Thread: DJ's!

Whats your setup?

2x Pioneer CDJ 800 MKII's
1x Pioneer DJM 400
Ableton

2 x Pioneer 1000s
1 x Pioneer 800
1 x Pioneer 100
2 x Vestax PDX 2000s
1 x KAM something or other mixer
1 x DJM 600

Ableton & traktor but hate laptop djs

1 x CDJ 1000 mk2
1 x CDJ 1000 mk3
1 x CDJ 400
1 x DJM 800
1 x EFX 1000
2 x 1210 (never used)
1 x HD25

Ableton Live with an X-Session and a Behringer BCD3000.

Never got on with CDJ's after 1210's but starting to like what can be done with Ableton.

Its all about Serato.

2 x Technics 1210mk2
2 x Pioneer CDJ1000mk1
1 x DJM800 (picture shows DJM600 but I upgraded it )
Apple MacBook Pro running Ableton Live5
Bespoke deck stand made by my neighbour

now that is just porn!

its one thing having the gear but having it laid out like that is wheres its at.

good work, shame about the madonna track!

cheers mate

i originally saw a similar design to the deck stand on a website that makes the stands but then i saw how much they were charging and nearly fell off my chair!!! so i had a chat with my neighbour who is a chippy and we knocked it together in a weekend for about £50 and a slab of beer!

oh, and nothing wrong with madonna mate

Ahhh man when I saw that I bolted a load, lmao, that is pure vinyl porn man, trackmasters & all thats nice

lol! yeah, only the best for my vinyl

Originally Posted by 1210tech

2 x Technics 1210mk2
2 x Pioneer CDJ1000mk1
1 x DJM800 (picture shows DJM600 but I upgraded it )
Apple MacBook Pro running Ableton Live5
Bespoke deck stand made by my neighbour

Very nice!
I also hate laptop DJ's.. No real skill imo!

ye cant beat some real live mixing, shows if they're any good or not, I always thought from the early days that Carl Cox was a fantastic mixer, his choice of tunes went bit spacey sometimes but the mixing was so precise to say the least

Originally Posted by NHN

ye cant beat some real live mixing, shows if they're any good or not, I always thought from the early days that Carl Cox was a fantastic mixer, his choice of tunes went bit spacey sometimes but the mixing was so precise to say the least

Canna beat a bit of Coxy! Mixing without headphones, and his Latin Theme tune is a cracker!

Originally Posted by NHN

ye cant beat some real live mixing, shows if they're any good or not, I always thought from the early days that Carl Cox was a fantastic mixer, his choice of tunes went bit spacey sometimes but the mixing was so precise to say the least

I always loved seeing Sasha and Digweed, when they are on form they are really on form, they really understand mixing in key as well, which so many people just don't get, and it is so important.
And the way Sasha gets tunes bouncing off each other to the point where you're not sure which is which, even when you know them both, is superb.

Originally Posted by Spec

Very nice!
I also hate laptop DJ's.. No real skill imo!

thanks mate

I used to think like that but the way things have evolved its very difficult to get stuff on vinyl now-a-days. I can remember when the first CDJ decks came out and Graeme Park was testing them in Mixmag and me and my mates were like, 'but theres no real skill, and that'll never catch on!' but in the end I have bought a pair of them because I could download music and play it out.
I have had my 1210's since I was 16 and I'm now 32 and I would never, ever sell them or any of my vinyl but sometimes you just have to go with the flow, plus Ableton is one immensely powerful bit of kit

Originally Posted by gizze

I always loved seeing Sasha and Digweed, when they are on form they are really on form, they really understand mixing in key as well, which so many people just don't get, and it is so important.
And the way Sasha gets tunes bouncing off each other to the point where you're not sure which is which, even when you know them both, is superb.

can't argue with that, but don't you think sasha has lost his mojo with the minimal bleepy stuff that he is playing now? proper sasha to me is uplifting house like what he was playing in the early 90's

Sasha/MC Joe Peng - Universe 19.6.92 Newport
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N22TQSP6

Sasha - Magic Carpet Tapes Down Under 1992
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3PUM96TR
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SEV1O6C5

Sasha - Chuff Chuffs Glorious Jubilee Summer Ball 1993
Part 1: http://www.divshare.com/download/1509742-f1b
Part 2: http://www.divshare.com/download/1509743-99c

Yeah, totally agree, as much I respect what he is doing now and what he does with a tune, especially in live sets, I don't like the tunes much any more.

