i am looking for a new controller rn and I see everyone talking about the flx4 or the ddj 400 but I am looking for one that I can play 3 to 4 songs at the same time, I dont have a huge budget btw

I figured that’s the case with the waveforms, but I just heard that people aren’t looking at the BPM either. And that’s difficult because when it’s off beat, it’s very hard to tell if it’s because of tempo, or because the waveforms out of sync. (Phasing?)

Alright this is humbling. My 9 year old is totally into dj'ing. It's not just a phase, he's into it. For almost 2 years he's had the kido dj toy on his hip and on advice, I just got him the ddj200 adter taking him to see Kygo live. But this is way over my head and I don't want him to get discouraged. I want to support him but I don't know anything about this or where to start. I need advice, help, instructions.... I'm talking basic stuff.

Thanks

Been using beatport streaming for a while and just started actually downloading tracks. Is there a way to transfer my cues from the stream files to the downloaded? Been doing it manually which is very time consuming

Hello! im starting my DJ journey and am running ddj rev1 on Serato, id been tuning settings(I have play from start and first cue point ticked), and afterward I've found when I press the cue button on a song it places a marker on the song and returns to that point when pressed, it's supposed to start the song from the beginning no? i dont know how to fix this

I have a ddj1000 and I'm looking for some good speakers/studio Monitor (i only need them for my house to play and record sets etc). My budget is around 200 euros, maybe even 250 if it gets me way better ones. Any recommendations? 🙏

Any recs for event groups that are open to booking local house music DJs?

Hey guys!

I wanna get into dj’ing and was hoping I can get some recommendations on a good yet affordable setup from the laptop, to the dj controller, to the best programs and if I would need speakers.

Thanks in advance!

Hey all,

I've just moved house and am trying to Tetris together a set-up in limited space.

I have a width of about 109cm to play with. It fit two cdj 2000 nxs and a xone 92 nicely, but have now added a 1210 mk2 which just doesn't fit in the space.

Ideally, I would mount the cdjs on the wall (have seen this a lot!) and then have the mixer and turntable beneath. However, I know myself well enough to understand that in the near future I'm likely to want to add another turntable. So, to my question:

Does anyone have any experience wall mounting a mixer as well? I'm thinking of something like this Apache wall mount, but is a bit pricey for me. It also sticks quite far away from the wall, and how much space I have to go backwards is also limited. Unfortunately, this means would need to assume that the turntables and mixer/cdjs all need to be in contact with the rear wall.

https://www.apacheaudioart.com/et-gb/products/cliffhanger-floating-workstation

So, to my question: has anyone tried this configuration, and how is it? If so, what angle and height above the turntables would be best?

Happy to provide more info/very open to off the shelf solutions!

Hey guys I’m just starting and I bought a FLX4 and I’m using a Bluetooth speaker connected to my laptop directly. I want to change this because apparently if you are using a Bluetooth speaker the cue on your headphones doesn’t work. I cannot listen to the cue even though all the settings are correct. So any recommendations of cheap speakers that I could connect directly to the flx4? I don’t want nothing too crazy because I’m just starting and it’s a hobby. I will see in the future if I want to improve my setup. Thanks!!

looking for speaker recommendations? beginner dj so just messing around in my room using some cheap speakers from walmart. i dont need the best speakers, just ones that’ll still sound decent/give out a good volume? not tryna break the bank either

I'm looking for a dj pool with majority bollywood songs

So I just bought my first mixer which is a Numark Mixtrack 2 and I’ve downloaded Seraro Lite.

The problem is I have to download the drivers and software support for the Mixtrack 2 in order for it to work in Seraro but the Numark website doesn’t offer the downloads for the driver anymore, does anyone know what else I can do?

Do I have to use another DJ software? Get a new mixer? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

iDJ pro numark help

Hi! The other day I decided to revive my iDJ pro deck by numark. It’s the model with a 30pin connector to an iPad. I bought 30 pin to usb-c and 30 pin to lightning connectors in hopes of it connecting to my devices. However, the djay app isn’t detecting the deck. Is there a way to fix this? Thank you!😊

Right, so basically from time to time, I like to create a set list of songs, genres spanning from all over, and put them all onto my DAW called Mixcraft 9. From there I'll put them in the order I want then I'll add in commentary in between songs, things like you'd hear on a regular radio station. Been a little hobby of mine.

