2 days.

iPod nano. Makes for the best parties and I don't have to carry much.

I hate it when I forget my 1/8" to RCA adapter. Ruins the whole night.

28 years. I used to play 2 boom boxes simultaneously, trying to mix one to the other...

Used to? I heard you STILL do that. hahaha

nope. I use 2 ipods like you...

I only use 1. :P

1 and an iPad? for midi of course. :P

12 years.

2xtechninc 1200s, staton 500ALs, Vestax 06a and some shity stereo i found at the salvation army.

10 years - Radio shack 2 channel mixer, Stereo receiver, with two optimus 15's and two CD walkmans 60 bucks for my first gig GET EM!!!!

6 years. that crappy numark battlepack bullshitt

5 years, numark tt-1 TT and a cmx 3000 dual deck CD player, numark DXM 09

3 hours.

a stick and a log. with wifi.

10 years

2 x Gemini XL-100
1 x Gemini PMX-7

16 years......... 2 tape decks a mixer.... all the music i would play would be recordings off the radio

28 years

1 unkown name turntable - no pitch control
1 realistic tuntable - no pitch control

1 - realistic radio shack mixer - 2 channel

my dad bought me this setup in the summer of 82, thought i get into djing cause my bro breakin crew needed a dj and here i am 28 yrs later still mixing it up. never made it to the big time nor did i dj clubs..ive been doing this for the love of it. DJing is my LIFE

17 years

gemini beltdrive
gemini 6ch

then
audiotechnics
radioshack 2ch

then
1200s
scratchmaster

then
1210s
vestax 05

then
vestax 3ch

then
rane 56

then
just itunes

then
just the radio

i'd be damned if i started with that setup!!! u must be rich!!!

see beltdrives develops character!!! i was blending all day on belts back in '92!!!

1995.
2 soundlab DLP-1's and the soundlab 2 ch mixer that came with the pack.
then DLP-3's and the same mixer
then Gemini XL 500's and the same mixer
then a gemini PS 626 when it came out

Whoops Sorry bout that
Not rich, just lucky someone co-signed for my gear. An 18 year old with No Credit + NO NO.

11 years.
2 belt drive Numark turntables: I actually taught myself to scratch pretty decent on those things. By the time I actually got some motor driven tables I was like "damn this shit is so much easier!"

Gemini PMX 7 mixer. Always had to spay WD 40 in the crossfader because it would crackle and bleed so much.

I also had a tabletop Gemini CD player. I would click to phono/line back and forth from vinyl to CD because I didn't have enough vinyl to go all night. I would do my college house parties with all that crap. But im glad I learned the way I did. Taught me how use my ears. Taught me about song structure and bars and all that stuff. Carrying crates built up my back and arm muscles.

Crazy memories. DJing is like a whole other world now. Much easier.

32 Years
A Garrard 40B Record Changer --->>>Watchwww.youtube.com

A Garrard 440 Record Changer --->>>www.vinylengine.com

Homemade Y jacks to put Record Changer #1 (40B) on the LEFT side, and Record Changer #2 on the RIGHT side.

Then went to Scott Belt Drives...

Tried Technics B1's, but hated the belt even more, then went to SL-D1's.

And the rest was history.

3 years, and the infamous hercules mk2: ;-P

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behringer djx700
gemini itts
FML still on it
3 years on and off

i been mixing since the technic sl b1 came out www.audiorama.com.br an it was my first set with a Pyramid mixer www.eham.net

One gemini TT, one sony component TT, radioshack two channel thru a component amp and on two home stereo speakers. Extra headphones for a mic. Started in '87.

Good stuff. I think I've DJ'ed on every Model Technics that has ever been out since the B1.

12 years off and on

Lineartech BD1600 Belt Drive Tables
Lineartech DS900 mixer with sampler
Home stereo amp
Technics and Fisher home stereo speakers from 84

Biggest regret... not buying the 1200's back then. Sure it would have been my whole check, but I didn't know I'd still be spinning today.

Almost 14 yrs In, and i was broke lol so my set up was 2 Gemini BD10 turntables (belt drive) and the Realistic mixer stanton needles with the pennies on top with alot of wax paper between the slipmats records and turntable platter for scratching

11 years
Beringer 3 channel mixer (cant remember the model, the one with the shitty internal sampler)
Omnitronic dual Cd player (Arrggghhhh)
Sold the dually and bought Techs 2 years later.
Collected vinyl for years after that untill i could afford it no more...then...
SSL!

