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Virtual Turntables, most commonly known as VTT, is the first ever software program for Windows which allows real time MP3 mixing. Virtual Turntables has revolutionised the DJ scene for both professional and hobby DJ players, by supporting the standard MP3 format as a DJing option. This software gives the DJ the convenience of either gathering music from any available source all over the internet, or converting your favourite tracks from a CD.

The Virtual Turntable gives you the power of a professional DJ performance in a single jewel case, or just a notebook computer and a few CDs. Your standard real DJ turntable, like the Vestax Handytrax, is not half as manageable size-wise. It has an amazing user interface and is very easy to use and learn. Whenever any MP3 song is loaded in the program, an interface which is quite similar to the DJ CD deck appears on the screen. Each of the loaded MP3 songs has its own interface which allows the DJ to control the pitch or tempo of that particular song. It gives the DJ the freedom to move the position of the song, either front or back, using nudge buttons.

This software also features virtual Jog Wheels, but if you want to change the option, you can choose from three included skins. The Virtual Turntable is a step beyond the traditional turntables. You can store all the characteristics like cue point, beats per minute, notes and volume for each song initially and later recall them without any effort. In order to give a professional sound, the DSP effects such as echo, equaliser, volume equalisation and reverb can be easily applied. You can either create the playlist or put it into autodj mode for automatic mixing. Last, but not the least, this software can match the BPM between two songs.

To conclude, Virtual turntable is a shareware application which takes you to the next level of DJing.

Being a DJ can become a very lucrative job, especially if one is skilled and popular enough. Many famous DJs tour the world, booking sold-out concerts, shows and clubs wherever they go. However, even the best DJs all had to start somewhere, and the first step in any DJ career is to first find the correct musical gear.

There are various items included a professional DJ’s arsenal and some are more important than others. This includes DJ music gear like USB turntables, deck packages, CD packages, record boxes, USB drums, headphones, slip mats, automatic and manual computer DJ, smoke machines, sound systems, party light sets, mixers, and microphones.

There are a lot of companies in the market that make these products, and there is an absolutely staggering variety to choose from. Purchasing your DJ and party needs in bulk is one method of finding a good bargain. A typical party pack would include two sections, one sound section and one lighting section. In the sound section, the pack includes 1 amplifier, 2 15 inch 300 watt speakers, 1 CD mix, 1 cabled microphone, 2 speaker stands and one Numark HF-125 pair of headphones. The lighting section would majorly consist of 1 T-bar lighting stand, 4 vasto, 1 rope light, 5lts of smoke fluid and a smoke machine.

A DJ should be able to transmit the music from one track to the other with the help of his DJ gear. The DJ has to make sure that the transition is completely smooth, or else the whole rhythm will be lost. Besides this it is also very important that a perfect energy level be maintained throughout the DJ’s entire set.

DJ turntables are the most important part of any performance which involves DJing and loads of music. Turntables have always been in the limelight ever since recorded music came into existence. DJ turntables are very important for every DJ who wants to make a strong impact on their audiences.

If the DJ has to stand out from the rest of the crowd and make his long lasting impact, then he needs to be in sync with the latest technologies available. Moreover, he should be sure to use these technologies to the best of his use or advantage. A DJ without a turntable is as good as an archer without a bow and arrow.

The turntable allows DJs to orchestrate the prerecorded music. With the help of turntables, DJs are able to produce special effects and scratchy sounds. This piece of equipment allows DJs to accomplish mix beat, with is an integral skill. Turntablism is the art of creating and manipulating sounds.

The DJ turntable is the most important aspect of DJing. There are a lot of turntables available in the market with a variety of extensive features. These range from ultra expensive models, like the Vestax PDX 3000, to very cheap models like the Numark TT-1610. There is a whole lot of different type of equipment available for a DJ, but it is the turntable that makes him. A DJ without a turntable is the same as a musician without an instrument.

Vestax Mixers are some of the most preferred horizontal club, or vertical battle, DJ mixers on the market. This company was formally known as Shiino Musical Instruments Corporation, then Shiino Vesta FIRE Corporation, and now the Vestax Corporation. Because of its rich history, versatile features and design, Vestax has become the manufacturer of choice for countless DJs.

