Thursday, May 26, 2011

An Introduction to DJ Equipment Speakers and Mixers

By Eric James


DJ Equipment Speakers

Loudspeakers are, of course, an exceptionally critical portion of any DJ's setup, so you'll want to carefully consider your alternatives. And you will never find any kind of shortage of products. Online stores stock all the leading brands and models, and you'll typically learn a great deal just by researching the online descriptions. As expected, should you have any associates who are DJs you can get lots of tips from them.

First off, there are two categories of dj equipment speakers: active and passive. Active speakers include amplifiers built-in, so all you do is deliver a signal from your mixer to each speaker. Needless to say, you need to adjust the speakers before your occasion, and there exists the matter of getting electrical power to each speaker meaning more cables run to wherever you position your speakers. Still lots of DJs choose this method as well as the simplicity it offers.

Passive loudspeakers have no built-in amp, therefore you require either an external amp or a powered mixer to feed your loudspeakers.

I favor passive loudspeakers connected to an external amplifier. Though this is a topic of individual choice.

DJ Equipment Mixers

DJ Equipment Mixers are at the center of any DJ's setup. For the brand-new DJ your choices might be somewhat bewildering, however they don't have to be. A mixer is merely that - a component that lets you combine two or more inputs into one output that generally feeds your amplifier after which your speakers. It is much more that just a "switcher" that allows you to select inputs, although occasionally that's what it's used for. And it's way more than simply a volume control, even though, again, it does that, too. But it really does a whole lot more.

DJ equipment mixers let you have all those great fades from one input to the other. Some mixers have built-in effects in order to transform your audio in neat ways. Most all mixers have EQ adjustments which let you shape the audio coming from the several channels by adjusting the bass, mid-range, and highs.

Another thing a mixer does for you is it permits you to use a couple of headphones to hear just one channel at a time, or to listen to the complete mix. You'll find this to be particularly valuable.

The DJ does not have to have some huge console mixer having 24 or even more channels. Usually four channels will sufficient. Stick with one of the main brands and honestly learn how to operate your DJ equipment mixer and you should be off to a superb start.

Summary

The key thing is always that all your equipment - from DJ equipment speakers to your DJ mixer to headphones and microphones all will work with each other properly so you get good sound - and happy customers.

- Craig is a former church sound tech and enjoys writing about audio topics at sites like DJ Equipment Speakers and Mixers.




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