As news regarding this year’s DJ Expo continues to be revealed, it’s almost impossible to not get excited about the…
Getting the party started this summer just got a whole lot easier now that Numark Party Mix is now compatible…
The future is here, Tribe XR has launched the world’s first live DJ classes in virtual reality, in partnership with…
This month’s Sounding Off entry offers two reviews. Boston-based DJ Paul Dailey takes on JBL Professional’s EON One Pro active,…
Long before I became introduced to online DJ courses, my original interest in DJing began nearly two decades ago during…
“Welcome to the new era of MPC” reads the text on the software-download instructions that come with the device. “The…
Pioneer DJ has announced they will be joining forces with Splice Sounds once again allowing DJS-1000 to support Splice Sounds…
The wait is finally over, Pioneer DJ has announced the long-awaited v1.5 update for their TORAIZ SP-16 sampler! Producers will…
Serato’s coveted DDJ-SX series continues! Today, Serato & Pioneer DJ have announced the launch of the DDJ-SX3 controller, continuing to…
One of the trickiest (and at times most frustrating) parts of creating recorded music is mixing and mastering. Broadly speaking,…
Pioneer DJ has announced the release of firmware updates for the CDJ-TOUR1 and the latest DJM mixers to enable new…
LANDR has launched Samples; a free cross-genre curated service samples service providing royalty-free samples to music producers. The company has…
SoundSwitch, a globally recognized New Zealand-based tech company known throughout the industry as the originator in unifying DJ waveform-driven lighting…
By DJ Deets With vinyl sales making a comeback and Digital Vinyl Systems becoming more and more attainable, the turntable…
If you caught the April edition of DJ Times, Pioneer DJ’s HDJ-X10 received some pretty high praise, so it’s safe…
Yes, you read that title correctly. Roland and Serato have teamed up once again for the return of their exclusive…
For the record, let it be known that I have tested, reviewed, worked with, broken and discarded a ton of…
First, it was cassettes; then it was CDs which was followed by the AUX cord before Bluetooth reigned supreme when…
It’s just not every day that we see a major new release of Ableton’s flagship product, Live. Heck, it’s not…
There’s no question that there are a lot of DJ controllers on the market these days — all-in-one control and…
Living in the age of technology that we do today, we’re seeing advancements that we could once only imagine. Known…
Still riding the waves of their recent announcement regarding Serato, Pioneer DJ has revealed they’ve upgraded one of their popular…
It’s official, Serato has announced the release of Serato DJ Pro and Serato DJ Lite in what is arguably its…
Only a month after its latest update, Pioneer DJ has released the newest version of their music management application Rekordbox.…
D.A.S. Audio has announced two new additions to the Vantec Series lineup of portable systems, the Vantec-20A, and the Vantec-118A.…
The Roland DJ-202 and DJ-505 controllers followed the DJ-808 controller, Roland’s first foray into the DJ market in 2016. With…
Not long ago, I reviewed Native Instruments’ Komplete 11, the Berlin-based company’s preeminent collection of software synths and effects. But…
Anaheim, Calif. – Another January, another Winter NAMM Show moved to the done pile. As usual, I attended NAMM with…
Anaheim, Calif. – Winter NAMM 2018 – it’s on! Members of the international M.I. market – manufacturers, distributors and retailers…
For those of us who’ve been around long enough to remember those heady, early days of the Internet – say,…
It’s never been easier to be a producer in the digital landscape and now Native Instruments looks to make it…
The word is out; Pioneer DJ has revealed their new DJ controller for dedicated use with the professional performance application,…
It’s interesting to me that when it comes to DJ gear, there are essentially three market segments: The high-end—i.e., the…
With the release of Ozone 8 mastering suite, iZotope has introduced some new features that to raise the bar for…
By DJ Deets There exists this destructive myth amongst the DJing and electronic-music communities that equipment is everything. It goes…
By Mike Gwertzman Eerie, haunting music boxes. Malfunctioning robots. Creepy dolls. Space cowboys and miniature rocket ships. These are not the…
Today, Steinberg today launched version 9.5 of Cubase Pro featuring a boatload of features that aim to improve workflow and…
By Mike Gwertzman Roland’s Jupiter-8 and Juno-106 are easily two of electronic music’s most enduring and iconic analog synthesizers, workhorses…
At the recent DJ Expo in Atlantic City, I participated in a DJ-tech panel discussion with DJ Times editor Jim…
Accusonus has announced a major update to their award-winning beat production plug-in Regroover and has also released two new Regroover…
Earlier today, Denon DJ announced a firmware update to its SC5000 Prime media player. The new firmware will give DJs…
Big news today out of Ableton today with the announcement of the release of their highly anticipated Live 10 software.…
Reloop has announced the renewal of the RP-7000 with the release of the new RP-7000 MK2, a turntable that caters…
Today, Pioneer DJ has announced the release of its new standalone DJ sampler which allows producers to create unique sounds…
The electrifying Dutch duo Sick Individuals have headed into this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event using it as a platform to…
By Mike Gwertzman Casual observers of Swedish EDM superstars Dada Life can quickly glean that the duo of Ollie “Olof”…
With Pioneer DJ’s CDJ-TOUR1, CDJ-2000NXS2, DJM-TOUR1, and DJM-900NXS2 being a staple at countless festivals and events around the world, their…
With their highly anticipated new album on its way, The Glitch Mob is giving fans a glimpse into their creative…
Continuing to be one of the industry’s most comprehensive mastering suites, iZotope has unveiled Ozone 8 Advanced, an industry first…
