[RikkiDee]

Liam, Welcome aboard & a very Merry Christmas to you!
If you stick around, I'm sure you will pick up a lot of tricks & tips to help you get started.

christoph, on 21 December 2011 - 12:09 AM, said:

Djmoore.... The word is 'infamous'

[youngdj]

Guys thanks for all your replys its much approciated
Liam

[Soundshop]

I wouldn't advise buying active stuff to start with.

A good pair of secondhand bins with passive crossovers in them, two smallish mid/tops and a reasonably good amp will outperform any actives you could get for the same money and sound waaaay better, especially on the bottom end.

If youngdj is anything like I was when I first started up (and let's face it, I still AM!) having decent, powerful sound adds massively to the enjoyment of learning to mix etc and makes it a pleasure, rather than something you have to do.

Playing through a pair of actives with no bins although workable, doesn't do much for the soul.

Have a look around for a pair of 15 or 18" bins, a pair of 12" tops and an amp to drive them OR if you can afford it, two amps and an active crossover.

This, coupled with a decent mixer is the heart of your rig and an important place to start.

[Stardust Disco Roadshow]

Soundshop, on 22 December 2011 - 11:10 AM, said:

I wouldn't advise buying active stuff to start with.

A good pair of secondhand bins with passive crossovers in them, two smallish mid/tops and a reasonably good amp will outperform any actives you could get for the same money and sound waaaay better, especially on the bottom end.

If youngdj is anything like I was when I first started up (and let's face it, I still AM!) having decent, powerful sound adds massively to the enjoyment of learning to mix etc and makes it a pleasure, rather than something you have to do.

Playing through a pair of actives with no bins although workable, doesn't do much for the soul.

Have a look around for a pair of 15 or 18" bins, a pair of 12" tops and an amp to drive them OR if you can afford it, two amps and an active crossover.

This, coupled with a decent mixer is the heart of your rig and an important place to start.

Absolutely.

Big bins for the bottom end and smaller mid/tops as they can move quicker for the top end.

IMO Bi-amp is the way to go as it relieves the tops from bass duty so they take less strain and more drivers means pushing more air so more SPL too and also with the crossover pre-amp you get clearer sound.

You only need Actives when you get fed up with lugging gear around. I however found that sack wheels are a better solution.

Besides amps arn't supposed to be in the back of vibrating boxes (IMO).

You hardly ever see posts on here about a passive system going t1ts up, it's always "I've had my INSERT MAKE OF ACTIVE SPEAKERs a month and they've stopped working...".

[christoph]

That's just as no one uses passive anymore There's no kit in use to break.


Passive is still and always will be, the mac daddie for 'real sound'. Just has too many compromises for djing on the road when it come to weight, complexity, setup time and 'can be arsed factor'

My life is easier since the switch to active. My sound however, is worse. It's good enough though. Actually that's the perfect strapline for active systems. Active - it's good enough.

[Soundshop]

Just about sums it up actually.

My main rig is not 50% passive, being 802's and a big Harrison amp.

Still using the 705's on the bottom end though - they work well and I'll keep with them until they explode.

[Stardust Disco Roadshow]

All jokes asside I'm happy with my old Peavey Hisys and Peavey amps.

The speakers have got to be 15+ years old and never had an issue, they are work horses.

I'd only really change them for some Turbosound if and when I can afford it.

[Soundshop]

Lalalalalalalalala! Fingers in ears!

[Daz]

Liam I can relate to this I started out back in 1984 at the age of 13 at a local youth club, knew absolutely nothing about DJ'ing, but the youth club had a basic home made system that did the job till I blew it up! They we pursuaded the manager to buy a second hand system, which I hired for mobile use until I could afford my own. 27 years later still Dj'ing!


You have the right idea youth clubs are a good place to get started do you know if they have kit available? ask around you might find they do, this means you could try it out first, with minimal outlay I just had to buythe records, when I started I had none and used one of the other members collection of about 30! within a year I had 200. My first bit of kit was a mic and telephone handset (for a headphone), it all progressed from there.

[youngdj]

Daz, on 22 December 2011 - 09:12 PM, said:

Liam I can relate to this I started out back in 1984 at the age of 13 at a local youth club, knew absolutely nothing about DJ'ing, but the youth club had a basic home made system that did the job till I blew it up! They we pursuaded the manager to buy a second hand system, which I hired for mobile use until I could afford my own. 27 years later still Dj'ing!


You have the right idea youth clubs are a good place to get started do you know if they have kit available? ask around you might find they do, this means you could try it out first, with minimal outlay I just had to buythe records, when I started I had none and used one of the other members collection of about 30! within a year I had 200. My first bit of kit was a mic and telephone handset (for a headphone), it all progressed from there.

Many thanks for your reply this seems a great idea i shall contact my local youth group i am sure they may have something after all they are a youth group
Liam

[Daz]

also look around for a local community radio station, we have one on our estate switch fm, good place to learn!

[Mattr]

Hi,

Firstly welcome to the site. You are in the right place to get help this forum has helped me a lot.

I started about your age and i'm glad you have a interest in the business. My first word of advice is stay away from maplin..... you pay for what you get. If you save up now and buy some decent kit it will last you. Whereas if you spend money on cheap stuff when you start doing larger events and moving into other areas such as the wedding you will find you will need to get different sometimes better kit. Therefore spending a lot more cash.

Best advice I can give you is find a local DJ store and go and see them. Where are you based i'm sure someone can recommend one near you. I have one local and buy pretty much everything from them cause the person who I deal with knows his stuff and always helps me out as much as he can.

Hope that helps!

Matt

[royz]

youngdj, on 20 December 2011 - 02:31 PM, said:

Hi guys
I am 15 and have been helping ou one of the schhol teachers at school djing he has been djing for a silly amount of years....
I an really enjoying it all and i am looking to get into it myself
The thing is what equipment do i need??
I am looking at running from my laptop.
I have looked at the following http://mobile.maplin...moduleno=226574
But dont know what else i would need or if i am even lookig at the correct bits.
Any help is much appriciated
Liam

[royz]

ignore the last posting I was goin to send a reply then changed my mind

[z3sty]

if your starting fresh might as swell start looking to the dj gear from Spyn Audio. The price is economical and is a good brand. All their products are simple to use. You should give them a look

GOODLUCKBUDDY!

[Kevins Mobile Discos]

Hi Liam i'm 15 turning 16 this year in the same situation as you I know this is quite and old thread but I would like to know how you got on if you are up and running yet !

Kev