Choosing the correct DJ equipment is a very hard task, especially for an amateur. In order to learn how to become a DJ, you will need some beginner DJ equipment. There are many different types of equipment that you can buy, based on the particular music format you wish to spin, for example; CDs for CD DJs, vinyl records and vinyl CDs, and MP3s for digital DJ’s.

It doesn’t matter what format you wish to spin, any aspiring DJ should have certain set of DJ equipment, and these are: two turntables, one mixer, one pair of headphones, one pair of monitor speakers and one pair of PA speakers. Your turntables are one of the most important pieces of equipment in your DJ set up, you need to remember that the quality of your turntables will be directly related to the amount of money you are willing to spend.

Any of your other equipment can always be changed or upgraded at a later date, but your turntables cannot easily be changed as it costs a lot of money. Buying the right turntables will guarantee your setup will last for a long time. There are two different types of turntables that are available for the vinyl DJ, these are: belt driven and direct drive turntables. There are a few other items you will need to purchase along with your vinyl turntables, these are: needles, cartridges and slip mats. There are also two main types of cartridges, these are; Concord design and shell mounted cartridges.

These days, a lot of DJs use time coded systems and MIDI controllers. One of the main attractions of this new type of system is that the DJs will be able to play songs virtually. When using this system, DJs or connect their programs to a computer and then line up WAV’s/MP3s that are downloaded from their collection. This type of digital system is fast becoming the first preference for almost all new DJs simply because of the ease of building a large collection of songs on their computer.

One of the most useful items when controlling the song mixes is the MIDI controller. These controllers are quite cheap to buy, very easy to use and they will allow you to easily make a list of songs to play. Another piece of important equipment is the mixer; this is what connects the turntables with the speakers. The best way to go about buying new equipment is to seek help from more experienced people. If you know any DJs already, then it would be a big help if you could have a chat with them and talk about the equipment they use on a regular basis.