History

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…

How do you mix when you can’t make out your audience? What are the differences between sound coming out of a PA system and a pair of headphones on each person in the crowd? Read our tips for your first Silent Disco gig!

In his first article on the history of the turntable, DJTT contributor Akhil Kalepu took us through the phonograph’s early history, from its origin in the late 19th century and well into the mid-20th century. These technological innovations…

This article is another great historical piece from guest contributor Akhil Kalepu, and this time he's chosen to tackle the history of the turntable. Read on to hear about how it all started out with recorded sound, phonautographs, and…

How did the TB-303 bass synthesizer become such a well-known and highly regarded sound in dance music? Today guest contributor Akhil Kalepu goes in-depth with the full history of the Roland TB-303 and how its shortcomings became some of the…

The Amen Break is a six second drum beat in the Winstons' song "Amen, Brother" performed by the late Gregory Cylvester "G. C." Coleman. Little did the members realize that this drum beat would be one of the most sampled loops - if not the…

Traktor was first introduced over 10 years ago, and since then, it has become an institution when it comes to digital DJing. The impact the software has had on the DJ scene as well as shaping the trends and developments is both undeniable…

Today, Novation announced the 'Dicer' controller that we showed in this cryptic video last Friday. Dicer is a pair of button controllers that fit snugly onto a pair of Turntables providing DVS users with access to performance functions like…