How To Stop Your Laptop Shutting Down When You Close The Lid

Why on earth would you want to do that, you might ask? Surely it’d be pointless, or at best, dangerous? (After all, wouldn’t having it open help to keep it cool?) Well not only is it OK to set it up like this, it is also a very good idea to have your laptop set…

iZotope Summer Sale: 92% OFF Bundles & Crossgrades

iZotope’s ongoing Summer Sale at Plugin Boutique offers up to 92% assorted bundles. The sale will be active throughout the month until June 30th. The majority of the sale features crossgrade and upgrade bundles, which are perfect for existing iZotope users. For example, you can crossgrade to the Everything Bundle for just £429 if you…

DirtyPumper Is A FREE Saturation Effect By SNFK Music

SNFK Music offers DirtyPumper, a freeware saturation effect in VST3 and AU plugin formats for macOS and Windows. Before we get into it, I should note that there were some issues with the macOS version. These issues have been labeled as fixed, but I’ve still had problems, so if you’re a Mac user, let me…

KRK Adds 7″ & 8″ Models To Classic Monitors Range

KRK has announced it has added new 7″ and 8″ models to its Classic speaker line-up, the range that draws from the iconic Rokit monitors so beloved by DJs over the years, but at a more affordable price. We’ve reviewed the KRK Classic 5 here, and this is very much business as usual but with…

MusicDevelopments updates RapidComposer to v4.2.1

MusicDevelopments has updated RapidComposer to version 4.2.1. The new update features improved phrase and note editing with keyboard shortcuts, and includes several bug fixes. … Read More Read the full story

Is It Still OK For DJs To Play MP3s?

With the big streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music now all adding lossless options to their offerings, the debate between whether DJs (who generally, of course, still download their music) should also still be DJing with good old MP3s or whether it is not time to move to lossless formats as well has reared…