Beatsource (Beatport for Open Format DJs) Officially Launches Into Beta
We covered the rebirth of Beatsource earlier this year, and now the music store has launched into beta. Beatsource…
How Yotto Approaches DJ Gigs, Sets, and Mixing
Finnish DJ and recording artist Yotto specialises in the clean, precise house music that exists in the space…
Shakeups, Layoffs – What’s Happening At Native Instruments?
What’s happening at Native Instruments? Over the last week, a number of sources have shared news of significant layoffs at Native Instruments. Specifically, according to sources close to the company, around 100 people were let go last…
Nightmares in Clubland: Justin Nyce’s Worst Gig Ever
DJ Techtools regularly sits down with a veteran club DJ to ask them about their "worst night ever" at the club. While Justin has been a staple on the
East Coast for over 10 years, he's most commonly seen bouncing back and forth
between…
Smart Music Shopping Tips for DJs: Dig For Music With Intention
Today, new contributor Amanda shares an amazing article focused on doing smarter shopping for music for your DJ sets. These are practical strategies that you can apply when you next go hunting for tracks on Beatport, Traxsource, Bandcamp,…
Personal Finance Tips For DJs: An In-Depth Guide
Working DJs are often entrepreneurial individuals who wish to avoid the path of a standard 9-5 job. Being a disk jockey allows anyone who is genuinely ambitious and passionate about music to have an exciting career that can provide a very…
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Beatport Will Remove Tracks That Have Never Sold
Everyone in the electronic music industry knows there's dramatically more music being released than there is music that people want to listen to or DJ with. But what happens when one of the biggest online stores for digital music starts…
Overview: Why We Dig Arturia’s MicroFreak
Over the next few weeks, we'll be highlighting gear we think is awesome. It'll include some solid new pieces of production, performance, and DJing equipment. Up first is the Arturia MicroFreak, a powerful hardware synth that, at the price…
Super Simple + Fast Sound Design In Ableton Live
If you're a music producer, sometimes you want to be able to crank out ideas quickly in your DAW. For beginner producers, aside from scrolling through and loading device presets, it can be intimidating to make your own instruments from…
Traktor Mod Adds Moving Waveforms to S4MK3s Screen Display
The Traktor Kontrol S4 MK3 is great, but you know what would make it way better? Real moving waveforms, just like a CDJ! One intrepid modder, Joe Easton, has released a $5 mod that allows DJs to use moving waveforms, zoom level, and…
Traktor Pro 3.2 Out Now: Watch Chris Liebing Demo Better Harmonic Mixing In Traktor
There's a new version of Traktor Pro 3.2 that's just been released this morning by Native Instruments. The update is focused primarily on adding features that improve harmonic mixing / key matching functionalities. The new features that…
Streaming Music: what the DJ industry really thinks
Ever wonder what folks at Pioneer DJ, Soundcloud, Denon DJ, Beatport, Dubset, and more think about the future of music in DJ booths? This year at IMS Ibiza, we got to see an awesome panel discussion on "Streaming In The DJ Booth". A number…
Learning Synths: Ableton Will Teach You Synthesis In Your Browser
For many producers, synthesis is at the core of their creative process. Being able to program and create sounds a number of different hardware or software synths is a skill that pays massive dividends, but can often be a hard space to get…
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