Needle skips to network dips — DJing is all about “what ifs”
"But what if the wifi breaks?" said the DJ internet upon hearing about Denon DJ's stanadlone streaming. But playing out has always been about dealing with the what ifs.
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Read moreNeedle skips to network dips — DJing is all about “what ifs”
iPhone DJ in the Boiler Room — a fundamental truth that needs a conversation
You may see iPhone DJ and the Boiler Room conspiring to mock and ruin our craft. But I see something else, something that is always missed by other DJs commenting on such videos.
Turntable Tuesday and the polarising power of technology
Turntable Tuesday saw Technics and Reloop bust out there opposing takes on what DJs want. But these are for different people. Allow me to explain.
A DECADE AND A HALF DEEP — WE ARE 15!
A full decade and a half of independent DJ journalism has been achieved, and we're having a minor backpat ahead of doing something very cool.
Dear DJ Industry — the time is now for USB C
With USB 3.x and the USB connector, now is the ideal time for the industry to embrace the new standard. I write lots of words to explain why.
OPINION: The dumbing down of DJ turntables has to stop
While mixers and controllers keep getting crammed with bells and whistles, turntables are not. In fact, while still being called game changing and the price going up, features are actually being removed. I am not happy — not one bit, and hereby challenge the industry.
OPINION: Laurel, Yanny, and the subjectivity of sound
Laurel or Yanny? You probably couldn't care less, but this little internet sensation has divided opinion. It does however crowbar open the can of worms that is sound quality. How can anyone pass judgement on sound quality when people can hear different things through the same gear?
OPINION: DJing for free hurts us all
Just like any creative industry, the DJ scene is rife with bad pay and high expectations, but Dan argues that DJing for free is bad for everyone (with some exceptions, of course).
Throwback Thursday: Let’s talk “REVOLUTIONARY”
When marketeers are tasked with writing PR for the hottest spangly new stuff, they all lean heavily on hyperbole, making everything game-changing and revolutionary. But how do those claims stack up when looking at what has come before? Ray wants to have a word with you all about that.
Dan writes for NI — how to manage your Traktor music
What happens when you write industry leading content? The industry wants you to write content for them of course. And our own Dan Morse has just written a whole thing about managing your music in Traktor for the Native Instruments blog.
Proprietary protocols: Why can’t our gear just all get along?
Why can't all our hardware just get along? With interconnectivity open standards getting long in the tooth, all we seem to have is proprietary protocols, which is bad for us users. We need a better, more modern solution, Dan argues.
ENVIRONMENT: Does vinyl really need to be plastic shrink-wrapped?
Environmental issues are hardly a hot topic in the DJ industry, but they should be. So we're making it our goal to bring these matters to the attention of everyone, and are starting with the plastic waste of shrink sleeves on vinyl. Why do we have it? Do we even need it? Is there an alternative?