By Eric James


DJ Equipment Speakers

Loudspeakers are, of course, an exceptionally critical portion of any DJ's setup, so you'll want to carefully consider your alternatives. And you will never find any kind of shortage of products. Online stores stock all the leading brands and models, and you'll typically learn a great deal just by researching the online descriptions. As expected, should you have any associates who are DJs you can get lots of tips from them.

For starters, there are two sorts of dj equipment speakers: active and passive. Active speakers have amplifiers built-in, and so all you need to do is deliver a signal from your mixer to each speaker. Needless to say, you have to adjust the loudspeakers before your function, and there exists the issue of getting electrical power to each speaker which means more wires run to where you position your loudspeakers. Still a lot of DJs opt for this system as well as simplicity it provides.

Passive loudspeakers have no built in amp, which means you will need to have either an external amp or a powered mixer to feed your speakers.

I favor passive loudspeakers hooked to an external amp. Though this is a matter of personal preference.

DJ Equipment Mixers

DJ Equipment Mixers are at the center of any DJ's set up. For the new DJ the options might be a little bewildering, however they need not be. A mixer is merely that - a device that allows you to combine two or more inputs into one output which ordinarily feeds your amp after which your speakers. It really is much more that just a "switcher" that permits you to select inputs, although at times that's what it is used for. And it's more than just a volume control, although, again, it does that, too. But it really does more.

DJ equipment mixers mean you can have all those great fades from one input to the other. Many mixers include built-in effects so you can vary your audio in neat ways. Most all mixers include EQ adjustments which permit you to form the audio arriving from the several channels by fine-tuning the bass, mid-range, and highs.

Another thing a mixer does for you is it permits you to use a couple of headphones to hear just one channel at a time, or to listen to the complete mix. You'll find this to be particularly valuable.

The DJ does not have to have some huge console mixer having 24 or even more channels. Usually four channels will sufficient. Stick with one of the main brands and honestly learn how to operate your DJ equipment mixer and you should be off to a superb start.

Conclusion

The primary thing is that all of your equipment - from DJ equipment speakers to your DJ mixer to headphones and microphones all functions with each other correctly so you get high-quality audio - and happy customers.

- Craig is a former church sound tech and enjoys writing about audio topics at sites like DJ Equipment Speakers and Mixers.




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