If you get the Denon DS1 that’s pictured you will get a full package. That’s the other thing you can see in the picture. If you need a sound card you simply connect your mixer and turntables to it, then plug the sound card in to your laptops USB port. If you use a normal mixer without DVS capabilities you will need to buy a sound card.

So you can simply plug and play for easy set-up! But if you get the Pioneer DJM-250 MK2 that you see in the picture the software comes bundled for FREE. You’ll need to buy software just like we spoke about with the controller setup. You can also use multi players instead of turntables using timecode CD’s. It lets you play music from your laptop using special timecode vinyl. This setup is called a digital vinyl system (DVS). Next up is a hybrid of the traditional setup and one of the most common setups available… 4. The digital vinyl system The turntables are Pioneer PLX 1000, check the price and see my review/Technics comparison HERE. The equipment pictured above is the Pioneer DJM-250 MK2, once again my full review is HERE. But this set-up offers the simplest form of DJing in our hunt for the best DJ setup for beginners. If you already have records, perfect! If not you’ll be interested in the next setup below. The only downfall of this setup is that you’ll have to buy expensive vinyl, and find somewhere to store them all. The setup works exactly the same as the CDJ setup that we looked at first but you’ll be playing vinyl records. If you can match beats perfectly on turntables, you’ll never have a problem beatmatching with more modern equipment. I believe there’s no better way to learn beatmatching than with turntables. The traditional turntable set-up is what I started with back in 2006. Next up is the second traditional setup that’s still very popular, especially with turntablists and scratch DJ’s. Both of these choices come highly recommended for beginners.

I also have some budget controller reviews HERE and HERE.

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