buying 2x CDJ-2000 Nexus + DJM-900 Nexus.. is this all i need to buy? I'm looking to buy 2x CDJ-2000Nexus + DJM-900Nexus.. Do I need any other special cables to sync them together or run them to the mixer? I already have those standard black cables that I have hooked up from my Traktor Kontrol S2 to my Yamaha monitor's (male to male connector, not sure the name of them)..
Do I need to make sure I pick up anything else to make sure this setup is fully functional or does it come with everything to link the 2 together and to the mixer? Thanks for your help! |
Elvis Woodis
30.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
It's just a ridiculous straw man argument, no explanation necessary. If you've recently damaged your own gear by wiring it up incorrectly I don't see how you can then criticise others for asking how to do things right.
Hahahaahaha - this was such an arsehole thing to do, but it was played with such finesse.
Well played Squire. |
Janyce Henningson
29.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
There were a lot of Nazis who weren't anti-Semitic... doesn't mean they were in the right.
To be honest mate I don't get what you mean so can you explain it properly to me.
I gave an example of some guys been good dj's whilst not being very technical - how does that compare to non-racist nazi soldiers? |
Doreen Schurle
30.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
To be fair to the OP I have played with lots of guys who have no idea of these things - and some are great dj's - just not nerds like us.
But really you should know your cables matey.
There were a lot of Nazis who weren't anti-Semitic... doesn't mean they were in the right. |
Jeffrey Akinsanya
30.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
To get the most out of the gear you'll need:
- An Ethernet switch
- 4 Ethernet cables
- 2 SPDIF 75 ohm phono cables
- 2 RCA stereo cables
- 2 standard USB cables
- A computer
- SD cards, USB sticks
detailed check list missing one thing... TIME |
Ashanti Andreacchio
30.04.2013 | dam if you choose to buy a Ferrari you can dribe it whitout knowing everything about it.
If you buy a controller, CDJ, mixer or even a guitar there is no guaranty everything you need is included in the box.
buy the set your about or have already bought can be setup and work with what you get included all you need extra to get it to work is plugging in that black cable(RCA) to the master out if you want to go and make it work to it's full potential ann all that makar1.
SOmetime you guys are ego tripping so much you would mistake all the pictures in you house for mirros |
Elvis Woodis
30.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
It's just a ridiculous straw man argument, no explanation necessary. If you've recently damaged your own gear by wiring it up incorrectly I don't see how you can then criticise others for asking how to do things right.
Hahahaahaha - this was such an arsehole thing to do, but it was played with such finesse.
Well played Squire. |
Cole Maroto
30.04.2013 | godwin's law reached in 32 posts...that was pretty fast for a thread like this. |
Doreen Schurle
30.04.2013 | And makar's one-man crusade against me continues. If he'd actually been paying attention during that thread, the moral of the story is that plugging into dodgy knockoff gear is what caused my problem. |
Alphonso Deitchman
29.04.2013 | It's just a ridiculous straw man argument, no explanation necessary. If you've recently damaged your own gear by wiring it up incorrectly I don't see how you can then criticise others for asking how to do things right. |
Tesha Freudenstein
29.04.2013 | well, this went on a tangent. |
Janyce Henningson
29.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
There were a lot of Nazis who weren't anti-Semitic... doesn't mean they were in the right.
To be honest mate I don't get what you mean so can you explain it properly to me.
I gave an example of some guys been good dj's whilst not being very technical - how does that compare to non-racist nazi soldiers? |
Latina Samon
30.04.2013 | Not knowing what a phono cable is is a bit surprising but it's not the end of the world is it? Particularly if you know what it does but simply don't know the name. And asking what other cables are needed for the 2000Ns is hardly an offensive question considering they're a bit different to most other stuff. Why is everyone being so uptight?
