djtechtools.comDJ Techniques, Software Tutorials, Tips, News & Reviews - DJ TechTools

DJ Techniques, Software Tutorials, Tips, News & Reviews - DJ TechTools DJ Techtools - The largest community for DJ and producer techniques, tutorials, and tips. Traktor secrets, controller reviews, a massive MIDI mapping library, and more. Blog DJ Gear DIY Projects Gear Reviews New Products Controllerism Techniques + Tips Beginner DJ Advanced DJ Producer Finger Drummer News + Culture Editorials + Opinions Artist Interviews Performances + Routines DJ Software Tutorials Traktor Tips Serato Tips CDJ Tips Ableton Live Tips DJTT Store DJ Controllers Midi Fighter 64 Midi Fighter 3D Midi Fighter Twister Traktor Kontrol S4 MK3 Traktor Kontrol S8 Pioneer DDJ-1000 Pioneer DDJ-400 Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 Denon SC5000 Prime Pioneer XDJ-1000MK2 Accessories Chroma Caps Chroma Cables Audio Chroma Cables USB-A Chroma Cables: USB-C The Controller Backpack V2 DJTT Gift Card Midi Fighter T-Shirt Push Turn Move Keyboard Covers Earplugs by V-Moda Production Gear Ableton Push 2 Ableton Live Suite Maschine Studio Maschine MK3 Akai MPC X Pioneer TORAIZ SP-16 Roland AIRA TR-8S Roland AIRA System-1 Akai Force Roland TR-09 Maschine Jam Soundcards & Mixers Pioneer Nexus 2 Bundle Pioneer DJM-900NXS2 Allen & Heath Xone:96 Allen & Heath Xone:92 Denon X1800 Prime Rane MP2015 Rane Seventy-Two Pioneer DJM-S9 Traktor Kontrol Z2 Traktor Scratch Audio 6 Komplete Audio 6 Midi Maps Traktor Ableton Serato DJ Midi Fighter 3D Midi Fighter Twister Midi Fighter Spectra Forum Popular Forums General Discussion Buy & Sell Reviews Mixes Music Production Show Your Setup Off Topic Handy Links New Posts Private Messages Register Search My DJTT Midi Fighter DIY + Hacks Kontrol S1: DJDoubleYou sawed a deck off a Kontrol S4 to make a new DIY controller Dan White Feb 9, 2020 Breaking News XDJ-XZ will get full Virtual DJ 2020 support (including On-Device Waveforms) Dan White Feb 5, 2020 Great DJ Stories Nightmares In Clubland: Spryte’s Worst DJ Gig Ever Controllerism Is rekordbox 6 on the way? First signs of a “new service system” from Pioneer DJ DIY + Hacks TDJ ONE: a ridiculous tape-player mod of a CDJ DIY + Hacks How to make a DIY Split Cue in (almost) any mixer DJ Gear DJTT Loves You: 10% Off + exclusive swag in our store this week only Dan White Feb 14, 2020 We started a tradition a few years ago at DJTT where each February, we'd do something cool in our store. This … Business of DJing What the Big Five Personality Traits can tell you about what kind of DJ you are Matthew Takata Jan 22, 2020 What type of DJ you are might highly relate to your personality. Learn the five personality traits and what they… Phase to get rid of the need for audio cables in forthcoming… Jan 17, 2020 DJM-V10: Pioneer DJ’s new 6-channel mixer looks like… Jan 16, 2020 MPC One: Standalone, $699, and what the MPC Touch should… Jan 15, 2020 The Rane Seventy: a new battle mixer designed to directly… Jan 14, 2020 Denon DJ’s new Prime Go all-in-one standalone has a 4+… Jan 13, 2020 What will Pioneer DJ release at NAMM 2020 – a new CDJ,… Jan 10, 2020 NAMM 2020 What is MIDI 2.0, and why does it matter? Dan Cole Jan 10, 2020 With Roland’s new 88-key controller announced this week, a lot of attention has been directed its compatibility with MIDI 2.0. This makes it the first company to have developed such functionality. For gear buyers, it might seem … DJ Gear Announcements Denon DJ’s X1850 Mixer: an aesthetic refresh and that’s about it Dan White Jan 9, 2020 We're happy that Denon DJ is updating their Prime series players to add a few more features and a new look. At the same time, they're also updating their flagship mixer, now the X1850 Prime. There's very little different versus the X1800 … DJ Gear Announcements SC6000 + SC6000M Prime: Denon DJ Just Announced An Even Better Prime Player Dan White Jan 9, 2020 Two new media players from Denon DJ take the best things about the Prime series media players and make them even better. Meet the SC6000 