The popularity of computers has never been greater. They are perhaps the most democratic technology based product ever produced. In the decades since the first rooms sized computers they have gradually become more and more powerful and also smaller. They are now an integral part of almost every task we undertake as well as being a must have item in the home. Computers have freed people from many work and social constraints and made it possible for the man or woman on the street to try there hand at almost anything. Software, in particular, simulation packages, offer consumers a chance to experience all sorts of occupations and careers from the comfort of their homes from golf to flying a plane it seems that nothing is impossible. The computer has also enabled the enthusiastic amateur to get better at their chosen interest and possibly progress to the level of professional. A new generation of designers, writers, artists and musicians have emerged from this democratisation of technology and the tools they use have also changed during the process. Music has perhaps been effected the most with DJ equipment now bearing only a superficial resemblance to years ago. Dj equipment has always been very basic. All you need to start is some music and the equipment to play it to a room full of people but the advances in audio and computer technology in recent years has meant that the possibilities of what you can do with that as your starting position has altered greatly. DJ equipment today has more computer power behind it than the first manned space missions to the moon! The essential item of DJ equipment that no prospective DJ can do without is now and has always been the turntable. But where the older models were heavy and unreliable the newest models are designed with the 21st century in mind. Modern turntables are packed with features that would have been unheard of years ago, purely because they were not needed, USB ports, digital recoding features to transfer vinyl to CD or MP3 player and different versions of software and it doesn't stop there. Many turntables can be powered by connecting them up with a laptop, making them extremely portable. If you're one of the few DJs that are not a fan of vinyl there is still DJ equipment that will be of interest to you. There are now decks that completely remove the turntable from the equation and have docking ports for more than one iPod or MP3 player. It unlikely that these will completely take over from the traditional form of turntable but it's definitely a sign of what the future may have in store. The principle of having music and somewhere to play it is unlikely to change but the way it is deliverd and the DJ equipment that delivers it will definitely look almost alien to us in the future. More like something from Star Wars than a discoteque. As new generation discover that they can hone their DJing skills at home on a simple PC then it is likely we will see many more changes to DJ equipment in the coming years. One idea that has been suggested is that, using wireless technology, a DJ could set his set over the airwaves to different venues. With ideas like this doing the rounds it's highly likely that DJ equipment in the future will increasingly become more akin to a laptop computer and less like a turntable.
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