Costs to put on a small event in the UK
I've been involved with putting on charity disco events and here's a head's up on the main costs involved (last updated 2014): Temporary Event Notice Playing of recorded music at an event where tickets...
How to using Platinum Notes on your whole iTunes library
This guide is based on my using Platinum Notes to process all of the music in my iTunes library in June 2014 on Windows 7. The official guidance from Platinum Notes here is that...
Remix Deck – Adding Samples
Add a Whole Song Drag a song from the library into a remix deck slot Add a loop from a track loaded in a deck Ensure the playback position is inside an active loop (it...
Is it legal to share mixes?
OK this isn't legal advice and should not be relied upon – this is just a few of my assumptions based on what I've gleaned from various resources…! As long as you own the...
Year Tag
A tracks 'year' tag is editable in iTunes and I use this field for the release year of all my tracks. Personally I like that its a 4 digit tag as month and day...
American DJ UV COB Cannon
www.americandj.com This is a fantastic piece of kit! The problem with many of the LED UV fixtures around is that they just don't cut it, at least on their own. You often need 2...
PRS and PPL Licencing
PRS for Music and PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) are separate organisations who license different sets of rights in the use of music. Depending on how you use music you may need a licence from...
Recording A Mix
Firstly ensure you have you set up your 'Mix Recorder' preferences for recording. To view the record button press the cassette button under the FX button on the right hand side of the screen:...
Playlists
Duplicate Songs Traktor doesn't warn you if you add a duplicate song to a playlist (why?!) but you can at least remove them by right clicking the playlist and selecting 'Remove duplicates from playlist'....