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  • March 15, 2013 at 7:57 am #37974
    Terry_42
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    Hey and welcome to the forums!
    Nice Prague is such a wonderful town and at least when I was there (around 2006-2008) it had awesome clubs.

    Laptop, Soundcard and VDJ sounds like a nice start, but I would rather go directly for a DJ controller. There is just so much more you can do with one.

    March 15, 2013 at 7:06 pm #38008
    Andilcii
    Member

    thanks, Prague is still gorgeous, little bit cold right now 😀 but there are still great clubs, the problem is I have no clue how I can manage to play there 😀 for now I am looking for the cheapest way to DJ easily and I´m not i big fan of effects anyway.. about that Virtual DJ, a friend of mine told me that he has never seen any good Dj using a VDJ and that it would be funny if I used it.. he also mentioned that the sound is worse from VDJ(??) so I´m having a second thoughts 🙁

    March 16, 2013 at 5:08 pm #38027
    DJ Medik
    Member

    Hi Andilcii and welcome! I’ve never been to Prague but the pictures I’ve seen are beautiful! Most definitely on my stop when I plan my Europe trip! 🙂 I just started in small clubs about two years back and it does take quite a lot of work on your part to hit those big clubs. Practice your mixing everyday, put yourself out there, promote yourself, market yourself, etc. It will take a lot of time and dedication on your end, but the end results will be worth it! Start by networking with club promoters and other DJ’s in your area. Help them out.. offer to flyer for their clubs, set up audio equipment or help with setup/ breakdown. There is an article on this site about landing gigs that is awesome! Phil and his team sure are lifesavers (or at least DJ career starters! haha). Best of luck to you mate! Cheers!

    March 16, 2013 at 5:42 pm #38031
    Andilcii
    Member

    thanks a lot for your advices.. and I am willing to work hard towards my dream, but the point is a have no equipment so far.. just my laptop and I´m thinking of purchasing this soundcard, what do you say? http://www.esi-audio.com/products/maya44usb/

    March 16, 2013 at 6:00 pm #38032
    DJ Medik
    Member

    That is exactly how I started. I had very little extra cash to spend on DJ equipment. So I picked up a cheap pair of headphones, bought the home edition of VDJ, and picked up a two channel Native Instrument sound card (The Audio 2 DJ). It is not the most optimal set up, but hey it got me started. I also learned how to use CD decks/ CDJ’s as well. My first live gig the venue had house CD decks and not wanting to mix on just my laptop live, I played on CD’s for a year while I saved up for my controller. Use the time to review the controller you will eventually want to buy. It’s quite a large investment and a pretty big decision for your career. After reading many reviews and analyzing what each controller does (even the placement of the buttons, knobs, and jogs were an important factor to me) I had my heart set on the Traktor S4. Don’t be tempted to buy a controller you don’t really want but is in your price range. It may be a quick fix now, but you will end up regretting it later on.

    March 16, 2013 at 7:01 pm #38033
    Andilcii
    Member

    thank you for a reply.. maybe in the future I can buy some controller, but in the time I just want to play with whatever the club has.. and play music from my laptop.. is that a wise choose?

    March 16, 2013 at 7:44 pm #38037
    DJ Medik
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    There are a million different ways to get to the same goal which is to rock the crowd. So long as your crowd has fun, go with whatever works best for you! 🙂

    March 16, 2013 at 7:46 pm #38038
    Andilcii
    Member

    great words! you are right, its all about the crowd :))

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