Prime and SC6000M Prime, two new units that have been just announced by Denon DJ moments ago. As … DJ Gear Announcements DJ2GO2 Touch: Numark Updates Portable DJ Controller With Capacitive Jog Wheels Dan White Jan 8, 2020 In the lead up to NAMM 2020 (which starts next week), we're going to be covering a lot of new gear that's set to hit the DJ market. Here's the first one: Numark's DJ2GO2 Touch, which is an incremental update of Numark's hyper-portable … Load More Posts 385k Likes 79,147 Followers 308k Subscribers 144k Followers RSS Subscribe Get DJTT love in your inbox Drop your email address here, we'll send you news, tutorials, and special offers once a week. Subscribe Unsubscribe at any time. we won't sell your data, ever. DJ Gear Techniques + Tips News + Culture Software Tutorials DJTT Store DJTT Gear DJTT Drops 2017 Line-up of Chroma Caps Ross DiFuria Apr 20, 2017 How-To Video Tutorials How To Pack a (Digital) DJ Bag Mad Zach Apr 1, 2013 News Routine: Binkbeats Performing Live With Midi Fighter Twister Dan White Jan 13, 2015 More Techniques + Tips Basic DJ Tips Cue Points That DJs Should Set On Every Track: DJ Fundamentals Ean Golden Dec 30, 2019 What prep tool can every DJ do on their tracks before they play them? Cue points! They're a powerful tool for both planned mixes and on-the-fly routines. In this DJ Fundamentals video, Ean shares the cue points that he thinks every DJ … Production Tips Sonarworks Reference 4: Can A Plugin Improve Your Mixdowns? Matthew Takata Dec 12, 2019 As a music producer, there are few parts of your process more crucial than your mixdown phase. No matter what genre you're in, properly balancing each element in your original productions can mean the difference between a club killing … Basic DJ Tips Tagging Tracks: Ean’s Organizational System For His DJ Library Ean Golden Dec 9, 2019 Ean is back with another episode of DJ Fundamentals - this time looking specifically at DJ music library organization. Tagging tracks is a great way to make finding great matches easy in the moment of a set. In this episode, Ean shares his … Basic DJ Tips When Things Go Wrong: How to Recover from Your Worst DJ Fails Amanda Gerstle Nov 18, 2019 It’s comforting to think that with the right amount of preparation you can avoid making mistakes in front of other people when DJing. But there’s a cold undeniable truth — you can’t. It’s going to happen, it’s just something people don’t … Advanced DJ Tips DJ Fundamentals: How Phrasing Can Make or Break a DJ Mix Ean Golden Nov 11, 2019 For new DJs, phrasing is a challenging concept to grasp. Even for practiced musicians, the idea of layering songs on top of one another isn't the easiest to explain, so in today's video, Ean breaks it down. Learn how to count phrases, and … Advanced DJ Tips DJ Fundamentals: Using Reverb To Make A DJ Mix Sing Ean Golden Nov 4, 2019 Ean returns with yet another video in his series on YouTube that's focused on the fundamentals of DJ effects. This time, he's focused in on reverb effects, and how - if used properly - they can make magic happen in your DJ mixes. Watch … Advanced DJ Tips DJ Fundamentals: Using Delay Effects Ean Golden Oct 23, 2019 Ean's back with the first video in his new series back on YouTube. In this video, he goes over some of the fundamentals behind using Delay. If you've ever wondered all of the ways in which delay works, what each parameter of it does in … Load More Techniques + Tips Beginner DJ Tips DJ Stories: Quitting A Day Job To DJ Full Time How to pick a DJ needle for Serato The DJ Jesus Pose: A Joke, Or A Secret Weapon? Dead DJ Controller: Surviving A Complete Gear Failure At A… Beginner DJ Tips Basic DJ Tips How to get gigs in Hard times Ean Golden Sep 29, 2008 Basic DJ Tips Beats To Cue: Using Traktor’s Countdown To… Basic DJ Tips Traktor Tutorial: Rapid Fire Track Preparation News + Culture How To Pick A Great DJ Name Basic DJ Tips Create Amazing Build Ups (Part One: Beat Roll) Load More Beginner Tips Editorials + Opinions 5 Futuristic DJ Software Features That Wil...