⚡ TIMESTAMPS ⚡ 0:00 Intro 01:35 This week in DJ news 03:45 Global DJ Census info & prizes 8:08 Is my laptop powerful enough for stems? 11:45 Will pre-analysed stems come to the XDJ-AZ? 13:40 Just bought the new XDJ-AZ - what should I do first? 18:00 What's the best DJ gear for beginners? 21:10 Where can I learn more about midi mapping? 23:40 Who's your favourite "technical" DJ? 25:17 Do you think the XDJ-RR is a good upgrade? 26:42 Will standalone DJ gear take over the industry? 31:40 Best pro controller for Djay Pro? 32:48 When will the XDJ-AZ work with Serato? 34:23 What's the best gear for video DJing? 36:49 Which mid-range DJ controller do you recommend? 41:37 Any updates to the Dance Music Formula course?
Bleesing to all the Djs in the world that made it so great this year. This past year was a revilation and a change of life. 2025 will be the best year of my transformation. Thanks for being my teacher Phil and Happy Holidays to your great team at DDJtT meery xmasand happy new year. Keep teaching us and keep the music alive. Cheers
"Bishop of Salford Rave." I always thank God we didn't have smart phones back in the Day, how would we explain away to our Kids the utterly insane shenanigans we got upto at all of those late 80s/early 90s Raves in the UK. Utter Madness. Can you imagine trying to lay the law down to our Kids when all our escapades were all over TikTok and RUclips. Crimewatch LOL
I went from an xz, to am opus quad, but now the AZ really has my attention... other than being able to use channel 3 as a separate line out, is there that much of a difference. I'm not rich, so I would obviously trade up, or sell my opus quad for this.
I wanted to know, can the Numark mixstream pro go battery be swapped out after years of use? Reasons I ask I’m wondering if’s worth that extra money buying it…!
Class as always - i have a FLX 10 and use a pc with a ryxzen 9 5800 and 64gb mem with a 4070 TI. Really powerful pc plugged into some Adam audio T8Vs but after about an hour of playing i get sound glitching and the audio sounds terrible until i reset reckordbox. Tried changing the buffer but it seems locked when im playing. Should i use the controller software to change it or am i better off with serato pro?
For me, I got sick of having a good spec windows laptop and still having to trouble shoot audio issues like this. I got a macbook and haven’t had one problem since.
What is the best beat grdding software ?? I have tried Vdj. Serato. DJ studio media monkey and not one of them gets it's spot on. Also bpm-energy or key ?? Working from slow quiet times at the start of the gig working up.to fast dancey tracks ? Thanks. Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🧑🎄🧑🎄🧑🎄
If you are buying a laptop now (and want it to last), I would go 32 gb...... 16 gb will be in the rear view soon. Technology is advancing at an exponential rate, it affects hardware and software. Ten years ago people used to joke that if you buy a new computer (or tv, etc) it is outdated by the time you drive out of the parking lot- that was ten years ago..... If you believe all the predictions- Soon it will all just be through the cloud, even video games- you will only need whatever hardware you use to access the cloud (w/e you prefer). If you look around, the small incremental steps toward that are already in place. Going to be a really interesting/ exciting decade coming up....
I bought a used 2020 i7 dell with 16gb ram thinking it wiuld be good enough to use with my Rane one. It was a piece of crap. It returned it and bought a m3 macbook air with 16gb. That thing blows through Serato with high fps, high res, lowest latency, stems and all the fx and looping and key lock. I check the system usage and it’s like im not running anything at all. I couldn’t be happier with a laptop.
Why there are no good dj audio interfaces anymore? Even native Instruments stopped producing them. Pioneer is the only company i found still selling dedicated dj audio interfaces
@digitaldjtips soso i am a professional dj since 1999 and i work with a laptop. Guys like me dont use big beginner controllers. Club mixer, traktor x1 , laptop. , thats it A good audio interface is essential. You dont even have room for big controllers if you come into the club. It looks like all those companies gave up the pro market and try to sell their controllers to kids. It really is a shame everyone is messing arround with stems and other unneccesary crap no working pro uses but u cant even get a good dj audio interface ... Native Instruments still selling x1 Controllers but no DJ card while not having avbuild in soundcard does not smell like "pro dj" either and i am a traktor user since version 1.0
@digitaldjtips the controller in this video looks exactly like denon prime and i do know the old pioneer controllers. None of them looked like this before prime. They had all in ones but the looked different most of them not even had a screen
Can you please ask Native Instruments to release driver for Traktor S4 MK1 for Apple’s chipset please? This is the most ridiculous thing they made covering MK2&MK3 but not MK1
⚡ TIMESTAMPS ⚡
0:00 Intro
01:35 This week in DJ news
03:45 Global DJ Census info & prizes
8:08 Is my laptop powerful enough for stems?
11:45 Will pre-analysed stems come to the XDJ-AZ?
13:40 Just bought the new XDJ-AZ - what should I do first?
18:00 What's the best DJ gear for beginners?
21:10 Where can I learn more about midi mapping?
23:40 Who's your favourite "technical" DJ?
25:17 Do you think the XDJ-RR is a good upgrade?
26:42 Will standalone DJ gear take over the industry?
31:40 Best pro controller for Djay Pro?
32:48 When will the XDJ-AZ work with Serato?
34:23 What's the best gear for video DJing?
