Learning to produce in Ableton isn’t about knowing all the hundreds of different keyboard shortcuts or super nerdy in-depth features. It’s all about being comfortable and efficient enough that you can get the ideas down out of your head quickly and simply enough, and actually turn them into real music. If you’re a DJ, you […]
Roland announced the new TR-1000 Rhythm Creator today: a $2,699 USD drum machine that blends digital sound engines and analog circuitry with new sampling abilities, all in one heavy-hitting piece of hardware. It weighs in at just over 12 lbs and is built at ~19″-wide x ~12″-deep x ~15″ high. It’s the first true analog…
One of our Access All Areas subscribers needs to take their bedroom set-up on the road for a 50th birthday party (and, we strongly suspect, more where that came from). We see this question all the time: how do you convert a bedroom set-up into something you can actually use for DJing parties? This marks…
AlphaTheta, Algoriddim and Native Instruments have launched OneLibrary, a new unified music library format that lets DJs export their personal music libraries from Djay Pro, Traktor and Rekordbox to USB drives for use on AlphaTheta’s/Pioneer DJ’s professional DJ hardware – no laptop needed. The OneLibrary format, which is essentially a rebrand of Rekordbox’s Device Library…
If you’ve ever thought you might want to learn how to DJ trance music but don’t know enough about it to feel confident – whether that’s choosing your music, understanding the mixing style, or knowing which DJs to listen to for inspiration – this guide is for you. Where did trance come from? In the…
When I was 10 years old, I really wanted to buy a turntable of my own. I had no money, but it didn’t stop me from fantasising about the make and model that I wanted to play my records on. What’s more, I remember clearly promising myself that once I finally got it, I’d draw…
What’s the best music streaming service for DJs in 2026? We’ve brought together all the music streaming services, software platforms and compatible hardware, given them all a thorough road-testing, and come up with our recommendations for all types of DJs, from open format and mobile to underground and bedroom. The post The Best Music Streaming…