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tunnelrush
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Posted - 2006/02/21 : 20:59:25
Amazing. When i first signed up here, I wanted to know where ALL the great Hardcore cd's were (the mixed ones). Then little by little (because my car took most of my money) i wanted to save for some DJ gear. Now i dont buy any mixed cd's and ive been COMPLETLY enveloped in mixing/trying to produce.
I wouldve laughed at myself at the notion that i would spend nearly $2,700 in dj gear. But once i actually took some time and made a table for myself, i can see that i wouldve been BUTTRAPED if it wasnt for Ebay. I saved about a thousand dollars alone on trying to find the best bargain.
I can relate this music love to car love pretty well. A guy who likes cars soo much will lower his car, give it some nice coilovers/shock/spring set-up, a cold air intake, a good sounding exhaust, and a WHOLE lot of other crap just because thats what he loves.
That $2,700 doesnt even include the cd's i have of legally downloaded material.
You club djs and accomplished producers are probably laughing at the mere expenses ive put. but its alot to me. in such a short time.
thoughts??
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Mortis
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Posted - 2006/02/21 : 21:28:08
I dred to think about the sheer amount of money I've spent over the years on music & music equipment. I don't think I could even put an amount out there without working the calculator really hard.
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Jax
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Posted - 2006/02/21 : 21:32:48
ive spent about £4000 in the last two years
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tunnelrush
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Posted - 2006/02/21 : 23:05:34
Mortis, thats what i did. had some time at work. Pulled out the calculator and added it up. kinda shocked me.
Dj Jaxon...DAMN!
As long as its worth it in the end. This isnt a complaint thread...just crazy how quick your money can go away once you set your mind on a certain hobbie/lifestyle.
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clarke101
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Posted - 2006/02/21 : 23:48:28
Im at £35 so far for the week on music stuff alone.
Will be record shopping on thursday for DnB and as i havent got any for ages this my get expensive. Plus im watching a few things on the mighty bay.
Probably new decks and a cd jay (or just 2 cd jays) next month thats probably another £1000 if i go vinyl and cd's.
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T~
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 00:04:03
Iv spent about £350 on CDs and vinyl so far this year
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Brian K
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 00:10:31
I could of bought another car with the amount of money I've invested in records =P
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tunnelrush
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 00:25:11
quote: Originally posted by T~:
Iv spent about £350 on CDs and vinyl so far this year
im afraid to add my cds. lets see at least 13 cds from the likes of evolution, imo, and nuenergy. each having at least 10 songs. bah im still afraid.
When you go DnB shopping (i guess hardcore applies too) do you get only two songs a and b side. or can there be 2-3 songs on any given side?
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Vista
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 00:47:31
I Would Not Have A Clue As To How Much I Have Spent On Music Equipment Over The Last 3 Years, But I'm Sure If I Saved It All I'd Be Rich
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Brian K
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 00:56:50
quote: Originally posted by tunnelrush:
When you go DnB shopping (i guess hardcore applies too) do you get only two songs a and b side. or can there be 2-3 songs on any given side?
varies. some are one sided, most have 1 release per side, and others have multiple tunes on 1 record.
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Xenochrome
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 04:56:45
quote: Originally posted by Brian K:
I could of bought another car with the amount of money I've invested in records =P
At one point I had about 5000 records in total. Figure on average about $10 per record and that's a down payment on a house.
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TypeR
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 05:38:36
I'm almost ashamed on how much money i've spent over the years on dj'ing be it with vinyl, cd's, equipment, driving to and from events and the things that go along with it ie parking tickets, and what not lol
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tunnelrush
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 06:14:47
reading over this thread...there are two words that i love to see here.
invested as in, its an investment to buy vinyl/cd's not just a purchase.
almost ashamed as in, I ALMOST feel bad...but i dont :D
someone said they'd relate having the money they spent to being really rich otherwise, i wouldnt say 'rich' but im sure i might have nicer designer clothing. but who cares about looking really, really, really, really, nice. :D
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TypeR
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 06:33:17
not really ashamed, but i could have bought a new Honda CBR600 with helmet jacket and gloves with the ammount of money I've spent, lets put it that way.
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tunnelrush
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 19:16:36
quote: Originally posted by djnateking:
At one point I had about 5000 records in total. Figure on average about $10 per record and that's a down payment on a house.


and bobby, be safe on that bike when/if you get it. those are monsters. :)
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whispering
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Posted - 2006/02/22 : 20:24:12
I've probably spent money in total on Hardcore about 3k€. Though that aint that much considering ive also spent about 3k€ on Anime DVD's o_O
Nateking where did you keep those 5000 vinyls? Did you have a vinyl storage room :D
Tunnelrush, you have any mixes online? :)
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