4 Things I Learned DJing A Corporate Gig

This past weekend, I played for a small corporate party of around 70 people. It was one of those gigs where I came away full of inspiration and ideas and where, by being forced out of my comfort zone, I came away realising a few things that hadn’t been clear to me before. I would…

Review: Keylab Essentials 61 MIDI Keyboard by Arturia

I’m pleased to introduce you to a new controller that has fallen into my hand recently, it’s Arturia KeyLab Essential 61, a more compact and fun-to-use version of KeyLab61. For years, Arturia has been striving to make its authentically emulated vintage instruments easy to play and to control thanks to specially designed midi-keyboards. We have…

Your Questions: What’s The Cure For “Get Off My Lawn” Syndrome?

Mobile DJ Blueprint student Ron writes: “As a mobile DJ (who’s not exactly 18 any more…), I’d like to ask your opinion on how to watch out for what I call ‘Get off my lawn!’ syndrome. As an example, for me Drake is simply not as good as Biggie; all this new “mumble” rap stuff…

Xhip Effects v6.7 released for Windows

Aciddose has released version 6.7 of their free Xhip Effects bundle for Windows. New features include: Resizable GUI. Some skinning and configuration is possible. New “Vocal” vowel filter effect. [Read More] Read the full story

Ableton Live 10 Announced – What’s New

Berlin-based software maker Ableton has announced Live 10. The next version of Ableton Live 10 DAW is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2018, with numerous enhancements and features. Live 10 is the first major program jump after five years when Live 9 was released in 2013. Highlights include the complete integration of…

Ableton Announces Live 10

Ableton has announced that it will be shipping version 10 of Live sometime in 2018…but did they leave something out? Read the full story