In today’s social media-driven landscape, it’s no longer enough to just have great DJ skills and expect to make a name for yourself on the back of that alone. Getting content and videos of yourself out there on social media is the number one way you’ll start to grow your career and translate that online […]
Recording your DJ set is usually easy if you use a controller and a laptop: you just hit “record” in your DJ software. The software records your mixing, and gives you an audio file at the end of it that you can share, upload to a service like Mixcloud, listen back to for your own…
For years, Traktor was one of the biggest names in digital DJing. Then, while rivals kept pushing out exciting new updates to software and hardware, Traktor felt like it was being left behind. That all changed with Traktor Pro 4. It now feels current again, there’s new excitement around it and Native Instruments is back…
I had the opportunity to try out AlphaTheta’s new flagship all-in-one DJ system, the XDJ-AZ, and I must say, it lived up to the hype. As the successor to the widely popular XDJ-XZ, this system not only introduces several new features but also addresses many of the shortcomings of its predecessor. One of the most…
A year ago, we told you the AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ was the ultimate all-in-one DJ unit. After 12 months of using it ourselves, plus feedback from students at Digital DJ Tips and the wider community, we’re now in a position to answer the big question: one year on, should you still buy it? The launch crisis…
When war and economic crisis forced Jihad Zein to close his bar in Beirut in August 2024, he lost almost everything. His business. His income. His livelihood. Almost everything…though he still had his DJ equipment. Four months later, at age 50, Jihad took out a small loan, bought a 1978 VW van, and converted it…
### AlphaTheta’s Serato Buyout Blocked: What’s Next for DJ Software? Hey there, DJ community! There’s been a huge update in the DJ software world, and I wanted to break it down for you with all the juicy details. Remember about a year ago when I first mentioned that AlphaTheta (you know them as Pioneer DJ)…