Category Archives: Technology

What Google+ Can Do for Your DJ Business

Review by Stacy Zemon – Publisher & Chief Scribe A few days ago I received an email from Jason Jani (Google+). Unopened it read: “Sharing the progress of the new SCE Event…” What’s Google+? I opened the email and found out. It read: Jason Jani shared a post with you on Google+. Google+ makes sharing…

Skype Recording Apps

by Stacy Zemon I’m a huge fan of Skype for client meetings and saying “hello” to friends both near and far, but I dislike that Skype lacks a built-in recording capability. In order to record Skype conversations, you must use an outside recording application and here are the best ones I’ve found so far: Pamela…

New Gear from the 2011 International DJ Expo

To Apple or to Not Apple. That is the question!

by Robert Spera, Guest Blogger Chronologically speaking I find myself rather lucky to grow up when I did. I was born after the Atari but before the Nintendo, after the Commodore but before Windows 3.1. I attribute my “Geek” status to this statistic because as I was growing up, so was Technology. Today is no…

A Top-of-the-line Audio-Restoration Suite

by Mike Levine Audio-restoration software has many uses, including cleaning up transfers of old crackly LPs, and reducing ambient noise in video soundtracks. There are numerous products on the market designed to deal with these sonic issues, and Sonnox’s Restore suite is on the higher end of the available choices. It’s a pro-level toolset that…

What “Cloud Computing” Means to DJs

by Dave Austin It seems to be the latest buzz – a thing called “cloud computing.” However, there seems to be many different definitions of exactly what it is. Some define cloud computing as little more than an updated version of utility computing – virtual servers available over the internet. Others go in an extreme…

The Ultimate DJ Cam Has Arrived

Review by Stacy Zemon Want to up the “WOW” factor on your vLogs? Then just imagine this… You’ve got a wearable video camera looped onto your ear like a bluetooth headset. It weighs less than an ounce, has HVGA video resolution, 4 GB of on-board storage (4 hrs. record time), and auto light correction. Your…

Multi-Touch DJ Turntable for iPad

Review by Stacy Zemon I’ve been feeling a little sentimental about vinyl lately, with the announcement that Panasonic will be ceasing production of its iconic Technics SL 1200 turntable. While it’s been many years since I converted from vinyl to CD and then to digital, I know there still a lot of DJs out there…

Protection & Dynamic Sound for your MP3 Player/Cell Phone

Review by Stacy Zemon The major flaw with MP3 players and cell phones is that they are so fragile. Now there’s a solution to this problem that provides protection and dynamic sound. It’s called the Eco Extreme. Powered by three, AA batteries, this waterproof case works with every mp3 player and cell phone including the…

What Music Management Program Do You Use?

by Stacy Zemon I currently have 953 friends on Facebook, most of whom are DJs. The collective knowledge of this group is enormous, so who better to ask questions of than my FBFs? Recently, I posted this question, “What music management program do you use to organize your MP3s into various categories for use in…