Reply To: Setup for under $1,000?

[quote quote="amadeus":3f9u2mte]Haha this makes me laugh because i’m just coming OUT of the same situation…I was a producer/bedroom DJ mostly, and when i finally wanted to make the jump i was in the dark.

so heres what ya do buddy:
* Buy a laptop. No matter WHAT type of setup you go with, unless you scratch like Qbert, then a laptop is a BACKBONE for clublife.
* Get a virtual software. Traktor makes an AMAZING virtual set. (Get a soundcard too)
*Try some gigs with JUST you’re laptop, and see how it all works out…to do so, you’d have to be using somones seup so this step isn’t really useful unless you know someone….sorry.
*Once you get familiar with all of that rot then you should buy one of those Stanton VINYL packs or something similar to that (coes with 2 tables and a mixer). You can go with CD players, but get some less expensive ones.
*When you finally have made enough cash THEN you can get serato!
*Finally…mix come back to me and throw one of my songs in your mix[/quote:3f9u2mte]

LOL, decent advice …. but it sounds like this guy is really on a tight budget, and therefore, not wanting to spend a ton of money on upgrades, but is rather trying to research to make the right purchase from the get go.