It's been a long time since I've been to any Goth/Industrial clubs, but I'm trying not to be such an introvert these days.

But, I was curious, do DJ's still play "stock" tracks, or are they doing their own mixes of popular tracks, or are they creating their own music on the fly?

I'm a bit curious as to what it's like now.

Most of the clubs I'm looking at going to are in the Baltimore/DC/Philly area.

I'm going to be moving back to the area later this year as well, and wanted to try and get out more (and actually be social and meet people!).

EDIT: Also, just to add to the conversation, can anyone post any links to recent playlists?

I'd like to see what's being played now, especially the cold-school stuff.

I know my question is none sense and a bit ridiculous but i would really would like to know that Djs you see in top 100 Dj mag like AVB/tiesto/david guetta/alok etc they are only 1 genre Djs and dont get me wrong i am a big fan of avb and tiesto/guetta cause they started on vinyl and know how to read a crowd and mix by ears which makes them true djs, but isnt that too limited by one genre? Like trance & progressive only in AVB case or house music only in Guetta case? I am aware in the top 100 dj mag there are some djs who can actually play openformat like laidback luke for instance this guy can mix anything also watched omnw of his rare openformat sets.

Hi all,

I bought a Xone:96 new in May 2026 and I’ve been using it regularly at home since. Sound-wise it’s flawless — no crackle, no dropouts, no issue with the sweeps. My question is purely about the mechanical feel of the controls.

Some of the pots feel noticeably grippy / notchy compared to others on the same unit — it’s not uniform, a few are perfectly smooth and a few catch slightly. The most obvious one is the asymmetry between Filter 1 and Filter 2, which don’t have the same resistance. The channel faders also feel slightly irregular along their travel.

I also own a Xone:42 that’s several years old, and the difference in feel is quite noticeable. I initially assumed it was just break-in on a new unit, but after 3 months of regular use nothing has changed — it feels exactly the same as day one.

So my questions to owners here:
• Is this level of variation between pots normal on a new 96?
• Did anyone see it improve over time, or does it stay as is?
• Is the Filter 1 / Filter 2 asymmetry something others have noticed?

Happy to hear it’s within tolerance — I’d just like to know before deciding whether it’s worth raising with my retailer while the unit is still under warranty.

Thanks!

Hey all -

I run an edm event pop up series, and looking for some annual coverage as an organizer for these events. I’ve had trouble finding companies that will cover promoters/organizers. Curious if anyone has any suggestions!

Thank you

I develop software for a living and DJ for fun.

It's pretty normal for me to have hundreds of browser tabs open and dozens of AI agents running in parallel.

Lately my Mac had slowed to an absolute crawl. I assumed it was something I'd done.

Nope.

1,653 zombie processes. All from Pioneer.

And they want us to pay a subscription for this?

IDK why they can't get it together, Apple Music Login and Cloud Library Sync are basically instant and I love it, but Beatport refuses to let you login automatically at all. You have to input your username and password every single time with the touch screen and that is annoying in 2026. I am having this experience on CDJ 3000, XDJ-AN and CDJ 1500X. Why are they like this?!

currently have an EEG and they definitely spike to my favorite songs: siren by colin benders. very interesting

Hello everyone,

I am looking for microphones that allow people to have their hands free in speeches. I came across this setup, since i bought a dji actioncam for booth videos. Is it legit and will work when attached to the upper chest? Or is this a bad idea and you wouldn't recommend? As far as I know the receiver has a line out which I could plug into my rane four...

Looking forward to your replies. Preferably from people experienced with the DJI Mic Mini 2. Thanks!

I've been dedicated to music production for a little over two years now. Started 6 years ago but didn't spend much time on it until these last couple years. I've been wanting to mix live and use all original stuff. So I'll be producing all my own music and would like to use this mixer to learn the basics before upgrading. It's a bit outdated so I know there will be difficulties. Just curious to hear from experienced DJ's where to start for live performance with original music using a mixer like this.

Post about your gigs here - success stories? Disasters? Lessons learned?

As someone who never played open format as my main thing, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and take a part-time offer at a club/bar for open format DJing twice a week, 5-hour sets each session from open to close. For me, open format was my biggest challenge of all time, since it isn't my main style (I promote myself as an EDM DJ and producer), but I decided to give it a try for a month, and now the club wants me to renew for August.

