April’s Best Music

Here’s our round-up of some of the best electronic music releases of April 2010. Various Artists – I Hope You Are Well During These Strange Times Label: FEVER AM Rhyw and Mor Elian present this new VA on their FEVER AM imprint. Available exclusively on Bandcamp with all the profits from the first month going…

Exakt Lite Is A FREE FM Synthesizer VST/AU Plugin By Sonicbits

Sonicbits has released Exakt Lite, a freeware FM synthesizer in VST, VST3, and AU plugin formats for digital audio workstations on PC and Mac. Exakt Lite is a four-operator, twelve-voice FM synthesizer with eight classic FM algorithms. Each of the four aliasing-free operators features four waveforms (sinewave, saw, square, and triangle), along with the eight…

Pro DJ Hack: How To Enable Star Ratings In Serato

One feature that most digital DJ software has, but that is surprisingly missing from Serato DJ Pro is the ability to “rate” tracks in your library. It’s a feature that many users of other DJ software depend on. And while it may be missing, there is a pretty easy workaround to add your own rating…

DJ Mistakes: 3 Ways To Learn From Your Worst Moments…

All of us have bad DJ mistakes from time to time. No DJ plays a perfect set every time they play. So while when mistakes happen and while they can be discouraging (especially for beginners), they are also one of the best learning opportunities you can have as a DJ. So instead of getting down…

Book Smarts Pt. 2: More of our Favourite Dance Music Books

The history of dance music and DJ culture continues to be written. There are always new tales to tell and previously hidden or forgotten stories to reveal. In this second part of our feature on books, we gather together some of the very best reads about dance music, DJs and nightclubs. Once In A Lifetime:…

How To Legally Make Money From Your DJ Mixtapes & Livestreams

Want to know a way you can not only get your mixes out there legally, but maybe even make a bit of money from them too? It’s possible using Mixcloud Select, the Patreon-like DJ fan scheme from Mixcloud. Mixcloud is a legal DJ mix sharing service and livestreaming platform, and Mixcloud Select makes possible for…