There's some silly questions on here sometimes (what should my DJ name be? where can I get certain colour caps from for such a thing? etc.) but this isn't really one of them is it? |
Alphonso Deitchman
30.04.2013 | Does putting phantom power through your Master Outputs put you in the right? |
Doreen Schurle
30.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
To be fair to the OP I have played with lots of guys who have no idea of these things - and some are great dj's - just not nerds like us.
But really you should know your cables matey.
There were a lot of Nazis who weren't anti-Semitic... doesn't mean they were in the right. |
Jeffrey Akinsanya
30.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
To get the most out of the gear you'll need:
- An Ethernet switch
- 4 Ethernet cables
- 2 SPDIF 75 ohm phono cables
- 2 RCA stereo cables
- 2 standard USB cables
- A computer
- SD cards, USB sticks
detailed check list missing one thing... TIME |
Janyce Henningson
30.04.2013 | To be fair to the OP I have played with lots of guys who have no idea of these things - and some are great dj's - just not nerds like us.
But really you should know your cables matey. |
Malka Wickerham
29.04.2013 | You're going to need those red and white thingies, the black cords with the little lock, some head mounting speakers, and one of those thangs that looks like an old telephone cord. Sorry couldn't help myself. |
Doreen Schurle
27.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by mak
I believe you're missing the point yourself here pal! you don't have to be a sound engineer to become a dj, the only requirement is a huge appreciation for the music you're playing. firstly the majority of dj's when they start out set their decks up in their bedroom with help from friends, magazines or internet community
s and then don't touch the wiring again until they buy a new bit of kit. secondly, i personally believe the only problem with this industry today is little gremlins like you who spend most of their time on their computers and playing with wires rather than out in the clubs next to the speakers listening to music! finally if you can afford the industry standard why wouldn't you splash the cash and enjoy it??
The point is, people who are a) thick as shit, or b) ridiculously lazy, shouldn't be behind the decks.
Every single successful DJ I know can tell you EXACTLY how their gear is configured, wired up, and has a bunch of other knowledge for backup scenarios just in case their preferred setup solution isn't possible. "DJs" who don't know stuff like that cause more problems in this industry than anyone else; walking into a venue and not knowing what the gear
on hand is, or how to interface to it, means they either have to hassle the club staff for help getting setup - which is ridiculously unprofessional - or can't play at all, which is even moreso.
I was babysitting a DJ the other day for the club management, who came in with a laptop and nothing else. I asked him, "do you have a controller"? He said no. I said, "are you going to be using timecode? He said, "I can do", and so I asked him if he had a soundcard, he said no. I asked him what he was going to do, he said, "oh I'll just use my mouse etc"... I asked him how he was going to cue without a monitor output, he said, "oh I don't headphone cue", and finally I asked him if he had a cable to hook his laptop up to the mixer, and he had a 3.5mm to 3.5mm minijack cable with him. I was just like... wtf.
The point is, learn the basics or gtfo the industry. |
Celestine Porebski
27.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by mak
I believe you're missing the point yourself here pal! you don't have to be a sound engineer to become a dj, the only requirement is a huge appreciation for the music you're playing. firstly the majority of dj's when they start out set their decks up in their bedroom with help from friends, magazines or internet community
s and then don't touch the wiring again until they buy a new bit of kit. secondly, i personally believe the only problem with this industry today is little gremlins like you who spend most of their time on their computers and playing with wires rather than out in the clubs next to the speakers listening to music! finally if you can afford the industry standard why wouldn't you splash the cash and enjoy it??
No, I'm not. Nobody expects a DJ to be a sound engineer, but basic audio-routing is far from witchcraft (and quite logical as well - the terms "input" and "output" actually have some kind of related meaning, you know). And I seriously can't respect anybody who wants to be a DJ (uh, the money, the fame, the bitches - give em to me, NOW!!), but isn't able to learn this extremely basic stuff (and putting in some time to see what he/she's actually buying wouldn't hurt either).
