Requisition

[RDR]

I have a fresh requisition form in front of me for work and about 500 quid to spend.

What do you think i should get?

please keep sugestions within these boundaries...

DJ tech (bear in mind we already have 1210s, PCV275, BOSS505, Final Scratch)

Useful things to help teach DJ.

Programs for the MAc

already have Cubase and Reason.

[TechMouse]

Scratch vinyl?

BPM calulator - for purely educational purposes - e.g. learning to gauge BPM?

[dan the acid man]

ableton :?:

or maybe a little pa system, i know the college i worked at had one, helped people learn to play at higher volumes and get used to club environments, was also used on road shows, commnuity events etc.

[RDR]

Scratch vinyl?

BPM calulator - for purely educational purposes - e.g. learning to gauge BPM?

Scratch Vinyl already on the list...

We got a PA already, but it's shit. Maybe something a bit better perhaps??

Hmmm.

[RDR]

The BPM counter is a good idea.

Ill put it down.

[g]

The BPM counter is a good idea.

Ill put it down.
ableton is a better idea. and you can take care of BPM things there as well.

[loopdon]

this is a funky *free* mp3 counter:

BPM Analyzer

http://www.mixmeister.com/images/screenshot_bpm1.jpg

MixMeister BPM Analyzer is this month's Free Stuff. This is a free program you can use to determine the exact BPM (beats per minute) of any song. BPM Analyzer allows you to:

Calculate extremely accurate BPM counts for any song.
Drag and drop music files from Windows Explorer.
Display and sort files by Title, Artist, or BPM.
Update ID3 tags in your music files with exact BPM information.
Easily print BPM reports for your entire music collection.
Export BPM counts for use in other programs.
Free to use and distribute for non-commercial purposes

http://www.mixmeister.com/download_freestuff.html

[rounser]

There's a video of James Zabielia doing his thing on an EFX-500 and a couple of techy CD players that could be worth a look...what he can do on those things is pretty inspiring, and a large step beyond just beatmixing, yet not as involved as ableton (which might be overcomplication for some).