The DJ Podcast

The key to recording a good DJ mix is maintaining a consistent volume level without distorting. It is important for your audio to stay at an adequate level throughout your signal chain. In this video tutorial, I go over how to correctly set the levels on your mixer to ensure that you are not sending [...]

In this video tutorial I go over 3 features in Ableton Live that are helpful, but are tucked away a bit: Change the crossfader curve, set a recording count-in time, and check your channel’s volume peaks. Download: Quick Tip 003 | Watch this video on Vimeo or Viddler | Subscribe to the DJ Podcast on [...]

In previous episodes I have demonstrated various techniques using Ableton Live. In this video tutorial I will demonstrate how to create a stutter edit.  A stutter edit it similar to creating a loop on a CDJ and cutting the loop in half multiple times. I recently used this technique in a guestmix and thought it [...]

This week’s episode is a short review of the M-Audio X-Session Pro. The M-Audio X-Session Pro is a great controller to start DJing with. It retails for around $100 and comes with Torq LE. Watch my video review for more information and feel free to submit your own thoughts of the controller. Download (720p HD [...]