Last updated 26 September, 2023 Serato DJ Pro users who use official Serato accessories to DJ with (the biggest use case of course being CDJ players) can now control Serato Stems directly from their gear, thanks to a new feature added to the Serato DJ Pro 3.1 public beta. By going to the Setup area […]
Crosstown Rebels fave takes us on a tour of Vista Born in Barcelona, DJ, producer and musician Tibi Dabo mixes classic and cutting-edge influences to take a totally unique and ingenious slant on the well trodden form of house music. From his early days touring Europe and the US as a drummer, he’s grown to become an […]
Berlin-based French producer’s debut LP out next month pic: Ulrike Rindermann Fantastic Twins aka Julienne Dessagne unveils her new single ‘Land of Pleasure Hi Fi’ today, complete with a mindbendingly weird promo film. The single is taken from the from the Berlin-based French producer, musician and vocalist’s forthcoming debut album Two Is Not a Number, out […]
Last updated 26 September, 2023 It used to be so easy – we all just went to a website that shared them all (it was called acapellas4u, if you’re new to this, by the way – people still talk about it in hushed tones). But that site doesn’t work any more, nor do any of […]
Phantasy Sound’s main man talks vinyl, Josh Wink and more It must a be a hangover from the pandemic years, when we literally had nothing much else to discuss, but the now standard Zoom interview call can open a small but rather fascinating window into the artist’s home. We knew – or rather had assumed […]
Last updated 25 September, 2023 Mixo, the “master DJ library” app for your phone and computer, has hit v1.1, adding a host of new features inspired by feedback from the 1.0 DJ user base. Mixo allows DJs to keep a “master” music library in their Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive cloud storage and easily transfer […]
‘Stranger Things’ man setting New Standards AURAGRAPH is an experimental audio/visual synth-based recording project by Texas born Hector Carlos Ramirez. Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Carlos played in several bands within the punk scene in Laredo, Texas before a move to Austin, Texas prompted his fascination with synths, samplers and visual art. Carlos has score […]
Soma’s body-patching synth offers a unique take on analogue synths. If you’re feeling experimental, this could be the instrument for you. Soma Labs never take the obvious approach. Instead, you’re pretty much guaranteed something experimental from this boutique brand. The Soma Laboratory Enner is a case in point: it’s an analogue synth of sorts, but […]
Is AI the future of music? This is Emergent Drums: an AI-powered drum sampler plug-in – DJ TechTools
Audialab, the parent company behind Emergent Drums, has developed a new plug-in that uses state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence to generate unique samples constantly. The program works much like any traditional software or hardware-sampled beat machine, featuring a 16-pad layout – which is notably ideal for hooking up a USB drum pad controller. Essentially, when you load the […]