Posted by: Rewire May 30, 2008
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I'm not an expert, here's what I know.
Hip Hop Genre:
You've 2 choice: Old School Vs New School
Old School : A good old turntable and lots and lots of vinyl. you'll have to spend time to hunt the vinyl at stores. Time and patience is the factor, of course you'll have to have some technical guidance from a friend.
Pros:You get the respect, more tactile feelings
Cons: Cost of vinyl adds up, bulky to carry the vinyl around, also the needle(cartridge, ????) can be a pain. Less options.
New School : One word---Digital. There's so many products out in the market. Different format from CD, mp3 and even iPod can be used to work around. Look at M-Audio Torqu, Serato Scratch, Pioneer and many many more if you want o begin with.
Pros: Saves money in the long run, more portable since no vinyl disk necessary, more options.
Cons: Old school who do not want to move with time thinks you're a pussy, fake, not real sort of blame games.
Trance, House, Techno Genre:
Don't even bother going the old school. It's just too expensive to collect old synth and equipments. Digital, all software based on your computer is the best. All you need a simple controller and a low latency interface. You're ready! Of course it comes with a learning curve depending on the soft synth or the program you use. Ableton Live, FL Studio,Reason are some all in one package.
With all that said, you've to be creative to please the crowd. The mantra for a good DJ aside being creative are BEAT, TEMPO, BARS, CROSSFADE and CUE.
I've seen fellow Nepali playing a CD just by hitting "Play" and calling themselves DJ during parties.
I'm pretty sure there are a lot of DJ here in Sajha. Please shed some light and help our aspiring Nepali artists.
Hip Hop Genre:
You've 2 choice: Old School Vs New School
Old School : A good old turntable and lots and lots of vinyl. you'll have to spend time to hunt the vinyl at stores. Time and patience is the factor, of course you'll have to have some technical guidance from a friend.
Pros:You get the respect, more tactile feelings
Cons: Cost of vinyl adds up, bulky to carry the vinyl around, also the needle(cartridge, ????) can be a pain. Less options.
New School : One word---Digital. There's so many products out in the market. Different format from CD, mp3 and even iPod can be used to work around. Look at M-Audio Torqu, Serato Scratch, Pioneer and many many more if you want o begin with.
Pros: Saves money in the long run, more portable since no vinyl disk necessary, more options.
Cons: Old school who do not want to move with time thinks you're a pussy, fake, not real sort of blame games.
Trance, House, Techno Genre:
Don't even bother going the old school. It's just too expensive to collect old synth and equipments. Digital, all software based on your computer is the best. All you need a simple controller and a low latency interface. You're ready! Of course it comes with a learning curve depending on the soft synth or the program you use. Ableton Live, FL Studio,Reason are some all in one package.
With all that said, you've to be creative to please the crowd. The mantra for a good DJ aside being creative are BEAT, TEMPO, BARS, CROSSFADE and CUE.
I've seen fellow Nepali playing a CD just by hitting "Play" and calling themselves DJ during parties.
I'm pretty sure there are a lot of DJ here in Sajha. Please shed some light and help our aspiring Nepali artists.