Author Archives: VinRade
Question: How Should I DJ A Fashion Show?
Unless you’re a well-known DJ who was picked specifically for the type of music that you spin or produce, the tunes you’ll be playing at the show will depend entirely upon the show director or creative head. The first thing to do … Continue reading
JBL STX 818s Sub-woofer
OVERVIEW Big Sound. JBL’s idea with the STX800 Series was to offer the professional touring musician or the enthusiastic hobbyist with a commitment to great sound an alternative to light-duty portable PA speakers without making the commitment to full-size line … Continue reading
Mackie Thump 15 V2
Sound: While overall sound quality is quite good, and BASS response in particular is impressive for cabinets of this size, I found the mids and highs to not quite have the projection of my JBL EONS, which seem to throw vocals … Continue reading
The 8 Best Songs for Testing Your Headphones or Speakers
When it comes to buying new speakers, you can discuss things like the signal-to-noise ratio, response bandwidth, nominal output power and much more. These specs are fine, you want to know how it sounds. How do you decide that the … Continue reading
HOW REMIXING BECAME THE MOST IMPORTANT ART FORM IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
Remixing has a long and arguably checkered history. From soundsystems in Jamaica cutting “dubs” to win over audiences, to early hip-hop producers pioneering the use of sampling, to New York’s early 80s disco producers creating extended versions of tracks, and … Continue reading
Full Pioneer Rekordbox DJ Software
When it comes to DJ software, there have traditionally been three big names – Serato, Traktor and Virtual DJ. But now a newcomer has arrived, with the potential to become the biggest of them all. Rekordbox DJ, from Pioneer DJ, … Continue reading
Computer Tips and Tricks You Should Know Part 2
Cloud backup important files If you’re working on a critical paper for school, work, or any other major project, make sure you are backing up the file not just locally. You can use services likeDropbox, Google Drive, or any of … Continue reading
Computer Tips & Tricks You Should Know
Many hardcore computer users might think themselves above learning new tricks, but there’s always new things to learn that will help improve your skills. Our bet: you will find at least one useful thing here that you didn’t know before. … Continue reading
Does Your Gear Support OSX 10.11? Checkout our Compatibility List
Apple released its latest operating system OSX 10.11 El Capitan this week, and DJ manufacturers have warned users not to perform the update because of incompatibilities with current hardware and software. Here’s a compatibility status list of DJ software and … Continue reading
iOS 9!
iOS 9 is Apple’s newest operating system for iOS devices like the iPhone and the iPad, released to the public on September 16, 2015. iOS 9 builds on the content introduced with iOS 7 and iOS 8, bringing subtle design … Continue reading