7 Important Wedding DJ Tips
Being a wedding DJ is not everyones cup of tea. It takes a number of personal qualities and character traits that many people just don’t have to fulfil the extremely important, yet often criticised...
View ArticleMixlr Embeddable Player
Mixlr recently announced their new embeddable music player. This is great news for anyone wishing to share their live broadcasts on their own website. Embeddable Player – Live Streams alchurchill is on...
View ArticleTweet your DJ Set Responsibly Using Radr
Digital DJ’s have been able to tweet track names for some time now, it was something that was brought to us first by the very popular techno legend and tech geek, Richie Hawtin (I use the word geek in...
View ArticleTempo Offset Buttons Explained
With so many functions available to you in Traktor, you may find, like me, that there are a bunch of functions you don’t even use. Much of the time it’s because the various functions just don’t fit...
View ArticleFocus and Become a Better DJ
In a world with so many distractions, it can be difficult to remain focused on your tasks and intentions. With streams and streams of information competing for our attention, we are constantly...
View ArticleYour Questions – How do I mix into the previous DJ’s track with Traktor iPad...
Traktor Tips Reader Will writes: “I am using Traktor Z1 with an iPad and just wondering if you have any good tips for mixing into the last track played by the previous DJ if he/she is using analogue...
View ArticleBroadcast your DJ Set – An Introduction to Mixlr
I recently came across a service at Mixlr.com and was listening to the Live Broadcast from another Traktor DJ and was impressed at the audio quality of his broadcast. It turns out that he was...
View ArticleYour Questions: Some Songs won’t Stay in Beat, what do I do?
Traktor Tips reader Jack Dyche writes: “With some songs (it’s mostly older songs, written in the 70′s and 80′s, no matter how well I beatmatch them, either by ear, by looking at the bpm and changing it...
View ArticleIncrease Soundcloud Plays
Whilst I’m sharing a tip here for Soundcloud users I want to remind you that there’s no magic formula to increase Soundcloud plays. The only real thing that matters is creating great music and...
View ArticleHarmonic Mixing with Traktor: Unravelled
If you’re a DJ and you haven’t heard of Harmonic Mixing, then you’ve likely been living in a cave. Just because you’ve heard of it however, doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve began to implement it into...
View ArticleTraktor Screencast – DJ Set
I have been thinking for while now about recording the screen whilst recording a DJ set and it was only after my friend Marc from DE Radio suggested it to me, that it gave me the kick I needed to make...
View ArticleBest Effects and EQ techniques for Smooth Transitions
Traktor Tip’s reader Audrey Aiken asks: “I love traktor and still learning all about it. Can you recommend what video I should watch, I want to learn what effects are best for a smooth transition...
View ArticleDon’t Underestimate the Power of Beatmatching
A recent video from Ean Golden on DJ Tech Tools started a few cogs turning in my mind. The video, although an excellent piece of advice on a quick method of checking the beatgrid on your track, had me...
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