Sasha in 1991 was dropping in almost chart stuff with early house and hardcore, and you were getting the odd techno tune coming in too, but he blended it in a way that always worked.
He always seemed like the DJ's DJ to me, his mixing was tight and he understands how two tunes work together.
His mid 90's sets got a lot of people I know into dance for the first time.



I'm 35 now and like stuff that's diffferent, I like 20:20 soundsystem and more progessive stuff, I am also alot less anal about mixing quality these days which is nice as some stuff with great tunes used to get thrown to one side because the quality of mixing would annoy me! :D


One mix set I love and has got a few people who say they don't like "that sort of music" into it is a set by Neil Nice.
His mixing isn't much but his choice of tunes just makes me smile, it has actually got me into some other types of music I wouldn't normally listen too.
It is a real summer, BBQ on type of mix, everyone I know has really loved it, has a real 80's feel to it and just makes you smile.

Worth a download.....

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...ogID=366885801

Man, that Sasha and Joe Peng is off the hook! I had a load of Sasha tapes when I were at school, and dreamt of clubbing! Illegal raves for me until I was 18 though, looked too young to go clubbing. Soon as I hit 18, I toured the UK clubs.
Club music nowadays is ****e, has to be said.
Easygroove, Sasha, Rat Pack, Coxy, Lennie Dee, Loftgroover, 3DOM, Producer, to name but a few which still get listened to.

Originally Posted by mattfinn

Man, that Sasha and Joe Peng is off the hook! I had a load of Sasha tapes when I were at school, and dreamt of clubbing! Illegal raves for me until I was 18 though, looked too young to go clubbing. Soon as I hit 18, I toured the UK clubs.
Club music nowadays is ****e, has to be said.
Easygroove, Sasha, Rat Pack, Coxy, Lennie Dee, Loftgroover, 3DOM, Producer, to name but a few which still get listened to.

yeah, the illegal nights was were it was at

get ya laughing gear round these...

AMNESIA HOUSE NYE 1993

FABIO
http://www.mediafire.com/?437qzyr0bi3

GROOVERIDER
http://www.mediafire.com/?27tzvonkffk

JUMPING JACK FROST
http://www.mediafire.com/?2nnb7zyowm3

RATTY Part 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?8znkzzv1exy
RATTY Part 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?3z9tfnvnocm

SLIPMATT
http://www.mediafire.com/?3zmombbyr0z

DOC SCOTT
http://www.mediafire.com/?cx9uzunzmdb


Grooverider @ Fantazia Adelaide - Side A
http://www.mediafire.com/?jz4zukg4zg0

Grooverider@ Fantazia Adelaide - Side B
http://www.mediafire.com/?neqf5gryeqz

Sasha & John Digweed - Temple of Love, Jan 93
Part 1: http://www.divshare.com/download/2468584-531
Part 2: http://www.divshare.com/download/2468556-fc5

Sasha - Renaissance 08.01.92
Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?bxycgozmhbd
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?elzmdlczd1m

Grooverider - Organic Leeds Poly Feb '92
Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?npynxmofd3j
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?eyzv5iggwtm

John Digweed - Renaissance Demo Mix
Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?zcx1zpeiyvu
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?w71bqdqwztg

Grooverider & Sasha - Energy Eclipse 1989
Part 1: http://www.4shared.com/file/62775032..._1989-001.html
Part 2: http://www.4shared.com/file/62775723..._1989-002.html

the best hardcore dj.....ever!
Ellis Dee Mix CD - 1993
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uzqy4tiwjcy

I was at that Eclipse in 89, or maybe it was 90, but saw them two, although Grooverider was on very early and I was a little messy by then.