9 years without claiming 2 years spinning on a roommate's decks
1st setup:
1 used Technics 1210 mk2 from a local pawnshop (great deal considering it came with an Ortofon Nightclub needle) and 1 new Technics 1200 mk2
Numark Bluedog mixer (as simple as they come)
Aiwa shelf stereo
As much drum n bass on vinyl as a college kid could afford and still eat.

4 years
Techniks MK II
Vestax VLC XXL Mixer

I paid for everything myself by working in a hot and dirty kitchen as a dish washer I apreciated the effort afterwards :-)

18 years or so. i still have and use the original techs that i first bought off the homie back in the day who had originally bought them through a newspaper add from somebody selling off their whole system. i think they may be older (or at least as old as) me. also bought his old school 19" (no misquote) GLI mixer...if anyone remembers the old yo! mtv raps intro, it was the one that they showed with the faders magically moving up and down by themselves. had the needle peak meters. loved those things (meters).

I started in 1993 on 2 belt drivin Gemini's...And ended up MASTERING them!

Burned through at least 3 Scratchmaster mixers in 2 years..

& I had an old Radio Shack Realistic amp powering 2- 12" Cerwin Vega's

And I am a believer that if you start on crap turntables & get good on them, THEN move on to 1200's it makes a huge difference rather than just jumping on elite equipment from the gate.

Now I'm on 2- 1200's, I own a Rane-TTM56 & a TTM57 & running Serato!

maaaaan you ARE history!! u bill cosby sweater wearin muhhfukkkka!! happy cinco de mayo, kid!!!

LOL, same to you ma dude....

A Garrard 440 Record Changer --->>> www.djjohnnym.com

^^^Better Link^^^^

I see the only ones making smart ass remarks are the rookies. Some of you have been djing a long time. And some of you started off with nearly nothing any up grades?

I upgraded to
Technics 1210 mk5 black
Shure m-447
Sony mdrv 700 dj headphones
Rane 57 mixer.

No misquote needed.

so a stick and a log for 3 hours (and a day now) is rookie?

27 Years
2 Technics SL B100's
2 Pickering P-Mount cartridges
1 Gemini mixer (the one that the fresh prince and jazzy jeff has on their album cover)
2 15inch Fisher 3 way 300 watt speakers
1 Marantz 250 watt per channel reciever
1 pair of those ugly brown radioshack realistic headphones

16 years since I learned. 14 years since my 1st club.
my OG setup was really my older brother's

2 Gemini turntables & 1 gem sound mixer... big a** Cerwins that I don't even remember the model #. wack equipment.
I used my 8th grade graduation $ and birthday $ when I decided to get serious to buy my 1st real set:

2 12's...borrowed small ramsa monitors from phillee blunt...
a stanton mixer...with the transform button...
mad scratch videos and my first 2 records I bought: follow me & nu-nu

16 Years

Gemini 2 BD-10s/ A gemini Mixer with the Little analog meter thing...lmao.. For some damn reason I went through three of those, and kept getting them as hand me downs. Damn that mixer was crazy old, even then..lmao...

original equipment as stated in post above:
Lineartech BD1600 Belt Drive Tables
Lineartech DS900 mixer with sampler
Home stereo amp
Technics and Fisher home stereo speakers from 84

Current set up:
2 x Technic 1200mk5 w/ortofn DJs concordes
Allen & Heath Xone92
2 x Denon Dn-S1000 Cd players
Denon Dn-X100 mixer
Akai mpd24
2 x Tapco Thump 15" active speakers
2 x Yamaha 15" passive speakers
1 Peavey 118 Subwoofer
1 Turbo Sound Txd 118 Subwoofer
Yamaha p5000s amp
Crown Xls 202d amp
SSL 2.0 w/ SL-3

Started with 2 Gemini BD10'S Realistic Mixer 2 gemini 12's 1 250w amp hand made coffin

Now I have
(2)Technics 1200
(2)Technics 1210
Vestax 07 ISP Mixer
Vestax PMC-08Pro Mixer
Vestax VCI 300
2 Cerwin Vega SL 36 Earthquake Bass bottoms
2 Yamaha SV115
Crest Audio Amp 4000w
2 Powered Cab beighringer 12 600w DSP
Cerwin Vega 21 Powered Stroker

Indeed.

