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dj debate

Trainspotting A DJ’s Tracks: Is It Lazy or Legit?

Dean Zulueta May 11, 2017

The moral acceptability of trainspotting (figuring out what a DJ is playing) is a longstanding debate in the DJ community. But in recent years, new tools and communities have changed how the process works - and one DJ, Jackmaster, took…

Routines

Routine + Interview: Performing Live with Traktor’s Step Sequencer

Dean Zulueta Apr 5, 2017

The release of Traktor 2.11 last year brought a new step sequencer function. This update turned Remix Decks into powerful step sequencers, giving more creative control in how DJs use samples to build a routine. Venezuelan DJ and musician…

News + Culture

Routine: Craze’s Response to #RealDJing

Dean Zulueta Oct 28, 2014

Shiftee and Enferno came out with a comeback to SNL about being a DJ. A-Trak is on a mission to separate the real DJs apart from the ones who just press play and throw their hands in the air. Today Craze released a new scratch routine using…