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zZounds Live: Akai MPC Giveaway: Live Winner Reveal Party
Akai’s MPC line of products has always been the industry standard in hardware beat production. This holiday season, zZounds and Beats by JBlack wanted to give to the community of beatmakers the chance to earn some top Akai gear for themselves by placing first, second, or third in our beat-making contest. The beats were submitted […]
DJ Media Players: Video Buying Guide
There are so many choices to make when picking out new DJ gear! Let zZounds help you decide. zZounds has the right DJ media players for you, whether you’re looking for something to practice with at home, need something that won’t break the bank, or you’re putting together a professional rig. In our exclusive DJ […]
How to Connect SoundSwitch With Virtual DJ
It’s very exciting to see that SoundSwitch lighting control software supports a variety of DJ software. In this post, I’ll show you how to connect SoundSwitch with the world’s most popular DJ software, Virtual DJ. If you haven’t looked at my previous post about what SoundSwitch is and what it does, check that out first. […]
Take Control of Your Lighting With SoundSwitch
SoundSwitch is a powerful tool that can be used to send DMX lighting signals from software on your PC or Mac. Way more than just a digital lightboard, SoundSwitch gives you the ability to create a custom light show to your music library, or it can automatically apply auto light show analysis. There are two […]
Traktor Kontrol S2 Mk3: Video Demo
Native Instruments’ Traktor Kontrol S2 gives you the best of both worlds and makes DJing easier than ever. This compact controller is packed full of features, all arranged in a club-style setup. The Kontrol S2 is plug-and-play-ready with either PC, Mac, or IOS. Remix songs on fly with stems and samples right from the controller. […]
DJ Controllers vs. Standalone DJ Systems
We are going to tackle, in my opinion, one of DJing’s toughest questions: When I upgrade, should I use a standalone unit or a DJ controller? I’m writing this particularly for DJs that are new to the craft or are a couple of years in, and before we start, I’d like to address one thing. […]
Creating DJ Edits With Serato Studio
Good news for DJs: Serato Studio has been released and it is an awesome production tool! For this post, rather than go deep into the production side, we will take a closer look at some functional advantages Serato Studio provides. Recently, I’ve been using Serato Studio to make DJ edits/rework, intro edits, and a capella […]
Numark Mixtrack Pro FX Video Demo
The Numark Mixtrack Pro FX is compact, portable, and jam-packed with features! With two 6-inch capacitive jog wheels, 8 performance pads per deck, and two paddle triggers to operate the FX section, it’ll have you ready to start DJing right out of the box. The FX paddles let you trigger Echo, Reverb, Flanger, Phaser, High […]
DJing With MIDI Controllers
I have always been curious about the software-only side of DJjing: no turntables, CDJs, DVS interfaces, or physical music. I personally have always used either a controller, a CDJ setup, or a combination of both. These are the basic setups that everyone uses, but others are pushing the envelope and have been for years. Artists […]
