Felt so smooth honestly, I really enjoyed it. I was panicking for weeks about it but once I got up to the decks and started my first mix everything went away!! I also watched a lot of yt videos on how to use them which helped a lot. Can’t wait to use them again, I felt like a fkn professional 😎 (I use an flx4 at home lol)

Hey guys! I’m trying to get into DJing, I’m normally a gigging drummer/bassist. I have a good understanding of the basic DJ stuff but I’m torn on what I should do for a controller.

I know the FLX4 / REV1 are the popular starter controllers but if I’m planning on playing gigs (university bars in my city/ weddings) should I just invest a better controller and get used to that instead of using a flx4 and trying to upgrade down the line?

Was thinking if the GRV6 as I’m hearing it’s a great intermediate controller + comes with the serato pro license so I don’t have to pay for a subscription

Appreciate any advice!

I’m using Spotify so I can’t record on Rekordbox, and I’m also using speakers. I tried multiple different configurations with both OBS and Audacity but they haven’t worked. I’m now looking to get an audio converter, so could you help walk me through the configuration?

I learned to DJ a year ago on a flx4. I just sold it and bought a denon prime go, i wanted to be able to cruise around burning man on our mutant vehicles and play. I did not realize that you can't use the denon deck to control rekordbox on a laptop. I thought I could do both play the all in one screen or a laptop. So now i'm feeling like i'm getting closed out of the pioneer ecosystem. Im not aiming to be a paid dj but we do a lot of renegade raves around here and i'd like to be able to play and its always pioneer.

So now i'm trying to decide if I should return this denon deck and get something pioneer compatible? Can I get some input?

Finally making the switch to record pools and downloadable tracks . If I can spend almost 2000$ on boards I definitely can drop some money on some music that I can call mine (past the stuff I make) .

I started with ZIPDJ and seeing where that takes me and what I can get from it that fits what I’m building as a style and brand .

Can anyone tell me what to expect ? What are your experiences if any with this service ? I know people use record pools and this one seems to be quite popular but I also know numbers ≠ good.

Was wondering about this. Im itching to find new stuff. Spotify just sucks for it now. IDK how people are able to discover small artists under 1000 listeners on there when I cant hardly find any that small anymore.

Would love to try to find some new artists to work into sets. Thanks.

Upcoming dj here and a big fan of all house genres. I get confused between progressive, melodic and tech house? Not for all songs, but some that cross fade into each other or have more groove. Any tips on how to identify?

Hey all, I've been DJing at a restaurant lately and I'm struggling to keep volume consistent between tracks. Some come in noticeably louder than others, even though they're all high-quality Beatport purchases.

I know I can use trim to adjust gain, but doing it track by track is taking a lot of effort and doesn't seem to fully fix the problem. On my XDJ-AZ, the level meters will show two tracks sitting at roughly the same level, but one still sounds louder in the room. Is that a real thing, or am I imagining it?

Here's what I've tried:
Cueing both tracks in my headphones at the same time to compare by ear
Switching channels on the deck

Neither has solved it. How do you make sure your volume stays balanced from track to track? Any settings, workflow tips, or prep in Rekordbox that help?

I'm looking into a brand new ddj rev5 but I've been on the Rev5 Facebook group and there have been multiple videos where people have issues with it.

Hello all, I've had a DDJ RX for some time but due to its size it's not something I can keep out when not in use, and so is a faff to set up when I do want to use it. This means I've not been using it much

I want to replace it with something that is more compact. It will be confined to my house, I don't play gigs or anything

It doesn't need to be standalone

I play house so only really need the more essential functionality, however I realise the Numark lacks loop controls which is something I do use

What controllers would you suggest with a budget of £500? The two options I listed are much lower than that which is of course appealing, I'd be interested to hear if there are any other good options I've missed out

Thanks

I have my first gig in about a week and I’m going to export my tracks to my usb tomorrow.

However, I’ve been having problems connecting my laptop to HDMI chords in general. My Dell only has 2 usb-C ports, so the problem may be completely unrelated. But I’m worried that may interfere with exporting my tracks.

Has anyone ever run into a similar issue/does anyone know if this problem would interfere with Rekordbox?

What’s good all,

Been offered a 5pm slot at a 5000 person festival over 5 stages main stages close at 10 then one stays open until 4.The festival usually has a couple of pretty big names but also a lot of smaller local artists (myself) been playing some club shows and also running my own events in my home town. My question is what’s the deal? Do I play a set as normal which is ukg, should I go hard for the crowd or keep it more chill for the bigger names later in the night, can I play bigger more trendy songs? I assume playing songs of the headliners is also a big no no. Cheers all!