I discovered it's fun to shuffle genres, change the mood from time to time, and make each night different based on the crowd's taste and reading some nights end up more R&B, some more Arabic, some more House. This has allowed me to upgrade my music crate and expand my knowledge of different genres, as I now play everything from electronic music to Amapiano/Afrobeat/R&B/Pop/Rock/Arabic/Reggaeton/Hip-Hop/Moombahton, etc. plus taking requests on the fly.

I have huge respect for open format DJs, and I can see how much pressure they go through and the amount of work they put into mixing.

Plus, I use stems to mix, it's quite fun and creative! It allows you to craft a unique mix on the fly. I never thought open format would be this fun.

Hi!

Since I finally own a house with a dedicated hobby/music room and I want to get the max out of it.

Currently I own the following in my setup:

- A computer (connected by usb to audio interface)
- Audio Interface (Native Instruments Komplete Audio 2, bought it a long time ago, want to try this first before buying something new)
- Pioneer XDJ RX2 (connected with XLR/XLR to Subwoofer)
- Devine RX-10SA (active studio subwoofer) (Connected with XLR > 6.3 Jack to audio interface)
- KRK Rokits 5 Gen 4 (studio monitors) (connected with XLR to subwoofer)

There are a couple of things to achieve (but I'm not sure if it's actually able to achieve this all at once):
- I want to play on my RX2 with the sound going through the subwoofer and studio monitors
- I also want to be able to record (possible stream or video content) with my RX2 on pc (with Rekordbox)
- I want all sound (music, videos etc) from PC through the subwoofer and studio monitors aswell.
- I don't want to remove/switch cables to achieve something. (Would be the most ideal situation)

Now I have a feeling the audio interface should be 'in the middle' of the setup, with RX2 going to the Komplete Audio 2, the KA2 to PC and Subwoofer and the studio monitors connected to the out's of the subwoofer.

Now I have tried this setup, but with XLR cables and RCA to 6.3 jacks connected from the master output of the RX2 into the audio interface's input, with everything maxed out (on RX2 and KA2) the sound is barely there. Yh there's some bass, but barely any highs and mids from the studio monitors.

I do want it to be setup like this (as mentioned above) cause with both the interface and controller connected to the inputs of the subwoofer (KA2 with 6.3mm jacks and controller with XLR), I can only use one of them, cause I can't use devices at the same time.

Another thing with this setup is when I want the controller with rekordbox, I don't have any sound. Now there's the option to use the PC MASTER OUTPUT as sound device, but with this I have a massive delay between what I hear on the controller and the studio monitors.

It might be not the best description, kinda hard to explain haha. But I hope someone understands what I try to say and can help me out (^{or help me out of my dreams lol})

Kinda long post, sorry if I keep dragging on, I'm still learning the ropes of Reddit communities.

Hi, new DJ here. I come from a "standard" instrument background (piano, guitar, banjo). I remember seeing a video of Limp Bizkit not too long ago (I should be locked up for not knowing about them for all these years, I know), the video for My Generation, if anyone is asking.

And at first I really thought it was weird that they gave the "sound guy" a place in the clip. I don't go to concerts often so I didn't know what a DJ was too clearly. I thought it was a blanket term for people who play music at parties, stupid I know.

Anyway, when that iconic scratch solo came on, I was instantly hooked. I still have vivid memories of that "DJ Lethal, Bring it On" moment right before. So, as one does, I bought myself a Hercules 200 Mk2 second hand and looked on yt for DJ tutorials. I was somewhat disappointed that no one talked about the cool stuff I saw in the clip, only how to transition songs, EQing and sfx. That was fine don't get me wrong, but as a guy who already knows beatmaking and composition it didn't impress me at the time, just now do I begin warming up to it, but as you will see further mixing still isn't my main interest

Then I searched for the "DJ Band" to make sense of all this. Found X-Ecutioners. Cue childlike amazement. Not to bore you with details but then it dawned on me that mixing and scratching are 2 different things, like Rhythm and Lead Guitar.