And as for your snippy comment about me not partying, I just have to quote The Empire Strikes Back: "I don't know where you get your delusions, laser-brain"
My liver and my sleeping habbits would certainly disagree with you. Also, I'm with Cook on this one: if you want to post stuff like that, do it, but man up and use your real account. Creating a new account just to post this, seems a tiny bit pathetic to me. |
Precious Pequignot
27.04.2013 | i believe you should read up and know your cables 1st...
heres a link
http://tweakheadz.com/all-about-cables/ |
Deann Kovtun
28.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by Cook
and you needed to create a new account to say this so not to 'tarnish' your name, oh what a smart lad
you are right, but why create a new account to say what you wanted?
i haven't created a new account i stumbled upon this whilst doing a bit of extra research on 2000 nexus' as i plan on buying some myself soon. i had to comment because i felt it unfair you all ganging up on a lad who's keen enough and passionate enough about his music to part with his hard earned cash. the guy was just looking for a bit of friendly advice from someone who had experience with this bit of kit. |
Dione Haimes
28.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by mak
I believe you're missing the point yourself here pal! you don't have to be a sound engineer to become a dj, the only requirement is a huge appreciation for the music you're playing. firstly the majority of dj's when they start out set their decks up in their bedroom with help from friends, magazines or internet community
s and then don't touch the wiring again until they buy a new bit of kit. secondly, i personally believe the only problem with this industry today is little gremlins like you who spend most of their time on their computers and playing with wires rather than out in the clubs next to the speakers listening to music! finally if you can afford the industry standard why wouldn't you splash the cash and enjoy it??
and you needed to create a new account to say this so not to 'tarnish' your name, oh what a smart lad
you are right, but why create a new account to say what you wanted? |
Deann Kovtun
27.04.2013 |
Originally Posted by 3heads
Nope, the point of the criticism was that he seems to have no clue about the stuff he wants to buy (and apparently about audio in general). And this is something which can be observered quite regularly on this board. There's no shortage of questions like "what kind of cables do I need?", which - in all honesty - should all be answered with "please quit!"
I believe you're missing the point yourself here pal! you don't have to be a sound engineer to become a dj, the only requirement is a huge appreciation for the music you're playing. firstly the majority of dj's when they start out set their decks up in their bedroom with help from friends, magazines or internet community
s and then don't touch the wiring again until they buy a new bit of kit. secondly, i personally believe the only problem with this industry today is little gremlins like you who spend most of their time on their computers and playing with wires rather than out in the clubs next to the speakers listening to music! finally if you can afford the industry standard why wouldn't you splash the cash and enjoy it?? |
Vaughn Malbon
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by johndavid
Read the manual!
All answers and options and features and possibilities will be shown and explained far better than anyone here ever will.
Why?
Because the documentation work is already done, and it's not "our" job to answer such questions.
You might laugh at the idea of reading a manual, but try it, trust me, you'll learn things that may very well help you improve and better master your gear
and mixing!
Or as we say in IT RTFM. I bought a laptop about 18 years ago, just around the time USB was coming out. I had a sound module that I had to make a serial cable for as my laptop didnt have a USB port, I spent hours on that bloody cable. Only to eventually read the manual and discover there was one hidden behind a little plastic cover that I could have used all along. SO your 100% Right, Always Read thef**king manual!! |
Meridith Betsinger
11.03.2013 | Read the manual!
All answers and options and features and possibilities will be shown and explained far better than anyone here ever will.
Why?
Because the documentation work is already done, and it's not "our" job to answer such questions.
You might laugh at the idea of reading a manual, but try it, trust me, you'll learn things that may very well help you improve and better master your gear
and mixing! |
Vaughn Malbon
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by kooper1980
Totally agree. The criticism has nothing to do with what gear is being bought and EVERYTHING to do with the fact that his "research" into the gear is to come here and ask a question.
