DJ equipment suggestions for beginners.

[JuanSOLO]

No offense to anybody on here who put in the time and years, but I think at this point if you’re just getting started there’s absolutely no reason to get started on vinyl decks.

None taken, and I somewhat agree, however as I said earlier if I do a DJ set where kids are around, they always go for the turntables not the controllers.

[nuxnamon]

No offense to anybody on here who put in the time and years, but I think at this point if you’re just getting started there’s absolutely no reason to get started on vinyl decks.

None taken, and I somewhat agree, however as I said earlier if I do a DJ set where kids are around, they always go for the turntables not the controllers.

yup, something about turntables just mezmerizes kids.. probably cuz a good portion never touched one.. plus these kids in particular like scratching, so I say get some used stantons/technics..

[beats me]

No offense to anybody on here who put in the time and years, but I think at this point if you’re just getting started there’s absolutely no reason to get started on vinyl decks.

None taken, and I somewhat agree, however as I said earlier if I do a DJ set where kids are around, they always go for the turntables not the controllers.

That's kind of interesting. I think similarly if you said to some kids "Let's go write some music" and then showed them to a room with nothing but a DAW open on a computer and no traditional instruments or controllers in sight they would be somewhat baffled and disappointed.

[eggnchips]

No offense to anybody on here who put in the time and years, but I think at this point if you’re just getting started there’s absolutely no reason to get started on vinyl decks.

None taken, and I somewhat agree, however as I said earlier if I do a DJ set where kids are around, they always go for the turntables not the controllers.

That's kind of interesting. I think similarly if you said to some kids "Let's go write some music" and then showed them to a room with nothing but a DAW open on a computer and no traditional instruments or controllers in sight they would be somewhat baffled and disappointed.

Thing is guys, is I'm in Sweden.
There is no Ebay and 1210's are hard to come by.
I personally use vinyl and 1210's but wouldn't want to convince a kid's parent that they should invest 1000 dollars in 2 x1210's and a mixer for their 15 year old child. The digital options are cheaper and if the kid keeps up the interest, maybe he'll want to invest in some real turntables in years to come.

[JuanSOLO]

I use Traktor for DJing. I have only used the S2 and S4 at stores where they sell it. All the faders, knobs and layout are pretty nice. For the "intro" price I would say the S2 is one of the best options. At least for plug and play at 400 bucks.

[jonny72]

Thing is guys, is I'm in Sweden.
There is no Ebay and 1210's are hard to come by.
I personally use vinyl and 1210's but wouldn't want to convince a kid's parent that they should invest 1000 dollars in 2 x1210's and a mixer for their 15 year old child. The digital options are cheaper and if the kid keeps up the interest, maybe he'll want to invest in some real turntables in years to come.

No eBay in Sweden? WTF?

Must admit I thought the vinyl route would be cheap, but I just checked and even a 2nd hand pair of 1210's goes for £350 plus. Didn't realise they still went for that, thought they were half that. Makes me think it's time to offload mine on eBay.

[!STiTCH!]

Just my $0.02 here ... you can make any controller do what you want and work in the way you want it. I have used (and still have collecting dust) the Behringer BCD2000/3000 controllers, not bad, not really great for scratching but the controls are pretty intuitive, also the Hercules RMX (this is my standard "turntable" controller these days) but the buttons are no good for beat juggling. I say buy what you can afford and learn to make it work for your workflow and dont rely on one controller, there is not one controller to rule them all. My live rig consists of the Hercules, APC40, a Korg NanoKontrol, Akai MPD16 and a Behringer BCF2000 each doing their own thing.

[JuanSOLO]

you can make any controller do what you want and work in the way you want it.

This statement is far from factual.

not really great for scratching but

and this one explains why. Yet there are lots of things "any" controller wont do, and some are more difficult to program than others the APC40 being a fine example of a stubborn controller to "control" without proper research and knowledge and sometimes even 3rd party software assistants pending on what applications you intend to use it for.

Not to mention the OP is looking for a rig to teach kids the basics of DJing, on a budget, simple as that, not controllerizm 101.