Frank Wiedemann talks Circle of Live, creative processes, “playing…
Frank Wiedemann, a German musician and label owner of the iconic Innervisions and Bigamo Musik, is best known as…
Most of Native Instruments’ shares have sold. What could it mean for…
In a new turn of events this year, a massive portion of Native Instruments' shares have been sold to the Francisco…
Gear Roundup: Our Top Picks of 2020
There's no doubt that 2020 was been one hell of a year. With a pandemic completely shutting down nightlife and wrecking the music industry as we know it, 2020 took quite an unexpected turn that left many DJs, producers, and music lovers…
MASCHINE+ Review: Finally, a standalone Maschine, albeit with a $1,400 pricetag
Native Instruments' Maschine range is a series of "beatmakers" – production hubs designed for sketching and fleshing out tracks in a simplified workflow. Until now, all Maschine units required a laptop to function, serving as highly…
How I Play: Enamour
As 2020 comes to an end, we've got a new more How I Play with an awesome artist for you. This time around, we heard from Washington D.C.-based DJ and producer Enamour. With releases on Desert Hearts Black, Lane 8's This Never Happened…
How the pandemic has pushed producers’ (Scuba, Josh Butler, Avision, Robert Babicz, and Fabio…
Every year has a couple of defining moments, but nobody could have ever predicted the magnitude of surprises that 2020 had in store. This year has produced countless paradigm-shifting developments, and the past nine months has brought the…
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DJ Streaming Tips with DJ Kue
Streaming DJ sets has become one of the most reliable ways to play "out" regularly as a DJ these days. But for many DJs, it can be hard to see how exactly to get started streaming, or what a really nice professional setup might consist of.…
Stream from Beatport in VR with Tribe XR’s new LINK integration
If you're a DJ with no decks at home, or wishing you could play on that club setup you love so much, listen in. Tribe XR, a virtual reality platform for DJing, has teamed up with Beatport to integrate Beatport LINK into their…
Neural Mix stem separation control with Midi Fighter Twisters + djay
For the last few weeks, we've been working on a project in collaboration with Algoriddim, who launched their own Neural Mix stem separation technology inside their iOS djay software back in August. The goal: to build the ultimate mapping…
Mixcloud launches ticketed livestreams for artists via Mixcloud LIVE
In a pandemic world where venues are closed and many artists have lost their primary source of income as DJ gigs disappeared, the London-based streaming service Mixcloud has stepped up to provide a new stream of revenue (no pun intended)…
DIY your own portable, battery-powered DJ rig: here’s how
With large gatherings limited or banned in some places, many bars and clubs shut down, and apprehension around returning to indoor venues – where viral spread risk is greater – many DJs are trying a make-do solution for outdoor gigs and…
Traktor Pro 3.4 rolls out – serious love for the Browser
Continuing a trend of quality of life improvements for DJs in their software, Native Instruments released Traktor Pro 3.4 today. There's a lot of focus on the browser in this release, the biggest of which we've covered previously…
Rekordbox 6.1.1 adds an “Edit Mode” and TIDAL support
Pioneer DJ's preparation and performance DJ software just got a new incremental update, Rekordbox 6.1.1. There's a feature addition that everyone saw coming (TIDAL streaming library support) and a second feature that we didn't anticipate:…