36:49 Which mid-range DJ controller do you recommend?
41:37 Any updates to the Dance Music Formula course?
Bleesing to all the Djs in the world that made it so great this year. This past year was a revilation and a change of life. 2025 will be the best year of my transformation. Thanks for being my teacher Phil and Happy Holidays to your great team at DDJtT meery xmasand happy new year. Keep teaching us and keep the music alive.
Cheers
Happy holidays to you too!
Hi Phil can we please have a updated video explaining the intergration between Rekordbox and Mixed In Key as the ones on YT are based on Rekordbox 7
Mixed In Key has a help page that explains it, inside the software
Do you have a good recommendation for Pa speakers for Newer DJs that do mobile gigs.
Mackie thump Go for a small venue. What functions are you intending to DJ at?
Weddings and corporate functions are my target markets.
I got an old Numark ns7! In very good condition! Need help with getting it going? Eg what software will run the controller! Thanks 😊
"Bishop of Salford Rave."
I always thank God we didn't have smart phones back in the Day, how would we explain away to our Kids the utterly insane shenanigans we got upto at all of those late 80s/early 90s Raves in the UK. Utter Madness. Can you imagine trying to lay the law down to our Kids when all our escapades were all over TikTok and RUclips. Crimewatch LOL
Hmmmm I'm too honest with my kids as it is, I comfort myself hoping they think "anything my parents did is automatically uncool"
I went from an xz, to am opus quad, but now the AZ really has my attention... other than being able to use channel 3 as a separate line out, is there that much of a difference. I'm not rich, so I would obviously trade up, or sell my opus quad for this.
I'd stick with the Quad
@digitaldjtips thanks so much!
Hey Phil!
Hi!
I wanted to know, can the Numark mixstream pro go battery be swapped out after years of use? Reasons I ask I’m wondering if’s worth that extra money buying it…!
I don't know the answer to that, sorry
Class as always - i have a FLX 10 and use a pc with a ryxzen 9 5800 and 64gb mem with a 4070 TI. Really powerful pc plugged into some Adam audio T8Vs but after about an hour of playing i get sound glitching and the audio sounds terrible until i reset reckordbox. Tried changing the buffer but it seems locked when im playing. Should i use the controller software to change it or am i better off with serato pro?
It sounds like a audio driver issue.
For me, I got sick of having a good spec windows laptop and still having to trouble shoot audio issues like this. I got a macbook and haven’t had one problem since.
@@PooFace2030 Ill double check thanks, appreciate the reply
What is the best beat grdding software ?? I have tried Vdj. Serato. DJ studio media monkey and not one of them gets it's spot on. Also bpm-energy or key ?? Working from slow quiet times at the start of the gig working up.to fast dancey tracks ? Thanks.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🧑🎄🧑🎄🧑🎄
Djay Pro
Saving for a XDJ Pioneer Bundle
Good luck
@digitaldjtips thanks guys and merry Christmas 🤶 🎄
Can the Global DJ Census survey be shared?
Yes, it will be early next year
Looks like the Prime 4
If the prime 4 was made by Alpha Theta…
If you are buying a laptop now (and want it to last), I would go 32 gb...... 16 gb will be in the rear view soon. Technology is advancing at an exponential rate, it affects hardware and software. Ten years ago people used to joke that if you buy a new computer (or tv, etc) it is outdated by the time you drive out of the parking lot- that was ten years ago..... If you believe all the predictions- Soon it will all just be through the cloud, even video games- you will only need whatever hardware you use to access the cloud (w/e you prefer). If you look around, the small incremental steps toward that are already in place. Going to be a really interesting/ exciting decade coming up....
Indeed, and of course if you can afford it...
I bought a used 2020 i7 dell with 16gb ram thinking it wiuld be good enough to use with my Rane one. It was a piece of crap. It returned it and bought a m3 macbook air with 16gb. That thing blows through Serato with high fps, high res, lowest latency, stems and all the fx and looping and key lock. I check the system usage and it’s like im not running anything at all. I couldn’t be happier with a laptop.
Good to hear it's working well for you!
Why there are no good dj audio interfaces anymore? Even native Instruments stopped producing them. Pioneer is the only company i found still selling dedicated dj audio interfaces
Because they're built into controllers nowadays.
@digitaldjtips soso i am a professional dj since 1999 and i work with a laptop. Guys like me dont use big beginner controllers. Club mixer, traktor x1 , laptop. , thats it A good audio interface is essential. You dont even have room for big controllers if you come into the club. It looks like all those companies gave up the pro market and try to sell their controllers to kids. It really is a shame everyone is messing arround with stems and other unneccesary crap no working pro uses but u cant even get a good dj audio interface ... Native Instruments still selling x1 Controllers but no DJ card while not having avbuild in soundcard does not smell like "pro dj" either and i am a traktor user since version 1.0
This pioneer all in one really is a shameless denon copx
Not sure where you get that from - they've been making gear that looks and feels like this for a long time.
@digitaldjtips the controller in this video looks exactly like denon prime and i do know the old pioneer controllers. None of them looked like this before prime. They had all in ones but the looked different most of them not even had a screen
Can you please ask Native Instruments to release driver for Traktor S4 MK1 for Apple’s chipset please? This is the most ridiculous thing they made covering MK2&MK3 but not MK1
Unfortunately, we don't really have the ability to ask and get things like this done, but I would ask them yourself if I were you.