DDJ-FLX4 vs Numark Mixtrack Platinum FX: Which Beginner DJ Controller?

The Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX4 and Numark Mixtrack Platinum FX are both aimed at DJs who have moved beyond the “does this DJ thing actually interest me?” stage and want a controller they can genuinely learn on. They get there in different ways. The FLX4 is compact, deliberately approachable and closely tied to the wider Pioneer…

DDJ-FLX4 vs FLX2: Which AlphaTheta Beginner Controller Should You Buy?

The DDJ-FLX2 and DDJ-FLX4 sit next to each other in AlphaTheta’s beginner range, but they are not really the same controller with a few buttons removed. The FLX2 is designed to make starting as cheap, small and painless as possible. The FLX4 is the point where a beginner controller becomes something you can learn on…

The Only Five DJ Transitions You’ll Ever Need

This school has been running for 16 years, and an awful lot of what we’ve published here on the blog recently has been for DJs who already know their way around their gear – reviews, software updates, new features and more advanced techniques. But every day, someone somewhere unboxes their first controller with no idea…

What The FLX4 & FLX2’s Smart Fader Button Does

Smart Fader is a button on the Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX4 (and the DDJ-FLX2) that takes care of matching the speed of your tracks for you as you move the crossfader. Slide from one deck to the other and the tempo changes gradually so the two tracks stay in time, and by the end you’re playing…

FRCTL Audio updates GRNi to v1.1.0 – Adds Slice Mode

FRCTL Audio has released GRNi 1.1.0, a free update to its granular sampler instrument. GRNi plays an imported sample as grains over MIDI, with every held note growing its own grain stream from its own spot in the selection. The update adds a second way to play it: SLICE mode, which cuts the sample into…