New to the Industry – Please Help…

Hi Thatt Guyy, welcome to the forums. Hope you’ll enjoy your time here.

Your question should really be posted in the DJ Gear or DJ Booth forums, but I’ll give you the quick answer here.

First of all it seems you are looking for a shortcut to DJ-ing. Not gonna happen. You may go through the basics fast(er) than others, but you have to go through the basics.

So, buying a high(er) end NV controller is not a good step at this point in your career. Getting the Gemini is at your own peril. Better to go with one of the starter controllers we have on the shortlist.

You have absolutely no clue yet what your workflow will be like, nor do you currently master any of the basics of DJ-ing. And chosing a proper controller starts with a decent understanding what your desired/intended workflow is. Then you figure out what software best suits your workflow, then you set an actual budget (not “limited budget” but an actual amount) where you take into account all the other stuff you need like speakers, headphone, cables, bag/flightcase, laptop stand and such. Then you make your own shortlist of possible controllers that suite your worklow, your software and your budget and try to get hands on time with those 2 or 3. Only then are you ready to safely buy a controller.

In your position I’d go with one of the following controllers, used if you can get one to keep the cost low, invest in the How To Digital DJ Fast course, get some gigs (house parties, birthdays, pool parties, small bars) under your belt and then, and ONLY then, start thinking about your next controller and getting into something like the Master Class (which is great by the way).

Denon MC2000
Reloop Beatmix 2
Numark Mixtrack Pro (2 or 3)
Pioneer DDJ-SB (the SR is possible too but limits you to using RekordBox DJ software)

All these controllers should work with VDJ, but will also work with software like Serato, Mixvibes Cross and others should you decide that VDJ is not the software for you in the near future.

Just my three cents as usual.

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Even CDJs won’t have CDs in the future (proof in point: XDJ-750 and XDJ-1000 for example).

And, as you will find out after reading a few posts on these forums, transitioning into using CDJs is definitely not upgrading and not necessarily something to aspire to. At least in our very humble digital DJ opinions.

Good luck with your career and we look forward to progress reports.

Using CDJ’s is not an upgrade, as mentioned. However, I would personally suggest getting your hands on a pair of DJ cd players, there’s still a lot of learning to be had in using older technology.
The more you know about DJ’ing the better, and it really does extend into the knowledge of the equipment too. There are loads of folks coming on board, and where I live, for example, people have got into the unfortunate habit of buying cheap controllers, using their existing home laptop, and advertising for work with no experience, knowing nothing about the gear they use, and can’t troubleshoot. The other thing is, CDJ’s are still in venues, if you are competent on a set of cd players, you can pretty much play anywhere.