DJ Blogs

AlphaTheta’s newest piece of production gear has arrived: an affordable and portable groovebox, tagged with quite the catchy name to fit its style. The Chordcat is a battery-powered sequencer with 8 channels that lets you sketch out chord progressions and basic arrangements without a laptop – and it’s earmarked at $299.... Read more »

Want to take a Midi Fighter Twister and turn it into a real-time, Ableton-based, audio-reactive visualizer? Today’s tutorial by DJTT contributor Rishabh Rajan does exactly that. Watch step by step as he transforms the LEDs on the Twister into a three-band isolated display for playing audio. Yes, this works with... Read more »

If you’ve got a studio setup with tons of outboard gear, it could be an easy thing to get overwhelmed. Today in Mad Zach’s new video, he shows off how he uses a single controller – our Midi Fighter Specra to act as the brains of the entire operation. As... Read more »

It’s a hard day for news – who would trust anything published on April 1st? But, no fooling, New Zealand-based Serato has announced a deal whereby Canadian investment tech company Tiny will purchase a 66% stake of Serato. The deal is noted to still require approval from New Zealand’s Overseas... Read more »

After a number of years building up an awesome aritist career, Mad Zach is back on the DJ Techtools YouTube channel this week. In a fresh new video, he explains some of the advantages of using the Midi Fighter Spectra for performing soundpacks live. He also talks through some of... Read more »

For DJs, the choice of a USB drive can be a pretty important step in preparation. Making sure that your DJ flash drive is a reliable partner that stands up to the stresses of your DJ life is critical. In this article, we explore the essential factors DJs should consider... Read more »

We like solving problems for DJs. A lot of the time, they’re our own problems. DJTT’s store manager Josh wanted a nicer-looking USB drive, and I wanted one that wouldn’t take forever to sync my Rekordbox library. We’ve watched Reddit threads and the Pioneer DJ forums and seen DJs frustrated... Read more »

Alphatheta just announced their XDJ-AZ – it’s an all-in-one standalone with four decks built into the unit. In this piece, I’ll share some of the details on the unit and offer a few first impressions and thoughts on how it is to mix on. In the world of digital DJ... Read more »

Tracklist Episode #654: 1) Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I remember (John Summit remix) 2) Jope - Serein 3) Pretty Pink - euphoria (Jan Blomqvist remix) 4) Oliver Koleydztki - Hypnotized 5) Volaris - Why do you love me [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 6) NUMJA & Soultrain - First feeling 7)... Read more »

Tracklist Episode #653: 1) Nora En Pure - Memories 2) Februm & Great Lion - Ocean 3) Marshall Jefferson - Move your body (Salome remix) 4) Korolova - Universe 5) Hot Since 82 - Alive [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 6) Incredia - After all this time 7) Deepest Mind -... Read more »

Tracklist Episode #652: 1) Nora En Pure - Memories 2) Paradoks & Elivia - Too Late 3) Steve Angelo - Tivoli (KREAM remix) 4) Toti Bond - Returnal Back [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 5) Underdave & Nyxma - Innocent 6) Underdave & Nyxma - Silent Ascension 7) Volaris - Revelation... Read more »

Tracklist Episode #651: 1) Diplo & HUGEL - Forever 2) Fahlberg - Stockholm revival 3) Kinky Sound - Pawni 4) Lutrell & Molly Moonwater - Something right (Superflu remix) 5) Monolink - Powerplay (Andhim remix) 6) Aaron Hibell & Alex Wann - Set me free [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 7)... Read more »

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Tracklist Episode #648: 1) Katoff- When it comes 2) O2 - Interface 3) Simon Sinfield - Carrera 4) Ziger - Force 5) Vaja - People are people (Alexander Turok mix) 6) 3 Momery - Lose my mind [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 7) Aldor - All over 8) COQUIET - Bioweapons... Read more »

Tracklist Episode #647: 1) SNBRN - Live like this forever 2) Estiva - Via infinita (Marsh remix) 3) Meduza - Sparks 4) Numja & Soul Train - First feeling 5) Amir Telem - rising up [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 6) Camelphat - Panic room 7) Lydmor - Someone I used... Read more »

Tracklist Episode #646: 1) Sandeep Pai - Mirros (Jerome-Isma-Ae remix) 2) Mike Ivey - Think about me 3) Chris Lake vs Michael Jackson - Word (DJ Leandro bootleg remix) 4) DJ Leandro - Desperate for love 5) Volaris - Aqua 6) Nora En Pure - Vigilant 7) Jack Willard -... Read more »

Tracklist Episode #645: 1) Salva Contando - The strong of my roots (Svenj remix) 2) Joe Dasilva & Nck Martira - Tech no fly 3) DJ Leandro - Insomnia 4) Stan Kolev & Matan Caspi - Pippero [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 5) F4T4L3RROR - Sence of self (Frankie Vertifo remix)... Read more »

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Tracklist Episode #644: 1) NUMJA & Soultrain - First feeling 2) Alexander Popov & WHITEOUT - Need to be loved 3) DJ Leandro - Insomnia [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 4) AOVA & Rama - 1974 Matias Delangaro remix) 5) Stefan Holleander - Shadows 6) Keltii - Eternity 7) DNCS -... Read more »

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Tracklist Episode #643: 1) Pretty Pink - Unconditional 2) Numja & Soul Train - First Feeling [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 3) Amir Telem - Rising up 4) DJ Geri - Emotional Service 5) Mahaputra - Anymore (Dimitri Kostyuchenko remix) 6) Jake Crooker - Heye 7) Miami Techno - My intensions... Read more »