Mp3

Any DJ with a sizable collection of music on their hard drive knows that the MP3 is far from dead, despite a rash of clickbait articles in recent weeks. In today's article, contributor Steven Maude assesses what it would take take for a new…

Last week we posted an article on "Why new DJs Should Start on Vinyl". It was a huge hit and stirred up some controversy with DJs on both sides of the spectrum. One of the most common criticisms was the topic of cost. Is a vinyl DJ setup…

Want to buy physical media and still have a digital copy? Amazon feels your pain - having introduced their AutoRip service earlier this year to give free digital copies of songs and albums to anyone who buys a CD from them. Now they're…

As Serato's DJ software programs gained FLAC support on Monday, we decided it's time to write an article that discusses the best options of the variety of formats that digital audio files come in. Many DJs don't notice a big difference in…

It's become an annual tradition that DJ TechTools provides all of our readers with Tips and Tools for up coming New Years Eve gigs. This year we continue that tradition with another set of helpful tricks and tips that will help make your…

Recently I played a gig in Southern California where a really nice fan came up and gave me a collection of his favorite sounds and samples for beat juggling. The sounds were great, but the only problem was that they were all single hits.…

Even though many DJs have an insatiable desire for new music, the Internet is so awash with listening and downloading options that without direction, you could fritter away many hours of screening music without netting anything to use in…

By: Kyle Rayner If my digital music collection were to suddenly manifest itself into some kind of physical media, I'm sure it would look something like this picture. A random mess of scattered songs, from different places and times,…