DJ Equipment

Usually equipment Disc Jockey / DJ Equipments DJ Booth is located at / DJ Counter (DJ table). The following are the tools commonly used by DJs:

Turtable
Tool / player to play or vinyl LPs. Turntable is different from the old turntable, Because it's often experience a change then there are some features that are added to the turntables at this time. Turntable that DJs are usually used TECHNICS SL-1200 MK II, Since the mechanical system is very simple and accurate system of speed on his motorcycle. There are several brands of turntable than TECHNICH, Such as:
NUMARK TT-1400, VESTAX PDT 5000, GEMINI XL-DD5011 and others, but the DJ-DJ worldwide average use Turntable TECHNICS brand.

1. Turntable Mat: black disc tray
2. Start / Stop buttons: Button survival, turntables
3. Speed ​​select button: key regulator sesuaiplat RPM (45/33)
4. Stylus Iiluminator swicth: Button Lights menerangan turntable needle
5. Headshell: Place cartridge and stylus mounted
6. Picth Control Knob: Key settings in the control picth
7. Reset botton: Key research
8. Center spindle: Central rotation (axis as)
9. Balance Weight: Weight for keseimbagan
10. Cueing Lever: Lifting Arm
11. Power Switch: black key regulator of the
12. Strobe Dots: spots on the motor side of the turntable
13. Turntable Base: The basis of the turntable
14. 45 RPM adapter: a small circle at the center of rotation for a larger hole
15. Stylus Iiluminitor: Lights for penerangi turntable
16. Strobe-Iiliminator / Pilot Light: Tracking speed / sign lighting On / Off
17. Turntable Platter: iron disc turntable in the middle
18. Arm Knob Lock: Button Lock high circular arm
19. Anti Skating Control Knob: The key regulator of antiskating
20. Arm Clamp: Lock on the tone arm holder
21. Locking Nut: Lock the arm with Headshell
22. Picth Indicators: Figures instructions on picth control
23. Tone Arm: Arm tone

CDJ
CD Player or the more familiar longer known as the CDJ. But for DJ CDJ specialize in, because there are some special features that are made to find the beat (ing CUE button) and there is also a pitch controlnya like turntables, CDJ therefore different from other CD player. Especially in an era of increasingly sophisticated as this, Usefulness CDJ growing and widely used by both DJ-DJ's in clubs and at outdoor events. CDJ has been used as a basic tool in Europe and in America since 1994. Various brands are vying to issue the type and sophistication of the features of the CDJ. Like Pioneer, NUMARK, Denon, and Other. Many DJs-DJ who uses the turntable as compared with the CDJ player turntable not as heavy, shape is also simple addition and most importantly is easy to bring his songs (CD). There are several brands and types of CDJ is often used by the Disc Jockey:

PIONEER CDJ (100s, 800 and 1000), DENON (S 3000 and S 5000), TECHNICS and others.
there is even a CDJ that can double as a tool for difungsi like Visual PRO PIONEER DVJ X1.

MIXER
Mixer is a tool that serves untukmenggabungkan / mixing the two songs that domainkan oleg DJ. The function of the mixer a lot, Because in addition fungsimya to combine songs, this tool bisamengeluarkan effect-effect (located on the mixer-mixer only) also adjust the volume on the microphone and so forth. Mixer for DJs, different from the mixer is normally used for the band or recording studio.
on a DJ mixer generally consist of:
Channel Turntable (Phono), Tape (Line), Master Volume, Cueing Level (Headphone Monitor), and additional facilities such as: Equalizer, crossfader, DJ Mic, VU, Display, Etc.
Each Mixer vary in terms of advantages, such as the Pioneer DJM 600 mixer features the issuing Effect.
DJ mixers are commonly used:
Pioneer, Allen & Heath, NUMARK, Gemini Etc.

Mixer basic functions:
- As the terminal: The inclusion of a variety of sound sources
- Control Board: organize a place the size of the volume of each channel
- Switch Board: Place of death or life set on / off each channel

Mixer is a vital tool just like turntables or cdj, Because perfection, harmony and kekraifan a DJ at the time of mixing is in Mixer.

  HEADPHONE
Although a small but very important if we are doing well at the Speed ​​Hunting Mixing a song. Headphone function monitor tracks that will be issued and also at both the music Running. We do not need too turn up the volume on the headphones, provided it is clear our ears to monitor. Each Headphones from various brands and types have their own advantages, but should we look for our ear headphones comfortable and most importantly is the sound that dihasilkanoleh headphones must be clear / not broken (although it has raised the volume on the headphones). Actually, a DJ uses headphones on one side only to perform at or Speed ​​Hunting Cue, then the other side is used to monitor the song being played.
There are several brands Headphones are often used by DJs:
TECHNICS, PIONEER, STANTON, SONY, NUMARK, ETC.

MICROPHONE
A DJ usually use a microphone when announching to welcome or parting also wish a happy birthday and many others. Most important is the quality and sound quality are removed from the Microphone, If a good brand but the resulting sound quality is not very good at just lying. As a DJ must also know how to set or Adjustment Volume, Bass, Trable, and the corresponding gain so it does not sound any disturbance (feed back) and the sound coming out the speakers sounded clear.

VINYL (Black Disc)
Record / Vinyl or LPs (PH) is like a bullet for the Disc Jockey and that a weapon is a turntable or CDJ. PH has a quality, quality and size vary. As a DJ needs to know things like this, If we're going shopping a PH, we've pengetahui where the quality is good and what is not.
Vinyl can be seen from the large / size and can be divided into:
- Long Play Record (large size)
Usually contains a lot of songs in a single face / side and a standard size is 12 inch
- Single Record (small size)
Usually contains a one in a front / side and a standard size is 7 inch.


PH has ukurasn motor speed / RPM different as an example:
45 RPM (usually for a single record or 12 "single record)
33 1 / 3 RPM (usually for a long play phonograph records, but there is also a small size with this speed).