Those bloody speckled doves and black and red caps!!

Originally Posted by gizze

I was at that Eclipse in 89, or maybe it was 90, but saw them two, although Grooverider was on very early and I was a little messy by then.

Those bloody speckled doves and black and red caps!!

Ohhhh yes, speckled doves lol! Brown ones were pretty pokey too. Suprising I still have my faculties!

Actually was '89 coventry?? I think it was '90 which was some field in Cambridgeshire.

Originally Posted by mattfinn

Ohhhh yes, speckled doves lol! Brown ones were pretty pokey too. Suprising I still have my faculties!

Me too!

I seriously lost 5 years of my life from 16 through to 21, but wouldn't change it for the world.

Grooverider - Eclipse, T2 Aircraft Hanger '91
http://www.4shared.com/file/67449640..._-_Side_A.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/67450918..._-_Side_B.html

Micky Finn at the Eclipse - 1992
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?umn2yfydgmy

Grooverider - Fibre Optic @ Quest (Easter 93)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?igxx1ytxm2n

Originally Posted by gizze

Me too!

I seriously lost 5 years of my life from 16 through to 21, but wouldn't change it for the world.

tell me about it! oh to be young again, it takes me at least a week to recover from a night out these days and i certainly couldn't do a friday, saturday & sunday like i used to too!!!

Originally Posted by gizze

Those bloody speckled doves and black and red caps!!

Originally Posted by mattfinn

Ohhhh yes, speckled doves lol! Brown ones were pretty pokey too. Suprising I still have my faculties!

yeah baby, and don't forget a dab of pink champagne!

couple of pics of my setup

2x technics mk3 1210 turntables with modified blue lights (fitted by me )
vestax pcv 175 blue chrome 3 channel mixer
denon dns 3500 cd deck
krk rp6 powered monitors
korg kaoss pad ii
dell m1710 17"laptop
serato scratch live
seinheisser hd25 headphones
untold amount of vinyl + mp3's lol

Thats a heavy set up you got there mate, need to get back into my tunes again when i get time.
Ive got,
technics 1210's
pioneer djm 300s mixer
kam cdj 300 cd deck
Jbl amp + speakers
sony mdrv-500 headphones.

Originally Posted by 1210tech

yeah baby, and don't forget a dab of pink champagne!

Mitzy Turbo... woooohooooo!

foodjunky ya setup sounds good to! wat music u into?

I like most stuff, baseline,4x4,funky house and drum n bass, wot bout u, u into force where you live

mainly deep/tech and electro house, but got a nice collection of oldskool garage and 4x4, into drum n bass too! yh i do listen to force fm occasionally on way home from work haha play some good house sets on there sometimes

Do you get your vinyl online mate, hard 2 find is gud

yea i used to use hard to find all the time, but ever since i got serato i kinda stopped buying vinyl and now buy the mp3 versions from beatport

Il have to look into that!!

Guys check these two mixes out (excuse the samples on the megamix, so people dont copy them)

One is RnB, HipHop, Funky + Bashment

The other is Funky..

www.Ess-Ess.co.uk

Please send feedback to info@Ess-Ess.co.uk

like both of those especially r'n'b one, they local to you?

foodjunky, its www.beatport.com great site been using it since its been running,it started more for house releases but theres now hundreds if not thousands of drum n bass etc etc new releases added everyday! starts getting out of hand cos i do tend to check out all the new tunes everyday! obsessed! haha go have a look you'll love it trust me

you can see my disco setup at

http://www.ssdj.co.uk

or

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...504930866&op=6

I have been DJing now for over 9 years and got about £30k worth of equipment!

James

Anyone got their hands on the Pioneer CDJ 2000's yet?

I have played with those CDJ2000 several times now. Best damn players there are available atm.

But myself is more after oldschool feeling - less is more.

current setup:
2x1200mk2
1xdn1800
1xVestax mixer
1xHP laptop

Nice to see some 1200s.

