Although CDs are probably still the club DJs weapon of choice, more and more people are succumbing to the flexible temptations of software mixing. In fact, you will be hard pushed to find a club night where no DJs whatsoever mix off a laptop, and with this medium growing in …

Owning a pair of vinyl or CD decks is not enough if you want to start DJing as you will also need a suitable mixer to link everything together and sit at the heart of your set-up. Because the mixer is unlikely to affect how well you can mix, I …

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This review was written by Absolute Music web team member and Constellation drummer, Mark Harris...

TUNE-BOT - INTRODUCTION

The Tune-Bot is a great little tool for helping to tune drums. It is also the first of its kind in that it …

In the modern DJing world, mixing with CDs appears to now rule. DJs that once swore by vinyl have been tempted by the lower cost of burning CDs (compared to cutting dubplates), and the fact that you can carry round whole albums and playlists on small, lightweight silver discs rather …

Mixing with vinyl is the traditional way to DJ and the way that I learned! Mixing with vinyl records has some great benefits. Firstly, and I don’t care what anyone else says… nothing sounds as good as a vinyl record! Vinyl gives you a pure analogue sound as the …

Welcome to our in-depth DJ Gear guide! This article is designed to help any budding DJ discover what equipment is on the market, which should hopefully help you to decide what gear is best for you.

The topic will be divided into four separate articles, looking at vinyl turntables, CD …

The DJ Rig application from IK Multimedia has now been released and is available for a special introductory price of £1.49 for a limited time only! Mix, auto-sync, scratch, add effects, loop, etc, all from your iOS device. Although the app in the store will work on the iPad …

The countdown to March 21st (2012) has begun, because that is when Rupert Neve Designs will be introducing a brand new product at MusikMesse. However, the good news doesn't stop there because you can also put yourself in with a chance of winning one of these brand new mystery products …

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VOICELIVE PLAY - INTRODUCTION

In my last review, I looked at a great vocal product from TC Helicon - The VoiceLive 2 vocal stomp-box. However, TC Helicon have obviously decided to also market …

This review was written by studio-owner and Absolute Music recording expert, Tim Way...

SONTRONICS APOLLO STEREO RIBBON MICROPHONE REVIEW

Every now and again, a recording situation will present itself that can challenge the very best of us. There are situations when your favourite microphone just doesn't cut the mustard …