My question is, what would be the name of what I do? Cause I know for sure I'm not a DJ, because I don't have the equipment let alone mix the music like they do. I mean with mixcraft, I can almost replicate it but probably won't sound asyapping.

Anyways, sorry for the long yappin.

Hey friends! Newbie here trying to beat match / launch vinyl on beat.

I just got a Technics SL-1200MK7 and a pair of Ortofon DJ Concorde MKIIs in the mail from TurnTableLabs. I’m having a little trouble getting set up.

As I’m practicing, I just can’t get the needle to not skip while cueing. I’ve read a ton online, watched a ton of videos, and I swear I’ve followed proper protocol:

- Check the tone arm height - The closest I can get to parallel is with the height adjustment at dead zero. It’s nearly perfect, but I wish I could get it just a bit lower to be truly flat. (Found a Redditor with the same thing)

- Balanced, rebalanced, and balanced again the counterweight. I’ll float it, set the measure to 0, and rotate in 4g, as is recommended by Ortofon

- I have antiskate at 0, as is recommended by Ortofon for DJs. I’ve messed with it, but still have this problem.

- The arm lock is snuggly locked.

I’m using the slip mat and slip sheet provided by Technics (although I have some Dr. Suzuki Mix Editions on the way).

Now, cueing. I swear I’m being slow, gentle, and careful. I’ll find a beat, juggle it a little bit to get a feel for it, but 1/2 the time during this process, it’ll skip backwards. One thing to note - it’s always backwards, never forwards. I’ve tried this with 5 records from different pressing plants just in case I was dealing with a warp or something.

There’s two things I feel like are not quite right (But again, I wanna stress that I’m new, so I don’t know what’s normal):

First of all, the needle can be rotated to two distinct positions. It kinda “clicks” into two extremes. The locking nut is super snug. The two tiny screws on the underside of the front of the tone arm rotate with the needle when this happens. The manual doesn’t mention messing with these, but I wonder if they need a tighten, which seems to require taking the tone arm off. 

https://youtube.com/shorts/epO7VrArxkM?feature=share

Second of all, when I even just barely start to spin the record backwards, the head shell does some big wiggles. When I push the record forward, the cartridge seems to go “in and down”, and when when I spin it back, the cart seems to go “out and up”. Notably, it’s always spinning backwards when the skip happens.

https://youtu.be/EGT7llIFkv0

I’ve tried adding and removing up to a gram of weight, same results. I read somewhere that people add spacers when installing the needle. My Ortofons came with 2, so I tried adding one. I also tried the other needle. Same results all around.

SO. Does it sound like I just need a ton of practice, or does anyone have some adjustment ideas? I get that this is a delicate art, I just can’t imagine that things are supposed to the THIS touchy. I’m really hoping that based on the videos, especially the second one, someone will say “that’s not quite right”.

Anyway, thanks so much for your time. I'm so excited to be a part of this community.

Hi there. For reference, the tracks I'm referring to are being streamed through Tidal, so maybe that has something to do with this. I've noticed it before but kinda blew it off as the song that made me notice it did have a key change in it so I chalked it up to that being the reason it was mislabeled.

While using the Camelot notation it felt like I was just following rules without understanding them; I know what they suggest as where to go (+/-1, 2, or 4) when changing keys but it just felt strange not knowing in advance how it would sound in the same way I could with standard notation (I took over a decade of piano/piano theory).

So today I switched it to standard and tried to do a drop (in pitch) of a 5th as I know a G to a C sounds nice. To my surprise however, there was no key change. It was just a smooth seamless transition in key. Did a double-take and then went to my keyboard to confirm I wasn't going crazy. Played both and yep, both tracks were in C.

Track #1 was listed as G and never changed key during the track. Track #2 was listed as C and also doesn't have any key changes. They have the same tonic note throughout and can be flipped back and forth using the crossfader without any change in sound/key.

So, I went through a few others and also found that multiple tracks were listed as major keys but were quite obviously minor keys. Am I missing something here? Am I not understanding something about the difference between standard and Camelot notations?

I mean sure I can mix by previewing everything before playing it to confirm whether it's correct or not, or adding comments with the real key listed, but that's like treating the symptom instead of the disease. I'd much rather just be able to do a quick sort by key and be able to trust the results. Is there any way to edit what a track's key is displayed as without affecting the actual pitch of the track?

