Hi, my name is Byron Richter and I am a DJ/Turntablist/Producer from Reno, Nevada. I am big on scratching, beat juggling and just rocking parties in general. I would like to share some thoughts on two brands of turntables that I own and equally use, they are the ever famous Technics 1200s and the Vestax PDX-2000s. I love both sets but they both have their strengths and their weaknesses. For instance, the Technics are awesome for rocking parties and shows because the pitch never drifts whereas on the Vestax the pitch drifts quite a bit which makes for sloppy blends sometimes. The Vestax on the other hand are amazing for scratching, you can have the heaviest hands in the world and the needle won't budge whereas you must use a more delicate touch with the Technics. The Vestax tables also feature an optional extra 50+ or 50- pitch bend adjustment whereas my Technics only offer the standard 8+ or 8- pitch bend. I definitely like the Technics better for beat juggling and blending and the Vestax for scratching. Like I said I can get down on both and I love them both equally, you just have to adapt to the feel. If you have experience with either brands please give me your two cents.
I really like the idea for this blog, it has the potential to become very informative and interesting. I, too, enjoy listening to dj's create sounds and enjoy playing with music equipment, so it will be fun to stop in from time to time to hear about the latest gear. I would suggest that you put a schedule up of your show times for fans and encourage other dj's to do the same. Good luck.
Sounds good...I have been thinking about dj'in as my next venture. As a producer and songwriter, I see that you can use various aspect of it in production. I am not familiar with the equipment, hopefully I can learn more here..
This is a great insight and potentially can become a one stop blog to know what's new and reviews on the best DJ gear. It's even more useful for people like me that have wanted to, at some point, try out DJing and have an idea of what equipment to start with and which to avoid.
Whats up DJ Iron Byron. That DJ name is sick. I liked that video of you on the ones and two's, that was tight. Thanks for the shoot out on my blog by the way, I'm glad you enjoyed that little Capoeira video I posted. This blog is good for you to keep getting your name out there. Like Jakon said it wouldn't be a bad idea to throw up your schedule to let people know where your going to be at. I am strongly thinking of moving to Vegas so lets keep in touch. I got a few boys back home in Boston that do the DJ thing. DJ StixxStixx I don't think he's that big so you probably haven't heard of him, then some other friends trying to make it in the hip-hop game. So if we keep networking maybe we can get a west coast meets east coast DJ event going on down the road. Anyway man like your blog and keep pumping out those beats.
I really like the idea for this blog, it has the potential to become very informative and interesting. I, too, enjoy listening to dj's create sounds and enjoy playing with music equipment, so it will be fun to stop in from time to time to hear about the latest gear. I would suggest that you put a schedule up of your show times for fans and encourage other dj's to do the same. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteSounds good...I have been thinking about dj'in as my next venture. As a producer and songwriter, I see that you can use various aspect of it in production. I am not familiar with the equipment, hopefully I can learn more here..
ReplyDeleteThis is a great insight and potentially can become a one stop blog to know what's new and reviews on the best DJ gear. It's even more useful for people like me that have wanted to, at some point, try out DJing and have an idea of what equipment to start with and which to avoid.
ReplyDeleteWhats up DJ Iron Byron. That DJ name is sick. I liked that video of you on the ones and two's, that was tight. Thanks for the shoot out on my blog by the way, I'm glad you enjoyed that little Capoeira video I posted.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is good for you to keep getting your name out there. Like Jakon said it wouldn't be a bad idea to throw up your schedule to let people know where your going to be at. I am strongly thinking of moving to Vegas so lets keep in touch. I got a few boys back home in Boston that do the DJ thing. DJ StixxStixx I don't think he's that big so you probably haven't heard of him, then some other friends trying to make it in the hip-hop game. So if we keep networking maybe we can get a west coast meets east coast DJ event going on down the road. Anyway man like your blog and keep pumping out those beats.
Thanks guys, it has been a minute since I have been able to update this blog, but I assure you I will have something ready real soon.
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