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A canopy tent works wonders. I'd also consider getting a good pair of polarized sunglasses. And if you still have a problem seeing the screen try fashioning a hood out of cardboard.

Get a canopy or some kind of cover for the sun.Because on a hot enough day the vinyl will melt right in front of your face on the turntable platter. Also get something to block the wind. The wind will carry your tonearm all the way across your record. And if your speakers are far away have a monitor speaker close by you .

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Are you DJing during a tornado or something? On top of a mountain maybe? lol Most of the gigs I do are outside (I'm not exhaggerating when I say over 99% - I actually miss DJing indoors) and I've never had the wind take my needle.

Really... just say no to an outdoor wedding. Direct sun on your equipment will melt the soldering points, dust, cold, wind jackin the ceremony or toasts as it blows in the mic. Had a special request to do one outside last weekend and even charged extra... shit is all dusty and my mistake for setting an almost finished beer next to the deck. wind blew that bitch directly on the deck and out goes the power. Had to use one deck for left and internal mode for the right... Bless internal mode! lol

WHaaat!!!Thats a first.Never heard of that ever happening in my 22 years..

I djed in dalores park on a windy day in San Francisco and the wind blew the tone arm i am talking from experence . We had to use the dust covers and other things to block the wind.I do not know were you dj but it happen to me. And it does not take a tornado. You can not tell me what happen to me and i was there. And you were not.

plus your solder points are never in direct sunlight Unless you dj with all you're equipment covers off. and even if you did have direct sunlight on you're solder points it would never get hot enough to soften the solder..:)lol

outdoor gigs suck for the most part. i djed an event outside for like 9 hours once and it was hell.

Yea outdoor gigs are trouble unless you have a fully covered tent. I did a Burning Man in a real big tent it was dope.

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I'll let you tell it then stud.

not that we get so much sun here in scotland, but we do sometimes... how about a (customised) baby sun shade for the laptop?

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The experience I have had with outdoor gigs have been pretty bad. Make sure you definately invest in a tent. You definately wanna bring a nice fan and put it on your laptop, my mac has overheated at an outdoor event and it absolutely ruined the experience.

i think this is a great idea for gigs that are between 11-4, but isnt the sun at an angle around 5 that will hit you right in the face? i have nice sunglasses, but my screen is as easy to read as when it's off

I remember in like 98 I played an outdoor festival and I didnt realize the sun would get soo hot and it melted some of my vinyl, I think a promo only of Lauryn hill "Lost one" with acapella :( ooh the irony

Hmmm... solder melting point=374*F/190*C give or take.

Closed up black car in middle of parking lot in Phoenix, Arizona on a 110*F day = 190*F

Hmmm.... .either you got F and C confused or you're gigging in a foundry WAY too close to the blast furnace.... But that wouldn't be 'outside' though....

A tent and try not to be facing 'west' if you'll be playing late evening if at all possible. You'd be best off facing north or south so the sun is on your left or right.

And you can always move towards the back of the canopy to get some more shade. And if it has sides it would help block a lot of the sun as well.

My problem is that I got that nice 'glass' screen that give GREAT contrast to colors... but it's a massive glare problem waiting to happen - even with a canopy....

Are you rocking M44-Gs with all of 1.5 grams of pressure? Add some weight! Neither my Ortofon Pros with 4 grams of pressure nor my Shure M44-7s with 3 grams of pressure have been taken out of the groove by anything short of someone bumping the table.

If it was a super windy day, my suggestion to you would be to set up facing a different direction so that your needles don't get a direct hit. Setting up in the optimal position is something I consider, so perhaps that's why I've never had it happen to me.

lol... Ok solder myth buster stud. Tell everyone here that bumpin your system in direct sunlight on a hot day is ok and you won't have problems or melt a soldering point if you have a canopy. That's good advice from someone in the game 22 years...

Anyway, it happened to me twice canopy and all... Once to a mixer and once to a speaker. Took them in for repair and the fix on both were soldering points.

i love outdoor gigs - granted i always play at outdoor parties which don't require me to bring my own gear..

The neddles i was using back then was staton 680 many moons ago if i were to dj outside now i would have who ever threw the gig they would have to bring the gear i do not ever want to go thru that again. It is fun to dj outside as long as it is not my gear.

lol... thanks for all your wisdom homey. I'm sure DJ-A appreciates all your input to this thread. I'm out....

Ahh!!:( and it was just getting good.

^^lol j/k mad didn't want to piss ya off man..take a chill pill

Did you say "chill pill".... LOL, now thats funny. =P

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I was going to buy one of these cuz I have an outdoor gig coming up Sunday (2 days away) but I don't have time. I'm just going to make one out of cardboard and spray paint it. White on the inside and black on the outside. Better than paying 30 bucks. I'll post pics on Sunday when I get back.

awesome idea! i actually keep my lights in their orig boxes, but i painted the boxes black... look better and make it harder to know whats inside

Been there before. That shit is crazy. I had to do a Picnic last year and it got very Windy right before a short rain storm, luckily I was under a large Picnic shed. You open the Dust covers to do a quick mix and close them to let the record play.

got a block party today. starting at 5. Tents are a must at outdoor gigs, for me anyway. havent had a problem yet with my tent up

How do they do it when DJs are backing an artist then? Cuz I don't see them in tents or anything, and they usually use real turntables with needles. So how do they do it?

And yeah, it can get windy in SF. We've done one outside gig. It was okay because we put the turntables in a corner, and the sun was going down when we were setting up.

Fuck setting up a canopy. I already have my hands full setting up my system by myself. It's in my contract that clients need to provide sun protection, a.k.a. a tent (or protection from ANY other hazards).

If it gets too dusty cuz fooz can't afford to have grass in their backyard, then that constitutes a hazard to my equipment, in which case I'd ask them politely to do something about it.

Ok well, this thing I made sucks. LOL. I'm gonna buy one today for next week.

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Werd up. I ain't buyin' no canopy.

I'll DJ INSIDE somehow, even in a TRUCK, and run a long azz wire.

I will tell you right now.. CANOPYS DONT DO SHIT for blocking the sun. Even with a really good screen the sun drowns it all out. I think DJUltimate's solution might be on the right track though.

Using something like canvas tarps as a canopy would work pretty well! www.tarpsnow.com has some great options