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🎧How I Got Into DJing Without Breaking The Bank💸
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Joel
This is the EXACT gear I used when I first started DJing. Cheap, not professional or flashy, but its what actually taught me how to mix. If you’re just starting out and don’t want to sell your kidney for Pioneer CDJs and a mixer… this is all you need...
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🎧How I Got Into DJing Without Breaking The Bank💸

🎧How I Got Into DJing Without Breaking The Bank💸

This is the EXACT gear I used when I first started DJing. Cheap, not professional or flashy, but its what actually taught me how to mix. If you’re just starting out and don’t want to sell your kidney for Pioneer CDJs and a mixer… this is all you need...

 
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Yes it has disco lights. Cheap, durable and literally all you need to start!
Numark Party Mix
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Great noise cancelling and surprisingly comfortable! Perfect for practicing your mixes without pissing off your neighbours or frying your ears.
HDJ-X5 Over-ear DJ headphones (black)
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Deadset, I still use these. Red for the right and blue for the left (this is when you play on CDJs). Blue is backup, red is REaDy for party. Lessgoo!
Red And Blue 32GB USB Sticks
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Let me just say… YOU DO NOT NEED a MacBook or some beast of a laptop that could run the spacestation… just something that runs Rekordbox or Serato. Mine did the job and barely broke a sweat.
HP Laptop
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YOU DO NOT NEED a crazy speaker or sound system when you're starting out. Any speaker with an AUX input is all you need. I had a JBL Boombox, but honestly, any speaker with AUX will do!
JBL Portable Speaker
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YOU NEED ONE OF THESE! Or you’ll be DJing to the deaf community, because neither you nor anyone else will hear your masterpieces…
AUX to RCA Cable - 1.5m - 3.5mm
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TRUST ME! Get the 4-pack… these little buggers are like Houdini… One minute they’re there, the next they’re in the Bahamas laughing at you. Without this bullet-looking thing, you won’t be using your headphones on any proper CDJs/mixer setup. *Not nee...
3.5mm to 1/4 Inch Headphone Adapters, 4 pack
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Just to be safe… not sure if the new Party Mix versions still run RCA outputs or just AUX, so here’s one for your convenience. Worst case, it ends up in your car and your mates can jump on AUX
AUX Cable
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