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OPINION: Laurel, Yanny, and the subjectivity of sound

Mark SettleMay 17, 2018

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?...

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OPINION: DJing for free hurts us all

Dan MorseMay 14, 2018

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)....

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Throwback Thursday: Let’s talk “REVOLUTIONARY”

RayApril 12, 2018

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....

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Proprietary protocols: Why can’t our gear just all get along?

Dan MorseMarch 12, 2018

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....

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ENVIRONMENT: Does vinyl really need to be plastic shrink-wrapped?

Mark SettleFebruary 8, 2018

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? ...

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NAMM 2018: Contrasting Phase, Ortofon, and Rane’s TWELVE

ProfessorBXJanuary 31, 2018

NAMM 2018, where Rane debuted the tonearm-less TWELVE, and got Jesse Dean stick one right back on it. And where Ortofon launched the new Concordes, and Phase did away with the need for them completely. ProfessorBX was there, played with them all, and has things to say....

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News

New Denon DJ Prime comes to the Worxlab — any questions?

djay goes full stream — SoundCloud, plus TIDAL audio AND video

All the everything — Pioneer DJ’s boss level DJM-V10 mixer

Reviews

REVIEW: UDG USB Cables. Warning — scenes of surgery

REVIEW: Jetpack Slim DJ Bag… again

EXCLUSIVE REVIEW: Numark Scratch Serato DJ Pro Mixer

Articles

3 of 4: Ray’s Blasterpiece of the last decade

2 of 4: Dan’s looking back at the decade

1 of 4: The last decade — Darren’s View

Opinion

OPINION: Laurel, Yanny, and the subjectivity of sound

OPINION: DJing for free hurts us all

Throwback Thursday: Let’s talk “REVOLUTIONARY”

Proprietary protocols: Why can’t our gear just all get along?

ENVIRONMENT: Does vinyl really need to be plastic shrink-wrapped?

NAMM 2018: Contrasting Phase, Ortofon, and Rane’s TWELVE