| The first step to becoming a vinyl DJ is to acquire a | | | | some people, especially those from the audiophile |
| pair of turntables. You'll eventually need a mixer, | | | | world because direct drive turntables are not known |
| headphones and a vinyl collection as well, but finding | | | | for the best quality sound: Most high end audio fans will |
| the right turntables is the most important step. Even | | | | prefer a turntable where the platter is connected to |
| now, the Technics 1200 series turntable is the standard | | | | the motor indirectly through a pulley system since that |
| in the DJ world. Other companies have made | | | | isolates the record from vibration of the motor more |
| competing turntables, but in general the good ones are | | | | efficiently. The main advantage of the direct drive |
| trying to duplicate the Technics 1200. You can buy a | | | | turntables is that they will come up to speed as fast |
| pair of Technics 1200 turntables new, or many pairs | | | | as possible - when you hit play, the record will be at |
| are always for sale on the used market since they | | | | the ideal speed (and therefore the correct pitch) |
| are so universal among DJs. | | | | almost instantly. It's also good for a DJing turntable to |
| The most important requirement of turntables meant | | | | have a pitch control which will allow you to subtly |
| for DJing is that they have a direct drive mechanism. | | | | adjust the speed of the record up and down in order |
| This means that the platter of the turntable is | | | | to beat-match two different songs which were |
| connected directly to the motor without any | | | | originally recorded at different BPMs. |
| intermediary gears or connections. This confuses | | | | |