The latest in 1010’s Nanobox series is a versatile ‘streaming sampler’ groove box, with an emphasis on multi-sampling instruments. Greg Scarth puts it to the test. The fourth release in the brand’s compact groovebox series, the 1010 Music Nanobox Tangerine is the latest in an exciting series of hardware devices. Described as a ‘streaming sampler’, […]
New features include modes inspired by the Roland SP-555 and VP-9000 VariPhrase processor. [embedded content] To celebrate April 4th – also known as 404 day – Roland have released a major new update for the SP-404MKII sampler. The version 4.04 firmware update adds some major new features, including Loop Capture inspired by the SP-555 Looper, a new […]
Last updated 3 April, 2024 On our podcast recently, one of our students, Sam, asked about the sync button in DJing. He said: “Please help me to understand something. I started DJing in later life, now aged 52. I love the technology. I rip samples, I use stems, I loop on three decks, and so […]
Last updated 3 April, 2024 Breaking news today: not one but TWO major DJ software manufacturers have implemented OpenAI’s new visual tools, enabling DJ software to “crowd read”, saving busy DJs having to figure out what song the dancefloor wants to hear next. VirtualDJ’s “VibeCheck” and Djay Pro’s “Neural Crowd” both use a simple webcam […]
Last updated 31 March, 2024 VirtualDJ 2024 has been released for early access, offering DJs new features focused on cloud storage and library management – plus the ability to use Fuzzy Keymixing, the Digital DJ Tips method of keymixing that has taken the DJ world by storm in the last couple of years. CloudDrive: A […]
Those madlads at Pioneer DJ (aka AlphaTheta) did it! After years of speculation, fan-made concept art, and wishful thinking, the company dropped the PLX-CRSS12 on the unsuspecting DJ community – and turntablists and hip-hop DJs collectively started salivating. Finally, there’s a turntable capable of playing vinyl with built-in DVS control without the need for needles, […]
New duo are Spiral Tribe veteran and dancer/film maker Wave Arising is a collaboration between seasoned ‘tekno’ pioneer Sebastian Vaughan – once a member of notorious anarcho rave sound system Spiral Tribe – and the dancer/video maker Kynsie. They offer “an alternative frequency of rave culture, centred around the initiatic process and transformative benefits of music, movement and meditation, and […]
Zoom’s new flagship recorder offers immediate, high-quality recording options for a range of applications. Greg Scarth finds out what makes this handheld recorder extra handy. ‘Just press record’ is the message which greets you upon opening the Zoom H6essential’s box. That might be oversimplifying things slightly – you’ll need to insert batteries, a memory card and […]
‘Digital Entropy is a new six-track EP on Tresor, but it’s far from ‘just another new release’. For a starter, the act behind it, Datashader, is anonymous and faceless. Yes, they’ve supplied us with a press shot (above), but ithe rather shifty looking character in it is an AI-generated image rather than a real person. […]