Back in December of 1980, Jay did that first high school dance with a TEAC cassette deck, a Sanyo belt drive turntable, a Peavey CS-400 amp, a pair of BFI (BullFrog Industries) speakers, and a Radio Shack mixer.

While many of us do not know what that is or what that means, Jay is passionate about his gear and being the “Sound Engineer” that he is, it is no wonder his sound is so clear. Here we want to break it down in a way that a novice can understand.

Here is the gear that Jay’s Jams uses and why we feel it’s important.

Jay’s first words, “the amp is the lifeline of the system, the heart and soul if you will”. Jay goes on to say, “I have used every brand of amplifier that has been made and because of that hands-on experience, that is why I use what I use”.

His amplifier section consists of:
• Crest
• Crown
• Behringer
• Cerwin Vega

Jay says, “People know “Equalizers and Cross Overs”. Now while people may not fully understand what they do, I use these tools to tailor the sound to any room”.

Jay uses the following signal processors to fine tune the sound:
• dbx
• Behringer

JAY’S JAMS exclusively uses Cerwin Vega (CV) and JBL. Jay has used CV and JBL for over 20 years because simply put, they work. CV prides themselves as the “Loud Speaker Company” and Jay remarked just how efficient they are low volumes.

When speaking about the JBL line, Jay remarks, “You have to lean on the amps a little harder, but JBL is known for their clarity”. Jay once again eluded to the phrase “headroom” and then “you can always turn it down”.

When powered speakers came up in the discussion Jay simply laughed and cited inexperience as to why anyone would buy a powered speaker.

Simply put, it’s Pioneer or nothing. Jay carries a four deck DDJ-SX2 Pioneer controller which any professional knows that Pioneer is the industry standard. Jay is also a certified Pioneer trainer and his services are sought out nationally.

As a backup, Jay uses an ADJ VMS4.1 and why is this important? Jay eludes to not many DJ’s even use a board with a built-in sound card, and almost zero carry a backup. “If you do this long enough, you understand that anything can break.” Jay says, “It amazes me that people consider themselves a DJ and they use the headphone out of their laptop. Maybe they run that into an analog mixer and then that signal is sent to their powered speakers. When I see this, and I do see this a lot, I know that I am dealing with someone with little no experience as it pertains to sound. Your ears are in for a long night”.

There are 2 programs that Professional DJ’s use and they are “Serato” and “Virtual DJ-8”.

Jay has both and uses both. With his vast experience he realizes that each have their strengths and their weaknesses.

Depending upon the event, the style of music to be played, one of these professional programs will be used.

Jay has multiple microphones that are used, but there are just two brands. They are Shure and Sennheiser. Wired. Wireless. Indoor. Outdoor.

Jay’s Jams has you covered.

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