1. MY DJ equipment wish list (analyzing) BY: KHADEJAH WATT

2. The speaker vs the amplifier Speaker  What makes one speaker an easy load and another hard to drive? There are a number of answers, but the two most important are impedance and sensitivity. First, impedance[1]. Impedance is resistance that varies with frequency. The fact that the speakers’ impedance varies with the frequency it is reproducing, is one reason why the amplifier has such a tough job.  Source: http://www.gcaudio.com/resources /howtos/spkramp.html Amplifier  Ideally an amplifier should be a constant voltage source. That is, for a given input signal, the amplifier should produce a constant voltage across the speaker terminals whatever the load.  Source: http://www.gcaudio.com/resourc es/howtos/spkramp.html

3. The turntables vs the cd player Turntable  The turntable usually has a lower quality rate and gives off a hissing sound  It’s better for beginners  It can skip records because of the constant swift spinning which can lift the needle  The turntables hardly play modern music  To cue point a song you’d have to spin the track way back CD player  The CD player has better quality than the turntable  Your tracks/records cannot be skipped because there is no needle  To cue point a track you press a button, highlight and recall it

4. Turntables  The basic function is mixing. The turntables is used to play records and yes, mixing music. It is suggested that you if you are a beginner you should start with a turntable. This is suggested because it has a moving platter, and a moving platter gives you a much better understanding of the movements of your hand while dj-ing to give off a particular sound. There are some cons in turn tables…they can skip records because the needle is on the vinyl and the constant turning can allow it ti skip. You also don’t find a lot of new music eing played on turntables.

5. CD turntable  The CD just like the turntable has its pros an cons and is similar in a few ways. The CD turntable wont skip your tracks/record despite the swift movement because of the absence of a needle. A CD turntable has something called a cue point-in this you can pinpoint a certain part of the record/track that is being played, highlight it and recall it. There is also something called a loop record. with this, when you can take a part of the record that is being played and makes it play continuously-in a loop.

6. Essential machine  This takes the sound to the amplifier. This machine is connected to two things- the CD turntable and the which makes it possible that you can mix two songs at once using the fader and cross fader…

7. Mini turntable  This the miniature version of the CD turntable. It carries all the same things but in this situation it’s more of a pocket dictionary. If you go to spin some tracks at a club for a party for instance you don’t have to carryall of the different equipment. Or if you especially just for home this could come in handy. It is USB covered. Yu can connect it to the computer. Each button has 1-3 different purposes.

8. Microphone  The purpose of the microphone is to communicate and connect with your audience. It’s not necessarily relevant put it is a good form of entertainment and connection. Keep on mind that mc isn’t a constant things, you have to know when to interrupt the music that is playing so you don’t kill the vibes of the audience. It is meant for interaction. You don’t have to MC or try to especially if you’re not good at it because this can ruin the entire act.

9. Similarities and differences between a club and a radio dj (COMPARISONS AND ANALYZING)

10. Club/Radio DJ differences and similarities Club DJ  You don’t play for a specific gender, age group or occasion.  They both play music  Club Radio DJ  You play music that is considerate of the different genders, occasions and age groups.  They both play music

11. Club DJ  A club DJ can play any type of songs that he feels he should he doesn’t play for a specific gender, age group or genre. They are usually found in clubs which means the only age group there it mature enough to listen to whatever type of music. For instance you wouldn’t have to watch out for vulgarity in the music that you’re playing.

12. Radio DJ  A radio DJ is usually found playing in the morning. They are the ones who have to be considerate of the differences in age groups, gender and genres. Seeing as though they are playing on the radio, especially in the morning that’s usually when children’s songs play are usually being played. In this-you are being considerate of what age group you are playing for. You help with advertising with companies, different businesses etc  ‘Wedding DJ s says it all in the name – they get gigs at weddings. In this case she/ he’d have to focus on genre fitting music for weeding and he should also play music in consideration of gender –he/she would be playing music for everyone concerning a wedding but specifically directed to the bride.

13. Wedding DJ  ‘Wedding DJ s says it all in the name – they get gigs at weddings. In this case she/ he’d have to focus on genre fitting music for weeding and he should also play music in consideration of gender –he/she would be playing music for everyone concerning a wedding but specifically directed to the bride.

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