Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Afro House Track (Keinemusik, Black Coffee, Caiiro, Alex Wann Style) (Beatportal)

By |2024-10-11T22:09:06-05:00October 11th, 2024|Afro House, Beatport, Dance Music, Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Music, producer|

  This step-by-step guide will help you craft your own Afro House track in any DAW, complete with sound suggestions, sample packs, templates, and plugin recommendations. Afro House is an evolving genre blending African-inspired rhythms with modern electronic beats, made popular by artists like Black Coffee, Keinemusik, Caiiro, and Alex Wann. This guide will walk you through creating your own Afro [...]

Ableton announces new standalone instrument and controller (Resident Advisor)

By |2024-10-08T20:53:48-05:00October 8th, 2024|Ableton, Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Music News, Music Tech, New DJ Gear, Resident Advisor|

  Move is a portable, four-track sampling sketchpad.   Ableton, the German music software company, is releasing a standalone instrument.   Move comes with 32 pressure-sensitive pads with velocity and polyphonic aftertouch, used to trigger a library of over 1,500 sounds. The software also integrates a 16-step sequencer and a speaker, and links easily with [...]

Traktor Pro 4: Generate stem separated tracks from your library in this new update (DJ Tech Tools)

By |2024-07-25T21:12:46-05:00July 25th, 2024|Announcements, Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Djtechtools, Music News, New DJ Gear, news|

  Today, Native Instruments is launching Traktor Pro 4. It’s been a long time (6 years, in 2018) since Traktor Pro 3 came out. But the killer feature in today’s Traktor Pro 4 release date goes back even further -to 2014 when the Kontrol S8 and Stem Decks first appeared in the DJ software. In [...]

7 Predictions for DJ Gear in 2024 (DJ Tech Tools)

By |2024-01-28T21:48:52-06:00January 28th, 2024|Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Editorial, International, My House Radio, New DJ Gear|

  As the DJing world continuously evolves, new gear is inevitable. 2024 is likely to bring a solid set of new products to the DJ world, and we expect to see new releases that could transform how we mix, manipulate, and experience music. From stem-focused controllers to iterative updates from Pioneer DJ, we’re predicting smart [...]

Where DJs Get Their Music In 2024 (Digital DJ Tips)

By |2024-01-02T21:03:08-06:00January 2nd, 2024|advice, Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, House Music, Music, Tips|

The music industry has, it is fair to say, completely transformed in the past decade or so. We went from physical albums and singles (vinyl/CDs), to “everything, everywhere” via digital downloads and streaming services. So, for most people, the answer to “Where do you get your music?” nowadays is usually “Spotify”. End of story. For [...]

Breaking: Pioneer DJ Buys Serato (Digital DJ Tips)

By |2023-07-12T18:05:35-05:00July 12th, 2023|Announcements, Digital Dj Tips, DJ Equipment Tools Software, news, Phil Morse, Pioneer, Report, serato|

Pioneer DJ has today announced that it is to buy Serato, in a move that will send shock waves through the DJing world, and that – despite reassurances to the contrary – has to bring into question the very survival of Serato as a DJ platform longer-term. This is how the news was announced today by [...]

The Best Music-Making AI Tools and How to Use Them (Resident Advisor)

By |2023-06-18T16:28:23-05:00June 18th, 2023|AI, Digital Dj Tips, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Internet, Music News, Resident Advisor|

Compared to tools like Chat GPT and Midjourney, music-making AI is behind the curve. But what's coming next? And how can these tools help producers? This article is part of Water & Music founder Cherie Hu's guest-edited month of June, featuring specially curated content exploring new possibilities in music and tech. By now, ChatGPT is a [...]

Wez Saunders takes over Defected with Full Acquisition

By |2022-08-25T18:51:40-05:00August 25th, 2022|Announcements, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Digital Dj Tips, Disco, DJ, House Music, International, Interviews, Music|

Wez Saunders takes over Defected with full acquisition Wez Saunders has acquired dance label and music group Defected, Music Week can reveal. The independent label was launched in 1999 by Simon Dunmore. Following the management buyout by the MD, Saunders has now become CEO of the group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Documents lodged at Companies [...]

Collaborating With Other DJs & Musicians – Why & How To Do It (Digital DJ Tips)

By |2022-01-27T08:10:24-06:00January 27th, 2022|Digital Dj Tips, DJ, My House Radio, Phil Morse|

  DJing is often seen as a “solo” thing, but it needn’t be. Indeed, it can get pretty lonely as a DJ, as many of us know – despite the fun-loving, sociable image DJs often have. Whether it’s to deal with this loneliness, to get inspired and do something more creative/appealing to the public, or [...]

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