DJ tech news, reviews and opinion
DJ tech news, reviews and opinion
History of Serato: from vinyl roots to digital dominance If you’ve spent any time around a DJ booth in the last twenty years, you’ve probably seen Serato in action. What began as a small project in New Zealand evolved into…
Ikea for DJs. If you’ve been collecting vinyl — or playing it — long enough, you already know the quiet hero of the DJ world isn’t a mixer or a set of Technics. It’s IKEA, the Swedish flatpack megastores. From…
At DJWORX we wish we had known more about how to protect our ears when DJing and taken protecting our hearing in general more seriously when we were younger. Years of DJing, clubs and gigs take their toll and we…
When you’re passionate about DJing, you want to work it into every aspect of your life—from playing the perfect soundtrack while you cook dinner to earning an income. But making consistent money as a DJ can be challenging. Regular paying…
Event and mobile DJs need a variety of go to playlists. Themed events include – Sweet 16s (mainly in the US but increasingly relevant worldwide), 18th, 21st, engagement, hen or stag, wedding, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, divorce and many many…
Where does DJ software go from here? Mark Settle comes up with 10 incredible ideas for pushing DJ software, and therefore the art form itself, forward. We told you he hadn’t gone far. Founder of DJWORX and former editor Mark…
If money were no object, and time machines existed, what DJ gear, old or new is on your DJ gear wishlist?
If it can be read, watched, heard, or played, it ends up on a streaming platform. And the PS5 gave me a vision of where DJing could go, at least for some.
Instead of forcing you to listen to my wibbling, today I'm throwing the floor open to you. Streaming is the subject. Tell us where you're at.
STOP PRESS — Technics didn't make the only turntables capable of DJing with. And Gemini's TT-04 was half the price but definitely not half the value.
Stanton blazed many trails in their glory days. And for me, the SCS.4DJ is the founder of the standalone controller market, way before anyone else did it.
While the Traktor Kontrol X1 was out first, it was the first Kontrol S4 that put Native Instruments on the controller map. And three versions later, it's still around.