I just bought a FLX 4 and it’s getting delivered today. I know next to nothing about being a dj and was just wondering what a good starting point would be? Some good YouTube channels or other places that have great tutorials?

I really like house and techno and I think I want to go down that path.

300 for each max. I want a speaker that is loud, isnt grainy and not outdated. Something that is good for house / outdoor parties with up to 250 people. Thanks

Wassup wassup. Started using the free version a couple months ago. Not for any events (I have no DJ experience) but just to mess around and see what it can do, as I'd like to start making/mixing music electronically. Seems like a cool app for beginners. Will probably upgrade to level 1 soon. Thoughts?

Hi, I've been thinking about buying a cheap controller to start learning how to mix and see if I'm really good at it. I'm between a Pioneer FLX4 and a Roland DJ-202. Which one is better? I'm interested in learning how to mix techno, house, dnb and electronic genres in general.

Thanks!

So ANOTR is one of my favorite duos. During the buildups of the next tracks drop it sounds like an echo effect but still holds "volume" and I see them spinning the "time" knob. It seems like Keinemuzik does something simmilar.

Can someone explain what technique ANOTR uses? The "time" knob"?

So ive seen artists on spotify post tracks that have "----" - Mixed

An example is Africa - Oz aka Muzik by Oz

Which clearly has a Solomun song hes mixing in and out. Are artists just posting 2 songs theyve mixed together for an extra long transistion basically? How are they getting away with this in terms of copyright? And is this a legit path for a DJ that maybe doesnt produce but is really good at making a "new song" by mixing 2-3 tracks?

Hiya, is there anyway reason why the new MacOS Senoma 14.6 wouldn’t support these CDJS? I’ve been trying to connect my MacBook (serato dj pro) to the decks but when trying to select a deck it doesn’t allow me to, it just stays on the computer icon and nothing further? Really frustrating as I’ve just bought the new laptop so was hoping it’s not an issue to do with the new update? Many thanks

I am just now starting to get into DJing as a hobby with the long term goal of working gigs as a side hustle (small weddings, friend’s parties, high school gigs, etc) Is a DDJ-SX2 too much for a beginner?

Hi, I'd love to make a hard techno set where its drop after drop after drop, maintaining a very high energy.

I'd like to structure it like this:

Song 1, play the intro, buildup and play about 16 bars of the drop, then while the drop of Song 1 is happening, buildup plays of Song 2 before that drop happens, play 16 bars of that, then another buildup and into Song 3, etc.

I don't want to double drop tracks in this set (I want the drops in isolation).

My question is - how do I make this transition effective? As in, what should I do with EQ / FX / Filter on both tracks, while the drop is playing out of Song 1 (outgoing) and the buildup is playing of Song 2 (incoming)?

I find this sort of transition difficult as I don't want to kill the energy when I make the transition, I want the drop of the outgoing song to really blend nicely with the buildup of the incoming song, making sure the outgoing song is completely gone before the drop of Song 2.

Also a side note - I'd rather not play the ENTIRE drops, as in it would be great if I could transition out of the outgoing song about halfway through the drop, instead of waiting for the breakdown (I want to play a lot of tracks in this set).

I hope this makes sense! Any help would be appreciated.

Hey guys I just bought some passive speakers and they came with just the 1/4 input wires. I want to connect them to my laptop via aux or Bluetooth. I understand I need an amp to power them. These are the details for my speakers: 15" used DJ speakers Features: • Power rating (program): 200 Watts • Power capacity (peak): 400 Watts • Maximum SPL: 121 dB • Transducer complement: Shef? eld 15" woofer • Premium dual bi-morph compression drivers with 1.5" diaphragms on a dual exponential horn Driver protection: Series resistor protection in the crossover network • Two 1/4" phone jacks in parallel • Trapezoidal, black carpet-covered enclosure • Weight: 42.8 Is (19.5 kg) Any recommendations for an amp I can get from Amazon or something? Looking for something $50-75 or lower.

Guitar Center has 48mos 0% financing, so about $70/mo, so I pulled the trigger yesterday on one and intend to sell my XDJ-RX when it arrives. It is backordered. Just curious if anyone got one and what kinda delay I should be expecting. (FYI I believe this promo ended yesterday but I'm not sure)

I see a lot of DJs selling Edit/Remixes of famous songs on there. I doubt they have the rights to it, otherwise there Edits would be on Spotify too…

I won’t complain, but I can’t think of a answer how this is allowed?