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Streaming Returns To Serato: Tidal & SoundCloud Integrations Announced

Streaming is coming back to Serato. The company announced today that it will soon be possible to stream directly from Tidal and SoundCloud from within both Serato DJ Pro and Serato DJ Lite. It is the first time streaming has been available within Serato since the demise of Pulselocker. DJing with streamed tracks will look … Continued The post Streaming Returns To Serato: Tidal &... »...

Roli Announces Beatmaker Kit Bundle

Roli, creator of the Seaboard Block controller for producers, recently announced the Beatmaker Kit Bundle. It includes the Lightpad Block touch surface for triggering sounds and the Loop Block transport control device. They snap together to form a wireless Bluetooth controller that transmits Midi signals to your laptop’s DAW as well as to your iOS … Continued The post Roli Announces... »...

Akai & Splice Partner Up To Make Producing Music Easier

DJs who want to move into making music have a lot to figure out (one of the reasons why our beginner -focused Music Production For DJs course does so well) – but Akai Professional and Splice hope to make it all just a bit easier, by making Splice’s high quality royalty-free samples available right inside … Continued The post Akai & Splice Partner Up To Make Producing Music... »...

Producers Can Now Make Money Directly From SoundCloud

SoundCloud has made it easier for producers to make money directly from the platform, expanding its SoundCloud Premier program out of private beta. As long as an artist has had more than 5000 plays in the previous month, they will potentially be able to use the service as of now. The program will be limited … Continued The post Producers Can Now Make Money Directly From SoundCloud appeared... »...

Novation’s SL MkIII Keyboard Lets You Control Your DAW & Hardware Synths

Novation recently announced its SL MkIII Midi keyboard and controller. It’s the latest update to its venerable SL controller series, and it comes in 49-key and 61-key versions. Its standout feature is its ability to sync hardware / outboard synthesisers as well as DAWs and software synths, becoming the centrepiece of a DJ/producer studio or … Continued The post Novation’s SL... »...

Serato Tips & Tricks: What To Do If You Load A Track Onto The Playing Deck

So we’ve all been there – you accidentally drag a track onto the playing deck in your DJ software instead of into the deck you’re intending on lining up, and the track you’re currently playing to your audience stops to be replaced by whatever it is you just loaded. Watch this on YouTube While it … Continued The post Serato Tips & Tricks: What To Do If You Load... »...