I started out mixing live on youtube. Blending tracks on youtube. Everyone should try it. Most videos will beat match with ease.

I'm to poor to afford a real setup.

If that's what you're into....

Yeah. We know...

scratchlive.net

a el le gusta sentarese en los palos!

13 years,

my setup was, 1 gemini xl-10 belt drive turntable, 1 optimus belt drive turntable ( no pitch)

a mixer from best buy, and stanton discmasters

at least 15 years methinks.. some of those years I would fully admit that i was just frontin.

ive had tons of gear, since my dad was also a dj..

various models of technics (never 1200s until later in life)
various shitty mixers (i had that black realistic mixer)
1200s with a pyramid mixer (lols)

1 1/2 years

1210 mk 2's
numark 200fx mixer
numark cdn 35's
scratch live

Real answer:

Started in 1990 BUT I didn't consider myself a DJ until 1992. The first two years were very much for fun throwing house parties with 2 walk-mans and a radio shack mixer with no crossfader.

In 1992 is when I got my first pair of 1200's (MKII) which I still had until 3 weeks ago.

I went through numerous mixers but still had my trusty 1200's. I eventually had 3 sets of MKII's. However, after getting the M5G's 3 years ago, I was hooked on those tables. So, I sold all my MKII's and now I have two sets of M5G's and 57.... looking to get either another 57 or an updated 57.... whatever comes out first. And, I don't mean the current 57 which only has b-buttons updates.

Speaking of the 57. Sixxx u were absolutely correct about what u told me @ Mike Basics Jammy Jam when u said that if i took the time to get to know the 57 i would love it. I love my 57 now that i've set it up for my personal taste and know how to use it. I wish my clubs that i play would invest in a 57.

Yeah man. I still know a few cats who have a 57 and don't use it to its full potential. It's a very nice mixer. I wish it had the sound quality of the sixty-eight though.

2 years and some change

Started out using a Numark DMC 2 controller and a laptop

Used that for about 6/7 months and then I got some CDJ 800 MK IIs, Pio DJM 400 Mixer, and Scratch Live

Have you compared them site to site?

site to site? Like which site.... lol

Nah. But, I know the SL3 sounds better than the 57 and the sixty-eight is better than the 57 so it's gotta sound better too.

Im one of those djs. I have a 57 and I do not know how to use it completely. I still use my computer to search and pick songs. I dont use the sound effects like I should. I have a lot of learning to do.

I won't make a difference to your old ass ears viejo....lol! (NM)

27 Years. My parents' home stereo.

well there you go!

6 years
started off in high school with cheap numark cdj's,numark mixer,
then to pio cdj 200's same mixer
then to my current setup of numark ttx tt with a numark m3 mixer...
numarks havent given me any trouble so thats why i stick to it... lol

Numarks may not have given you any trouble but neither will a hyundai if all you do is just drive it carefully at the speed limit. Step up to Rane, Pio and Technics and it's like driving a BMW M5 down the autobahn....

i dont care what anyone says!!!!! Numark is junk!!!!! if you own equipment made by Numark please throw away and move up to real equipment. Do your research to fine better brand name equipment.

i would agree on the mixer side but the ttx's are pretty good to me... lol its not like i dont wanna upgrade either... but school loans, etc ect make it difficult....

My numark mixer is awsome, 5 years no problems works great. When i get enough $$ to upgrade im def going to because i need a midi fader but other than that ...

My numark mixer is awsome, 5 years no problems works great. When i get enough $$ to upgrade im def going to because i need a midi fader but other than that ...

my 1st numark mixer would bleed like a girl on her period but the m3 is just great for basic/intermediate scratching which is what i do anyways... once i get the cheese im gonna upgrade more likely to a pio but thats in the future of course... i really dont think numark is as bad as people say they are really... IMO

+1


come on guys...... rane mixer > any numark mixer technics 1200 > any turntable ever made

definaltey...and when i can get that rane mixer for the $200 i paid for my numark ill be sure to pick on up lol.

Its like saying dude your honda accord sucks why didnt you just get the lamborgini its a MUCH better car

im not saying numarks are the absolute best thing ever made either... all i said is that they have worked for me well enough for me... sure i can step up to the standard in tt and mixer's but i dont shit money like some ppl here... lol slowly but surely ill get there but for now im good...

