Section: Djing

Where and how to download music on the net

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Download musicHow and where do you get music on the net? I am of course not talking about legit sources like iTunes, but all the other free alternatives. When I am downloading music I face these two questions:

  1. What download medium do i use? (what program, what website etc.)
  2. How do I find the new cool tracks i want, when I don’t yet know the name of them?

I’ll give you a small guide to the methods I use. I am a dj and therefor i need to get new music, preferably before it gets popular, that is a big challenge. I’ll go through a few approaches:

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Fixing a broken Pioneer HDJ 1000 headset

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

I bought the Pioneer HDJ-1000 dj headset some time ago, and I am really satisfied with it. The only problem I’ve had is that right side broke one time. I know other people have had the same problem, so I figured I’d post how to fix it. The weak spot is the link between the half circle that holds the speaker and the ball-joint (that says L). I wore them outside on a really cold winter day (about -25 C, (yes.. I live in Norway)), and the plastic got crisp as a cracker. The joint just snapped when i took them off my head. A good tip is to NEVER the the headset off with only one hand, thats how you break it.

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