GemZombie wrote:You're laptop is plenty powerful enough to DJ from.happyblues wrote:Hi there,
I am brand new at DJing - but I already have a partial set up on my laptop from playing music at my blues beach parties the last 2 summers. Now that I'm DJing for real, I need to figure out what kind of external sound card set up to get - fast! (So I can actually listen to songs with headphones while DJing)
I have NO computer knowledge, and I've skimmed through this thread and through Jesse's article, but what I really need is someone to tell me step by step what to buy and do.
My laptop is a PC and I believe less powerful than most of yours. It says:
"Celeron (R) CPU 2.20 GHz" and then below that it says "2.19 GHz, 224 MB of RAM". I use I-tunes to DJ. And it has Windows XP.
Thanks!!!
Lydia
The only thing I'd recommend buying is an external sound device... I think the Sound Blaster MP3+ is perfect, as it sounds good, is bus powered, and is inexpensive. Oh ya, buy some decent headphones too
So...is the Sound Blaster MP3+ different from the Audigy 2NX? And can I find it easily in the stores? I looked briefly in CompUSA yesterday and saw various types made by Creative, but I'm not sure any of them was the right one.
Also, don't I need software too? Is WinAmp what I need or something else? And how expensive is the expensive DJ program?
If you're the same Jesse with the article on this, I emailed you too...
Thanks,
Lydia