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Just a rant. Costs of DJing.

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Just a rant. Costs of DJing. Posted on: 02.09.2012 by Jamila Citino About a year ago I put down $600 to get a Kontrol S2 when it first came out. As a retired DJ which focus was "bedroom DJing", it was a bit on the high side, but what the hell. Now a year out and I am jonsing for the feel of vinyl again, but damn it will cost a small fortune. For starters trying to dig up SL1200s again is a challenge, at least to find quality units. $500-750 for a descent unit and hope you don't have to repair it. Then if I were to switch over to SSL (from Traktor) I would need to get a SL2. $500 for that. Dicers? $100 there Finally a Rane DVS. TTM56 as a intro unit. $700-800 for that Oh if I wanted to take it up a notch, bump up to The Bridge and Live. $550. So my $600 investment from a year ago jumps up to a minimum of $2300, more realistically $3000. Oh I need a loan.
Leeanna Ayla 05.09.2012	Originally Posted by Eliot Han Try also picking up shooting as a hobby ... ammo aint cheap Reload baby!
Nedra Fresneda 06.09.2012	Originally Posted by kindaFAST speaking of really expensive hobbies...try 11 second quarter miles and autocrossing in a c63 amg...70K for the car and 3k+ for tires every 2-3 days. do I buy race gas that lasts a few hours or a couple new CDJs that will last for years...hmmm? race gas it is. SILLY. maybe i should start knitting.
Leeanna Ayla 05.09.2012	Originally Posted by ksandvik Speaking of expensive hobbies, motorcycles, wear-and-tear, frequent maintenance, insurance, new bikes are expensive, gear... At least gas mileage is excellent. I pay more for one rear motorcycle street tire than I do for one car tire. The motorcycle tire will only last 1/4 of the miles though. I don't even want to talk about dirt bikes.
Margie Pavell 03.09.2012	Originally Posted by Jack Bastard That was pretty much the going rate for imported US releases when I was buying vinyl. I paid 11 bucks for imports and 6-7 bucks for domestics. Dancerecords.com for US orders and Hooj for the imports...
Rolanda Clodfelder 03.09.2012	Originally Posted by boarderbas You can start dj-ing now using a free piece of software, using royalty free audio. So DJ-ing is free. The expensive piece is the lust for gear and the quest for better mixing. I wouldn't say royalty free audio is gonna get you anywhere, but certainly buying Music is a Bucketload cheaper than Vinyl DJ'ing. but your right certainly about a free software, as a DVS Mixxx would cover 90% of A/B mixing setups. At the OP you just seem to have "RGAS" if left unchecked you will always feel lacking. Its not the cost of DJ'ing, its how much stuff you "want". You could easily have a sweet ass setup with oodles of control for around 1400 if you went with an S4 paired with S/H 1200's.
Vincenzo Bossart 09.09.2012	After a certain point its all about what you WANT, not what you really NEED.
Emely Metz 06.09.2012	blind buying fragrances on internet, i can see my money drain way faster this way :P and i've just started to get serious lol. building record collection can wait...it's a work of a lifetime
Mimi Mahaffee 06.09.2012	djing is cheap, hifi is expensive and thats one of my other hobbys. i just put down about 4k in american dollars for my new amplifier. will eat noodles for 6 months but def worth it
Reda Holdsworth 05.09.2012	Recording live music & doing it well = check your wallet at the door....
Leeanna Ayla 05.09.2012	Originally Posted by Eliot Han Try also picking up shooting as a hobby ... ammo aint cheap Reload baby!
Ciara Cuttill 05.09.2012	Try also picking up shooting as a hobby ... ammo aint cheap
Nedra Fresneda 06.09.2012	Originally Posted by kindaFAST speaking of really expensive hobbies...try 11 second quarter miles and autocrossing in a c63 amg...70K for the car and 3k+ for tires every 2-3 days. do I buy race gas that lasts a few hours or a couple new CDJs that will last for years...hmmm? race gas it is. SILLY. maybe i should start knitting.
Jamila Citino 05.09.2012	How we went from DJing costs to costs of autcrossing a damn AMG.
Orval Locascio 05.09.2012	speaking of really expensive hobbies...try 11 second quarter miles and autocrossing in a c63 amg...70K for the car and 3k+ for tires every 2-3 days. do I buy race gas that lasts a few hours or a couple new CDJs that will last for years...hmmm? race gas it is. SILLY. maybe i should start knitting.
Leeanna Ayla 05.09.2012	Originally Posted by ksandvik Speaking of expensive hobbies, motorcycles, wear-and-tear, frequent maintenance, insurance, new bikes are expensive, gear... At least gas mileage is excellent. I pay more for one rear motorcycle street tire than I do for one car tire. The motorcycle tire will only last 1/4 of the miles though. I don't even want to talk about dirt bikes.
