I got pretty interested in mixing, ala dj-style a few weeks ago and purchased a mixer, well, sort of. It’s actually software based but has a usb controller (via midi). The one I went with is the M-Audio Xponent. I already found Torq beforehand, had to [k]rack it myself so i could get familiar with it but yah, having a dedicated controller is way more productive than trying to use mouse clicks in multiple places 
reason i wanted to try my hand at this (yet another) hobby is because for a long time i wish i had more control about what songs go into a mix cd you make for people. plus dj’ing hip hop is a lot of fun but dj’ing trance is actually a lot harder than i ever imagined :-\
As for a DJ name, well everything i could think of was taken (esp. DJ cynikal).. so i decided to use DJ Loose Key, as my dj handle, since it’s basically how people mispronounce most of my last name
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