Mitch

I don’t know much about PA speakers… However, after searching both I do recognise the look of the evolve. There was a DJ at a corporate function recently and they had what looked like a single evolve 50 in a room of ~100 people. Either should be fine for your needs

I have no valid input here, but I’ve been fortunate enough to be wearing ear plugs when DJing and out in clubs since I was 18. Speak to your audiologist if you can for some more advice on what’s best in your specific circumstances. Hope you find a workable solution 🙏

Bandcamp, traxsource, beatport and junodownload all have downloadable tracks in various formats which are compatible with DJ software/equipment. More money typically gets to the artist using bandcamp, so I go to that first before reverting to any of the others (if the particular track is not on there).

Welcome! I’m learning production myself. If you have any specific questions, feel free to post them in the music production section and I’m sure someone here will be able to help ✌️

I use AIFF files (similar to FLAC in that they're both lossless), but MP3 is fine especially if you're not playing on big club/festival systems. MP3 also uses a lot less space. I get my music off Bandcamp as first preference, as more money gets back to the artist when buying on there. They also don't charge extra for FLAC/AIFF files like many other sites do. I get some other stuff off Traxsource, then Beatport as last resort. Also heaps of free stuff on Soundcloud. I prefer this to Soulseek as they support the artists as opposed to illegal downloads. I personally also prefer to have a smaller collection of songs I like and know well (and therefore can mix better) rather than a huge collection of stuff that I don't know well and might not even like every track that much.

Welcome! Let us know if you want any specific advice

Hey man, I think I’ve played at your venue before! Bosco ran a couple of events there several years ago... I’m definitely not a commercial house or promoter DJ, but can play house/disco. My Soundcloud below has plenty of mixes with my style. https://Soundcloud.com/rotorcraftmusic You can contact me on here or any of my socials if you want to get in touch 👍. -Mitch

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We're finally out of lockdown (lost count of which # this one was) in Melbourne, I'm out of hibernation and getting ready for a big summer. Recorded a mix to get back into the swing of things. Let me know what you think 👍.

Welcome to the forum DDJ 400 is a great starting unit. Agree with everything @LabRat said - knowing how songs are structured is a big help to build a natural instinct of when to mix in/out of tracks. Plenty of existing content in the beginner section of the forum. Happy to answer any questions that may pop up too. P.S. Never too old to learn with her .

Firstly, welcome to ADJF :safe: To answer each question: 1) Have used neither of those mixers, but they appear to be the cheapest ones with Serato DVS support inbuilt so either appear the most economical way to go. Doesn't look like there are any Serato interfaces like the SL1-4 still in active production, so only other alternative to what you've already mentioned (or a more expensive mixer again) I can think of would be to keep your current mixer and use Traktor for DVS (can get an interface with the control vinyl and software for just under $450). 2) Hard to say. Can't find any that have sold in Australia recently, but potentially several hundred dollars at a pure guess (assuming there's a willing buyer out there for it). 3) Probably not worth much/anything due to it now being obsolete. 4) I believe you should be able to keep using the same ones.

Hey man, I have no experience in this area so I have nobody to recommend, but definitely a legal professional who specialises in this area will have a template they can edit to suit you. Speak to friends who’ve done this before if you know any - even if you don’t know someone, if there’s a local label you like just drop them a message on their most active social platform and (if they’re nice enough) they’ll probably point you in the right direction. @LabRat may also have some helpful info? @Tomy has a label but haven’t seem him active on here for a while.

Ayyy welcome back facebook groups and the like mean the good ol’ Internet forums aren’t as active as they once were, but there’s still a few around.

Yeah for general listening/home use I’d personally go for a passive home theatre setup too. Easy to manage and you’ll still get decent quality and volume out of a smaller speaker more suited to the room. 15” PAs seem huge for a home theatre setup. I have no experience with the model you’re looking at to comment on their quality or any alternatives sorry.