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Chicago’s Alinka: “Take your time, don’t take shortcuts, don’t give up.”
Alinka Ratner’s story will be a familiar one to most DJs: she fell in love with house music and DJ...
DJ edits get a licensing deal: Beatsource’s new deal with Sony, UMG, Warner adds 100k edited tracks to LINK
Beatsource has taken quite the leap forward today in the world of music licensing and accessibility for artists. The company...
Rane releases an A-Trak Signature Edition of the Seventy battle mixer
Turntablists and A-Trak fans, this one's for you. RANE and A-Trak announced their collaboration today: an A-Trak take on Rane's...
Ableton’s Live 11 Lite is here, and it’s free for Live Lite users
Ableton has released Live 11 Lite today, and it's available for free to all Live Lite owners. The upgrade offers...
Mixxx – the free DJ software – gets a major update with 2.3.0 release
One of the most valuable free tools out there for DJs often goes undiscussed. Mixxx - which is a totally...
Traktor Pro 3.5: CDJ-3000 HID mode, Beatsource / Beatport LINK
We've known it was coming for a bit, but today the updated Traktor Pro 3.5 has released. The fresh version...
Weird DJ Gear: the underrated, the odd, and the ones that made history.
Editor's Note – Over the years, we've seen a wide array of attempts to create DJ hardware intended to be the...
Interview: Stimming on his new album, pigeons, & straying from functionality
Hamburg-based electronic music producer Stimming has made quite the impact over the years with his uniquely intriguing take on house...