Atlantic City, N.J. – In nearly a decade of writing for this magazine, I’ve somehow managed to repeatedly miss the…
Pioneer has announced the addition of two models to the XPRS Series of compact active speakers: the XPRS10 two-way full…
Last month, I took a peek at Denon DJ’s incredible new SC5000 Prime media player. (Refer to the September 2017…
Apple’s recent addition of the Touch Bar to their latest series MacBooks is now about to serve a whole new…
Being able to DJ anytime or anywhere just got a whole lot easier thanks to the release of Numark’s new…
Today, Propellerhead Software has announced Reason 10, the biggest content update ever for Reason owners. The software update includes two…
Earlier this year, Hercules showcased their DJUCED 40° game-changing software coming in the form of version 3.5 at the 2017…
Pioneer’s hot streak continues following the release of their XDJ-RX2 unveiling exclusive new versions of the CDJ-2000NXS2-W and DJM-900NXS2-W in…
The latest tech news this week comes from Roland following their announcement of the release of the SPD-SX Special Edition,…
Pioneer DJ has done it again! The innovative DJ equipment and software company has just introduced the DDJ-XP1 DJ controller…
The next generation of MASCHINE and KOMPLETE KONTROL hardware is coming! Starting today, Native Instruments’ MASCHINE Mk3 and KOMPLETE KONTROL…
It’s been roughly three years now since Rhode Island-based inMusic Brands added Denon DJ to its expanding portfolio of brands,…
Pioneer has redesigned and rebuilt their top-flight professional DJ headphones to create the HDJ series, offering brand new headphone experiences…
There was a number of debut’s during last weeks DJ Expo in Atlantic City that had the DJ world buzzing,…
Its been quite obvious that vinyl has been making quite the comeback as of late and Numark has taken notice.…
When I first received the press release for the Bassboss SV8 active loudspeakers, I was immediately intrigued: Here’s a speaker…
Adding to the DJ Expo excitement which will be taking place August 15-17 in Atlantic City, CHAUVET DJ has announced…
By Mike Gwertzman Loops are the foundation of most styles of dance music. House, techno, and all the various offshoots…
Image Line has announced FL Studio 12.5 now officially available. FL Studio’s latest addition includes a string of new features…
This past January, during my annual trek to Anaheim, Calif., for the Winter NAMM Show, there were a few things…
Attention producers, Serato has announced the official release of Serato Sample! Serato’s latest release is a high-quality production plugin with…
Pioneer DJ has officially announced it is opening up the rekordbox ecosystem to all DJs by releasing the INTERFACE 2,…
At the beginning of the year when I first saw the promotional videos for the MPC X and MPC Live,…
In honor of “Throwback Thursday,” our latest tech news is a true blast from the past. Native Instruments has released…
I have a long, checkered past with wireless microphones. After unboxing brand after brand and running an initial sound-check in…
It’s one thing to announce new equipment, but it’s another when one of the biggest names in electronic music becomes…
This is the second of a two-part review where DJ Times takes a look at new additions to the Apple’s…
First, it was the Sausage Fattener and now the Swedish duo Dada Life has returned with a new plug-in, Endless…
Looking for subwoofers with the most bang for your buck? BASSBOSS has exactly what you’re looking for! Premium loudspeaker manufacturer…
It’s never too late to hone your skills as a DJ whether beginner, intermediate or a seasoned veteran and with…
Just in time for the weekend, Native Instruments has released the MASCHINE 2.6.5 software update which is available free for…
Back in November, MasterSounds launched their collaboration with Union Audio for the Radius 2 analogue rotary DJ mixer which received…
The entertainment lighting powerhouse Chauvet & Sons LLC has announced that they have reached an agreement with New Zealand-based Onesixone…
Back in 2014, I took a look at what was then the new UR44 audio interface from Yamaha’s Steinberg. I…
The first review I ever wrote for this magazine was one for a Hercules DJ controller and, in the years…
It has been over 13 years since Germany’s Native Instruments first threw some of its best studio software-synth and effects…
JBL Professional’s EON ONE is a portable, powered, micro-array PA system, and a very unique one at that. Perfect for…
Studio Boom: KRK’s sub family.
Anaheim, Calif. – My annual trek to Southern California for the Winter NAMM show with DJ Times editor Jim Tremayne…
The latest mixing plug-in from iZotope is Neutron and, in some ways, it picks up where Ozone—the Boston-based company’s mastering…
The Roland DJ-808: imagine a DJ controller and software set-up that provides four decks’ worth of the usual DJ capabilities,…
Every couple of years or so, Spectrasonics comes out with a new virtual instrument that I know I must have. Keyscape…
I’m sure that some of our readers, especially many of the veteran DJs, are familiar with the Spanish loudspeaker manufacturer,…
You want to learn how to DJ? Then let’s talk about mixing — as in the DJ kind of mixing.…
Anaheim, Calif. – For kids making the trek to Anaheim, Disneyland and everything it offers may well be the thing…
I remember reviewing the original version of Rapture back in 2006, and very much appreciating the fact that Cakewalk was…
We first reviewed Crown Audio’s popular XLS DriveCore power amplifier series five years ago in this very Sounding Off column.…
Back in 2011, the innovative Boston-based developer iZotope changed the mastering game with the release of Ozone 5 and Ozone…
With its MP2015 DJ mixer, Rane has hit one out of the park. In drawing from a 40-year history of…
In an age when so many software instrument companies are trying to be all things to all people, Spectrasonics continues…
The Reloop BeatMix 2 is a performance-oriented two-channel pad controller for Serato. The plug-and-play unit is equipped with 3 cm…