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.

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

Two CDJ decks with DJM mixer in between.

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

Rekordbox Cloud Library Sync now does Google Drive alongside Dropbox

Peter Kirn - July 27, 2023

AlphaTheta, parent of Pioneer DJ, acquires Serato

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2023

Pioneer has added Beatport streaming to the CDJ-3000 – even if we’ll still carry USB sticks

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2023

Rekordbox 6: Ableton Link, sync with Dropbox and Beatport and promos, find lost tracks, more

Peter Kirn - April 14, 2020

No, Beatport’s subscription will not kill music – here’s how it really works

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2019

The end of iTunes, an opportunity for Pioneer, new tools and standards

Peter Kirn - May 2, 2019

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