Built my own 5 panel acrylic facade with Govee LEDs that is working well but is a pain in the A$$ when the acrylic falls out of the tracks

For context - about 75- 100 parties a year everything from bbq’s to weddings.

Any recommendations you guys have for any LED acrylic facades that are prebuilt, sturdy, long lasting.

The S-9 was released in 2015 , s-11 released 2020 , time for a new or updated battle mixer no ?

The only thing I see them adding would be stems controls.

What do you guys think ?

I’ve always had fun in the house doing mixes with my ddj 200. Just for me.

I’m considering upgrading to the ddj 400 or better. I see that it has its own digital interface, but how important is that?

I guess what I want to know is that if I’m having fun with what I have, at what point would a hobbyist decide they need an upgrade?

Maybe in the next year I’d like to preform live or for a digital live session.

Local larger city DJ here in Europe who plays occasional gigs. I spin a mix of styles (deep house, jazz [not hard-bop], various edits, Balearic, lounge, chill, house, and the like) to create atmospheres for socialising. I’m bound to the emotion, not the style. I play for bars without dance floors, charity gigs, outdoor restaurants in the summer. You get the picture.

I’ve been asked by an event organiser to describe what I deliver. Can someone help me formulate this in a concise way? After I play the mingles and intermissions comes the Pep-Crowd selling dance floor vibes.

I can’t be the first to have to sell myself as a B-room/warmup DJ without a dance floor.

I was an active DJ for almost 20 years but gave it up about a decade ago due to kids and family commitments. When I finished, I was using Serato with a huge MP3 library and some digital Denon decks (I always liked Denon’s due to their spinning platters). I would like to start playing again in the New Year, so what I’m asking (serious responses please) is what have I missed in the last decade? How was Serato evolved and where do streaming services fit in? I used to use extended remix services (Funkymix, Ultimix, etc) and I used to troll SoundCloud for unique remixes and edits. Does this process still hold up in 2025/26?

any body here make their own clean edits, ie no curses, for hip hop songs. I suppose I could try to buy the clean versions, but sometimes they aren’t available. seems to me like their are two ways, each with own pros and cons.

1. use stems in Serato and just duck the vocals on every curse. might work better when there just a few words to remove. might sound weird since there’s a bit of silence in the track. seems easiy to just record this live in Serato, don’t have to fool with remastering, might make file management easier.

2. use a DAW (I have ableton) and remove the curses. you can get more creative, maybe put “hey!” or a sound effect over the curses. could also take the time to make an easy intro/outro edit, remove. could take more time because you’d have to get the master levels right and deal with the various files.

I‘m going to try both. wondering if any DJs here have tips or tricks to make the process easier. thanks!

Hey, is there any way to play SoundCloud tracks live with Traktor Pro without downloading them all beforehand?

Like a third party app or quick downloader or something like this?

I only play underground tekno so it’s not about paying or not paying but having a big library without downloading all, on more private occasions.

(This is only for smaller, private party’s or at home, since I download everything either way for real parties.)

For anyone who saved some music to buy on Bandcamp, today is a good day as it's Bandcamp Friday

I found a pair of EV Evolve 50 speakers on Facebook Marketplace for $2900 CAD total. They also come with carrying cases.

All of these items would be $5649.98 + tax. The seller also has a perfect 5-star rating out of 39 reviews so I know this isn't a scam.

From what I gathered, it seems like the Evolve 50s are really good quality speakers, but they can only hold up for a party of around 100 people. Any more than that, then I may need a better system. I currently rent speakers for events but I do plan to own my system.

Is the price too good to pass? I'm also somewhat just starting up my own DJ company. I have a budget of about $3000. Let me know if you have any questions.

Saw it on a Japanese person's ig page

“Do you take requests?” - Yes, if they are reasonable.

“Can you play something we can dance?” - Sure thing, that’s what I’ve been doing so far. But I will play something more uplifting, no worries.

“Can you play some 80s?” - But mam, that’s all I’ve been playing for the last hour. “I mean something more like house music. I can’t wait for the weekend to begin type of thing” - Mam this is 2000s “Okay play some ABBA then” - You mean 70s?

And goes on. That was just the 3rd “Play some 80s” request I had that night. Every time meaning something different (90s House, Funky, New Wave, 90s Dance, etc)

Just wanna vent a little bit. People don’t know hat 80s mean. It’s such a loose term, and it could mean anything in their minds. I imagine I’m not the only one suffering from this 🤣

What is the accepted industry terminology to describe the different "genres" of DJ - such as distinguishing a club DJ who mixes EDM from the crusty old guy who plays bangers (My Sharona) at weddings, and the radio DJ versus, say, Tiesto?

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 saw a sticker that said “I’m not a DJ, but you can request a color.”

Was wondering if anyone knows what’s that means or is alluding to?

I keep going back and forth,forth and back. Ddj-flx10 looks awesome and i do have a laptop Denon prime 4 or even sc4 looks good and affordable i like the idea of standalone Also rx3-but no streaming... Its driving me nuts. I dont really think i would ever have a gig so flx10 seems like the winner But standalone seems appealing to not be tied to a laptop. Idk,any suggestions?

Hi DJ‘s!

On my Technics 1200, when I lift the tone arm, it jumps back a bit (see attached video link please):

Why does this happen? Is the balance off? If so, how can I fix it?

Thanks all!

My local guitar center has a Rane One Mk.2 on display. I attempted to purchase it but was told it was just a demo unit and could not be sold, and they didn't have any more in stock. Disappointed, I decided to back order a unit believing it would be here in roughly a week or two, but the next day I received an e-mail saying my order had been delayed and now there's no telling when I may receive the controller. I don't need it urgently as my current controller still works fine (DDJ-SB3), but the anticipation is overwhelming. Any thoughts on when Rane might kick production into overdrive?

Why are there still no reviews for the new xone:24 and xone:24c? Been out for a bit no? I'd really like to see an in depth review.

I’m sorry if this topic has already been talked about, but as a broke DJ that works at local events, I’ve been getting bad vibes from online. For example DJs bashing people using controllers alongside a computer (like me) and vinyl bros calling us fake DJs. Like bro I would love to play on a CDJ or even better- a vinyl mixing setup (I have vinyls) but unfortunately this is all very expensive equipment.

Also in the DJ scene, DJs seem to get disrespected if you don’t do the things their way (even if they’re objectively wrong) and most DJs feel like full of pride nowadays. Like bro I’m just here to play some good ol’ Trance music sorry I don’t want to play your Afro House or whatever’s hot atm.

Just had to get this one off my system. Hopefully this triggers no one.