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DJ'ing has become exceedingly popular in the previous few years particularly since technology has permitted a non-technical individual to become a Seasoned DJ in a few weeks when outfitted with the right Digital Scratching Tools available on laptops. This editorial will teach a person to DJ and what tools they will want after the purchase of a laptop to start mixing beats like a pro. Buy a laptop Look for a good quality brand Laptop that you know will not crash during a gig. If you are in the market for a PC, I would suggest closely looking at customer reviews, talk to electronic store sales people, and even ask your friends what laptops they may recommend. The terrific thing about a PC is that a customer can get a phenomenal computer with all the bells and whistles for a incredibly affordable price. The troubles PC's face are viruses that infiltrate the operating systems and crash the hard drives erasing programs, music, and important data. Consider a Macbook They are certainly more money and don't offer all the bells and whistles the new PC's are coming out with, but they do offer stability, consistency, optimal performance, and are not nearly as susceptible to the viruses a PC can get. Demo (trial) DJ Software before you buy it. You can get a bunch of free DJ programs to begin with BUT these programs do not offer what the paid programs do. There are numerous free programs that they are unnameable at this point, but the ones that you should look into are Virtual DJ, Traktor, etc. These are programs that must be bought but offer things like; playlist controls, beat mixing features, sync mixing features, skins that look like real mixers, etc. The free programs will not do what you really need to do as a laptop DJ. You can end here if you merely want to practice before getting the rest of your set-up to become a real DJ. You can probably begin DJ'ing smaller parties with good laptop speakers. To turn into a pro DJ with high-quality sound equipment, move on to the next section. Get Your Mixer You have your laptop and DJ Software, now you need a mixer. You have to plug your laptop into a mixer of some sort. You will output the speakers from your mixer. Mixers are rather reasonably priced and can be purchased at your neighborhood music store. A 4 channel mixer would be fine. Particular DJ Software Programs offer an USB external sound card. These sound boxes allow for separation of the Left and Right Channels. If you do acquire a USB external sound box you would run a 1/4" cable out from the LEFT channel to channel 1 on the mixer. You would run a 1/4" cable out from the RIGHT channel on the box to Channel 2 on the mixer. If you DO NOT have an USB external sound card, then you will be using the "OUT" or "Headphone" jack and run an 1/8" out of the computer to 1/4" into Channel 1 on the mixer. Time For Speakers You have your laptop, DJ program, Mixer, now you need speakers. To keep your set-up simple but still powerful, invest in POWERED (Active) speakers. (Speaker that you need to plug in to get to work). If you obtain passive (non-powered speakers) you will need separate amplifiers connected to you mixer. Powered speakers are more expensive but will punch/kick your music better and your DJ set-up will be a lot less complicated . You will need 2 XLR cables. The female end will get plugged out from the mixer and into the speakers (Left/Right outputs). Buy 2 Speaker stands if possible. Re-Cap You have your laptop, DJ software, mixer (optional USB external sound card box), 1 1/'4 - 1/8" cable, powered speakers, 2 XLR cables, and speaker stands. You simply need your favorite music and MIXES and you are equipped to start practicing to turn into a seasoned DJ on a laptop.
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