Your Guide To Choosing & Using A DJ Laptop 2026

In our latest free training video, we walk you through the key specifications to look for in a DJ laptop – memory, storage, processor – but also the physical things most guides overlook: USB socket count, screen size and brightness, keyboard backlighting, and build quality. We cover the Mac versus Windows question (spoiler: there’s no…

Tracknack Adds Apple Music & New Pricing For DJs

We first wrote about Tracknack back in 2023, when it launched as a Spotify-only music discovery tool for DJs. It combined your Spotify data with deeper metadata from Discogs to build a personalised playlist that went further than Release Radar. Now its developer Viesturs Marnauza has been back in touch with a list of updates….

Carbonated Audio releases On Tap – Instant Sidechain Ducking Plugin (VST3, AU, AAX)

Carbonated Audio has released On Tap, a sidechain ducking plugin that delivers instant pump and groove effects without any compressor routing. On Tap ships with 16 hand-crafted ducking curves and 3 trigger modes — Sync (locked to your DAW tempo), MIDI (trigger from any MIDI source), and Audio (react to incoming signal). A band-split crossover…

Tritik releases Krush2 Bit Crusher Plugin

Tritik has released Krush2, a new version of the multi-stage effect combining bit-depth reduction, sample-rate reduction, filtering, drive, modulation, and compression. It can be used for subtle texture and density, or pushed toward more aggressive lo-fi processing. This new version has been rebuilt with updated internals, reworked parameter handling, and smoother parameter automation, along with…

Echoe Launches Browser-Based Lossless Audio File Sharing Platform

Berlin-built tool by engineer Patrik Skoog aims to streamline file delivery, feedback, and versioning without compression or login barriers. A new platform designed for musicians and producers has launched, offering lossless streaming and integrated feedback tools directly in the browser. Echoe, developed by Berlin-based mixing and mastering engineer Patrik Skoog, targets producers, engineers, and labels seeking…

MAP Audio releases PAM – “Pattern-based Audio Mapping” Sampler (VST3, AU & CLAP)

MAP Audio has announced the availability of PAM, a highly-functional, modular sampler with eight sound slots, flexible pattern building, and modulation throughout the entire system. Each cell houses one sampler, effects, and a dedicated sequencer commanding Note, Pitch, Stretch and Slice controls. Any parameter can have its own sequencer as a modulator, or can be…

SonicWorld releases Telsie T – Vintage EQ Plugin

SonicWorld has announced the release of Telsie T, the second plugin in the Telsie series, following Telsie S. Inspired by the renowned 1970s W695 EQ, Telsie T delivers the unmistakable character of classic analog equalization—smooth highs, solid low end, and musical presence shaping—recreated for today’s production workflows. Features Core character: W695-inspired 3-band EQ design. Smooth…