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…
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…
15 minute rapid tests: the light at the end of the tunnel for events?
Imagine: you roll up to the festival gates for the first time in what feels like a lifetime. You're ready to hand over your tickets, but first, medics come up to the car in protective equipment. Everyone in your car gets a quick nose swab,…
Best Affordable Studio Monitors For Your Home Setup: Our Picks
Need to power up your home DJ and/or production studio? A good set of studio monitors is critical for hearing your mixes accurately, and you can attain a high-quality, booming system for around $200-300 per monitor. Whether you’re still…
DJM-V10-LF: a longer fader, no crossfader edition of the 6-channel Pioneer DJ mixer
Here's a bit of a November surprise: Pioneer DJ is announcing yet another new product, following up the DDJ-FLX6. This time it's the DJM-V10-LF, a long fader version of their flagship top-end V10 mixer. Pioneer DJ has handily…
Guitar Center in Chapter 11, PSSL out of business – but DJs should shop locally
Two large US-based music gear vendors - Guitar Center and PSSL - on the rocks after an incredibly challenging year for retail sales of professional music gear. The reality is that a lot of companies have suffered this year in our industry,…
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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:…
[Updated] DJs might soon have to say goodbye to Facebook Live
Quarantine, coronavirus, lockdown, and the great 2020 gig apocalypse has been hard for DJs and live performers. But the one gasp of solace has been the extraordinary creativity that has been poured into live streaming DJ sets over the last…