Beginners Guide for DJ Equipment

Becoming a DJ is the dream of many a youngster, unfortunately the prohibitive pricing and lack of proper instruction make it a difficult task to undertake, the equipment is expensive and knowing what to buy in order to get started without falling victim to the sales talk of crafty electronic store salesman is hard. Then once you have established yourself there is the difficult task of getting yourself known, building a reputation and been invited to gigs and clubs. While DJ equipment can be expensive, second hand DJ equipment is affordable and the robust nature of the equipment means that even if you choose to buy second hand you will be surprised by the amount of use that you are able to get from previously used DJ equipment such as turntables, mixers and amplifiers, all of which, if properly looked after can last years.

As things move digital and much of the DJ’s job now takes place on computers, second hand DJ equipment has become much cheaper and more readily discarded. If one trawls used goods shops for second hand DJ equipment you need not exhibit the same trepidation that one would when buying other second hand electronics. The fact that people have decided to sell their dj equipment is not because it no longer works or because it is outdated, it may simply be that they have made the jump to digital. This however may not be the best option for someone just starting out it is far expensive and not entirely necessary. While digital DJ facilities are far more convenient they are seldom better than their predecessors, as one who is just starting out second hand “old fashioned” DJ equipment is more than adequate and much more cost effective.

The robust nature of the older DJ equipment makes it ideal for gigs at parties where the clientele might be less than desirable, it can handle been knocked around and is more likely to stand up to the odd spilled beverage than a laptop computer or other similar digital equipment.

There are several different roles a DJ can take on and all can be equally fun and at time profitable, you can either remix new tracks from existing music or you can simply provide dancing and entertainment and parties, usually playing a playlist selected by the person that hired you and is paying your fee. This type of DJ does not normally play music they have made themselves. This can be extremely profitable as the number of functions that require DJ’s with good DJ equipment is vast from weddings to a Bar Mitzvah. There is a certain old fashioned logic that dictates before you go out and spend money on the fanciest equipment in any chosen endeavour first make sure it is something you will enjoy and can see your-self doing for an extended period. To ensure this it is cheaper and more practical to perhaps start out with cheaper second hand DJ equipment and then as you grow your experience and become more certain that it is a hobby or possibly even a business that you will be able to grow for many years to come.  

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Dj Equipment

DJ equipment today influences not only the way music is produced but the way music is enjoyed. It was not however always this way, in the beginning the equipment was developed as styles of music grew and changed. Musicians were essentially the engineers, or at least the inspiration for the engineers that gave us the DJ equipment that we have today. By pioneering new techniques with the limited facilities they had available they made it essential for audio technicians to push the limits of what they knew to be possible.

At the beginning of the 20^th century the first radio Disc Jockey came out of the Herrold College of Engineering and Wireless, located in San Jose, California, where 16 year old student Ray Newby started playing record on a spark transmitter un the authority of radio pioneer Charles Herrold. The world’s first radio station started a movement that would quite literally change the world.

The basic concept of transmitting an audio signal has not lost its appeal despite the massive advancements made in the technology used to make the broadcasts. The impact of radio broadcasting was made abundantly clear right at the end of 20^th century in Rwanda. Over one hundred years since its inception and it is still going strong, with the exception of the newspaper there are very few media outlets that have shown that kind of endurance without undergoing massive changes.

One of early radio’s most important contributions to modern pop culture was the accessible and shared appreciation of music. Before the birth of the Disc Jockey, the radio and the subsequent development ofDJ equipment high-brow or good quality music could only be appreciated by those with the resources to attend live music events. By being able to record and more importantly play back popular music, musicians were free to distribute their music to a much wider audience. Perhaps more importantly to the advancement of modern popular culture a wider audience were able to take part in the shared appreciation of music.

The progression of modern DJ equipment was in large part due to the early disc jockeys that took the job of playing records and turned it into a musical art form in its own right. By incorporating the Jamaican practices of “toasting” between songs and extending these chants while they played beats between songs rap music was born.  As the art of rapping grew in popularity the DJ equipment required became more advanced as jockeys needed to provide louder music for bigger crowds.

Another major advancement for both music and DJ equipment was the accidental creation of scratching as a musical form. Created by Grand Wizard Theodore and DJ Grandmaster Flash scratching is the technique of manually moving a vinyl record back and forth. DJ equipment has changed and developed exponentially over the last few decades and is now am essential part of any club, bar or social venue.

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Second hand goods or used goods have, for many decades, been a very lucrative for of income generation for developing nations. As consumerism grew in Europe and America following the Second World War and the throw away generation was born, material and objects became obsolete to rich nations while they still held value for poorer developing nations. This is a trend that is still very visible today; technological advancements have made electronic gadgets, among other things, cheaper and more disposable, the consumer driven tendencies of the first world citizens have created a surplus of usable second hand goods.

The internet and social interaction over the World Wide Web has created a market place for this surplus as well as creating full time employment with decent income for people who have dedicated their time to pedalling second hand goods online. Before the online revolution though second hand goods, in particular clothes, were finding shipped to several different African nations where they were used as aid for the underprivileged. This resulted in market places that were the offline equivalent of second hand goods websites, where residents could get used designer clothing for a song. Another popular destination for second hand goods was India where the fabric would be broken down and reconstituted to make new garments this is still a popular practice today.

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