Though becoming a DJ is now equated with laser light shows, picking the hottest music out there, and mixing records, it is only a small part of the industry. There are radio and mobile DJs, the latter which never see the heights of fame of the former. Nevertheless, one thing that each must depend on is a good sound system. It's what makes or breaks a gig, and an audience's experience is based primarily on the quality of the sound system.
Instructions
1. Clear your DJ area and make sure that you have enough room for your equipment. This is normally on a six- or ten-foot table.
2. Plug you power amp into a socket on the power strip. Plug the main speakers into the output of your power amps. Depending on the power amp, this may be 1/4-inch, banana clip, or SpeakOn outputs which twist and lock into place.
3. Plug you mixer into the power strip. Connect the DJ mixer outputs into the power amp inputs. Most modern amps have either 1/4-inch or XLR inputs.
4. Plug your music players into the power strip.
5. Connect the music players to the mixing board. The connectors are usually RCA cables. Those that use a laptop mixer will need a stereo 1/8-inch-to-RCA wire. If you have turntables, then connecting their ground wires to the GND clasp on the back of the mixer.
6. Double-check all connections. Make sure that all plugs are seated firmly. Decrease the volume controls on everything to zero. Turn on the power strip.
7. Turn on the power for the power amp, mixing board, and music players. Set the gain on your power amp to about 50 percent.
8. Turn down the main volume gain on the mixing board to zero. Plug in your headphones, and then load some music onto your music players.
9. Set your headphone levels. Turn up your mixer main gain to about 50 percent. Check levels and mix.
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