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Go to SandBoxAutomatic.com and click on break beats.

Pick anything from Ultimate Break & Beats, Dusty Fingers, Alpha Omega Recordings, DJ Paul Nice or DJ Revolutions, Soul, Funk and Jazz Classics. You can really get some nice stuff to scratch to from this place.

Peace

Here are some places you can go to get tips on how to DJ.

http://www.the-dj-equipment-guide.com/DJ-tips-techniques-tutorials.html
and this page
http://www.the-dj-equipment-guide.com/DJ-tutorials.html

Learning to DJ by watching someone else makes the whole process alot easier.

I’m always looking for other peoples footage on how to DJ. Go to www.realtablist.com. They have some good clips. You can pick up some tips from there also.

Hope this helps.

Here is the question Matthew posed to me as I was helping him out on a nother topic.

Here is my reply

Any other suggestions?

Here is question a beginner dj had about mixing diffeent types of dj gear.

and my reply

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To answer your question the reason why you see so many DJ’s use the left turntable is because they are probably right handed. Meaning they use their right hand to operate the mixer because it is more comfortable to mix and scratch that way. There is no technical reason for it. I started out scratching using the right hand turntable but moved over to the left hand turntable because I found that my cuts and scratches were more precise when I used my right hand to operate the mixer’s fader. It really comes down to how it feels best to you.

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To answer your second question, in order for what you describe to happen there has to be two turntables and two records playing. One record is for the playback and the other record is for scratching. There is no way to play a record and scratch it at the same time. In the case of CD turntables there is some flexibility. The CD turntables have the ability to sample and loop. For example I could play a cd track and sample a portion of the music and then loop it for playback in the CD turntables. Now while the loop is playing back I can use the scratching feature built into the CD turntable all using the same CD turntable. This is not possible with turntables except maybe with the Numark X2 Hybrid Turntable.

A question from Pat.

Here is my reply

Here is a question I received on how to make mix tapes/cd’s

and my reply

A wireless system that I really like is the Shure PGX24/SM58 Handheld Wireless System because it has an automatic set up to receive the best frequency with having to guess. I think this one costs between $400 or $500 depending on where you shop.

I also like the Shure UT24/58 Wireless System because it’s a nice inexpensive set up and It automatically switches frequencies to eliminate drop outs. This one costs about $300.

Gemini is probably your best bet because they’ve been specializing in inexpensive DJ equipment for years. They know how to make a decent product for the price. The most you’ll loose on it is in the way of features such as scratching. Just make sure you handle it with care because they are not as sturdy like some of the more expensive systems.

To start out with a simple DJ CD system. The Gemini Mix 5 should do the job until your ready to take it to the next level. Don’t expect much from Gemini.