Help With Dj Equipment

[johnnydoe]

To Whom it May Concern:

First of all let me tell you that your site is incredible. I plan on using the information provided for a long time.

I am an amatuer at best. I will be hosting a party this weekend and looking to use my PC as a jukebox for the music. I have mixmeister 3.0 which I am using to play songs beat to beat without pauses between songs. My question to you is how can I optomize what I am doing. Here is the equipment I am using or able to use...

2 - Mackie Active PA monitors
2 - Off brand (older) speakers
1 - Crown Macro Tech 600 Amplifier
1- Optimus- (Radio Shack) 3 Channel Mixer
Gateway Pentium III 933 MHz Computer
I believe it is a Soundblaster Live soundcard??????

I also have two single deck CD players.

How do I set the system up?... Do I have the correct soundcard?
Do I need more?

[DAS]

There's just not one "right" way to do this. Most of your questions will be answered by doing the gig. Does the system sound good? Is it powerful enough to cover the room effectively? Are you able to be an effective DJ with the equipment you have? Does the audience like it? These things will tell you a lot about what you need to do next. I suspect you may have specific aspects of your system that aren't as easy to use in a live DJ setup as you'd like. That's one area I would focus on. Most of the Sweetwater Sales Engineers can dig in and help you with this.