Pioneer DJ offers its own extended gear warranty: AlphaTheta Care
AlphaTheta Care – it's a mouthful of a name, and it sounds familiar on first glance (hello, Apple Care?).!-->…
Hercules DJControl Inpulse T7: a motorized Serato DJ controller for $700?
It might be a bit quiet at NAMM this year in the DJ space, but one of the strong contenders for best product drop!-->…
DJ Pro Tips for Digital Crate Digging on Beatport, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Spotify, Juno Download, and…
With the inception of online music stores, a DJ’s task of finding the right music for their sets has completely changed. Before the internet, a DJ would have to scour the record stores, thrift shops, and even retailers for that exact album!-->…
Stanton returns, launches STX: the only portable scratch turntable with an Innofader crossfader
Making moves for the first time since it was acquired by inMusic in 2020, Stanton dropped a piece of hardware today that speaks to its turntablism roots. The new Stanton STX is a portable and rechargable scratch turntable with a mini!-->…
Meet the Koala sampler app: a mobile production powerhouse, now with stems
The Koala sampler app – available on both iOS and Android – has won the hearts of many mobile beat makers since its release in February 2020. Its simple and intuitive interface allows for sound construction fairly easily, and it's pretty!-->…
Numark launches Mixstream Pro +, a standalone controller ft. Amazon Music Unlimited streaming
Numark released the latest piece of hardware in the Mixstream Pro family today: the Mixstream Pro +. The new standalone controller offers compatibility with Serato DJ Pro, Serato DJ Lite, and Virtual DJ software and offers streaming access!-->…
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Tips for DJing in Extreme Cold: DJTT readers share their advice
DJing in extreme weather is a sport in itself – whether it's an extra-hot day in the desert or a freezing cold party in the snow. Though it may sound grueling, more than anything it's fun (we're all here for the adventure anyways,!-->…
Serato’s Stems added to their DAW in Serato Studio 2.0
Serato just added their real-time stem separation to their DAW, Serato Studio.
We Tested 3 Online Music Creation Tools You Can Try In 2023: Soundful, Soundtrap + Soundation
In the 2020s, it seems that everything costs a monthly fee, and everything is connected to the cloud. For better or for worse, DJ software is no different, with the advantages of cloud storage, music streaming, and library syncing coming!-->…
Controlling the dancefloor: a guide on organizing playlists by energy
Whether you’re a seasoned DJ of many years or just getting into the craft, you’ve probably struggled with organizing playlists at some point in your career (I know I have). As someone who’s been DJing for over 10 years, I’ve tried!-->…
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!-->…
Breaking the Four by Four: a primer on playing in odd time signatures with drum machines
We've got a great piece that acts a primer to odd time signatures. Specifically, we'll talk about how drum machine users can program their devices to play with some of the odder time signatures out there.
Traktor Pro 3.6 releases, as well as a feature roadmap…
This week, Native Instruments' Traktor Pro 3.6 has finally hit Native Access. The major release brings two new subscriber-locked features, Pattern Player and Ozone Maximizer, as well as a number of other smaller fixes. Importantly, NI has!-->…