LOL

more like dude your pinto sucks why dont you get a honda.

I dont know why people buy cheap stuff to begin with. If you're a dj that gets atleast 3 gigs a month, you can pretty much buy what ever you want. All equipment pays off its self because of the gigs. Thats the way I see it.

Because they dont have the expendable cash to buy expensive shit




it must be nice not to have any bills to pay

also most people who are buying their 1st equipment set up arent getting 3 gigs a month

while this might be true in a sense, but when ur 16 with none to help you out, 6-700 for ONE 1200 is stupid expensive... u buy cheap so u can upgrade later... which im still in the process of doing... haha

you dont have to buy new... you can buy used,save money and have better equipment

from what ive seen if your going to buy a used 57 you may as well just buy it new, alot of these big money mixers dont depreciate in value too much

ive been watching 57's on ebay and the lowest price ive been seeing them go for is like 1200....i can get that new in store on the right day

very true... ive looked around for mint pio mixers and used and new prices arent that different... and i dont count 150-300 bucks a big difference on a 1200 dollar mixer...

+1
Question to the people who are beginners, is this your only form of income (djing)? If it is then you're right, you cant afford the new stuff. When I got my first set up, I was working at "THE GOOD GUYS" so I was able to make payments on my equipment. And again I was fortunate enough to get my stuff on credit. Once I started to book paying gigs, I was able to pay everything off faster. Never needed to upgrade because I had the good stuff already. I didn’t want to settle for less and if you're serious about this, you shouldn’t settle for less either. And if you cant buy new, buy used, but the good stuff.

And thats awsome in your situation that that worked for you in that way, but what you have to realise is everyones situation is different, especially now alot of people cant get approved for that credit and alot of people have other bills and responsbilities to take care of that make it not so reasonable to flop down a shit ton of money on new gear especailly when the current gear is working fine. Especially if you cant get approved for the credit to make payments on it

1st job when i was 16 was part time at target at minimum wage... no credit and no parents to help me out with extra dough... you were fortunate enough to get yours on credit... shit if that was the case with me then yeah of course top notch shit all the way but when you are earning peanuts at target, money is hard to come by and at 16 i was happy with watever i got...

props to all the djs mixing it up over 20 yrs (stand up ovation) come on people..give us old djs a round of applause..also the young djs that are keeping this lifestyle alive..im talking about the dedicated djs that are in it for the love not just to look good, or those fake type djs which make it a fad for them. DJs Stay Strong! Salute!!

this is for you DjLouSince82
Watchwww.youtube.com

ummm what about the benjies? cause, i mean, that's like something i do it for, too...

2 Fisher Turntables www.oaktreevintage.com

One Fisher reciever and one Sansui reciever. NO MIXER. We had each turntable hooked to a receiver. And had to turn the volume up and down like channel faders. My pops kicked the living shit outta me one day cuz he said I was ruining his stuff. Same thing happened to my boy, cuz he used to bring the other turntable and receiver to my crib.

^^ yo that sht is tough!

i got a panasonic vintage player from the 60s kid. ill post some pics

my ish is madd hot too. all wood casing so the speakers sound bangin!!

tape decks

Watchwww.youtube.com

haha

1200 beers. What kind of beer are talking about here?

Only the best

Piraat Ale, Belgian IPA

i see.....you like Mexican beer my friend?

If im going the mexican route...Negra Modelo all day.

That stuff is Great!!!!!!

damn, now i want one.

yeah!!!! me too or 3 or 1200

13 years.

started with a friends setup, saved money then bought 1200's.

Is it sight to sight?


Curious if the difference is significantly or just some high-fidelity placebo effect.

I remember early Video SL.

I used to go out with 2 betamax machines and a 2 channel mixer and cut up footage.

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stanton t.60's
vestax vmc oo2
hp laptop

then:
stanton t.60's
pioneer djm 700
macbook pro

now:
stanton t.60's
rane ttm57sl
macbook pro


and been djing for 3 years

9 years.
CDJ's and an old Vestax
then Traktor
then vinyl
then FinalScrap
then SSL for the past 4 yrs.

YO! Are those 1800's???!!!!!!!

