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…

KarmaStation releases KarmaBass – Mono bass synth that sidechains to KarmaKick (VST3 & AU)

KarmaStation has released KarmaBass, a monophonic bass synthesizer for macOS and Windows. Features: Two oscillators (sine, triangle, saw, square) with tune, detune and mix, and a sub oscillator one octave down that bypasses the filter and drive. The 24 dB/oct low-pass filter has its own envelope and responds to velocity. Legato notes glide without retriggering…

Carbonated Audio updates Foam to v1.2.1 – adds Windows VST3 and a free demo

Carbonated Audio has updated Foam, the tempo-synced ducking reverb plugin, to v1.2.1. Foam now runs on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit VST3) alongside VST3, AU and AAX on macOS 11 or later. A free demo is available for both platforms. Foam turns its tail down while the source is playing (Make Room, 0 to -36…