Embracing Lockdown: How DJs + producers are protecting their mental well-being
Everyone in the dance music community has felt the impact of social isolation and a global shutdown. In today's…
Coronavirus Fears Rattle The Dance Music Industry In 2020
We've seen dramatic cancellations of big festivals - first Ultra, Tomorrowland Winter, and just today, SXSW has…
Kontrol S1: DJDoubleYou sawed a deck off a Kontrol S4 to make a new DIY controller
We've heard it for years: when will Native Instruments make a single deck DJ controller? What if they made a single-jogwheel device? In a new DIY project, DJTT forum user DJDoubleYou has chopped off a single deck of a Kontrol S4 and build…
XDJ-XZ will get full Virtual DJ 2020 support (including On-Device Waveforms)
The XDJ-XZ, Pioneer DJ's most recent all-in-one release, has created mixed emotions for a lot of DJs. It's got those full-sized platters, jog displays, and four channel mixer - but it's lacking more than two standalone channels (two…
Nightmares In Clubland: Spryte’s Worst DJ Gig Ever
Every DJ loves to talk about their very best nights behind the decks...but what about when things horribly wrong? We regularly get a veteran club DJs to talk about their dreaded "worst night ever" on the job. This month, we caught up with…
Is rekordbox 6 on the way? First signs of a “new service system” from Pioneer DJ
From the "obscure messages in change logs" department, Pioneer DJ has announced today that there's a new version of Rekordbox DJ coming soon. As a part of the announcement, they're suggesting to potential purchasers of the performance…
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How to make a DIY Split Cue in (almost) any mixer
Does your DJ mixer or controller not have split cue? Do you want to mix entirely inside of your headphones? It can be a challenge to be headphones-only and not have a split cue functionality, but in today's article, DJ Soo shares a DIY…
MPC One: Standalone, $699, and what the MPC Touch should have been?
Has there ever been a totally standalone MPC that's been priced under $1,000? The MPC Touch that was released five years ago seemed like it was going to be the winner - but it still required a computer. With this new MPC One, Akai hopes to…
Cue Points That DJs Should Set On Every Track: DJ Fundamentals
What prep tool can every DJ do on their tracks before they play them? Cue points! They're a powerful tool for both planned mixes and on-the-fly routines. In this DJ Fundamentals video, Ean shares the cue points that he thinks every DJ…
Sonarworks Reference 4: Can A Plugin Improve Your Mixdowns?
As a music producer, there are few parts of your process more crucial than your mixdown phase. No matter what genre you're in, properly balancing each element in your original productions can mean the difference between a club killing…
Tagging Tracks: Ean’s Organizational System For His DJ Library
Ean is back with another episode of DJ Fundamentals - this time looking specifically at DJ music library organization. Tagging tracks is a great way to make finding great matches easy in the moment of a set. In this episode, Ean shares his…
When Things Go Wrong: How to Recover from Your Worst DJ Fails
It’s comforting to think that with the right amount of preparation you can avoid making mistakes in front of other people when DJing. But there’s a cold undeniable truth — you can’t. It’s going to happen, it’s just something people don’t…
DJ Fundamentals: How Phrasing Can Make or Break a DJ Mix
For new DJs, phrasing is a challenging concept to grasp. Even for practiced musicians, the idea of layering songs on top of one another isn't the easiest to explain, so in today's video, Ean breaks it down. Learn how to count phrases, and…