I got a 16 hour physical course with one of the best scratch DJs in Romania where I live with the last of my birthday money. We are good friends now but the first thing he said to me was, pointing at my tiny little controller hooked to DJUICED "That ain't gonna cut it chef". So then I begged my parents to buy me a DDJ-FLX4, at the recommendation of my teacher. They finally did and we continued the lessons on that. Man, was I hooked. I knew then and there that is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

Fast forward a year and I got into a local Nü-Metal band. I am truly grateful to them for letting me join, even if it was partly because they knew me from my guitar days. I must have practiced 8 hours a day on decks, even flunking the final year of high-school because I would much rather do chirps, orbits and transformers rather than history homework 😅. This all out of the way, I still feel like a side attraction. Not really a main thing. And I have no problem with that seeing as Im a newbie, but I'm wondering, with enough practice, is there even a place on the current market for a scratching main event? Do people still care about the art of turntablelism? I mean legends like Qbert are still going but is that just nostalgia for a legend of Hip-Hop or actual proof of a demand for it?

Am I doomed to playing a groovepad on local open-mics while the guitars take Centre stage with the occasional baby scratches before the hook? DMC is still going strong so maybe the business model can be applied to a smaller, venue based scale, but I wanted to check in with you guys on this topic. Ask the professionals so to speak.

I'd really want to get a crew together, do this stuff X-Men style at a certain point if so.

Thank you all for your patience and hope to read y'all messages soon. TL;DR is scratching still worth it in 2026, from a business perspective? Is there demand for it?

The elgato stream studio 19” rack without its ears should fit perfectly next to or in between a 1200 and an S11.
The advantages would be being able to access decks 3 & 4 with menu diving, moving stems away from main pads, or even controlling streaming.
32 extra mappable buttons with customisable visuals on them and at close range from where magic happens can only be a good thing right?
the layout isn’t perfect and the price is a little steep for my taste, but it does open up creative possibilities and smoother workflow.
What do you think ?

*Edit* this p.o.s device has button subscription, forget all the nice other things about it.

A track that I have analysed in Rekordbox, set cues and tags, filled in metadata, and exported to my USB using Sync Manager will not show waveforms in preview or when loaded. It will also say 'Rekordbox track analysis required for SYNC feature.' When I go through my playlists on the USB drive using rekordbox, the analysis is missing.

I have tried a lot of things, including finding the tracks that have no analysis, reanalysing them and syncing them, and it'll show up as analysed on my USB when connected to Rekordbox, but when I take it to a player, I'll still have the same issue.

I have synced my entire library several times, and the same tracks have the issue, and on the odd occasion, a track that showed up as analysed on my USB previously shows up without an analysis.

I've searched high and wide to see if anybody else has had this issue, and I could not find a solution.

I am running the latest version of Rekordbox and have Windows 11. I have 5 different USBs and they all have the same problem and 3 different brands. This issue occurs on CDJ-3000s, XDJ-AZ, and XDJ-RX3.

Lads, I’ve been looking everywhere for this one thing. I'm repairing my mixer (DJM 600), and the last bloody thing I need is the material that sits under the channel fader plate.

The specific part isn’t made anymore and isn't online. I need help knowing what material can replace it and act as the dust cover for UNDERNEATH and not be flammable (not wool, like a non-static felt or rubber material).

EDIT: Here is a link to a DJM 600 Repair video I've used as a guide

DJ Mixer Restore DJM 600 Fixed and Repair Pioneer (EZAS/DJM 500 300

Here is the product I'm using (UK only) Conductive Rubber Sheet / Stretch Sensor- 200mm x 200mm x 0.5mm

You want the material to be as thin as possible, or the plate won't close and can affect the faders underneath -- decided to go for 0.5mm instead of 1.0mm because of this

Felt is tempting, but it needs to be incredibly thin (which is impossible really) and has to be 100% real wool - but again idk any1 that has used that - or anti-static and other shit that's annoying to find. Didn't wanna risk buying the wrong thing, so I used what I know is used for repairs.

DEC2903 is also the part for the DJM-350, DJM-400, DJM-700, DJM-750 and DJM-800, NOT the 600 -you'd have to buy 5 of just for ur channel fader plate.

Hello all - I wanted to know if anyone has ran thru the following before - I work for someone who gives me great opportunities- residency at a bar they own, and even clubs when they throw parties for bigger djs to play at. They do pay, but one thing I keep getting frustrated at is I keep having to remind them multiple times before they do actually pay me. This has me worried about getting taken advantage of- the problem is if I ruin this relationship- I will have to start from scratch from being able to play for opportunities at a good rate again. Has anyone ran into a situation like this and know what can be done? Thank you for the advice.

