃
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