A love letter to Rosie, the first mixer made just for DJs
There was a time, pre-1971, when all mixers were mono, and the thought of wearing headphones during a nightclub gig was laughable. Dance club DJing came into its own as an art form in the 1960s, but DJs back then were still stuck with…
Engine DJ 2.0 arrives with wireless Ableton LINK, onboard lighting control, new UI + more
Engine DJ has released an update to their flagship software today, Engine DJ 2.0 – available for both desktop and OS. The new system brings a swath of new features that aim to streamline the user experience and strengthen any artist's…
DJ advice from Steve Bug: “Learn how to beat match, no matter what equipment you’re using”
Steve Bug has spent his life in dance music, beginning with discovering disco music via his parent's record collection and then getting into electro and breakdancing in the early 80s. House music first caught his attention in the late 80s…
Pioneer DJ’s CDJ-3000s become USB-HID compatible for Serato DJ Pro
The flagship CDJ-3000s from Pioneer DJ may have just become more appealing to Serato DJ Pro users, as they've announced that the gear is now compatible with the USB-HID control feature of the software. This means that Serato DJ Pro…
Preparing for any DJ gig: 9 tips from the DJTT community
No matter what size, type, or genre of performing DJ you may be, let's agree on one thing we have in common – some kind of pre-gig prep. So, we got curious – especially now that so many artists are returning to IRL shows and…
The DDJ-FLX6-W: a matte white version of the FLX6
Pioneer DJ is back with a new fresh look on a DJ controller: a matte white edition of their DDJ-FLX6. The 4-channel controller, titled the DDJ-FLX6-W, offers all the functions of the original FLX6 with a limited-run, standout color in case…
Weird DJ gear, part 2: the underrated, the odd, and the ones that made history.
It seems that you may have enjoyed my last entry on the weird DJ gear out there, so I am back with a few more items that may have been forgotten through the eons of time. Today, we’ll explore four more items from my collection, created by…
Beatsource + Mixcloud team up so you can record & share DJ sets online sans takedowns
It's a well-known fact in the music industry that Mixcloud offers its own streaming platform, Mixcloud Live (first announced back in April 2020), that allows artists to legally livestream music and video without dealing with copyright…