Laptop DJ Essentials

DJ'ing has become incredibly popular in the preceding few years especially since technology has allowed a non-technical person to become a Seasoned DJ in a a small number of months when geared up with the right Digital Scratching Equipment available on laptops. This editorial will instruct a person to DJ and what equipment they will want after the purchase of a laptop to begin mixing beats like a pro.

Obtain a laptop

Look for a good brand Laptop that you know will not crash during a gig. If you are looking for a PC, I would suggest closely looking at customer reviews, talk to electronic store sales people, and even ask your friends what laptops they may recommend. The good thing about a PC is that a consumer can get a extraordinary computer with all the bells and whistles for a very affordable cost. The troubles PC's face are viruses that infiltrate the operating systems and crash the hard drives erasing programs, music, and important data.

Consider a Macbook

They are absolutely extra money and don't offer all the bells and whistles the new PC's are coming out with, but they do offer stability, consistency, optimal performance, and are not nearly as susceptible to the viruses a PC can get.

Demo (trial) DJ Software before you buy it.

You can get a bunch of free DJ programs to start with BUT these programs do not offer what the paid programs do. There are many free programs that they are unnameable at this point, but the ones that you should look into are Virtual DJ, Traktor, etc. These are programs that must be purchased but offer things like; playlist controls, beat mixing features, sync mixing features, skins that look like real mixers, etc. The free programs will not do what you actually need to do as a laptop DJ.

You can finish here if you just want to practice before getting the rest of your set-up to become a real DJ. You can probably start DJ'ing smaller events with decent laptop speakers. To turn into a pro DJ with excellent sound equipment, move on to the next section.

Get Your Mixer

You have your laptop and DJ Software, now you need a mixer. You have to plug your laptop into a mixer of some sort. You will output the speakers from your mixer. Mixers are somewhat inexpensive and can be purchased at your neighborhood music store. A 4 channel mixer would be sufficient. Particular

DJ Software Programs offer an USB external sound card. These sound boxes allow for separation of the Left and Right Channels. If you do acquire a USB external sound box you would run a 1/4" cable out from the LEFT channel to channel 1 on the mixer. You would run a 1/4" cable out from the RIGHT channel on the box to Channel 2 on the mixer. If you DO NOT have an USB external sound card, then you will be using the "OUT" or "Headphone" jack and run an 1/8" out of the computer to 1/4" into Channel 1 on the mixer.

Time For Speakers

You have your laptop, DJ program, Mixer, now you need speakers. To keep your set-up simple but still powerful, invest in POWERED (Active) speakers. (Speaker that you need to plug in to get to work). If you obtain passive (non-powered speakers) you will need separate amplifiers connected to you mixer. Powered speakers are more pricey but will punch/kick your music better and your DJ set-up will be much easier. You will need 2 XLR cables. The female end will get plugged out from the mixer and into the speakers (Left/Right outputs). Buy 2 Speaker stands if possible.

Re-Cap

You have your laptop, DJ software, mixer (optional USB external sound card box), 1 1/'4 - 1/8" cable, powered speakers, 2 XLR cables, and speaker stands. You simply need your much loved music and MIXES and you are ready to start practicing to become a seasoned DJ on a laptop.

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