It’s a touchy subject … gear choice.
But to the OP. Use what you have, master the software and hardware, practice to your heart’s content. Keep reading stuff on here and the blog. Do take the digital DJ course (the paid one) if you really wanna move forward.
You have one thing absolutely right, just reading about it won’t help much apart from increasing your (paper) knowledge. The power is in the practice! Do it regularly and spend most time on the things that seems like the hardest. At some point you” “suddenly” get it!
Back to the gear subject. Pioneer is, without a doubt, the best marketing company the DJ world has. In many cases their gear is not the absolute best technically and many of their features can be found on other high(er) end gear.
They are, however, the undisputed number one in the club scene. So, if you play out often and you don’t want to carry your own controller with you, then Pioneer is the standard you need to get to know intimately.
I personally didn’t want to spend Pioneer money, so I opted for Denon’s (SC2900’s) which can do most of what the Pioneers can do, are heavier (maybe a sign of a sturdier build? Knowing Denon that is propably the case, their gear is generally built like a tank) and about 1/2 to a third of the Pioneer price.
This is only a sensible options if you play with your own gear 90+% of the time. I am a mobile DJ so apart from the occasional stint at a club or venue with in-house gear, that goes for me.
Staz says a true thing, if you know what you are doing, even the most rickety of gear can be made into a party tool.
Greetinx,
Chuck
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