Margie Pavell 03.09.2012	Originally Posted by Jack Bastard That was pretty much the going rate for imported US releases when I was buying vinyl. I paid 11 bucks for imports and 6-7 bucks for domestics. Dancerecords.com for US orders and Hooj for the imports...
Celine Surico 03.09.2012	Speaking of expensive hobbies, motorcycles, wear-and-tear, frequent maintenance, insurance, new bikes are expensive, gear... At least gas mileage is excellent.
Alona Durfee 03.09.2012	Djing is cheap compared to high level competitive paintball...$2000 for a set up plus another $3-400 in gear and then $100 on the cheap side per practice...then to play national tournaments its around $6-700 per person on a 7man team...hobbies can get expensive my man...
Daniell Kosharek 03.09.2012	I'm a drummer for 5-6 years and I spent almost US$6.600. Aprox. US$8.000 considering money over time. I'll stuck with my dj gear costing US$2.500,00 for 3 to 4 years. And I got some cash, unlike the drummer me.
Rolanda Clodfelder 03.09.2012	Originally Posted by boarderbas You can start dj-ing now using a free piece of software, using royalty free audio. So DJ-ing is free. The expensive piece is the lust for gear and the quest for better mixing. I wouldn't say royalty free audio is gonna get you anywhere, but certainly buying Music is a Bucketload cheaper than Vinyl DJ'ing. but your right certainly about a free software, as a DVS Mixxx would cover 90% of A/B mixing setups. At the OP you just seem to have "RGAS" if left unchecked you will always feel lacking. Its not the cost of DJ'ing, its how much stuff you "want". You could easily have a sweet ass setup with oodles of control for around 1400 if you went with an S4 paired with S/H 1200's.
Evia Nitch 03.09.2012	You can start dj-ing now using a free piece of software, using royalty free audio. So DJ-ing is free. The expensive piece is the lust for gear and the quest for better mixing.
03.09.2012	Originally Posted by keithace 15 bucks a record? where were you shopping? That was pretty much the going rate for imported US releases when I was buying vinyl.
Ossie Pooley 03.09.2012	I believe I brought a bike for 200 once. I spent a week grumbling about the price. Never again.
Loreta Altema 02.09.2012	I can honestly say i never knew bikes with no motors could cost that much.... Wowwwza!!
Johnetta Olewine 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by photojojo I used to carry a $5000 bicycle on the roof rack of my $1000 car. Totally. When I used to race downhill mtb's it wasn't uncommon to transport three 10k plus downhill bikes in my 1984 Volvo wagon.
Loreta Altema 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by jayo My set of golf clubs is worth about $4000 and I play about $6000 a year worth of golf. You sound like my Grandpa, lol..
Evie Baghdasarian 02.09.2012	My set of golf clubs is worth about $4000 and I play about $6000 a year worth of golf.
Loreta Altema 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by photojojo i used to carry a $5000 bicycle on the roof rack of my $1000 car. lmao!!!!
Leeanna Ayla 02.09.2012	I used to carry a $5000 bicycle on the roof rack of my $1000 car.
Freida Leash 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by Jester.NZ My first car i spend over 3K on the sounds, car was worth maybe $500. In another life i used to do custom installs. I was considering an iPad in the dash of an 89 camry, then came to my senses.
Latoria Kavulich 02.09.2012	My first car i spend over 3K on the sounds, car was worth maybe $500. In another life i used to do custom installs.
Ossie Pooley 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by Jester.NZ i just dropped more on a mixer than i've ever spent on a car lol Weird that you would say this. My friends told me today that I had a problem when I said I'd rather buy CDJs than a car. =D
Leeanna Ayla 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by sobi Forum from the early 90's called, and would like it's statement back. Or maybe he's from the future????
Darren Teboe 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by Jester.NZ If it was cheap every dingus and his dog would be a dj. Forum from the early 90's called, and would like it's statement back.
Latoria Kavulich 02.09.2012	I stand corrected
Erica Charvet 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by Jester.NZ If it was cheap every dingus and his dog would be a dj. I'm pretty sure every dingus and his dog IS a DJ these days :P
Latoria Kavulich 02.09.2012	If it was cheap every dingus and his dog would be a dj. i just dropped more on a mixer than i've ever spent on a car lol
Lela Umanskaya 02.09.2012	Originally Posted by sss18734 If just 2-3 thousands bucks frustrates you, just remember that DJ'ing is NOT that expensive of a hobby. You could always take up... knitting? Yep. I've got a few guitars that were in that price range...
Johnetta Olewine 02.09.2012	Get a pair of Stanton St150s. If you buy well you can get a PAIR, loaded, cheaper than a single 1200 and they are easily an equal to the 1200, if not better. Fuck the hater fanboys and save yourself some cash.
Leeanna Ayla 02.09.2012	I wish my other hobbies were as inexpensive as DJ'ing.

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