# DJ Information

![P1060675.jpeg](https://wiki.futureturtles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/scaled-1680-/pwaD9fLs9vJ0aSWx-p1060675.jpeg)To keep the people dancing, the Future Turtles camp includes a complete set of DJ gear and powered speakers which provide excellent sound for our camp parties.

## So you wanna be a DJ...

Here are a few things to know…

- To DJ on playa, there’s a fair amount of work to do ahead of time.
- We use a Pioneer controller ([XDJ-RX3](https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/product/all-in-one-system/xdj-rx3/black/overview/)) which requires you to prepare your music ahead of time.
- You’ll need to: 
    - Buy music - YOU MUSIC FILES (MP3s)
    - Learn Rekordbox [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfcB95NHUbk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfcB95NHUbk)

## Our Audio Setup

DJ Controller: Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX3

[![image.png](https://wiki.futureturtles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/scaled-1680-/B6LElWWYxuaQJdiC-image.png)](https://wiki.futureturtles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/B6LElWWYxuaQJdiC-image.png)

Powered Speakers:

- Three Bose F1 Subwoofers
- Five Bose F1 Model 812 Loudspeakers (1000 watts each)
- Three Alto Pro TX315 Loudspeakers (700 watts each)

Yamaha MG10XU Mixer (not currently used)

Furman PL-PRO DMC Power Conditioner (important to plug all equipment into this to avoid damage from flaky electrical grid!)

We have a bluetooth -> XLR adapter for streaming through the audio system or through one speaker.

A detailed inventory of the audio equipment we own is on the [camp manifest Google Sheet, in a tab called DJ Gear.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lk9rTBhz5S9zQsZBZfVBd9uLi5uOZ-PVDatuwNXotRY/edit?usp=sharing)

## DJ Tutorial

DJ curious? Let’s get you on the decks!

Best beginner deck: [DDJ FLX 4](https://a.co/d/hq5Y3oy)

- If someone is looking for a cheaper alternative to see if they’re interested in DJing then get the [DDJ 200](https://a.co/d/ctuphUQ), but most people find after a short period of time they outgrow it and want to move to the DDJ FLX 4

Music library: [Beatport Streaming](https://stream.beatport.com/) and/or [ZIPDJ](https://www.zipdj.com/)

- Beatport Streaming makes it easy to access a large music library in the Rekordbox software, but note that we won’t be able to access Beatport Streaming on the playa so they’ll likely want to use a website like ZIPDJ to download the song files onto a USB
- When registering for ZIPDJ, they ask for you to prove that you are a DJ, but they don’t seem to be that strict, if you create a [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/discover) profile and include “DJ” in your SoundCloud profile name you should be fine

Quick tutorial on how to load songs onto a USB using rekordbox:

- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjZCgsszBX0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjZCgsszBX0)