AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ Standalone DJ System Review (Digital DJ Tips)

By |2024-10-13T11:12:33-05:00October 13th, 2024|AlphaTheta, Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Music Tech, Phil Morse, Pioneer, Review|

  The Lowdown The AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ is the ultimate flagship, four-channel standalone DJ unit and controller for Rekordbox and Serato software. Based closely upon AlphaTheta/Pioneer DJ’s pro club gear, namely the CDJ-3000 multi players and the DJM-A9 mixer, this one nails it, fixing all the shortcomings of the XDJ-XZ and delivering everything most serious DJs [...]

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 [...]

How To Avoid Ever Panicking About What To Play Next At A DJ Gig (Digital Dj Tips)

By |2018-07-26T16:21:57-05:00May 2nd, 2018|advice, Digital Dj Tips, My House Radio, Tips|

LAST UPDATED 2 MAY, 2018 Most of us have been there at one point or another… 10 seconds left to play on a track in front of a packed dancefloor, and nothing lined up on the other deck! We may just have failed to find something we want, or got carried away chatting – but [...]

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Your Questions: How Do I Mix Songs With Fluctuating Tempos? (Digital Dj Tips)

By |2018-07-26T16:22:09-05:00February 16th, 2018|Digital Dj Tips, DJ, My House Radio, Tips|

  Digital DJ Tips reader Cary asks: “I am an oldies DJ and play mostly throwbacks. I understand the concepts of beatgridding and syncing quantised tracks, but what do I do about older tunes that were recorded with a human drummer and the tempo and timing fluctuate? I am aware that these types of tracks cannot be [...]

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NAMM 2018: The Best Of The Rest (Digital Dj Tips)

By |2018-07-26T16:22:10-05:00January 30th, 2018|Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, House Music, Music News, My House Radio, news, Tips|

DJ Angelo, one of the tutors in our very own scratch course, rocking the decks at NAMM 2018. Throughout NAMM 2018 we’ve scoured the halls for stuff of interest to DJs and DJ/producers, and while we’ve covered the biggest releases individually, there is always far too much gear and software to do that with everything. So here [...]

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DJ/Producer Secrets, Part 2: The Biggest Thing Holding You Back From Success (Digital Dj Tips)

By |2018-07-26T16:22:13-05:00January 23rd, 2018|advice, Digital Dj Tips, Music News, My House Radio, news, Tips|

In the last article we looked at the biggest mistake wannabe DJ/producers make – they start off working on the DJing bit but keep putting off the “producing” part. (If you haven’t read the previous post in this series, please do so now – as this won’t make the best sense otherwise.) In this piece, I’m going [...]

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Jazzy Jeff Interview: “I Lost All My Tunes 5 Minutes Before A Gig” (Digitable Dj Tips) Phil Morse

By |2018-07-26T16:22:22-05:00October 31st, 2017|advice, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Interviews, My House Radio|

Jazzy Jeff Interview: “I Lost All My Tunes 5 Minutes Before A Gig” We sat down with hip-hop DJ legend Jazzy Jeff at this past weekend's BPM | PRO show. Phil Morse October 27, 2017 | Read time: 1 min I caught up with Jazzy Jeff backstage at the BPM | PRO Show 2017, following an outstanding DJ [...]

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