This is a quick rundown of how to set up a Twitch livestream for DJing. There's a lot of steps, but they're all quick because most of them are simply checking boxes. It takes ~5 minutes to do everything, but …

Traktor Pro is designed for DJs playing high-quality audio formats like AIFF and WAV. So what happens when the rest of us want to mix the 320k mp3s we buy on Beatport? It turns out, Traktor handles mixing — and …

We all know about different turntables, mixers, and midi controllers for playing music, as well as speakers and amplifiers so our audience can hear it. What's often overlooked, however, is the stuff that goes in between: signal processors. You'll find …

I recently released a new DJ mix, Cerebella. Instead of spending hours doing stand-and-record sessions, I successfully used an old DJ app called MixMeister Studio. MixMeister Studio makes it easy to arrange DJ mixes in a linear method similar to …

DJTechTools is reporting that Beatport will finally introduce new genres for their music shopping categories. This is very exciting and I'm very curious what will happen next month. (more…)

The Kontrol S4 MK2 is by far the best DJ controller I use. It's fast and intuitive and lets me play around without a lot of work. The one issue I face while doing prep mixes is that it's cumbersome …

Turns out Native Instrument's new Kontrol S4 MK2 has a hidden gem in the new update: Booth Out! According to the new User Manual, on the back of the S4 MK2 are RCAs for Main Out and 1/4 for Booth …

Last summer, I shared my method for using Traktor cue points. This time I'm going to show a real-world example of this method by going over the cue points I used in my recent mix, The Titan Festival. The mix …

Traktor's cue points are a handy way for DJs to jump around and keep track of different events within a track. For example, the guys at DJ Tech Tools use cue points to highlight the first beat, the best start …

I've briefly talked about harmonic mixing in previous posts and figured this would be a good time to go into detail. I'll cover apps for detecting and organizing by key, notation systems they use, and then the techniques I use. …

So far my posts have all been about getting your tracks ready for mixing but not actually mixing anything. This time, you finally get to mix! Of course, you'll still be doing prep-work throughout the mix, but you'll have fun …

I'll be talking about Traktor in my next few posts, so now is a good time to list my current settings so you can keep up. My settings are different that those you'll find on sites like DJ Tech Tools …