I completely agree with all that, but I do sometimes feel that there is a general prejudice against people buying expensive gear here unless they have worked their way up through all the crappy bits of gear and 'paid their dues' (or whatever is the DJ equivalent of bleeding fingers from the guitar strings). Down through the last few years, I have gone from a Korg nano to a BCD-2000 to finally spending a bit of money on a DDJ-T1, and to be honest If i had my time over I would have gone straight for the DDJ-T1. There is a lot of 'solve the problem for me, cos I don’t want to believe’ posts out there but that was not the point I was making, merely that on one thread people are hammered for not being able to use CDJ2000's and on another someone who is believeing of buying some presumably so he can also learn to use them, is hammered for not knowing enough about them so he shouldn’t have them. You can’t win sometimes, |
Kristofer Krauel
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by 3heads
Nope, the point of the criticism was that he seems to have no clue about the stuff he wants to buy (and apparently about audio in general). And this is something which can be observered quite regularly on this board. There's no shortage of questions like "what kind of cables do I need?", which - in all honesty - should all be answered with "please quit!"
Totally agree. The criticism has nothing to do with what gear is being bought and EVERYTHING to do with the fact that his "research" into the gear is to come here and ask a question. |
Celestine Porebski
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Morior
The gas thing here is that this guy initially got pilloried for wanting to buy what’s considered the industry standard, while in the meantime there is a huge thread ongoing were lots of people are pissing down on DJ's who want to use controllers with the general trend being 'know how to use the CDJ's before even considering yourself a DJ' (The "club standard" CDJ. Lack of respect for controllerists. Why? http://community
.djranking
s.com/showthread.php?t=68473)
Nope, the point of the criticism was that he seems to have no clue about the stuff he wants to buy (and apparently about audio in general). And this is something which can be observered quite regularly on this board. There's no shortage of questions like "what kind of cables do I need?", which - in all honesty - should all be answered with "please quit!" |
Isa Erik
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
There are also many skilled DJs out there that don't have the 1st clue about how the gear in front of them works.
you say it like it's a good thing... |
Vaughn Malbon
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
There is a huge price gap between a simple CDJ setup that will give you everything you need in order to learn mixing on CDJs, and the full Pioneer Nexus set.
There are also many skilled DJs out there that don't have the 1st clue about how the gear in front of them works.
I totally agree. But who wouldent like to have the Industry standard in your bedroom, lets face it many of the routines we all love to watch are done on the industry standard Pioneer gear. (just watch some of the Laidback luke routines out there,)and BTW I use controlers myself, never even touhed a CDJ2000.
Some people buy Ferraris, when a Skoda would still get them to all the places they want to go. |
Alphonso Deitchman
11.03.2013 | There is a huge price gap between a simple CDJ setup that will give you everything you need in order to learn mixing on CDJs, and the full Pioneer Nexus set.
There are also many skilled DJs out there that don't have the 1st clue about how the gear in front of them works. |
Vaughn Malbon
11.03.2013 | The gas thing here is that this guy initially got pilloried for wanting to buy what’s considered the industry standard, while in the meantime there is a huge thread ongoing were lots of people are pissing down on DJ's who want to use controllers with the general trend being 'know how to use the CDJ's before even considering yourself a DJ' (The "club standard" CDJ. Lack of respect for controllerists. Why? http://community
.djranking
s.com/showthread.php?t=68473) |
Celestine Porebski
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
... wow. Just wow.
This, right here, is everything that's wrong in the industry right now.
Could not agree more. |
Shala Wohletz
11.03.2013 | you will need a 4/5 port switch, an ethernet lead for your djm900 another ethernet lead for the laptop/computer(if you are going to plug that directly into the setup) usb sticks's and a pair of hdj 2000's to match the rest |
Alphonso Deitchman
11.03.2013 | I did say most, not the minimum required. If you're going minimum you may as well get a pair of 800 Mk2s instead. |
Cassie Sangermano
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
To get the most out of the gear you'll need:
- An Ethernet switch
- 4 Ethernet cables
- 2 SPDIF 75 ohm phono cables
- 2 RCA stereo cables
- 2 standard USB cables
- A computer
- SD cards, USB sticks
Not trying to be picky here, but he probably doesn't need any ethernet cables. The decks come with an ethernet cable, not sure about the mixer (couldn't find anywhere that states it).