Since 2004

2 X Denon S5000
1 X Denon X1500

Sold them last year after not using them for 5 years and now sl 1210 mk5 and some numark mixer...

I recently found this old photo and scanned it.

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This was my first full DJ setup and the photo was taken sometime around 1989.

I see 2 plastic JVC turntables that cost me $99 each at Circuit City in 1986.
A 19" pyramid mixer.
2 Radio Shack Cassette Decks. 1 for playing and 1 for recording.
1 Radio Shack Microphone with Stand
1 Radio Shack mini keyboard.
1 home stereo amplifier (can't remember what brand, nor can I remember what's between the amp and the silver cassette deck.)

Not shown are my Koss Headphone that I customized by removing the right can and taping the foam back on and the large home stereo speakers.

Picture was taken at the Camp Las Pulgas baracks on Camp Pendleton.

Found a mixer on ebay that I used to have.

www.ebay.co.uk

I remember seeing this for sale a long as time ago, I don't think anybody will ever buy it.

I see a common theme here... Radio Shack!

It's where I started too.

I had the same box. I also had this one hooked up to my set up. www.pocketcalculatorshow.com

dead link

Ok but link works for me. Here is another link. eastcoastdrywall.com

Since 1985.
First setup was 2 technics 1200s, Urei 1620. First PA was Peavy SP2s with CS800 amp.
First did video club in 1988 with Sony 3/4" decks.
Was spoiled by starting out DJing right in clubs with hgh end gear, never had a home setup before I started working in the clubs.

Been at it for 6 years first setup was

1 Denon s5000 adn 1 Denon S3500
Berighnger mixer that looked like a fake DJM 700 I cant remember the model

I still have that mixer sitting in the studio.

and it still sucks I beat that thing to death it still works tho

Been DJ'ing since 1978.

First setup? I didn't even HAVE equipment, I would borrow everybody elses until I got a set of 1200's in 1985.

At that point, I had the infamous Radio Shack Mixer - www.djjohnnym.com

2 - 12's

1 - Lafayette (Radio Shack) Amp - (which I took as colatteral when a dude didn't pay me the required amount for DJ'ing his party) - I still have it too...lol.

Some "Gauss" heavy azz speakers from back in the day...

Just over 10 years. Tape decks, and that was in the early 2000's. Yeah, I was a poor high school kid.

I started with my parents house stereo dual tape player I would record one deck 1 and when I wanted to mix in the new song I would push pause then change cassette then just push play and push the pAuse button to continue where I left off sounded kinda cool for no mixer.

I started doing that in a roller rink back in the early 90's. Tape decks...

Make a nickel and spent a dime for some good equipment as I went. And yes, I had the Behringer 700 mixer too for a while. Now it's just two 1200's and the TTM57.

6 years
first Year djd With them old school dj the big ass coffins it was my firends dad
A year after
2 American audio Radius 1000 and a Numark dxm06 No serato For the first year

I learned on a Bozak & 4 1200s in 1978 but............
My first set of my own was a Technics SLB10 (belt drive) & some Garrard Record player (no pitch) with a Clubman Meteor One-One in 1979.
I eventually got a second SLB10 but then 12s shortly after.
The Bozak I learned on eventually became mine, it worked until it just about detached its body from its faceplate, (and it still worked). Then I bought the first generation of Urei 1620 as soon as they came out in 1981.

i own both of those, they was the hottest in the hood. Im from Bedstuy so I couldnt walk to far with it alone or it would be robbing season.....

Numark iDJ as a mixer. Laptop with windows media player on one channel, ipod on the other. Rocked middle school dances and partys with it until i got my first set of turntables, Microh Cyan TTs. Went from those to my current setup of 1200s with SSL.

I owned this -> www.shizaudio.ru, and modified it with a LINE IN (only had MIC IN's) so I could do my pause button mixes....

10 years.