The company’s trademark is simple functionality and a very clean design. There are a lot of quality DJ mixers from Vestax, such as the Vestax PMC-08 Pro, but the one that really stands out would be the PMC-05 PRO III. This DJ mixer is one of the simplest, and can really transform a DJ’s scratching and mixing abilities. To avoid any kind of embarrassment caused by accidently hitting the wrong buttons during performances, Vestax has very smartly reduced the number of knobs and buttons around the fader.

This product is designed with a focus on the company’s dedication to simplistic design and straightforward functionality. The PMC-05 PRO III also features a fader curve control, which allows for fast scratching. The programmes can also be reversed on the faders, which allows the turntables to be reprogrammable to the opposite channels. Then turntable 1 can become 2 and vice versa.

The TTX 1 is one of the most intelligent, stylish and high quality turntables to come from Numark and the system is simple perfect for any kind of DJing. Its customisable design features, such as interchangeable pitch faders, control button cartridges for horizontal club or vertical battle positioning, a hard steel top with a rubber base, and more, make this turntable perfect for any DJ and music enthusiast.

The TTX 1 is a very sleek, modern, and asymmetrical turntable, which closely resembles an Italian sports car in both performance and appearance. The control buttons and the pitch faders are placed along the straight edge on the right side, while the start and stop control buttons are positioned in the contoured curved surface on the left side. The turntable can either be positioned in a horizontal club style, with the tonearm on the right, or in a vertical battle style with the tonearm on the top.

The TTX 1 has an incredibly powerful and high torque motor, which reaches full speed in about 1/7th of a rotation. As a result the Numark TTX 1 has a superfast pick up time and can instantaneously start, break or reverse records. Yet another useful feature that will please any DJ is its versatile key lock function. This function makes it easily possible to mix any two records in any key.

The TTX 1 is a very sleek and modern turntable with a very heavy duty construction that is made for business. It is one of the best known turntables available on the market, and sure to satisfy any DJ’s needs with its extensive features.

As everybody knows, a disc jockey commonly known as a DJ is responsible for mixing and playing musical tracks from a playlist in a club, bar or any event, in order to create recognisable songs with fun beats that encourage dancing. You can become a professional DJ only by mastering every kind of DJ equipment. All the high-end and specialised kinds of DJ equipment require a fair amount of practice before you are set to play in a professional atmosphere like a club.

The key to being a good DJ is minimising the silence and maximizing the spin. For that you need to be completely focused on what you do, and you have to make sure that your playlist includes a good collection of songs to suite the entire crowd on the dance floor. Ultimately, it is the results that matter.

The turntable is the logical first step towards becoming a DJ, or you can say that it is the heart and soul of DJing. Although there is a digital route, with CD players like the Numark CDN 88 on the market, nothing in the world of DJing can compare to mystique of vinyl turntables. Dual turntables are required for mixing up songs and, most importantly, beat mixing. When the records are being played, it is quite essential to change the tempo of the song to match the tempo of the other song, and also to keep the atmosphere rocking.

Direct drive turntables have a definite better performance, in comparison to belt drive turntables, and result in much better and easier beat mixing. A good DJ should be able to achieve smooth transitioning between the tracks, which is only made possible with the help of quality turntables.

The Stanton T.90 incorporates all the features of a professional turntable required by a DJ, in addition to the bundled software and USB recording functionality. It provides a very neat and tidy solution to the problem of converting rare vinyl records into excellent quality audio files. The USB compatible Stanton T.90 combines a turntable, recording software, phone to line pre-amp and the PC audio card, all in one simple product.

The Stanton T.90 is an extraordinary and sleek looking model with a host of very well placed features. It measures a17 x 14.5 x 5.5 cm (including the tone arm). The T.90 is also lighter than many professional turntables in the market, because most of its exterior is made up of high grade plastic.

The turntable’s dizzying array of features include dual start stop breaks, a switch for selecting modes of 45, 33 and 78 RPMs, pitch control with 8% and 12% ranges, a reverse button, and key-lock mode for digitally modifying the speed of the song irrespective of its pitch. The Stanton T-90 USB also features a USB port at the back, power switch, coaxial output and stereo RCA outputs. This product comes with two pieces of softwares, the Cakewalk Pyro 5 and Audacity.

