Pioneer DJ’s DJM-S5: Pro-level features at a mid-level price
In May 2022, Pioneer DJ announced a series of new products throughout the month. Speculation ran rampant. Will we finally see a DJM-900NXS2 update? Maybe a DDJ-1000 MK2? Every week saw a different announcement as anticipation hit a fever…
alter.audio’s Timetosser adds Loop, Slice modes in new firmware update
Timetosser – the playable audio resequencer from alter.audio – released a v. 1.1.0 firmware update earlier this week after first demoing it at Amsterdam Dance Event's Gear Lab. If you're unfamiliar with Timetosser, it's a live performance…
Denon DJ SC Live 2 + SC Live 4: built-in speaker standalone units; supplanting Prime 2 / Prime 4?
Teased for a while and officially "announced" on the Serato DJ blog yesterday, Denon DJ has announced two standalone all-in-one units - the SC Live 2 and SC Live 4. These two units probably replace the forever out-of-stock (perhaps due to…
Ableton releases Note, an iOS app for making music on the go
Ableton just made it drastically easier to start and save your track ideas even when you're away from your studio – for Apple users, at least – with the launch of their new iOS app: Note. Built with the intention of offering as a scratch…
Mixcloud launches Tracks for producers to upload original music
Mixcloud is making moves in favor of creators, as the platform has launched a feature rivaling SoundCloud: the ability to upload original tracks. Artists can now share their own music alongside mixes and livestreams – which makes…
Serato Stems: what DJs are doing with real-time stem separation added to Serato DJ
Last week in a beta update to Serato DJ, we finally saw the future of DJ mixing arrive - real-time stem separation. This is pretty huge as it marks a large population of open format DJs getting access to a technology that works incredibly…
Worth the wait: Nektar Aura’s latest software update is a beatmaker’s dream
Since its 2020 release, I've seen the Nektar Aura as a controversial piece of hardware. Viewing it through the perspective of an avid Native Instruments Maschine user, my expectations were limited by my references back to the Maschine user…
How to produce a track that a mixing engineer won’t hate you for
A mixing engineer’s job is to make productions sound both technically solid and artistically engaging for the listeners. Although engineers have many tools to achieve this, it’s key to remember that mixing is not magic – and…