DJ mix preparation and exploration app DJ.Studio has just announced that stems are now available within the platform, along with dynamic beatgridding similar to that added recently by Algoriddim to its Djay Pro app. We’ve tested the stems algorithm and can report that it sounds as good as anyone’s, which means it’s now possible to … The post DJ.Studio Adds Real-Time Stems & Dynamic Beatgridding appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

Join Phil Morse and the students of the Digital DJ Tips school, as they look at three burning topics in the world of DJing. Episode Notes Following the epic DJ fail at Coachella by Grimes, rather than piling in and criticising her, we thought we would use that as a springboard to talk about ways … The post Recovering From DJ Fails, Best Place To Livestream, Turntable Love! [Podcast] appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

Playing your first ever DJ gig, whether that’s a mobile event, a club gig, residency, in a bar, whatever, is one of the most nerve-wracking things you could possibly imagine. It’s equally that way if it’s the first gig you’ve played in a long time, of course. Here at Digital DJ Tips, we teach DJs … The post 10 Tips For Smashing Your First DJ Gig appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

We’ve teamed up with AlphaTheta to offer you the chance to win a pair of their brand-new Wave Eight portable battery-powered PA speakers. The Wave Eights come complete with AlphaTheta’s cable-free SonicLink wireless technology, meaning DJing from ANY DJ gear without cables is fully possible with these, with no additional transmitters, receivers or other kit … The post Win A Pair Of AlphaTheta Wave Eight Speakers Worth $1800 appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

In this replay of our live Q&A lesson, we kicked things off with some crucial DJing lessons we can all take from the Grimes Coachella “debacle”, before diving into all sorts of questions from our DJ community. Here’s what’s covered… 0:00 Intro 3:18 How to avoid the “Grimes Coachella mishap”? 9:48 DJ news this week … The post Grimes’s DJ mess-up – Lessons for us all? [Live Q&A] appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

Recently, there have been developments in the world of low-latency wireless speaker systems for DJs, which mean that you can now feasibly DJ without wires from your DJ equipment to your loudspeakers, as well as link those speakers without wires. Doing this can be convenient for quick set-up and breakdown, it can be great for … The post 3 Innovative Wireless DJ Speaker Systems – Is One Right For You? appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

Enjoy this latest edition of our podcast, where digital DJ students get to ask questions across all the big areas of DJing and get answers in our live community. Episode Notes A broad selection of questions today, including producing music when half deaf, worries about DJing when visually impaired, keeping children interested in DJing, why … The post Getting Kids Into DJing, DJing With Disabilities, Small USB Controllers [Podcast] appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

Whether you play music that’s labelled “bootleg”, “mashup”, “re-edit” or “remix” and have wondered what these terms mean, or you’re dabbling yourself in altering or making your own versions of tunes that you own, you may have wondered what the differences are between these often-used labels. So here I’m going to talk you through each … The post Bootlegs, Mashups, Re-edits & Remixes: What’s The Difference? appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

On our podcast recently, one of our students, Sam, asked about the sync button in DJing. He said: “Please help me to understand something. I started DJing in later life, now aged 52. I love the technology. I rip samples, I use stems, I loop on three decks, and so on. “In the last few … The post “I’m New To DJing, Is It OK To Use Sync?” appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more

Breaking news today: not one but TWO major DJ software manufacturers have implemented OpenAI’s new visual tools, enabling DJ software to “crowd read”, saving busy DJs having to figure out what song the dancefloor wants to hear next. VirtualDJ’s “VibeCheck” and Djay Pro’s “Neural Crowd” both use a simple webcam attached to the DJ’s laptop … The post Now DJ Software Can Read The Crowd For You appeared first on Digital DJ Tips ..read more