2 X Stanton STR8-80s
1 X Stanton SK-6F

15 years

my first set up was to belt drive jvc turntables with a dial type pitch (forget the model)
i used cut plastic grocery bags and table cloth napkins to make a make shift slip mat

the mixer was the same atus DJ GQ had in juice.

all this stuff was my pops second hand set up.

eventually when i got my weight up i got two gemini xl400, next the 500 and then the pt 2000

mixers where gemini 626, numark dm 1200 and last a tascam two channel x9

i started doing parties with two radio shack 15 3 way home stereo speakers my pops modded with ev woofers and crown horns.

so using all this second equipment made techs feel like cadilac once i got my first pair of 1200s after 11 years dj

s/o to gemini i dont care what anyone says they held up in a lot of tight situations and made me the dj i am today lol

Back in 1999 i bought the $500 Gemini Scratch master box with 2 XL500 IIs and some cheap ass 2 channel, stiff cross fader.
Then upgraded to some straight tone arm Vestax (forget what model they were) in 2001.

Now i got the 1200 Mk2s and a Numark Pro SM3 mixer that i bought back in 2003, which Still works
as good as it did back then. I love the fact i havent had to upgrade my mixer in almost 10 years.

Also went through a couple other gemini mixers and a berhinger mixer in my 1st few years too. I always liked having 3 channel mixers as opposed to 2 channels. I had a CDJ800 for a while too until my dumbass left a window open during a really bad storm and my CDJ got wet and shorted out :(

My brother dropped my Peavey 8.5 C amplifier down a flight of stairs right before a gig. Thing was beat up, but pounded the whole night. It's been 15 years and the thing is still rockin'. I now use powered speakers, but pull out the Peavey for live sound gigs about 3-4 times/year.

Ahh I remember it vividly. My parents house was party central back in the day, and guess who was the DJ! Pops had this jukebox with a turntable, tape deck and strobes on the front panel that pulsed to the beat, (that was my light show lol) and a small turntable receiver combo no mixer! with some BS house speakers! I use to scratch the hell out of Kurtis Blow AJ Scratch! I couldn't afford any real gear, fast forward to about 5 years ago, I got back into it starting with controllers, small Hercules joint, and worked backwards. I've done everything from Final Scratch, to CdJs, iPod mixers, you name it. Present day, I have 1200 mk2s, Pioneer CdJ 800s, VCI 300, always searching for more ish to by. Got a Rane mixer and a 909 in my sights as well as a Pioneer ddjs1 or Vestax VCI 380! It nevers stops for me!

I think I had the same JVC tables.

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7 years

[1st setup]
Deck: some random Sony Turntable/Tape Deck/Receiver type encased in a wood looking finish from a garage sale
Mixer: The Mighty Optimus SSM-1250

I just scratched and nothing else, used the line/phono switch since the crossfader was as smooth as quicksand. After obliterating a funky cold medina record, i moved onto a beatie boys 45" fight for your right single. Eventually the belt drive took a dive, along with the switch.

[2nd Setup]
Deck(s): Stanton STR8-30b
Mixer: Numark DXM06

I got two videos on my youtube of this setup, since the needles were factory, i did the tape some change to the cartridge and watch your records turn into grooves of static. As time went on, the table would lose torque about 5 minutes in and then as all good things come to an end, the platter would no longer even spin. (almost like sad poem.. lol.)

[Current Setup]
Deck(s): Numark TT200 / Denon DN-S3500 / Numark Mixtrack PRO / Numark DJ2GO
Mixer: Numark DXM06 / Vestax PMC-06 Pro A

Attempting to get well versed in all equipment types.

Yep from what I can tell those look very similar

Late 1991 (early 91 if I include a belt driven Technics deck 'BD......' with rotating + - 6% pitch control + hifi deck and no idea). I've been collecting hip hop/electro/funk since 82, before collecting house/techno as well late 87 when it really started making big noises here in the UK, then got into hardcore and breakbeats, DnB. I still play out breakbeats, funk, hip hop, electro, nu funk, DnB, in fact music with a breakbeat.

I started out with:

2 x MKII Technics 1210's - including Stanton 500AL carts. They cost me £400 each, which was a lot of money back then.
Radioshack mixer (with left and right fader for each channel) that I got from my brother for free. Upgraded a few years later to a Vestax PMC 15SL at a cost of £650. Everything was really expensive back then compared to our wages. Records cost around £4 and imports were £6-7

I used to spend all my spare time practicing (up to 10/12hrs a day some days) beat matching and scratching before I thought I was good enough to start making mixtapes for friends. I really wish i'd kept copies of all those early mixes as I was really proud of some of them and there's very few old mixes remaining now.

It used to be very expensive to get set up with all the gear and buy the latest tunes on vinyl, so only the most committed did it, and now, well it's never been cheaper to get into DJing.

