This free app helps DJs practice beatmatching by ear with daily challenges (DJ Mag)

By |2026-06-18T22:17:02-04:00June 18th, 2026|AI, Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, DJ Mag, Internet, Music, Music News, Music Tech, New DJ Gear, producer, Promotional|

  A free mobile app wants to help you practice beatmatching by ear. Described as a “game and training tool for DJs”, Beatmatch PRO challenges users to match the tempos of two tracks by ear as accurately as possible, with each attempt scored out of 100%. The app centres around a daily challenge mode, where all [...]

Beatport Launches Track ID, a Music Discovery Tool Built for DJs (Beatportal)

By |2026-05-28T00:14:37-04:00May 28th, 2026|AI, Beatport, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, Entertaiment, Internet, Music, Music News, press release, producer, Report|

  Now live in the Beatport mobile app, Track ID helps DJs identify music in real time, from pitch-shifted blends and remixes to sweaty club recordings and festival-sized ID chaos. Beatport has launched Track ID, a new music discovery feature inside the Beatport mobile app that helps DJs identify tracks in real time, even when the booth is [...]

Native Instruments acquired by inMusic (DJ Mag)

By |2026-05-09T00:46:06-04:00May 9th, 2026|Announcements, DJ Mag, Internet, Music News, news, Promotional|

  The US company also owns Akai Professional, Moog Music, Denon DJ, Numark and more   inMusic has signed a definitive deal to acquire Native Instruments. According to an an announcement shared today (8th May) by Native Instruments CEO Nick Williams, the acquisition "builds on a strong and established relationship between the two companies", and is intended [...]

Shimza Live From Camden Roundhouse, London (DJ Mag)

By |2026-04-07T22:55:29-04:00April 7th, 2026|Afro House, Afrobeats, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, Internet, London, producer, South Africa, Videos|

https://youtu.be/-HyyZo8sXgE?si=C1wzHbCG6fB6Zs3i Shimza headlined the iconic Camden Roundhouse in January 2026 for his biggest London show to-date. You can watch the full set now. The South African showman delivered a high-energy performance that showcased his signature Afro-tech sound, blending hypnotic rhythms with global house influences. Shimza is set to tour the US this spring with his &Co party [...]

Cubase 15, as reviewed by a Logic Pro user: “The most versatile DAW I’ve ever used” (Music Tech)

By |2026-01-08T20:54:28-05:00January 8th, 2026|Ableton, cubase, Digital Dj Tips, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Djtechtools, Internet, Music Tech, producer, Review|

  cubase.jpg With powerful MIDI tools, excellent audio editing, and creative tools for sound design, Cubase 15 is a jack of all trades — and a master of most of them Review Overview   Our verdict ⊕ Pro-level MIDI production environment ⊕ Solid stock instruments and library content ⊕ Refreshed Score Editor looks great and can [...]

Half of Clubbers Think Phones Are Ruining the Dancefloor. We Asked the People Running the Clubs (Decoded Magazine)

By |2026-01-05T20:50:40-05:00January 5th, 2026|Clubs - Nightlife, Deep House, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Editorial, electronic music, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, International, Internet, meta, Music, Music News, news, producer, Promotional, Report, Review, Uncategorized|

  Look, we know. Another piece about phones ruining club culture. The think pieces have been written, the surveys conducted, the hot takes delivered. But here’s the thing: most of that conversation has been happening in the abstract, with commentators theorising about what might be happening while the actual architects of nightlife, the people building [...]

The Best DJ Download Pools [2025 Guide] (Digital DJ Tips)

By |2025-11-28T13:55:32-05:00November 28th, 2025|Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Internet, Music, Music News, Music Tech, producer|

  What is a DJ download pool? Should you join one? Are they only for professional DJs? Are they even legal, and how can you tell? Is this how DJs find easy-to-mix versions of songs? We answer those questions (and more) in this guide, followed by our recommendations for the best DJ download pools you [...]

Artists to keep 100% of distribution royalties as part of new SoundCloud subscription (Mixmag)

By |2025-11-19T20:56:15-05:00November 19th, 2025|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Entertaiment, International, Internet, MixMAg, Music News, news, Soundcloud|

  The platform's new all-in-one artist subscription also offers features such as an on-demand vinyl service, artist storefronts and merch SoundCloud will allow artists to keep 100% of the distribution royalties for their music as part of its new "all-in-one" artist subscription.  In a statement shared last week (October 30), SoundCloud revealed that it will cease to claim [...]

Tech releases you might have missed: Sequential Forum synth, Native Instrument’s Traktor MX2, Splice INSTRUMENT (Mixmag)

By |2025-10-16T18:30:39-04:00October 16th, 2025|Announcements, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Djtechtools, International, Internet, MixMAg, Music, Music News, Music Tech, New DJ Gear, news, producer, Promotional, Report|

  Whether you’re in the market for some new software or want to upgrade your studio — here are some of the biggest recent releases from the world of tech Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of the best recent tech releases and announcements   Sequential releases new analog synth Forum Sequential has released a new instrument called Forum, [...]

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