Is DJ equipment the same as Recording Studio Equipment?
February 232010
Can you Record with DJ equipment like if you were in a recording studio???
Recording studio equipment is usually much more expensive than typical dj gear because it is better quality. DJ gear is built to be moved around etc. so in this way they are very different and dj gear is not as multi channel/ multi-track as studio stuff. (Note the Zoom H4 for an inexpensive, portable multi track digital recorder.)
Check out the links and good luck!
February 24th, 2010 at 3:53 am
Some equipment is applicable to both DJing and recording.
Like headphones, for instance. And instrument cables, microphones, samplers, drum machines…
And many mixers can be utilized for recording and DJing.
DJing is more of a live performance, though. It is kind of like playing some of the equipment used to listen to music or record music in order to make a unique live performance.
In order to record any audio, you will need a recording device. It can be as simple as a tape deck, DAT machine, or a CD recorder. You won’t be able to ‘overdub’ with any of those items, though, but you can record with them.
Heck, you can even record audio through a video camera…
But multi-track recording requires equipment designed specifically to allow a user the freedom of recording many things at separate times and having them played back all together in synch.
I hope I have answered your question.
The real answer is it depends on what equipment you are asking about and what you hope to do with it.
A turn table won’t record audio. But you can record yourself making noise on a turntable if you have the turntable outputs going into a recording device of some kind.
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February 24th, 2010 at 4:42 am
Recording studio equipment is usually much more expensive than typical dj gear because it is better quality. DJ gear is built to be moved around etc. so in this way they are very different and dj gear is not as multi channel/ multi-track as studio stuff. (Note the Zoom H4 for an inexpensive, portable multi track digital recorder.)
Check out the links and good luck!
References :
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/category/12154/Professional_Audio.html
http://homerecording.about.com/od/productreviews/fr/h4_review.htm
February 24th, 2010 at 5:26 am
A DJ mixer only needs 1 or 2 mic inputs, for the DJ and a Guest. A recording studio needs to mix 6 or more mic inputs. A recording studio needs to mic for instruments and vocals which is more expensive and not as rugged as talk-over mics.
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