I've been Djing on and off for 8 years now. My first set up was the ion turntables with mixer. It cost me 300 dollars. and I was 5.25/hr at a fast food joint!!

I started when I was 19 and I am about to turn 36.
I got a couple 1200 Mk3's DIRT cheap from a young entrepreneur, sadly in hindsight someone was probably coincidentally missing a set of them. :-(

I had the 50$ Radio Shack mixer which I still own and works fine

and I practiced for hours and hours running it through my old guitar amp!

eventually when I thought I was ready and did a little auditioning I started buys some cheap Yorkville sound components.

I wish I had never sold my decks though I really miss them. I recently got one of those extremely cheap DJ2GO things... not bad for a wedding or playing in the house but not what I would ever dream of taking to a real gig EVER!!!!

I found some early '90s pictures of me DJing. Not my first set up, but here are a few pics.

This was my first wedding. It was for my cousins. I think I charged them 75.00. The turntables were Technics belt drive BD10s, and the mixer was a pyramid 19" rack mount with the sound effects. I had a Technics CD player and a tape deck.
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Still using BS equipment, I think I was 18 in this pic. Notice the skinny ass mic.
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A couple of years later I finally got some 1200's, but was still using a crappy MTX 19' mixer.
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I got started in '93 when I worked at a roller rink. Had two tape decks and two mismatched record players. I had to change the belt settings to get speed control manually. Oh yeah... the Radio Shack mixer!

34 Years,
Started in 1978 with a Garrard Hifi record player with no pitch and a Technics SL-B10 with a Clubman 1-1 mixer. Eventually got a second B-10. Then got 2 Technics 1200s original marks with a used Bozak CMA.
Then got 2 Technics MK-IIs and a Urei 1620 in 1981. Been evolving ever since

1987 with one Unitra Fonica Party Turntable and a RFT Disco 2000 Mono Mixer w/o CF
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since late 90's.

Started with 2 Soundlab DLP1 BELT drive decks - www.befr.ebay.be

And a kam GM50 mixer....


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Lol, not even eq's on that bad boy.


All plugged into a £25 10W stereo fi asda....

Ooh, look at you all 'high-roller' with your GM50.

Just a lowly GM25 over here!

RIP the Soundlab DLP-1 decks though. I'm pouring some out for my dead belt-drive homies... Obviously I don't actually miss them, but, y'know... Good times.

best sampler around ;)

only way to roll lol

Yeh good times were had learning on DLP-1. Must pour some out too. I sold them on i think,they must have died by now.......respect

I have been DJing for 14 years (since March 1998).

My first setup was:

2 x Technics 1210mk2
Intimidation Apex Mixer

In subsequent years I still have the same set of Technics, but have gradually upgraded my mixers:

Vestax 05-Pro II
Allen & Heath Xone:02
Rane TTM-56

Mixers are like a good (or bad) pair of sneakers. I change every few years. But I'm on the 57 train and don't foresee changing unless I can get up $1500 for a 62

Casually for ~6 years
- Gemini PT2000's with Stanton 500 ALII's
- Gemini PS-626PRO

I also started with the Soundlabs back in '96.

A couple of years after that I got my 1210mkII's (that I still use) and a Gemini PS626. Crossfader kept bleeding, so I always had to tape a match stick to it to stop the fader reaching the end!

I now use a DJM909 and a DJM700 as back-up and for video use.

about 20 years

first setup -
sony 5 disc cd changer
pioneer twin tray cd player
pioneer belt drive record player
hooked up to a pioneer stereo receiver with a set of shitty speakers.

played a bunch gigs with that - NO beatmixing on that badass setup - I learnt the power of track selection - even with a second of silence between every song I was able to keep a dance floor.


second setup
gemini mixer - woohoo
gemini dual cd player
- - still used the pioneer receiver as amp with my shitty speakers and had my turntable in the mix.

eventually saved up for a numark TT and a decent used amp and speakers.

It was 3/4 years later till I finally had enough to buy a pair or 1200's ( actually bought 1 at a time almost a year apart) that was about 1995/1996 - and I still am using those 1200's :D

Started in 93.

