Advice Mixing

[Mr Men]

Ive always fancied havin ago at mixing properly what would you reccomend to buy[cheap as chips if you can please] I dont want to spend a fortune

And is it a piece of piss, Surely mixing to tracks together cannot be that hard???? Well in music vids ive seen fat-boy slim makes it look easy so does edith bowman

Im into anything dancey my oldest son is pissing himself as he listens to some headbanging tracks called hardcore, I thought hardcore was brick rubble

I need help, Do i or dont i?????????????????

[evilsatan]

Lol it's not easy mate. Try using software first to get to grips with it before you splash out.

VirtualDJ is what I have used in the past for a few remixes.

Then if you like go down to cash converters or equivilent and see what they have, I would advise Numark for qualityrice ratio, although pioneer are awesome too DJAD and some other members will know more.

There are also these wicked decks now that can play CDs, MP3s from computer, have USB interface etc. Problem is they can't play vinyl...

[biffo1]

I use mix Miester Fusion mate ill send it to ya if u like , pm me
, and its only easy mate if u choose the right track selection as u counldnt mix a 97bpm say to a 130 un less u graully speeded it up but even then would sound 2 fast , if u need any advice let me know ill sort u out
all the best Biffo

[Scottio200]

http://www.youtube.com/user/ellaskins

Checkout this guys videos, hes a bit of a prik but his tutorials are good

Scottio

[Little John]

my sister swears by her kenwood chef

[{{909}}]

the best thing you could do to learn how to mix is make friends with a DJ, i got some decks about a decade ago and nobody else I knew had any, I was totally in the dark and it took me ages just to grasp the basic concept of how to use the decks and what i actually needed to be doing. Had someone shown me the ropes I'd have had a much better start.

Although plenty of people have suggested using software, I find it the most unsatisfactory way of mixing, if you want to enjoy learning how to DJ, it has to be on vinyl / using serato or CDJ's, but all of those don't come cheap.

check this : YouTube - serato scratch live tutorial 1

[hxbro]

Get the book how to dj properly, will teach you the basics, from there develop your own techniques and away you go

[Mr Men]

Thanks for all your replys guys,I have been pondering for a few days what everybody has advised and im seriously considering splashing the cash on cdjs. My son is rubbing his hands together, What are the best cdjs to buy for a total beginner and what sort of mixer do i need i.e 2 channel or 4 channel??????

[lloydi]

mixing is not easy but once you have mastered it it's like riding a bike, as above find someone with some decks and have a go, many people wanna be dj's and fork out for the kit only for it to gather dust as they get frustrated easily. You just have to stick at it and be determined....good luck

[{{909}}]

cdjs are pretty good, goto a proper store and check them out cos they're not a small investment for decent ones and the cheaper ones are shit.

Last time i looked into it, these were the ones to get
http://www.decks.co.uk/products/cdpl...ioneer/cdj1000

but at £1400, i think id go for a set of s/h technics 1210s, serato and a half decent mixer.

Personally I'd love to get back into it but my decks are shafted (were rubbish in the first place) so the price of it all is a bit much to swallow.

[hxbro]

I'd get the new cdj 400's

[{{909}}]

just looked at the 400's, they look like a decent cheaper alternative, 900quid a pair.

[dalboy]

You cant beat using proper decks (1210's I would recommend) and Serato is very good too. Depends on what genres your mixing in terms of difficulty - At first any genre will be hard but with like anything practice practice practice. House music is probably the easiest. R&b / HipHop etc... harder as the beats are slower.

Let me know if you need any help.

[Mr Men]

IM nearly decided on what cdjs to go for its either Pioneer or Denon, But have not got a scooby what mixer i need ive got about 500 notes to spend,any ideas fellas???????

Essentially i will have a bash, but this is my sons birthday present in a few months,hes in to brick rubble - ardcore

[chrismaher2007]

cdjs all the way. no point in having to spend a fortune on vinyls when you can like a song, download it, burn it and have it in a mix in 10 mins.
pioneer if you have the cash.

are you saying 500 for decks and mixer?

[Mr Men]

cdjs all the way. no point in having to spend a fortune on vinyls when you can like a song, download it, burn it and have it in a mix in 10 mins.
pioneer if you have the cash.

are you saying 500 for decks and mixer?

Ive pulled my sons savings out of his account and have £2000 to spend so i would like to spend 500 on a mixer or am i going well over the top????

[chrismaher2007]

see the way it is usally people spend too little and end up dreaming of having better equipment. spend the 500. il have a look around for a suggestion. what style of music is he into?

[Mr Men]

see the way it is usally people spend too little and end up dreaming of having better equipment. spend the 500. il have a look around for a suggestion. what style of music is he into?

He loves Hardcore,

[chrismaher2007]

right, ill have a look around at a few mixers and see what there is. ill reply here in a while

[chrismaher2007]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pioneer-DJM-80...QQcmdZViewItem

heres a good one

pioneer are possibly the best make in mixers, without spending thousands.