Getting back into it after 25 years
Hi all. I just wanted to share where I'm at right now, and see if there's any support, tips, etc. from this community.
In the late 90's, I bought myself a Denon DN-2500F and a Numark mixer, and started mixing house/trance etc. and it was wonderful. So, so enjoyable to put on those headphones and get lost in a set. There was far less you could do to distort and manipulate sound back then, and of course plenty would say it wasn't as pure a vinyl mixing, but I had a great time. Eventually I locked in a weekly residency at a small club and played a couple of events. Nothing major, but it was truly a blissful escape from some difficult circumstances back then.
Life moved on, and travel, grown-up stuff, and responsibilities meant those days were in the rear view. Recently, now approaching 50, I found myself feeling nostalgic for those days. Things have shifted a bit again for me in recent years and I find myself with more free time and an urge to pick up a new hobby, so I've decided to jump back in. I still have the ear for it, and the passion. What I don't have is any equipment.
So firstly, my use case. I don't have any intention or desire to perform. What I'm looking for is a permanent solution in my home studio. As well as mixing existing tracks, I'm excited to manipulate the sound as well, and add some original production. I also want to give scratching a go!
After much preliminary research, I think I've settled on a Rane Performer, which would sit alongside an Ableton Push 3 (with Live Studio). I appreciate I'd be jumping feet first into a massive learning curve, but that just excites me more!
I wonder if you guys have any advice or suggestions for me (or perhaps tutorial recommendations?) as I wind back the clock and revisit a true love again, a quarter of a century on! Thanks so much.