1 Technics SL1200 - the most beat up 1200 you will ever see.
1 Radio Shack mixer
1 Technics SL 1400MK2 (let's see who remembers that one...)
1 Bad ass boom box for tracks I couldn't find on vinyl.
Carpeted home speakers to look like real "DJ" speakers with added Radio Shack grills. :)
1 Helicopter light.

I had a GEMSound dual CD player when they first came out. It had joy sticks on it for looping (not seemless though - you had to time it just right to get a good loop going). The thing kept over heating and would crap out in the middle of a gig. I had to have a discman handy just in case.

Oh yeah...


+1 on the Radio Shack mixer!

27 years or is it 28 I forget,first decks
Citronic Hawaii google it for a laugh

It looked similar to this
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Started messing around when I was about 12, so nearly 10 years now. Although until I was about 16-17 it was purely just crossfading.

My dad DJed so we had gear around.
The first set I remember the model number of was these:
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And the matching 19" AmericanDJ mixer.

Eventually ended up with a set of American Audio pro scratch 2s- they were never anything but problems. Effects would jam on, lasers died routinely. I actually got them repaired one last time and sold them about 3 years ago got $420 for both in a coffin with a 3ch mixer.

Pretty much from there, two stanton turntables and a mackie mixer (soon to be replaced with a Rane 61/62)

Started in 1992 with 2 buddies with 2 Gemini turntables,gemini mixer,eq,gemini amp and 2 gem sound full range speakers,
upgraded to Technics1200 mid 90s and built a wall with 2 wbenz for bass + midrange and 20 tweeter box,(heavy as hell)
part ways with my partners in 2001 and downsized to Numark CDN25 and smaller wall with15inch Gemsound subs and Gem sound full range tops using QSC for amps,
now I have a full Yorkville setup including the LS801P with 2 Denon3700s and SL3 with Allen & Heath mixer.I also have a Pioneer DDJ-S1 controller.Not trying to show off but its just that I came a looonnnggg way and most of my stuff was purchased with DJ money.

GEMENI MIXER SLB100Z REALISTIC MIXER NO CROSS FADER OH GEMENI MIXER SIMULATED WOOD GREEN AND RED LCD LIGHTS BLING BLING!TWIST THE KNOB FADER PAUSE MIXING ON THE ? DECK PYRAMID MIXER HOUSE SPEAKERS BEFORE HOUSE MUSIC IN CHITOWN OLD CHICAGO I RACKED I THE CHI DONT BITE WE USE TO PUT FUSE BREAKER JOINTS IN BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND AMP OR SOMETING LIKE THAT SO THE LIGHT WOULD JUMP TO THE BEAT PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE I DONT FULLY REMEMBER IT WAS 1980 SOMETING SEN. FOUNDATION TO ALL FRESH CATORIES IN SPININ WILLZ OH THANKS MA AND POPZ WORDUP! LOOP RECORDS OBSEENS BROTHER HOOKED ME UP OLD CHICAGO PEACE OUT! NO FA REALY REAL....

Dude - I had almost the same CD player from American DJ. It was either the model above or below and only had 6 hot cues. Anyway, I loved that thing until Serato came out. I did one gig with Scratch Live 1.1 and I sold the CD player on eBay the next week.

I started in 99 and my first setup was a Numark DJ in a box setup w/ belt drive tables and mixer. It got the job done for a short while. I then moved to CDJ 800s w/ a Pio DJM 500. I ended up trading the CDJs for a set of 1200s w/ a buddy.

I started in Germany in 1977-1978 time frame, while in High School. My dad was assigned there in the Army. The nearest HS was in Frankfort Germany, two hours away, so I lived in the dorm and Djed HS dances and local community dances when I was back home.

My system consisted of the following:

Rane Mixer

Pioneer Spec 1 & 2 amps and preamps (4 amps) tremendous power and headroom for the day

Pioneer SG EQ

Pair of Tech's turntables

Eight JBL 4311 studio monitors

Later while in the Army I Djed again mid to late 1980's in Germany with the following equipment

Numark Mixer

Numark Turntables

Pioneer CD Players

Four Soundcraftsman A5002 Amps

DBX Crossover

DBX EQ

Four Cerwin Vega V series 15" three way tops

Four Cerwin Vega V series subs

22 years. First setup:

1200 mkii x 2
Some big 19 inch numark mixer
Sound craft amp
2 EV 15 inch speakers
2 busted ass helicopter lights (lots of duct tape in use)