DJ and producer, Sasha, (Alexander Paul Coe) has remixed tracks for Madonna, Hot Chip & Chemical Brothers, and produced countless others. He talks music technology, producing and the creative process.
NAAFI, a collective & label from Mexico, is having an influence on the Mexican music scene. Native Instruments' new 5 minute documentary film with its label bosses seeks to understand the scene.
Despite DJing being easier than ever, there are challenges which digital DJs face on the road to success. Sara Simms shares 7 tips new DJs should heed to help them on their journey.
TKFX 2, from Imaginando, now runs on phones as well as tablets, making it easier than ever to control Traktor. With a nice GUI, memory banks and easy controller assignment, Hollin Jones tests it out.
Start your morning off with some energy. DMC Champion DJ Rasp takes things to the next level in this latest turntablism routine, using djay Pro, two Pioneer XDJ-1000s and a Pioneer DDJ-SP1 controller.
Using Ableton Push without quantization and performing with it completely live is something its very capable of doing. Decap shows how in this video of his new single, "Feeling".
The clever Imaginando people are back with a major update for TKFX, the NI Traktor effects controller. As well as USB wired support, there's a new design for phones and plenty more features too.
The funding goal has been met for DJIT's MixFader: a portable, wireless, hardware DJ fader for the discerning tablet and smart phone DJ. But there's still good reason to support this Djing device.
Music hardware shouldn't be played alone. In this quick tutorial for producers, live performers & DJs, Sara Simms shows how to sync a Roland AIRA TR-8 with Traktor to get the best of both worlds.
So we've got pad, key, knob, button & fader-based MIDI controllers. But, have you ever thought of using 3D cubes to control your soft synths? Percussa's AudioCubes can do more than you might expect.
We're getting more and more excited by the imminent arrival of the Launchpad Pro by Novation. We first got hands-on with it at NAMM 2015 in January, and so almost 6 months later it's about to drop'¦
Ever find a piece of gear is almost what you need but lacks a few small but significant details? Magda, NYMA & Faderfox's VERSUS is a handcrafted high-quality DJ controller you should explore.
Despite there not being new gear announcements, BMC 2015 provided more time for us to chat with companies like Reloop and find out features of their more recent DJ turntables and mixers.
The popular Beatmix series from Reloop is now also available in a complete black edition. BeatMix 2 MK2 is a performance pad controller designed for Serato.
Does the Traktor D2 pair perfectly with Traktor Pro software? How useful is the touch-sensitive control and large color screen when Djing? Hollin Jones puts it to the test in this text & video review.
Rest assured we have an in-depth review of the new Traktor D2 decks coming soon on AskAudio. In the meantime, you might be pleased to know it's available to buy from today.
It's only been on Matt Vanacoro's wrist a matter of two days, but he's already discovered a potentially promising Apple Watch app ecosystem for musicians. Here's his top 5 Apple Watch Apps out now.
Conductr 2, an IPad app environment aimed at DJs and producers, launches a brand new in-app iPad module allowing users to control Traktor alongside their already released Ableton Live controller.
Native Instruments have released a very cool new video of the S8 today featuring DJ Shiftee doing a one-take live performance. Oh, it's pretty awesome.
This video from Bobina shows that Djing is not just about getting hands-on and pushing faders, knobs and buttons'¦ um, in fact, apparently it doesn't have to be about getting hands-on at all!!