It is funny looking back at this thread, I am now using Serato Itch with an Allen & Heath Xone: DX and love it, tried Traktor for a bit and didn't really like it, then tried the CDJ2000s out and really wanted them, first CDJ I have liked and these are something else, but you are looking at £4500 all in and just too much for me.
Then was told to try Itch if I liked the CDJ2000s and Rekordbox, and I did and I love it. Has a real simple feel to it and feels like back to basics mixing again.

Also, what I was saying about Sasha earlier in the thread is interesting, as the stuff he has been playing this year is absolutely back on form, some of the best dance music I have ever heard, I just love it.

His Ibiza sets and his set at Fabric were sublime, and then at Ministry in December was just unreal, back to basics proper house with a twist. Superb!


Here is a link to my soundcloud page......

Guy Middleton's sounds on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

First time ive noticed this dj section and as a fellow dj i thought id post and say hi.....im defo still old school although i did treat myself to some newer 1210's a few years back my setup..
2x Technics 1210 mk5 g
Vestax PCV 275
Roland 307
also have midi keyboard, Reason 4 and Rebirth
2000+ records mainly tunes from the 90's dnb, techno in its various forms and hardcore. I have logged most of my tunes on discogs if anyone wants a peek.
Have to say i dont get much time on the decks these days and my mixing has got a wee bit rusty lol

Good to see i'm not the only one still using the traditional methods!
2 x Stanton Str8-150s
Pioneer DJM 800 mixer
Korg Kaossilater + Mini Kaoss Pad
I got Ableton, Reason and this other Dj studio trial thing which never ran out!
Don't have the money to buy decent enough CD Decks to warrant switching to MP3 yet.
I'm pretty interested in the time code vinyl set ups if anyone can recommend a decent one?!

Forgot to say i play mainly DnB and dubstep but i got plenty of oldskool, funky house and electro!

Originally Posted by IGI

First time ive noticed this dj section and as a fellow dj i thought id post and say hi.....im defo still old school although i did treat myself to some newer 1210's a few years back my setup..
2x Technics 1210 mk5 g
Vestax PCV 275
Roland 307
also have midi keyboard, Reason 4 and Rebirth
2000+ records mainly tunes from the 90's dnb, techno in its various forms and hardcore. I have logged most of my tunes on discogs if anyone wants a peek.
Have to say i dont get much time on the decks these days and my mixing has got a wee bit rusty lol

Same here. I gave it up a long time ago now sadly as simply haven't got the time for it. I've still got my very first decks and mixer up in the loft I keep for nostalgia purposes.

2 x Numark T100s and a Vestax PCV275.

I too have a stack of Hardcore vinyl, as I sold the rest. The hardcore was always the most fun to mix with, and I have tons of limited edition vinyls from 1995 to about 2000 - happy days.... :D

I had a a pair of SL1210's and a Citronic Mixer, which I sold a couple of months ago along with all my old jungle tunes, because I hardly ever used them. Now I kind of wish I hadn't let them go, but if I'm honest with myself I was rubbish at mixing so it's probably for the best.

Lovely setups guys

2x CDJ400's
1x DJM600
1x Crest Audio CA9 power amp
1 pair of Cerwin Vega V252 speakers
Use a laptop hooked thro the Pioneers and a mind HDD stacked with 50,000 tunes!!

Unfortunatly my kit gets roaded so no chance of a custom setup like yours, Maybe when I'm old

well my setup is looking pretty pathetic compared to all these!!!

at home i just use an American Audio VMS4 controller with laptop, and CDJ1000s with xone 62 in the club (or 800s depending where i'm playing) but generally stick to the VMS4 nowadays.

a lot of people still think it's cheating, for example my mates always say "yeah just use the sync button" to which i invite them to try their own mix with the sync button and they always fail! DJ'ing isn't just about beat matching, as anything a computer can do for you is just maths... a computer cant decide when to loop, use effect, lump acapellas over stuff etc, it cant throw in a sure-fire banger when it sees a dance floor emptying.

a wise man once said "it's not about HOW you do it, but WHY you do it..."