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Rekordbox 7: cleaner UI, “vastly improved” CPU, easier prep
Rekordbox 7 from AlphaTheta (née Pioneer DJ) promises to address the biggest needs for the popular DJ software and CDJ prep tool. The UI is cleaned up and more flexible, prepping cues is less of a chore, and at last the company says it won’t slam your CPU like past versions. And yes, this is yet another music software update touting machine learning functionality, though what’s there looks potentially useful.
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Grimes update: technical team describes failure, aftermovie
Perhaps taking a page out of pro wrestling, there’s a good chance that Grimes staged her “technical difficulties” at Coachella as a kind of performance art.
Peter Kirn - April 22, 2024
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How to avoid USB and rekordbox DJing failures: a complete guide
Every few months, some DJ horror story or failure takes over social media. Here’s a complete guide, with official advice from Pioneer DJ and pro DJs, on how to prepare your media and files for digital DJ gigs.
Peter Kirn - April 15, 2024
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Rekordbox Cloud Library Sync now does Google Drive alongside Dropbox
Peter Kirn - July 27, 2023
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Pioneer has added Beatport streaming to the CDJ-3000 – even if we’ll still carry USB sticks
Peter Kirn - June 27, 2023
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