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Best beginner DJ mixers 2022: affordable scratch, club and rotary mixers to get you started

By Si Truss published

Get to grips with the basics of mixing and scratching with these cheap and entry-level mixers

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Technics SL-1200M7L

Technics celebrates 50 years of the SL-1200 turntable with a limited-edition model that comes in 7 custom colours

By Ben Rogerson published

The DJs’ favourite is half a century old

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Best DJ turntables 2022: 8 top decks for vinyl DJs

By Si Truss published

Our pick of the best DJ turntables for all budgets and abilities

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SampleRadar: 441 free techno atmosphere samples

By The MusicRadar team published

Send your techno tracks up into the stratosphere

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Best DJ controllers 2022: mix with Traktor, Serato, rekordbox and more

By Simon Truss published

PC, Mac and iOS-ready DJ hardware from budget to pro level

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Pair of Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones on a grey and white background

Best closed-back headphones 2022: studio-friendly options for music makers

By Dave Clews published

Our pick of recommended closed-back studio headphones for optimal audio

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All the contact info you need

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How to recreate DJ Premier's sample slicing and sequencing style

By Computer Music published

Learn to create golden era hip-hop riffs by triggering slices from samples from your MIDI controller

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Martin Garrix' Animals: EDM can feature clever arrangements, too, y'know

Anatomy of a hit: Martin Garrix - Animals

By Computer Music published

Number One EDM hit dissected

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There are many ways to stitch song sections together,

7 essential transition techniques explained

By Computer Music published

Merge seamlessly from section to section of a track with these key techniques

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10 of the best things about Ableton Push 2

By Computer Music published

Get to grips with Push 2's new features and functions and learn a few creative tips along the way…

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The Chemical Brothers' 2015 hit Go featured a canny modern arrangement

Anatomy of a hit: Chemical Brothers - Go

By Computer Music published

This recent cut from the Chems strikes the perfect blend of EDM stylings and mainstream song arrangement

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9 remixing tips for producers

By Future Music published

Bite-sized infochunks to aid you in your remixing endeavours

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Chromatic: "Drawing in automation with the mouse is tedious, and sounds a lot less natural than recording parameter movements by hand"

Chromatic show you how to create a synthesized DnB hoover stab

By Computer Music published

Vacuum-packed sound design action abounds as this colourful pair show us how to put together a hoover stab

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Keeno: "The first piece of music I ever wrote down was at age five"

Keeno shows you how to create an emotional orchestral DnB sequence

By Computer Music published

Set emotions to stunned as the Med School protege programs a lush orchestral DnB passage

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Lynx: "A lot of the techniques I use generally aren't very extreme, but Saturn is a really extreme plugin"

Lynx shows you how to create distorted DnB 808 bass

By Computer Music published

The Hospital star shows us how to make a beefy bass sound, and it turns out 'the Lynx effect' is FabFilter Saturn

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Hit the Breaks

Break shows you how to create a DnB break with Addictive Drums 2

By Computer Music published

Bristol's breakbeat-loving badman rustles up an original vintage-style break

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Roland GO:MIXER Pro X

Roland GO:MIXER Pro X review

By Simon Arblaster published

  • £129
  • $150

Does the latest GO:Mixer Pro have the X factor?

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Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000

Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000 review

By Leon Bailey published

  • £2169
  • €2399
  • $2299

With the competition for DJs’ hearts and wallets hotting up, can the CDJ-3000 keep Pioneer ahead of the game?

Djing Equipment

Allen & Heath ZED Mixers review

By Alex Blanco published

  • £95
  • €129
  • $179

They're portable, affordable and offer low-noise performance, and for value they might just be unbeatable...

DJ Mixers

Studiologic SL Mixface review

By Jon Musgrave published

  • £219
  • €248
  • $399

Hooking up the latest offering from controller kings Studiologic

DJ Controllers

Roland DJ-505 review

By Si Truss published

  • £570
  • €539
  • $599

Time to get into the groove

DJ Controllers

Expressive E Touché SE review

By Si Truss published

  • £225
  • €229

A real hands on

DJ Controllers

Akai Professional Fire review

By Si Truss published

  • £175
  • €189
  • $399

Time to get fruity

DJ Controllers

Pioneer DJ XDJ-RR review

By Si Truss published

  • £1,099
  • $1,199

Taking this standalone player/mixer for a spin

DJ Decks

Mackie Big Knob Studio+ review

By Jon Musgrave published

  • £300
  • €275
  • $299

A long overdue update to a classic design

DJ Controllers

Icon Platform M+ review

By Jon Musgrave published

  • £265
  • €285

Hooking up Icon’s latest compact unit

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