The device is also fully compatible with Windows XP and this connection has been a giant success. The T.90 can act as both a recording and playback device. Vinyl can easily by converted to a digital audio file in any format. The T.90 also lets one mix a turntable’s audio and computer’s output into the same output, therefore bridging or filling the gap between the analogue and the digital worlds.

To conclude, the T.90 turntable is a recommendable and versatile tool for all aspiring DJs. Moreover, the way in which it transfers vinyl into digital and seamlessly brings together the digital and audio worlds is also quite helpful.

The B-control deejay BCD 2000 is an extraordinary piece of equipment which performs every kind of DJing operation, such as playing, mixing and scratching MP3s, WAVs or any other audio formats. This DJ machine even makes it possible to mix and scratch vinyl with MP3.

You can connect a CD player, and up to 2 DJ turntables with the BCD 2000 and use it as a base for the mixing setup. It features high resolution 24 bit A/D and D/A converters. The Behringer BCD-2000 also features a full speed four channel audio interface. It complements the included BJ software, or for that matter any DJ software, very well. One should not be misled by its looks, as it is a complete audio mixer with three band kill equalizer per channel, the finest quality mic preamplifier, talkover feature, extensively smooth crossfader and extremely specific faders.

One of the phono preamplifiers, which comes with this system, can be switched over to a CD player. It also features a very refined headphone section with split options, direct listening to the master output mix and PFL mix. It also has two jog wheels for DJ functions like pitch bending and scratching. This system allows you to run up to four effects simultaneously. The high-end components and the rugged construction ensure a long life for this product.

Bottom line, the B-control deejay BCD 2000 is a complete DJing solution or a DJ setup in a single box. It is quite a reasonably priced product with the ability to scratch, manipulate and mix digital music into real time music, regardless of the format.

If you dream to make big in the field of remixes, or aspire to be a professional DJ, then you should really have some basic knowledge of DJ equipment. This is very important as these are the foundational steps that will help you go a long way in the world of mixing and matching tunes and beats.

The first and principal step for all aspiring DJs is to have all the basic, but necessary, DJ equipment, such as a turntable, speaker, headphones and mixer. Gradually, and with more experience, you can always upgrade to more refined versions.

The most essential piece of DJ equipment to get started with is the turntable. To attain perfection at spinning on the turntable you need a lot of dedication and practice. The next most important piece of equipment in the essentials would be a set of headphones. This is because it is very important that the DJ should be aware of the playlist and check if there are any disturbances or flaws so that corrective measures can be taken accordingly. Then next in the queue are the mixers. Mixers can be hardware and software both. It is totally up to your discretion to select from a wide range of mixers available in the market today. They make the life of DJ easier by helping them in mixing the songs with synchronised beats.

In order to get started with the DJ profession you need to shell out some initial bucks and a lot of dedication and hard work. The initial investment for a real, professional set up would be around £1000, with around £750 for a turntable and £50 each for speakers, headphones and mixer. Of course a somewhat lesser, but still powerful Technics Decks and Numark turntables are available for even less; sometimes even going for under £100.

Unlike a vinyl turntable, the Denon DJ DN-HS5500 is a direct drive scratch turntable, with an integrated controller and digital media player. With this kit around, it is quite tempting to completely go the digital way. Does that mean the Vinyl DJ era comes to an end? Well that’s the million dollar question. It won’t be easy as there are still a lot of vinyl DJ fans.

The Denon DJ totally eliminates the need for CDs, as this kit has the ability to combine a direct drive scratching turntable with the standard hard drives. This feature helps the artist in making extensive databases on the hard disk. The Denon HS 5500 gives you the freedom to download music from any digital file format and save it on the hard drive, as it supports both external USB devices and the iPod. It also features a MIDI controller, 4-way BPM counter, 5 built-in DSP effects and many more. The Denon DJ has a built-in audio player which helps in previewing the database from any location.

The Denon DJ features dual deck operation with two separate audio outputs. The power and creativity of a single deck is essentially doubled, as the DJ can then operate both decks operate each one, while having full access to all the features. This kit also has the ability to print the playlist for clients and is also compatible with the PC.

Bottom line, the DJ DN-HS5500 is a turntable with such extensive features, that you will never go back to vinyl again.