EQUIPMENT
AS A DJ’S EQUIPMENT IS ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT
TOOLS OF THEIR TRADE IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL
PROBABLY KNOW THE LEAST ABOUT. IT IS TRUE THAT YOU
DON’T WANT TO SEE A DJ WALK IN WITH A BOOM BOX, A
HOME STEREO OR EVEN A WALKMAN. BUT HOW DO YOU
KNOW IF THE EQUIPMENT IS OF GOOD QUALITY, CAN FILL
THE SPACE YOUR IN AND IS WELL MAINTAINED.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS:
1. IS IT THE NAME BRAND YOU FIND IN YOUR LOCAL STORES?
2. IS IT CLEAN AND HAVE ALL THE KNOBS AND BUTTONS?
3. DOES IT HAVE A METER ON IT TO MEASURE THE SOUND?
4. ARE THE SPEAKERS FROM HOME OR LIKE YOU WOULD
SEE IN A CLUB?
5. CAN YOU GO TO HEAR THE DJ/MC PRIOR TO HIRING
THEM?
6. DO THE SPEAKERS SOUND CLEAR OR MUFFLED?
7. DO THE SPEAKERS PUT OUT ENOUGH SOUND TO FILL A
LARGE ROOM WITH A SHARP CRISP SOUND?
8. WHAT KIND OF AMP DO THEY HAVE AND IS IT POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THEIR SYSTEM?
9. IS THEIR EQUIPMENT IN SPECIAL CARRYING CASES OR IS
IT JUST THROWN INTO THEIR VEHICAL?
THESE ARE JUST A FEW TIPS OUT OF MANY TO LOOK AND
LISTEN FOR WHEN CHECKING OUT A DJ’S EQUIPMENT.
THERE ARE MANY BRANDS OF EQUIPMENT BUT YOU CAN
ALWAYS CALL DEALERS SUCH AS SAM ASH IN TAMPA TO
FIND OUT IF THE DJ THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO CHOOSE HAS
DECENT EQUIPMENT OR NOT.
MY EQUIPMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:
NUMARK MIXING BOARD
NUMARK DUAL CD PLAYERS
SAMSON AMP
SAMSON RESOUND 1000 WATT SPEAKERS
PEVEY SPEAKERS
DUAL DJL SPEAKERS
LAPTOP COMPUTER W/ SPECIAL DJ PROGRAMS
SAMSON MICROPHONE
BACK-UP MICROPHONE
EQUAL BACK-UP SYSTEM
AS A DJ’S EQUIPMENT IS ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT
TOOLS OF THEIR TRADE IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL
PROBABLY KNOW THE LEAST ABOUT. IT IS TRUE THAT YOU
DON’T WANT TO SEE A DJ WALK IN WITH A BOOM BOX, A
HOME STEREO OR EVEN A WALKMAN. BUT HOW DO YOU
KNOW IF THE EQUIPMENT IS OF GOOD QUALITY, CAN FILL
THE SPACE YOUR IN AND IS WELL MAINTAINED.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS:
1. IS IT THE NAME BRAND YOU FIND IN YOUR LOCAL STORES?
2. IS IT CLEAN AND HAVE ALL THE KNOBS AND BUTTONS?
3. DOES IT HAVE A METER ON IT TO MEASURE THE SOUND?
4. ARE THE SPEAKERS FROM HOME OR LIKE YOU WOULD
SEE IN A CLUB?
5. CAN YOU GO TO HEAR THE DJ/MC PRIOR TO HIRING
THEM?
6. DO THE SPEAKERS SOUND CLEAR OR MUFFLED?
7. DO THE SPEAKERS PUT OUT ENOUGH SOUND TO FILL A
LARGE ROOM WITH A SHARP CRISP SOUND?
8. WHAT KIND OF AMP DO THEY HAVE AND IS IT POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THEIR SYSTEM?
9. IS THEIR EQUIPMENT IN SPECIAL CARRYING CASES OR IS
IT JUST THROWN INTO THEIR VEHICAL?
THESE ARE JUST A FEW TIPS OUT OF MANY TO LOOK AND
LISTEN FOR WHEN CHECKING OUT A DJ’S EQUIPMENT.
THERE ARE MANY BRANDS OF EQUIPMENT BUT YOU CAN
ALWAYS CALL DEALERS SUCH AS SAM ASH IN TAMPA TO
FIND OUT IF THE DJ THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO CHOOSE HAS
DECENT EQUIPMENT OR NOT.
MY EQUIPMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:
NUMARK MIXING BOARD
NUMARK DUAL CD PLAYERS
SAMSON AMP
SAMSON RESOUND 1000 WATT SPEAKERS
PEVEY SPEAKERS
DUAL DJL SPEAKERS
LAPTOP COMPUTER W/ SPECIAL DJ PROGRAMS
SAMSON MICROPHONE
BACK-UP MICROPHONE
EQUAL BACK-UP SYSTEM
