Decks for beginners

[DJ Elemental]

I thinking of getting some desks in the new year, and I don;t have alot of mix experience, I was wondering what you would recommend for a beginner to use. Erm price range 600 quid max maybe a ickle bit more

[Mr_Happy]

2b honnest - u wont get alot 4 £600 max unless u already have ur mixer and ur speekers and amp and headphones

[Claire DC]

he couold runit thru the stereo tho in all fairness!!

[DJ Elemental]

well i got my PA (2000 watts muhahaha) ministry head phones. just need some decks and mixer

[Mr_Happy]

he couold runit thru the stereo tho in all fairness!!

 

yeah - but i know he has a digital studio so he might not actually have a spare amp be it on a stero or not

[Claire DC]

i have a pioneer djm 300 mixer tho i wished id waited as id thought of doin (i was impatient) for the 600 the 300 is good but iv heard sooo many good things about the 600!!

 

U could try and get some second hand 1210's ?? IMO mk2s are good enough, u dont need mk3s unless u wana fork out the extra but i (until they were stolen) got by quite well with normal mk2s and they cant be that bad as theyve been the industry standard for about 20 years or somethin!!

[Mr_Happy]

got by quite well with normal mk2s and they cant be that bad as theyve been the industry standard for about 20 years or somethin!!

 

i'm mixing on belt drives - ok i wouldn't recommend this idea to ne 1 as its a complete waste of money but still - 1210s ARE the standard and saying they will do is like saying linux will suffice as an opperating system

[Claire DC]

i meant inn comparison to the mk3's i dont see the value for money in them as the difference is only minor!!

[Mr_Happy]

hence the 'mk' bit rather than giving them an entirely new product name

[LiquidEyes]

I haven't quite got my head around your cryptic sarcasm Mr Happy!!!

 

Presumably you agree that 1210's will do the job?

Or you are actually saying that Linux is a sufficient operating system?

 

Whether it's your logic or your spelin (sic), you always keep me on my toes mate!!!

[Mr_Happy]

hehehe sorry

 

Presumably you agree that 1210's will do the job?

Or you are actually saying that Linux is a sufficient operating system?

 

i'm saying both r tru (imo)

[goshow]

Elemental, trust me mate for £600 you can get a [censored] hot set up. i've just got a pair of mk3 1210s, vestax PCV275 3 channel mixer, stanton trackmaster 2RS cartridges and all leads, just 1 year old for £670. thats about £1400 brand new.

 

Now tell me you can't get a decent set up for around £600!

 

and by the way it was on Ebay.

[DJ Elemental]

Elemental, trust me mate for £600 you can get a [censored] hot set up. i've just got a pair of mk3 1210s, vestax PCV275 3 channel mixer, stanton trackmaster 2RS cartridges and all leads, just 1 year old for £670. thats about £1400 brand new.

 

Oh nice I guess its just a matter of knowing a good deal when I see one, course i know nothing about them, im gonna have to do some reading up on them and see whats on the market

[goshow]

As a rule of thumb, try to get hold of some direct drives as apposed to belt drives. Any decks are better than no decks.

Whatever decks you buy it won't be long until you want some 1210's. unless they are 1210's!!

[Claire DC]

i started on sony decks, direct drive but it was a matter of 4 months before i had 1210s lol!!

 

Now i got none cos they been fuckin stolen.... i still have my mixer tho!!