The cdj's come with RCA cables, and you only need either the RCA's or the SPDIF, so unless he wants to use SPDIF the RCA cables are already in the box.
According to the specs on the Pioneer website, it doesn't come with USB cables (which suprises me, as my denon SC2900's came with USB cables), but unless he's planning on using it with computer software he diesn't need them anyway. |
Alphonso Deitchman
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by lip5016
I'm looking to buy 2x CDJ-2000Nexus + DJM-900Nexus.. Do I need any other special cables to sync them together or run them to the mixer? I already have those standard black cables that I have hooked up from my Traktor Kontrol S2 to my Yamaha monitor's (male to male connector, not sure the name of them)..
Do I need to make sure I pick up anything else to make sure this setup is fully functional or does it come with everything to link the 2 together and to the mixer? Thanks for your help!
To get the most out of the gear you'll need:
- An Ethernet switch
- 4 Ethernet cables
- 2 SPDIF 75 ohm phono cables
- 2 RCA stereo cables
- 2 standard USB cables
- A computer
- SD cards, USB sticks |
Doreen Schurle
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by lip5016
Not trolling. After a settlement I was left with a fair share of cash. I've been DJing for years now and work in Philly's top evening
club. The way I look at it is, If I can afford to lay out $5200 on a premier DJ setup and train and practice on the industry standard, when I know that it will always have at least a $4000 resale value (check Ebay), that means I'm basically leasing a "Ferrari" for $1200. I know that I'm lucky to have disposable income, but for my favorite hobby and passion for music, what is $1200 to me? The evening
club I work for pays their DJs $150/evening
so it's a quick payback investment. If I can afford to lay out the cash now, why wouldn't I go for it?
I just posted a mix the other day..
www.soundcloud.com/djPDA
Well that's all fair enough I suppose; and I can't tell you what to buy and what not to buy, that's obviously a personal choice :P But what I will say is, you'd be better served doing some research and learning the technical side of things as well. In answer to your original question, you'll need a pair of stereo RCA to RCA cables, and possibly a couple of CAT5 Ethernet cables for the Pioneer Link feature thingy.
EDIT: Good mix btw |
Kandis Smollen
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
Sigh, fine... here we go. I made an assumption based on your post, then checked your PREVIOUS posts, confirmed my assumption, and THEN commented.
Your previous posts indicate that you have difficulty doing even basic mixing using the gear you have at the moment, and yet you believe spending a shitload of cash on the highest priced gear on the market is going to help?
You have more money than sense. Literally. You're clearly lazy enough not to even bother reading the specifications of the gear you're purchasing, or even do the most basic of research with regards to what's required for your setup. You don't have even the most BASIC knowledge regarding how these items interact, and yet for some reason you've got |
Doreen Schurle
11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by lip5016
I bought this setup over 2 years ago and it's been my daily driver.. I haven't felt ready to enter the public until now.. Purchased everything I needed 2 years ago, set it up and never had to deal with them again til now..
I can see why you're acting like an asshole because til now, I haven't had to interact with these cables again and you believe that I'm some beginner whose new to mixing, which I am not.
Sigh, fine... here we go. I made an assumption based on your post, then checked your PREVIOUS posts, confirmed my assumption, and THEN commented.
Your previous posts indicate that you have difficulty doing even basic mixing using the gear you have at the moment, and yet you believe spending a shitload of cash on the highest priced gear on the market is going to help?
You have more money than sense. Literally. You're clearly lazy enough not to even bother reading the specifications of the gear you're purchasing, or even do the most basic of research with regards to what's required for your setup. You don't have even the most BASIC knowledge regarding how these items interact, and yet for some reason you've got |
