pioneer cdj100’s good to start wit?

to be honest, if you’re just starting out get what you can…don’t blow loads of money…you dunno if you won’t get bored/find a new hobby. you’ll have a load of expensive kit with not much use. CDJ100’s for cd’s is fine…
there’s a bit of controversy over where to start: CD’s or Vinyl.

end of the day it’s up to you, but from my personal experience (starting with cd’s) it’s a hell of a lot easier to start with vinyl then transfer to CD’s than the other way round. (Unless ofcourse you get a set of CDJ1000’s and leave them stuck on vinyl mode)

I’ve heard very good stuff about the new Stanton C303’s and C304’s, might be worth checking those out!

Cd’s are the way forward!

Tim.

It does depend what music you play, what you spinning/planning to spin?

Tim.

if you’re looking on possibly getting into the turntablist side of things then you’d be better off starting with vinyl as hiphop, rnb, reggae, ragga, etc. are still somewhat more based on using vinyl where as dance/house etc. (for example) are easily obtainable on cd and mixing them is fairly straight foreward as opposed to hiphop mixing (this isn’t set in stone mind, as i and a lot of people i know utilise hip hop styles of playing in more house/dance oriented sets)

pella of one track over (usually) an instrumental ov another track.
there are many variences of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard_pop

I think that these days with the way technology has evolved DJ equipment, the only way to go is by getting better stuff to start off with. The 100’s are completely different than anything that is on the market right now. Now maybe you could start out with like a low model Denon or a CDJ 800. That is just my thought.

[quote quote="Juggernaut":236uyqdt]it’s juggernaut…no spaces.
the previous link is a good one also:

How to DJ (Properly)

is (in my ever so honest opinion) THE bible for beginner and regular dj’s alike on all aspects from starting out (on both cd or turntable) more advanced techniques (including turntablism/scratching) on to getting on out there.
Have a look on amazon, shouldn’t be too expensive and is definately worth it in the long run…it’ll deffo answer all your questions you’ve got popping up left, right and centre.[/quote:236uyqdt]

I believe you’re referring to ‘How to DJ Right’ by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton…

…and yes, it IS absolutely as good as you say it is.

Another good book if you’re into more ‘informational’ reading than technical reading, is ‘Last Night a DJ Saved My Life’ by the same guys (Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton). It covers the entirety of DJ history from the first time someone played a record all the way through current DJs and CD-mixing performers.

Cheers!

-Rob / IS

[quote quote="In Silico":dyrrq39l][quote quote="Juggernaut":dyrrq39l]it’s juggernaut…no spaces.
the previous link is a good one also:

How to DJ (Properly)

is (in my ever so honest opinion) THE bible for beginner and regular dj’s alike on all aspects from starting out (on both cd or turntable) more advanced techniques (including turntablism/scratching) on to getting on out there.
Have a look on amazon, shouldn’t be too expensive and is definately worth it in the long run…it’ll deffo answer all your questions you’ve got popping up left, right and centre.[/quote:dyrrq39l]

I believe you’re referring to ‘How to DJ Right’ by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton…

…and yes, it IS absolutely as good as you say it is.

Another good book if you’re into more ‘informational’ reading than technical reading, is ‘Last Night a DJ Saved My Life’ by the same guys (Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton). It covers the entirety of DJ history from the first time someone played a record all the way through current DJs and CD-mixing performers.

Cheers!

-Rob / IS[/quote:dyrrq39l]
Nah…mine’s called How to DJ (Properly) i got it when it first came out (wide-ish book in white with some spinninv vinyl cut out into "D" and "J" respectively) but i guess the name may have changed a little, or it may be down to publishing issues cross atlantic. they are indeed exactly the same word for word tho.

Forgot to mention Last Night a DJ Saved My Life….another totally awesome book to read…see it as the second installment of how to dj properly/right. it leaves you with that feel good/well educated feeling too