TECH
News
DJ DOCTOR
PLATTER PATTER
TENMINMIX
Dear DJ Doctor,
Screeching in as the mag goes to press is the exciting new
I have digitised loads of my old vinyl into Denon DN-S3700. It’s their latest deck to feature the
Every month we’ll be
mp3 format. I desperately want to fi nd a
highlighting the top three
turntable-copying spinning platter. Denon were the fi rst
little application that will fi nd all the
TenMinMix winners. To see
to introduce this concept and we think they’ve cracked it
missing album artwork for my tracks and
the videos for yourself simply
embed it. Ideally, it will work on Mac
on this latest release. It’s modelled very closely on the
log on to
DJTutor.com
alongside my iTunes.
Technics 1210 and features a nicely compromised 9-inch
I want one that specifi cally writes the platter for scratching and cueing.
Ross
artwork to the fi le so I can use it with
Clawing for industry standard status, it’s been dumbed
anarkid303
Traktor Pro and other applications.
down, yet is still capable of controlling software via Midi
From:
Edinburgh
Da Esser, Brixton
Music:
Nu-skool breaks
and playing from the USB storage kit. For a full preview of
/ electro
DJ Doc replies,
the features, watch our video at
djmag.tv. It’s out in March
Let’s cut the crap! This is
There is no automatic solution that will for around £850. an awe-inspiring mix.
cover every angle of cover art grabbing “Music is my life, whether
and embedding, but there are a few tools
it’s DJing to the masses,
that will help get you 90% there.
gigging with my band, or producing new
iTunes wants to put your artwork in a
and exciting
separate folder, so you need a script that
electro and breaks,” enthuses Ross.
will embed the art with the fi le — try this:
tune-instructor.com/de/index.html. It
works for mp3 as well as AIFF fi les, etc.
Mistapito
If you need to get artwork from Discogs,
From:
Greece
try using Songbird 1.1 with the Discogs
Music:
Jackin’ house
Cover Fetcher. If you want to work with
A minimalistic jackin’
iTunes specifi cally, then try tuneupmedia.
house vibe to begin with,
com.
segueing into a more
underground vibe. One
GOT A BURNING QUESTION?
way to describe this mix
is as a musical journey in
SEND your query
only ten minutes! Pure class.
to the DJ
Doctor at
djdoc@
Peter Kvig
djmag.com
Superfunkypeter
and you could
From:
Trondheim, Norway
win the wicked
Music:
House/electro
A mellow start but from
AKG K81
about two minutes on, all
headphones.
you will want to do is put
your hands in the air, as
you have a euphoric vibe
DJ TUTOR PRACTISE AND N JOY
tickling your backbone!
“My fi ngers start to itch
when I haven’t played for a
few days,” says DJ addict Peter.
PACEMAKER
DJMAG team up with YouTube superstar, the COMPETITION
DJ Tutor, and here we highlight some of the “In early December the
coolest videos that can be found at Pacemaker Tenminmix
DJTutor.com. competition was started. All
you need is a Pacemaker and
THE
MINISTRY a video camera. We want to
OF see and hear your mix.
SOUND Pacemaker are bringing out their own headphones, and To be in with a chance of win-
DJ the winner will get the fi rst set to be made. Check our site
ning the following bounty
ACADEMY for more info.”
simply log on to
DJTutor.com
“Strange to
think that I am LIVE STREAMING
1st: A one-hour set on MOS radio,
25 downloads from
djdownload.com,
now part of a “With live streaming getting
three CDs from CD Pool UK and a one-
team of top pro better all the time we now
year subscription to DJmag.
DJs starting to have several channels on the
2nd: Ten downloads from djdownload.
give lessons at
djtutor.com site dedicated to
com, two CDs from CD Pool UK and
the world famous Ministry of Sound. Students get lessons live stuff. We have hooked
a one-year subscription to DJmag
and advice and then get to play on a soundsystem that can up with Live4vibes radio, and the YouTube DJ Show on
digital.
shake any building to the ground. Go to the Ministry
ustream.tv. We are also launching the live tutorials
3rd: Five downloads from djdownload.
website (ministryofsound.com) as anyone can sign up!” channel on ustream — Demos & Skillz.”
com and a CD from CD Pool UK.
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