Hi peeps,

I'm a huge music fan of all genres and decades all over the world and would love to start making my own music. I have seen some decks I want,

http://www.djsuperstore.co.uk/item/dj-stands-accessories/384909-kam-ws-2-dj-work-station-£249.00

but I really dont want to jump ion at the deep end - You know, spend nearly £300 and not have a clue where to start. The kind of music I want to make is drum & bass and speed garage. How would I find it at first? Is it easy to pick up? Or will I get ****** off and sell them within a couple of months? Also, when it comes to making your music from scratch, hows that done? Can you buy vinyls with a simple drum beat, then buy a vinyl with a Bass line on? Sorry to ask loads of questions but I've wanted to start Djing for a while now and have never actually bought anything untill now.

Thanks a lot, any replys will be much appreciated :)

If you are wanting to actually produce your own material then buying a set of decks is not the way to go. Yeah you can buy dub-plates with beats, basslines and other sections but it's very restrictive on what you can do.

If you want to start making your own music from scratch, your best starting point is to buy some software like Propellerhead Reason that will give you the ability to create your own sounds rather than just remix other people's.

Cheers for that mate :)

How much is the software?

About the same as decks, about £200 but you'll also need about a year to practise before you really understand it and lots and lots of free time and patience. Also you'll probably need some other equipment

I've got a pair of Direct drive soundlab professional turntables sitting around not being used. As a DJ I bought them as part of a job lot but I don't use vinyl, they're in superb condition, I'd risk saying they are 'as new' apart from some dust which has gathered on them. £90 for the pair.

If you are wanting to actually produce your own material then buying a set of decks is not the way to go. Yeah you can buy dub-plates with beats, basslines and other sections but it's very restrictive on what you can do.

If you want to start making your own music from scratch, your best starting point is to buy some software like Propellerhead Reason that will give you the ability to create your own sounds rather than just remix other people's.

Oh yeah, I am totally agree with it. just remix other people's sounds is not a right way to make your own music. Find a way to get the ability to creat your own sounds is really a great thought. The Propellerhead Reason software may be the one you need. Recently I saw Propellerhead Reason 3.0 online. It includes synthesizers, samplers, drum machine, ReCycle-based loop player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer and more. As many of each as your computer can handle. Reason is an infinitely expandable music workstation on a CD-ROM, complete with its own realtime sequencer. Reason 3.0 is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And the price dropped a lot, just $400 instead of $500. I am sure it will be suitable for you. If you are interested, click it to check out
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=59496
Hope you like it

Thanks for all that! /\

I think i'm gonna get the Propellerhead Reason 3.0. Sounds very good! Thanks again, much appreciated