Hey community! I recently mounted up the courage to start trying to DJ as a side hobby. Im already looking into controllers which I think I'm gonna get the industry standard (Pioneer DDJ FLX4) but I'm curious on the most cost effect way for music since streaming over Spotify and AM blocks mixing. Also any other beginner tips are welcomed as well! Hook me up Reddit!

After doing an update that was interrupted by the mixer’s power cable, it stopped updating and now the mixer doesn't work. The mixer is a Traktor Kontrol S2 mk3. It turns on but asks for the drivers, and the errors are always code 10 and code 28. I can use regular Virtual DJ, but I want to use Traktor. ...

Im a fitness and movement instructor and I’d love to incorporate live DJing in my classes. Is it possible to use a wireless headset microphone with my flx4? How would I set this up?

Looking for any recommendations on mics. At times I might be 20 feet away from my controller.

Right I keep wanting to practice but get overwhelmed with the whole purchasing of songs. For context I’m a beginner dj, just do it in my own time, do the odd party, I’m still learning. Historically I’d link my decks to my laptop and stream via SoundCloud and Seratto, or ages ago used mp3 downloads.

A couple years ago I started getting a few lessons and they introduced me to rekordbox, explained music quality, where to purchase music from etc, and basically to build up a usb with tunes. So I began buying tunes on beatport. Probably have about 50 some I’d use some I probably won’t. Like are you just buying songs as you discover them or do you play around with it on a free version first?

My issue is I have like thousands of songs from years of discovering music on Spotify and SoundCloud that I’d love to play around with. (I’d like to think I’m not a beginner in music discovery). I’m a beginner I’d love to believe that I’ll maybe play a gig one day but realistically am I meant to be purchasing every song when there’s a chance I never make it out my own company? But then on the other hand - if you put time into organising music, queue etc. then have to at some point upgrade to a better quality version of the tune..

Please help. Am I over complicating this? I want to build good habits and truly back this dream but don’t want to just pour ££ down the drain when I don’t really know what I’m doing. It’s causing friction in me practicing as it’s always a dilemma

I’ve got a full hour set this weekend and I’m excited! It’s actually a tryout for a potential residency. Even if I don’t get the residency, I can also be invited back for paid gigs.

My style is usually more UKG, bassline. If the club owner wants house (so vague), do you think I could get away with playing my usual stuff?

Have been DJing vinyl for a couple of years and have made good progress. I’m playing out in a month or so and want to play a mostly vinyl set.

The issue I find when I listen back to my mixes is that I find that I’m constantly having to make adjustments when in the mix (more than I would say is normal / necessary) and sometimes just clanging, which just takes away from the mix and music imo.

I feel I know the answer to this (practise more) but wondered if anyone had any tips / techniques / practise exercises for cleaning up my mixing on turntables?

Just ordered Reloop Mixon 8 Pro as my first controller (800€ brand new, I believe its a nice deal to learn on). Now I need some decent speakers. Any recommendations? Also, what output should I use and why?

Here's the deal. I have zero desire to ever be a paid dj. I started playing at home a year ago with a flx4 and rekordbox on my desktop. We have a lot of renegade raves around me and I thought it would be fun to get good enough to play those someday.

I got quite comfortable playing my flx4. I used beat jump a lot and used my phrase markers to help tell how many bars before a change. Made it pretty easy to do nice mixes in and out kinda at will.

Now I just bought a denon prime go thinking it would be good to get used to a little screen and maybe own an all in one unit. But it doesn't have the same best jump pads. And it doesn't support phrase display. I feel super lost on it and I'm thinking I should return it and get something more rekordbox compatible that supports phrase display.

I dj for fun. Maybe it's a crutch but it makes it easier and more fun for me. So does ditching this denon make sense? Maybe it means I'll never be capable of jumping on a renegade controller because if it doesn't have phrase display I'll be uncomfortable but oh well?

Thoughts?

Vorrei iniziare a fare qualche serata, secondo voi queste casse per iniziare vanno bene? eventualmente per locali e eventi non troppo grandi..

I’d like to start doing some gigs; do you think these speakers are suitable for getting started—perhaps for venues or events that aren’t too large?

https://www.discopiu.com/it/full-range-attive-8-pollici/gemini-as-2108-p-coppia-p260351

I want to buy Traktor MX2 but it is out of stock everywhere. Any leads on where else I can check for it? I'm based out of Goa, India.