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Before You Start

4 courses · 26 lessons · 3 h 2 min

What DJing actually involves, and how to choose a first setup without wasting money. Start here if you have never touched a mixer.

Courses

  1. What DJing Actually Is

    Beginner 6 lessons · 25 min

    Before any kit, a straight answer to what the job is. Ellaskins has been asked "when is a DJ a real DJ?" for twenty years, and his answer has not changed much: it is about the…

  2. Choosing Your First Setup

    Beginner 10 lessons · 1 h 15 min

    What to buy, in what order, and - the part most beginner advice skips - what not to buy. Ellaskins is consistently against spending money early, and several of these lessons are…

  3. Buying Second Hand Without Getting Burned

    Beginner 3 lessons · 17 min

    Second hand is how most people can afford to start, and it is where most people get caught. Three lessons on inspecting a turntable and a mixer before any money changes hands…

  4. Vinyl, and Why It Still Matters

    Beginner 7 lessons · 1 h 5 min

    You do not have to start on vinyl, and Ellaskins does not say you should. But the format explains a great deal about why DJ equipment works the way it does, and the vocabulary…

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