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My husband is wanting to start DJ-ing. He has done it before but he just downloaded songs onto our laptop and just took the laptop along. He would like a new PC for christmas for songs but I dont know what other DJs use to hold their songs, someone told me an MP3 player (im not sure what that is) I would really like to get him something for chrismas to put his songs on but i dont want to mess up and get him the wrong thing. Can anyone make any suggestions? Please!
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An external hard drive 250G or more would be ideal if he doesn't plan to bring physical cd's with him to gigs. My back-ups of my discs are stored and take up almost 600 Gigs. I still use audio format discs so I know I'll have the entire library with me at all times. There are also programs like PCDJ that you can look into that he'll eventually need, but without the storage capacity, he won't have much selection. If you're going the IPod route, there's a nifty but pricey kit with Twin IPod slots on a mixer. The IPod's handle the mp3 storage problem, but playback cannot be pitch-adjusted, so beat mixing may be a task.
Good Luck
DJ John
Boston
An external hard drive 250G or more would be ideal if he doesn't plan to bring physical cd's with him to gigs. My back-ups of my discs are stored and take up almost 600 Gigs. I still use audio format discs so I know I'll have the entire library with me at all times. There are also programs like PCDJ that you can look into that he'll eventually need, but without the storage capacity, he won't have much selection. If you're going the IPod route, there's a nifty but pricey kit with Twin IPod slots on a mixer. The IPod's handle the mp3 storage problem, but playback cannot be pitch-adjusted, so beat mixing may be a task.
Good Luck
DJ John
Boston
What licence do you need to be a DJ in Second Life?
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Yep no licence required. I'm a DJ in SL. It's great fun and if you think you have something to offer, then I strongly suggest you give it a try.
I rent my stream from Avery Robbiani in Second Life. It's L$500 (approx just over $2.10) per month; allows 50 listeners and runs at up to 192kbs. Check out Avery's profile for information on renting a stream from her. It's worth noting that many clubs have their own streams they may let you use, but even those places seem to feel a DJ with her/his own stream takes the job more seriously.
You will also need software that will work for streaming. The most popular is SAM Broadcaster, which is what I use, but it's very expensive to buy. Some people use WinAmp, but I don't like it as DJ software. Reaper is a very nice alternative to SAM and Reaper is free (Google it). This is great software if you are a bit more adventurous as it allows you to edit tracks: layer sounds over tracks and create a single file of an entire set. It also allows you to include markers that will bring up track listing announcements in SL chat.
Finally, you need a very extensive music collection. A few hundred CDs or downloaded albums isn't really going to cut it. I have a 1TB external hard drive stuffed with just music for DJing in SL and the 1TB internal hard drive on my computer is close to full - again, mostly with music. Others I don't use so often, I store on DVD disks. I have something like 1000 1940s songs alone, and 1940s isn't my main genre of music when it comes to DJing. While you may have a favourite music genre, it's worth having some music outside of your chosen field. You'll also need a good collection of popular artists and bands - even some you may personally loathe.
Remember that the Classic Rock, 80s and current charts genres are already well catered for in SL. I chose to keep current charts and 80s music to a minimum, seeing as there are plenty of people doing that already, but I advertise as a Rock DJ simply because I know I have an amazing rock music collection. My specialities are world music (all kinds), electronica, rock, progressive rock, 60s, psychedelic, Celtic Rock and ambient. I can touch on blues, jazz, soul, pop, punk, new wave, rock and roll/rockabilly, 1940s Big Band, movie soundtracks, indie and folk. Even with all of these genres, people STILL ask me to play songs I don't have.
While it's possible to make L$5000+ in tips on a good night DJing in SL, you will always be spending much more than you can make in adding music to your collection. SL DJs do what they do for the sheer pleasure of sharing great music, rather than to earn money. You're going to be spending countless hours creating playlists, during which time you will earn nothing. But none of that matters if you love music.
Yep no licence required. I'm a DJ in SL. It's great fun and if you think you have something to offer, then I strongly suggest you give it a try.
I rent my stream from Avery Robbiani in Second Life. It's L$500 (approx just over $2.10) per month; allows 50 listeners and runs at up to 192kbs. Check out Avery's profile for information on renting a stream from her. It's worth noting that many clubs have their own streams they may let you use, but even those places seem to feel a DJ with her/his own stream takes the job more seriously.
You will also need software that will work for streaming. The most popular is SAM Broadcaster, which is what I use, but it's very expensive to buy. Some people use WinAmp, but I don't like it as DJ software. Reaper is a very nice alternative to SAM and Reaper is free (Google it). This is great software if you are a bit more adventurous as it allows you to edit tracks: layer sounds over tracks and create a single file of an entire set. It also allows you to include markers that will bring up track listing announcements in SL chat.
Finally, you need a very extensive music collection. A few hundred CDs or downloaded albums isn't really going to cut it. I have a 1TB external hard drive stuffed with just music for DJing in SL and the 1TB internal hard drive on my computer is close to full - again, mostly with music. Others I don't use so often, I store on DVD disks. I have something like 1000 1940s songs alone, and 1940s isn't my main genre of music when it comes to DJing. While you may have a favourite music genre, it's worth having some music outside of your chosen field. You'll also need a good collection of popular artists and bands - even some you may personally loathe.
Remember that the Classic Rock, 80s and current charts genres are already well catered for in SL. I chose to keep current charts and 80s music to a minimum, seeing as there are plenty of people doing that already, but I advertise as a Rock DJ simply because I know I have an amazing rock music collection. My specialities are world music (all kinds), electronica, rock, progressive rock, 60s, psychedelic, Celtic Rock and ambient. I can touch on blues, jazz, soul, pop, punk, new wave, rock and roll/rockabilly, 1940s Big Band, movie soundtracks, indie and folk. Even with all of these genres, people STILL ask me to play songs I don't have.
While it's possible to make L$5000+ in tips on a good night DJing in SL, you will always be spending much more than you can make in adding music to your collection. SL DJs do what they do for the sheer pleasure of sharing great music, rather than to earn money. You're going to be spending countless hours creating playlists, during which time you will earn nothing. But none of that matters if you love music.
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