I would like a set of decks, but Ive got no knowledge of them at all (its just something ive always wanted to do) obviously i will need a beginner set and I dont know want to spend over £300. Were could I learn to use them and were would I get them. Also what is direct drive and belt drive. Do I need a hifi to connect them (if so what kind). How do I get the music ive done on to cd? I would prefer vinyls but what is the difference between vinyl and cd turntbales?
2006-11-08 00:57:35 · 2 answers · asked by duboislynette 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
Also what is mixers?
2006-11-08 01:05:12 · update #1
Lots of questions here..
Direct drive is where the deck sits directly on the drive motor. Think of it as actually being part of the motor. This is as opposed to belt drives where the deck is connected to the motor via a belt.
The difference between the two comes when for example you cue the record then push it off. Belt drives have a tendency to a:)slip and b:) be less powerfull so when you push the record off you have a drag making your mixing less accurate. Always go for direct drive. Slightly more expensive but if you are learning to mix you'll have a nightmare with belt drives.
You'll also need a mixer to be able to flip between to the 2 decks.
Your decks plug into the mixer and through the use of faders on the mixer you can control the output (either deck 1, deck 2 or both for mixing).
You monitor your mixing via headphones plugged into the mixer and the main output can be plugged into your regular hifi or any other amp.
You've a few options to put you mix onto cd. The easiest is if you connect the output of your mixer into the input of your pc soundcard and record to your hard disk and then burn that to cd
Modern cd decks aim to reproduce the response you get from vinyl by using sampling technology to allow you to cue and 'scratch' cd's as you would with vinly. I remain unconvinced on any I've tried however and the ones that come close are pretty pricey for a beginner.
Go for the best direct drive decks you can afford
2006-11-08 04:20:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modern dj's dont use decks anymore... why bother when you can use a ipod, put all the songs you will play in a playlist and leave it playing.... easy
2006-11-08 09:29:45 · answer #2 · answered by paulrb8 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