Accurately and effectively recording vocals is one of the core skills of any producer. Vocals are the main feature of a wide variety of music. They take more forms than you first realize too; lead vocals, backing vocals, vocal hits, and samples, vocal harmonies, etc. The human voice has many nuances and its tonal range,…
DJing has become one of the most influential musical techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries. The art of DJing and turntablism has developed from a technique designed to keep music rolling constantly between different tracks to a fully-fledged art form and culture. Modern DJing involves insane performances executed on high-tech setups through gigantic sound…
Digital Audio Workstations, or DAWs for short, are the powerhouse or engine behind the vast majority of music we hear today. They’re suites of tools designed to allow us to manipulate audio almost limitlessly to record, produce and shape sounds of all kinds. DAWs are still not always the cheapest programs and some like Pro…
Song mashups are an extremely common form of song production in electronic music and hip hop amongst other genres. The basic premise is pretty simple, a mashup takes one or more songs and mashes them up together to create a new track. In many ways, the term mashup is just another alias for a remix,…
DJing is continuing to surge rapidly to become a pastime, profession, hobby, and career for millions worldwide. It’s fun, creative, flexible and it provides many awesome opportunities. DJing is also highly accessible and let’s not forget, it’s super fun! DJing can also easily be practiced within one’s home, which is a tremendous asset going forward….
DJs need an arsenal of music to wield in their sets. It’s all about variety, selection, and diversity – you might be mixing hundreds of tunes over the course of weeks or months. You need a proper selection or else it’ll get painful and boring for both you and your listeners if you eventually end…
Mixing and mastering are two vital stages required to produce quality audio. Mixing is more fundamental and refers to mixing audio signals together of any kind. Mastering, however, refers strictly to music production and is the art of finalizing a mixed song so it sounds as good as possible. Both combine to create precision basslines,…
So, what are the best controllers for scratching? You can scratch with almost any controller, it’s just that some are better optimized or engineered for DJs who use the platters a lot for either mixing or scratching. Smaller, lower quality platters will generally mean it’s hard to scratch but it’s still possible, especially if you…
DJ software has become integral to the industry. DJing no longer spins around decks and vinyl, it’s a whole new brave world of controllers, software and digital vinyl. The upshot is, we now have tons of choice with many options weighing in at cheaper prices meaning that DJing is more convenient, more effective and cheaper…
In-ear monitors for DJing might sound crazy but more and more DJs are seeing the light – in-ear monitors confer some massive advantages for DJs compared to traditional over-ear headphones – it’s time to admit it! It’s becoming far more common for DJs to use earphones instead of headphones. After all, in-ear monitors are the…
DJing has gone digital, yep, turntablists I’m afraid, are now a dying breed! Of course, the old-school will always take its place in DJ history but the future is overwhelmingly digital. From CDJs to controllers, DVS and laptop DJing, the march of digital DJing is unerring and more and more are turning to these modernized…
DJs need to be armed to the teeth with gear these days. The pressure is on to own your own stuff. It makes you more independent, more flexible and better able to take performance opportunities whether they’re small house parties or larger events. DJ speakers are a vital component of any DJ’s arsenal. Yes, sometimes…
