Denon DJ Prime 2 vs Prime 4: Which Is The Best Standalone DJ System?

Both the Denon DJ Prime 2 and the Prime 4 are excellent standalone DJ systems – but which is best for you? I’ve personally DJed on both of these units extensively, and even made full video training manuals for each (here’s the video training manual for the Prime 2, and here’s the video training manual…

November’s Best Music

Another bumper package of techno, house and electronic delights in our monthly music round-up for November 2020. Krust – Anti Gravity (Masters at Work Remixes) Crosstown Rebels Krust’s ‘The Edge of Everything’ album was a triumphant return to form, ensuring him a place in many ‘Best Albums of the Year’ lists, as well as cementing…

Novation AFX Station

Novation’s Bass Station II gets a new name and new look. Is it more than just the Analord’s New Clothes? Yes, Novation have released a limited edition version of the Bass Station II called the AFX Station. Yes, it was made in collaboration with Richard James aka the Aphex Twin. Yes, it has new screen…

STL Tones releases December 2020 update for AmpHub

STL Tones has released the November 2020 update for the AmpHub platform. What’s new: Added Eddy 5153 White amplifier model. Improved opamp saturation modeling for Prodigal… Read More Read the full story

SynthMaster Player Is FREE Until January 2021

KV331 Audio offers the SynthMaster Player ($29 value) virtual instrument as a free download until January 4th, 2020. Don’t confuse this time-limited offer with KV331 Audio’s freeware plugin called SynthMaster Player Free. That one is, as its name implies, always free. Also, that other version of Synthmaster Player only comes with 500 presets. The “full”…

3 Places To Livestream Your DJ Sets (That You Probably Haven’t Tried Yet)

DJ livestreaming is officially a thing. Every record label worth its salt seems to be sending its most likely DJs to the top of windswept mountains complete with drones, multi-camera angles (and generators and production crew hidden in nearby bushes). But while the usual platform for “pro” livestreams is YouTube, the reality is that all…