Cheap DJ equipment in the US can roll in at around $150-300 (a bit more in the rest of the world) and with that you can get nifty full DJ controller with headphones. These controllers are fine for house parties, little college raves, and getting your skills honed.
After this, hopefully you'll earn some cash and be able to invest in some mid range digital DJ gear and get to play in clubs.
But all this depends on you and if you are motivated enough to infect enough people with your party music and make them dance. More on that later.
Let's take a look at how to get yourself on the DJ ladder with some cheap DJ equipment that rocks.
1. ION Audio Discover
This is the lowest bargain price controller on the market. It's great for a bit of fun and if you're not really trying to play anywhere but at home and at friends' parties.
The best thing is that the ION Audio iCUE3 Discover DJ System is very easy to learn to use and you can read and mix directly from your i-tunes library, rather than having to reorganise your music.
If you want more from DJing then it's best to spend more cash, but for a bit of fun it's a smart little console that looks cool too.
2. Hercules DJ Control MP3
This little demon of a controller really surprised everyone in the DJ world with it's great value for quality.
Reasonably robust for an amazingly low $89 price, you can cook up a nice little party mix with all the basic mixing functions.
It's user friendly, easy to learn, you can loop sections of tracks, record your mix and it's easy to carry with you.
3. Hercules MK4
Again from Hercules, who dominate the entry level digital DJ gear market with their cool little great value consoles, the MK4 is well worth your cash. You could probably even get some small bar and party gigs using this.
With Virtual DJ included, the MK4 is really light and has good, strong buttons and nobs,
You can even customise the buttons to your style, which is unique for it's $99 price tag.
Again, all the basic DJ mixing functions are included and work well. It's a similar machine to the Hercules DJ Control MP3 but with a different finish.
If you prefer this metallic finishing, with nice solid buttons, then this is for you.
4. Numark MIXTRACK DJ Software Controller
Numark are a much respected and reliable name in the DJ industry and it shows with this cool little entry level controller, the Numark MIXTRACK DJ Software Controller.
Why is it any good?
What I like is the price and the fact that it feels like you're actually mixing, rather than twiddling buttons. Having platters with manual control on the tracks, decent standard effects and Traktor included, what can you say? Well, you can say you'll need a soundcard.
If you have a decent one already in your laptop that's great. If you don't, then then the Numark MIXTRACK PRO is what you need. I highly recommend this little beast for value.
Over to you to find cheap DJ equipment.
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