Learning to DJ?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday March 18, 2006 @10:03AM from the beat-matching-for-beginners dept.

cloudkj asks: "Being a geek and a music fan, I've played with various applications for creating and mixing music. DJing has always been an interest of mine, but I've never had the time nor the resources to take it up as a hobby. Now that I've left college and started working, I have the time and the funds to allow me to explore DJing. What are the best ways to start learning how to DJ? Are there any spectacular pieces of digital DJ software out there that a aspiring DJ needs to have? How does a DJ transition from digital to the real thing?"

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What the hell is a DJ? by 77Punker · 2006-03-18 10:19 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I'm not even sure what a DJ is. Doesn't that just mean you have lots of MP3's and a CD burner? My recommendation is to learn to play an instrument. Go out and buy yourself a guitar/banjo/piano/anything and take some lessons for it. Or maybe learn to sing. It's really fun and rewarding to play an instrument and/or sing.