Just ahead of the NAMM Show 2024, a new DJ brand has been announced. “AlphaTheta” is the latest name to be added to the existing stable of brands from AlphaTheta Corporation, the company that owns Pioneer DJ, Rekordbox, Toraiz, Pioneer Pro Audio and Kuvo. You may remember that back in 2020 Pioneer DJ officially changed…
Best Serato DJ Controllers For 2024
Serato DJ is one of the most popular laptop DJ programs, and a good choice if you’re a DJ who plays hip-hop, open-format sets, who wants to scratch… but it’s equally at home with house and electronic music, too. Features-wise it has most of what you want, including the new “battleground” feature for DJ software…
ParametricOD Is A FREE Distortion Plugin Based On Neural Amp Modeler
Steve Ack, the developer behind Neural Amp Modeler, released ParametricOD, a freeware guitar distortion pedal plugin for Windows and macOS. Neural Amp Modeler has proven to be a popular piece of software with guitarists. I’ve seen all manner of gear, from boutique amps to studio outboard processors, captured. One of the dreams, so to speak,…
The Best Software For DJs [2024 Edition]
As a DJ, unless you spin with records or CDs exclusively (which very few people do nowadays), you are going to need to choose a DJ software platform. This is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make in your DJing, akin to a music producer deciding if they want to use Ableton Live, Logic Pro…
Our 7 Best DJ Controllers For 2024
For many DJs, a DJ controller is the perfect way to play. Plugging into your laptop and using your laptop’s processor, memory and hard drive to do all the important stuff like storing your music and handling playback, effects and so on, the controller gives you a tactile surface for your decks and mixer, a…
iRig Stream Mic USB Is Great For DJ Livestreamers
The new iRig Stream Mic USB is an affordable USB mic that’s really good for DJs wanting to add a microphone to DJ livestreams when streaming with a Mac, Windows PC or even with a tablet. That’s because as well as a high-quality directional condenser mic, this unit is also a stereo audio interface, meaning…
FKFX Audio’s Forthcoming Sylab Vowel Filter is Free for Limited Time
FKFX Audio is now giving away its first plugin with the LFOGrid tool, the Sylab vowel filter, for a limited time on Windows and Mac. The company is about to launch LFOGrid, which is a tool for “effortlessly creating musical LFO curves.” The tool is integrated into three of the company’s forthcoming plugins: Sylab, Obvious…
Midi Maker Is A FREE Music Generator Tool Based On Randomness
Midi Maker is a free tool that helps you create new music quickly and easily. There are many ways to start a new composition; you can start with the melody, a harmonic progression, a specific rhythm, etc. To help in that aspect, Midi Maker is a free tool that helps you create new music quickly…