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    ETX 18sp blew out?

    Southwestern Pennsylvania. A bit south of Pittsburgh.
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    ETX 18sp blew out?

    I can't much in way of might have happened... but I do have two EV ETX 18's I'm looking to sell.... just in case. ;-)
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    What others things do you use your laptop for at an event besides playing music?

    So the original question - "What do you use your laptop for at an event besides playing music?" At an event? I only use to play music. Not at an event? I use it to download new music, work in my event planner, and anything else related to my DJ business. I bought my laptop as a tool for...
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    Is DJing Easy? Should You Be Nervous Before An Event? How Important Is The Prep?

    I think another thing to factor in when thinking about the planning is the client's wants/needs. When Taso says he plans for 6 hours and has hour long calls, or more, and then I see the photos of his events, I think... yep, that makes sense to me. It seems like he has some of the higher end...
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    Is DJing Easy? Should You Be Nervous Before An Event? How Important Is The Prep?

    I've always enjoyed Brian's videos. Seems like a decent guy. I agree that the Prep is really important. Coincidentally, I had a wedding last weekend, and it was the first wedding I've done in which I really wasn't nervous at all. Now I've done less than 15 weddings I think, so they're still...
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    How many songs in your travelling library?

    I have just over 10k, but like the rest of you, the number of songs I've actually played is less than 1000. I've thought about trimming down the total number by getting rid of songs I've never even heard of that I have in there, but then I think, why? Storage space is super-cheap, and you...
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    Any SoundSwitch users?

    I've been using ShowXpress for my lighting, since I got started, a little over a year ago and while it works, I just find it a pain and sort of cumbersome to use. I looked at MyDMX go last summer, but due to some iffy reviews I kept seeing, I decided not to try it. I've been looking at other...
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    Staying up with current music

    Thanks Taso. I forgot to mention that I do use DJEP, and ask for songs ahead of time. That is a big help. I do try to keep up with TikTok a little as well., but I can and need to do better. I appreciate your feedback!
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    Staying up with current music

    I hope I don't get beat up too bad for this question... I know this kind of stuff gets brought up a lot on different forums and Facebook groups, but I think my question "MIGHT" be a tad different. I'm curious how those of you who do a lot of "younger crowd" events (@djtaso ) stay on top of...
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    Lighting question - Wash / Moving head locations

    Thanks for the feedback so far. @djtaso - To answer some of your questions... So that bolt-on shelf is similar to what I was thinking. Not welding anything to the truss itself, just fabbing up a bracket, similar to that one. I'm not sure if I would need both Wash and Spots... but I like...
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    Lighting question - Wash / Moving head locations

    So I can't seem to be able to find a solution I like to a question that others surely have had come up before. I am currently using an ADJ Pro Event Table II with the ADJ light trussing (as seen below but mine is all black). I would to have another solution as well. This is fine for some...
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    Wireless DMX (mostly for uplights.. to start)

    I guess because I'm still new, I still do this. Especially with my wash fx hex's. I like to form different "patterns" with the 6 lights on each unit, so I have to label them left and right, and play around until I get the right sections lit up LOL. I really wish you could just download fun...
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    What are your thoughts on the QSC 12.2 active speakers?

    You asked what we use. I bought/use EV EKX 12" powered speakers. I was working with some guys that had JBL's and Harbinger's. I was at a wedding reception and heard the original QSC K12's. It was day and night from what I was used to. It sounded amazing. Fast forward 2 years and I was...
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    DJ controller

    Back to the question the OP asked about. As @djtaso mentioned, using a controller has NOTHING to do with the size of your audience. A controller is just another tool to manipulate the music (in very basic terms). It can, in some cases, give you more options than whatever DJ software you are...
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    My new favorite mic stand?

    That's pretty slick.