Help With Setting Up In Club!!

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Help With Setting Up In Club!!
Posted on: 29.12.2013 by Ellsworth Kozelka
I have my first club gig next month and was wondering how i would set it up to the clubs mixer, using my controller.

I'm doing a shared gig with a friend ill be using my controller while he uses the CD J's. Now i'm not sure how to set up so we both can play without the music stopping so hell play on the CD J's's for abit then ill play on my controller for abit!

I DJ at a local pub and student union and plug into a mixer or a pa mixer and its really simple, i use a cable (RCA to aux) RCA into the back of the mixer and aux into my laptop! so easy (i believe its rca anyway)

And i obviously just hook my controller to my laptop, jobs a goodun.

Would this be the same in a club using CD J's while someone may be on before or after me?

Tips would be appreciated!!
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Everything....
wrong

Originally Posted by Macco
Wats setting up got to do with doing wat i love doing? I asked you for advice on setting up in a club enviroment not if you believe im good enough to play in a club.
no need to worry! if you are goo, you are good. no matter what stuff you use to be good.

i played my first club gigs on an old laptop running traktor 2, a spraypainted qwertzy-keyboard and a usb gaming headset. the people liked it and that
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
wrong
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Everything....
wrong

Originally Posted by Macco
Wats setting up got to do with doing wat i love doing? I asked you for advice on setting up in a club enviroment not if you believe im good enough to play in a club.
no need to worry! if you are goo, you are good. no matter what stuff you use to be good.

i played my first club gigs on an old laptop running traktor 2, a spraypainted qwertzy-keyboard and a usb gaming headset. the people liked it and that
Nancey Inderlied
02.01.2014
Originally Posted by Macco
The fact iv'e never played in a club means iv never set up in a club, so have never had a chance to even try to set up or even learn.
If you aren't familiar with the process of setting up your gear , or know your way around a basic sound system, its pretty safe to say you could use more time learning and less time in the spotlight.
Ellsworth Kozelka
02.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Everything....
The fact iv'e never played in a club means iv never set up in a club, so have never had a chance to even try to set up or even learn.
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Macco
Wats setting up got to do with doing wat i love doing?
Everything....
Ellsworth Kozelka
30.12.2013
Originally Posted by 3heads
You have two separate stereo outs in your laptop? I somehow doubt that....
I a USB stick soundcard and plug my headphones into that to cue songs
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
not at all. with a soundsystem in that pricerange i
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Ed Paris
wrong
Not totally wrong, you wouldn't be nervous with someone with zero experience piloting your $500,000 speaker system?
Matt Kane
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Everything....
wrong

Originally Posted by Macco
Wats setting up got to do with doing wat i love doing? I asked you for advice on setting up in a club enviroment not if you believe im good enough to play in a club.
no need to worry! if you are goo, you are good. no matter what stuff you use to be good.

i played my first club gigs on an old laptop running traktor 2, a spraypainted qwertzy-keyboard and a usb gaming headset. the people liked it and that
Antonetta Wikel
02.01.2014
Nancey Inderlied
02.01.2014
Originally Posted by Macco
The fact iv'e never played in a club means iv never set up in a club, so have never had a chance to even try to set up or even learn.
If you aren't familiar with the process of setting up your gear , or know your way around a basic sound system, its pretty safe to say you could use more time learning and less time in the spotlight.
Ellsworth Kozelka
02.01.2014
Originally Posted by Kwal
Everything....
The fact iv'e never played in a club means iv never set up in a club, so have never had a chance to even try to set up or even learn.
Hellen Mindrup
03.01.2014
Originally Posted by Macco
Wats setting up got to do with doing wat i love doing?
Everything....
Ellsworth Kozelka
02.01.2014		Wats setting up got to do with doing wat i love doing? I asked you for advice on setting up in a club enviroment not if you believe im good enough to play in a club.
Hellen Mindrup
30.12.2013		Maybe I'm a dick, but I believe it's probably better off staying home and getting more acquainted with this art before showcasing yourself at a evening club.
Ellsworth Kozelka
30.12.2013
Originally Posted by 3heads
You have two separate stereo outs in your laptop? I somehow doubt that....
I a USB stick soundcard and plug my headphones into that to cue songs
Lakeesha Storman
30.12.2013		Let me see if I've got this straight.

