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The dream of one-click a cappella and instrumental tracks may soon be upon us. Audionamix Xtrax Stems 2 harnesses improving machine-learning algorithms to crank out better vocals, drum parts, and music beds from fully-mixed song files and…

After 20 years of developing a mouse-and-keyboard approach to producing music, Image Line FL Studio software finally has a dedicated hardware controller of its own: the affordable Akai Fire. This review breaks down the various modes and…

Pioneer DJ’s DDJ-SB3 rules the roost as an affordable 2-channel DJ controller. But is it the be all and end all? Both the Roland DJ-202 (for Serato) and the Pioneer DJ DDJ-400 (for Rekordbox DJ) place different creative possibilities…

Fresh, new monitors from a new company with seasoned veterans behind it? We're checking out the new Kali Audio LP-6, which emit an accurate and uncolored, unboosted sound, so you can evaluate your audio mix with an unbiased perspective. In…

Imagine that you could separate any of your song files into a cappella vocals, drum parts, and instrumentals for your DJing, remixing, and sampling purposes. That’s what Audionamix Xtrax Stems proposes to do using advanced machine learning…

Your DJ music collection may be infected with tracks that lie about their bitrate.  It's not uncommon to discover MP3s, FLACs, or WAVs that say they are one bitrate, when they are really of a lower quality. But they can’t escape Dr. Funk’s…

Designing technology for performance and music making with is an art form. But until now, no one took on the challenge of chronicling the evolution of this design process. A new book, Push Turn Move, has just dropped - and it might be the…

You can DJ in many file formats, but each file type offers different audio resolution, file size, and software compatibility. Here's a straightforward guide to audio file types specifically for DJs.