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Table of Contents

LISTING OF FIGURES AND TABLES

PREFACE

DEFINITION OF THE CLUB DJ

VINYL RECORDS OR COMPACT DISCS : MAKING A CHOICE

• Records: (Analog) or CDs: (Digital)
  
• What Type of Music Should I Spin?
  
• Do I Want To Learn How To Scratch?
  
• What Equipment Do I Have Already Available?
  
• Advantages of Mixing Records
  
• Advantages of Mixing CDs

BASIC EQUIPMENT

TURNTABLES

• Strobe Dots

CD PLAYERS

MIXERS

• Crossfader

AMPLIFIERS AND SPEAKERS

NEEDLES

SETTING UP THE DJ BOOTH

• Speaker Setup
• Cable Setup

BUYING RECORDS AND CDS

TURNTABLE SETTINGS

• Tone Arm Height
• Needle Adjustment
• Tone Arm Balance
• Tracking Force Adjustment
• Anti-Skate Control Adjustment

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Slipmats
  
• Precautions

SONG STRUCTURE

BEAT MATCHING

• BPM Calculation
• Beat Matching Basics
• Mixing Structure

MIXING TRICKS

• Throw In
• Scratching
• Echo and Phasing
• Breaks
• Spin Back
• Punch Out
• Slow to Stop

RECORD AND NEEDLE CARE

• Cleaning
• Protecting
• Center Hole Adjustment

PROMOTING YOURSELF

• Making Mix Tapes

THE DJ BACKPACK

THEFT

CLOSING

APPENDIX

GLOSSARY

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