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I have a crazy amount of gear. I can change my style on the go as I can change the gear. At what point is it where it's too easy? Love v8 still need a few touch ups.
 
Posté Mon 06 Oct 14 @ 6:05 pm
If that gear isn't making you any money then its to much gear.
 
I've got gear, buck up gear, and back up gear for my back up gear.

I think many djs get carried away with buying gear they don't need, they just want it.

I tell people I don't do this as a business, it's just a very expensive hobby.
 
If you lose all your gear and can't knock up a decent set with just TT's a cheap mixer and a box of records then you've become too reliant on technology.
 
Box of records?

A couple of TCV maybe.

I'd say that unless you're a specialist DJ then the amount of current tracks coming out on vinyl would be far too restrictive to rely on vinyl for general gigs.
 
Not really, it's gonna depend a lot on where your playing. Most of the new hip hop I can get and most of the old school hits I already have.

Now if your doing a wedding I suppose it really wouldn't work out for you, lol!
 
Ok maybe 'Box of records' is a bit too much, I'll (reluctantly) include CD's but I still stand by the sentiment, If you can't work with the most basic gear (by ear) then eventually you'll get shown up.
I had DJ M (mashup dj) look like a fool at an after party, I was mixing (blind) anything and everything out of a mates record pile, I offered him the headphones, after 2 car crashes I found a face saving way for him to get off the decks, "some one has a bit of something for you in the kitchen"
He does a decent show with the gear but without a laptop, playlist, sync he was useless

Honestly just VDJ is too much technology for some, give it a rest with the beatgrid and the sampler.
 
I don't think the original post was referring to the djs who can't work without a laptop, just how much gear do you have.

But regarding the point about djs not being able to work without a laptop. I've gone from vinyl to cds to a laptop, and I couldn't and wouldn't go back to using vinyl or cds. Vinyl is just not practical in any way for me. I'm a mobile dj and couldn't get all the songs I need on vinyl. And going back to cds would be a real pain. I still have all my cds, but the thought of having to carry them to a gig and sort through them to find tracks is just a big headache I can live without.

I've done some corporate gigs where I have played back to back with another dj and had to beat match without the sync button, and I think than being a vinyl and cd dj in the past meant I could do it. If I had only ever had a laptop and a sync button I wouldn't have learned how to don it.

But anyway I digress, I still have way too much gear for the gigs I do, but that has always been the case regardless of which media I was playing.
 
this is an interesting thread, allbeit a little confusing.
please define what you mean by "gear"?
as I understand it your(or my) "gear" is your basic equipment ... that means your PA systems, lighting, truss, stageshow etc. etc. etc.
My "gear" that I take to every wedding or party consists of 3 seperate sound systems, about 30 different light effects, three mixing desks, a beamer and projection screen, and a whole lot of stuff that i only use maybe once a year. 2 laptops and a backup HDD with all of my music on it.
This all fits into my little trailer that I drag along behind my BMW Z3. Yes I do this for a living, and I love doing it.
But my most important piece of equipment (gear) is my song collection that I have collected since I bought my first 7" single back in the 70's ("I can see clearly now" by Jimmy Nash) and have converted (and bought some of them all over again) from vinyl to cd to mp3 etc. If I was to carry my collection now on vinyl I would need a 40ton trailer!!!
If I look at the complete cost/worth of my "gear" the software that I now use (VDJ8 Pro Infinity) is maybe about 2% of the whole, so if you want be a professional "DJ" or if you just want to have fun in front of your freinds it really is 2 different worlds.




 
If you have to ask, "how much is too much?" then, you don't have enough..... ;-)
 
TearEmUp wrote :
If you have to ask, "how much is too much?" then, you don't have enough..... ;-)


Yeah Man
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"Buy more gear/records or eat this week" I've been there.
 
djservices wrote :
I've got gear, buck up gear, and back up gear for my back up gear.

I think many djs get carried away with buying gear they don't need, they just want it.

I tell people I don't do this as a business, it's just a very expensive hobby.


It should be a business, racing R/C is an expensive hobby....
 
djfourmoney wrote :
It should be a business, racing R/C is an expensive hobby....


Why?
 
It is a business, but I call it a hobby because I enjoy it, and it doesn't feel like work.

The more I earn as a dj the more I spend, and I'm sure I spend more than I earn. So if I called it a business, it would be a very unsuccessful one, and I would have to retire.

Also, having extra gear means you can vary your setup a bit. Maybe use and extra light to highlight a wedding cake, or have that extra mic for speeches, etc. I don't take it all with me to every gig, but I probably take 50% more than I actually use.
 


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