DJ booth

DJ Booths are items in The Sims: House Party, The Sims 2: Nightlife, and The Sims 2: FreeTime. A DJ booth is shown in the announcement trailer for The Sims 3: Showtime.

With House Party, they can be placed on community lots and in sub-neighborhoods that are present. If Hot Date is also installed, a booth placed on a community lot will spawn an NPC DJ. ("DJ Z-Buffer", a reference to one aspect of object graphics in The Sims.) If placed on a residential lot, a booth can be used as a stereo, but the player will also be able to direct a Sim to be the DJ. When used as a stereo on a residential lot, it will have the extra stations that were included in House Party.

In Nightlife, a neighborhood will have three NPC DJs, and a booth placed on a community lot will use one of them. Sims may have a want to work as the DJ, and can earn The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff by doing it, but they will not do this unless directed to do so by the player. If the booth is on a residential lot, it will generally function as a stereo, but a Sim will be able to "Be the DJ", which will build creativity. According to the Prima guide for Nightlife, the "House Mix" option will pull MP3s from the Music folder of the player's computer.

FreeTime added another DJ Booth which can be used for dance competitions. However, the DJ Booth from Nightlife cannot be used for dance competitions, even if FreeTime is installed.

The Sims 3:Showtime
The DJ booth did not return in The Sims 3: Late Night, it will however return in The Sims 3:Showtime, along with a new DJ career.