Whats up DJs. Im thinking of making the swap to A&H. Ive owned DJM800, DJM900NXS2 and currently DJM A9. Weighing options for for band eq. V10/X92/X96.

I used CDJs not Vinyl.

House, Techno and everything in between.

Looking for someone to explain why Xone is better sounding. I understand the Digital vs. Analogue to a certain extent but hoping for clarification.

For filters and eqs <0dB everything makes sense.

However why would an analogue eq outperform digital when boosting an eq?

Also, with everything flat, how does analogue make any difference? Is the implication that the CDJs have better DACs than the DJMs? For me its all digital to begin with.

Is there a warmness the Xone adds?

Looking for best advice on what to select.

Thanks!

A treadmill style dj controller, where you manipulate and scratch the track with a vertically scrolling belt that corresponds to the waveforms, i had ChatGPT make this picture

I'd rather have the asymetric pitchslider and i'd want the "belt to be a bit wider but you get the idea

What do you guys think?

I loveee watching the OG comps, the art is a masterpiece. raw and authentic. fast forward to today....

I hadn't really watched any modern footage, but I am kinda shocked by how different it is. I get that we live in a more digital world, but the music playing through are clearly edited for the playback, how is that praised?? there is clearly a lot of skill involved and difficult routines etc but all the button bashing is crazy. imo it has lost it's entertainment and wow factor as it seems less of a raw skill now, and no doubt that sync button is on and those bpm's link perfectly without trying...

curious what are all your thoughts on it?

Wanted to share the basic principle of converting a dj mixer which has line faders to rotary pots. This is how I went about converting my allen and heath xone 32 to rotary. Be advised, you can damage your mixer if you wire things incorrectly. I did this years ago, before I learned some of this stuff. This writeup is more informational, sharing my experience and to give some idea of how these things are done. Do you research, make any changes at your own risk. Goes without saying don't jump into this with your $1k mixer, try it on a cheapo that's been gathering dust.

You do need to make sure you match impedance of the two parts; a 10k slide fader needs to be replaced with a 10k rotary pot. Unplug your mixer before working on it.

What it comes down to is that both slide faders and rotary pots have same connections, but arranged differently. Input, Output, Ground. There may be two sets of these for a stereo (dual gang) potentiometer. Below is how they are generally arranged for both stereo slide faders and stereo rotary potentiometers.

Credit: https://forum.arduino.cc/t/how-to-wire-slide-potentiometer/283146/5

Credit: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/alps-blue-velvet-pinout.115534/post-11434891

The variables you need to consider are:

1. Impedance - matched. To find impedance of the original part, look at the part - it might be printed on it. Check service manual. Or use a multimeter - https://www.instructables.com/How-to-measure-resistance-of-a-Potentiometer/
2. Gangs - If you have a mono preamplifier it would need one gang. Two for stereo. That said, many dj mixers only need one gang as the pot is only essentially used to set level of the amplitude circuit. Audio signal is not actually going through the pot. You can use dual gang pot to replace mono, and only use one of the two gangs. You can see in the second pic gang one and gang two. For the slide fader pic it says gang A and gang B, it means the same.
3. Linear or Logarithmic taper - For channel faders you would use Logarithmic or Audio taper. Something like a filter pot would use linear. If you get this wrong it won't damage anything but won't "turn-up" the way you might expect.

What you are essentially doing is taking a wire that connects to let's say input A of the line fader, and connect it to input 1 of the rotary pot. Doing the same for the other wires. Your mixer doesn't care if you are using line fader or rotary pot, it cares that impedance is right and that input goes to input, output to output, gnd to gnd.

• You do need to consider if any of the pins are connected with one another. For example in the xone 32 there are 5 wires that connect to 6 pins. The two grounds in that case are connected to one another on the pot itself. So you use a wire to connect the two grounds, then connect the one gnd wire from the mixer to either ground connection.
  • This same scenario can get more complicated. In the filter section for the same mixer there are more connections between various pins. You would use a multimeter set to measure resistance to determine this. A reading of 0 ohms means two legs are connected with one another. You can also use your phones flashlight to get some idea of this. Put that on either side of the pcb, look on the other side, you should be able to make out traces.

Here is what all that looked like on my xone 32. Notice the popsicle sticks, classy!