DJ equipment is very important, especially if you are a disc jockey. Okay but in all seriousness, whether you're just starting, or if you are needing to replace all your equipment, you must know the basic pieces of DJ apparatus that will help you to perform your best when it comes time for that big event. The event may be anything, from a marriage, to a party party, to somebody's yard party. Regardless of what it is, not only do you need the best apparatus you want equipment for every occasion as well as equipment that works very well for YOU.

The biggest question naturally is what sort of DJ are you going to be? Do you intend to be a still DJ? Maybe setting up your own radio station? Or do you want to be a mobile DJ, and for shortage of a better term, a bard. This definitely has an effect on what type of DJ hardware you will purchase as there's some that can be set up permanently and some that is ready to get picked up and moved at will. If you are more of the latter, then you need to ensure that you get cartable DJ equipment as well as a carry case for your hardware.

The first, and maybe the most vital part of the DJ gear is a turntable. The meaning of turntable has changed rather a lot with the passage of time, as originally a turntable was a device that played vinyl records. Since that form of media has been and gone we have switched to other types such as CD's, DVD's, flash media, and that kind of thing. You also need to ask yourself if you're going to be using CD's at all. Maybe you'll be wanting to employ a laptop computer with some sort of DJ program. Before you ask, no, Winamp is not a DJ program.

If you're going to be performing at events or anywhere at all for what it's worth then you're going to need to make sure you have got a decent microphone. Folks are going to need to hear what you are pronouncing, so you need to make certain of two things before you buy a microphone. First off you want to make sure that your words are crisp and clear so everyone can understand you and you don't sound like the dispatcher at a drive thru restaurant. The second thing that you're going to need to test is that the microphone doesn't have too much feedback. If it does then you are going to find that nobody can hear you, and in fact all they are going to hear is some sort of screeching sound.

Remember that you are going to be performing in the dark a lot of the time, so take care that you have work lights. There are certain lights sold which will light up your board but they won't bother the event that is going on outside of your booth.

There are many other pieces of gear that you will need to buy, of that there is no doubt, but you always have to ensure that the DJ equipment you buy is of top quality and that it works for you personally. Everybody is different, so make your decision wisely!