You have a USB connection from your controller to your computer. Additionally, you hook up via RCA, the output of the controller to the mixer input. Then you take a mixer output and plug it back into your computer?

And you're wondering if you can do this in the club as well?
Celestine Porebski
30.12.2013		You have two separate stereo outs in your laptop? I somehow doubt that....
Ellsworth Kozelka
30.12.2013
Originally Posted by 3heads
So you don't cue up the music you're going to play next? Then you probably shouldn't be playing anywhere at all, sorry if that sounds harsh....
No to cue up aswell, wat has confused you?
Celestine Porebski
30.12.2013		So you don't cue up the music you're going to play next? Then you probably shouldn't be playing anywhere at all, sorry if that sounds harsh....
Ellsworth Kozelka
30.12.2013
Originally Posted by ImNotDedYet
You need an RCA cable. Aux in on the house mixer will likely accept RCAs, so you'd go RCA out of the controller to the the AUX input on the house mixer. You'll have USB from the controller to your laptop. If you already go RCA to aux at the pub you DJ, you shouldn't need additional cables.

SirReal pretty much explained it as well as possible. I'm just re-spewing what he said. The only potential complication is if the house mixer is a 2-channel mixer. Then you're going to have to plug in both CDJs to the house mixer, and unplug the one he isn't using and plug in your controller right before you take over. Or he'll have to start on a CDJ on the "other channel" you're not using, then unplug your controller and plug in his other CDJ if he takes over after you. If it's a 4 channel mixer, you should be good to go for all three at once.

Ask if you can get into the club to see what they have, and how you'll hook everything up.


That sounds easy enough, at the moment i use RCA plugged into the mixer to aux plugged into my laptop so the other way around from wat you suggested. Is this still possible in a club enviroment?
Lakeesha Storman
30.12.2013		You need an RCA cable. Aux in on the house mixer will likely accept RCAs, so you'd go RCA out of the controller to the the AUX input on the house mixer. You'll have USB from the controller to your laptop. If you already go RCA to aux at the pub you DJ, you shouldn't need additional cables.

SirReal pretty much explained it as well as possible. I'm just re-spewing what he said. The only potential complication is if the house mixer is a 2-channel mixer. Then you're going to have to plug in both CDJs to the house mixer, and unplug the one he isn't using and plug in your controller right before you take over. Or he'll have to start on a CDJ on the "other channel" you're not using, then unplug your controller and plug in his other CDJ if he takes over after you. If it's a 4 channel mixer, you should be good to go for all three at once.

Ask if you can get into the club to see what they have, and how you'll hook everything up.
Ellsworth Kozelka
30.12.2013
Originally Posted by SirReal
RCA out of your controller to a line input on the house mixer. If it's a 4 channel then have the CDJ's on 2 channels and your controller on a third. DJ all evening long. If it's only a two channel mixer then you need an aux input OR you've got to switch out one channel with your controller when you want to play.

I also need to buy a cable, would it be RCA to RCA? At the moment at my local bar i dont plug anything into my controller apart from the usb for power to my computer, wat i use at the moment is i believe an RCA from the mixer to aux sterio cable into my laptop. Would it be better comming from my controller into the mixer rather than my laptop?

I guess if i can use the way iv been using for a while it would be easyier for me. It doesnt really matter?

RCA from mixer to aux into laptop VS RCA from mixer to RCA into controller. Or doesnt it matetr?

Sorry for the rant
Antonetta Wikel
29.12.2013		Only if it's 2 line inputs per channel, you wouldn't want him plugging into a phono input. The only reason I say this is based on his questions. I get the feeling he's not entirely up on signal flow and connections.
Nancey Inderlied
29.12.2013
Originally Posted by SirReal
If it's only a two channel mixer then you need an aux input OR you've got to switch out one channel with your controller when you want to play.
90% of inputs on mixers these days are stacked, usually with a line/phono switch. Its entirely possible to just patch into a CDJ's channel, and flip the switch back and forth depending on who's playing.
Antonetta Wikel
29.12.2013		RCA out of your controller to a line input on the house mixer. If it's a 4 channel then have the CDJ's on 2 channels and your controller on a third. DJ all evening long. If it's only a two channel mixer then you need an aux input OR you've got to switch out one channel with your controller when you want to play.

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