18/08/2026
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on Bluetooth for DJing
In our last post, we discussed using Spotify with Bluetooth-connected speakers. We initially focused on the content and the issues with the provider and the software environment. Today, I’d like to discuss the problems associated with wireless systems.
18/08/2026
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on Streaming for Tango DJs?
Last week I was a guest at a milonga, where I also occasionally DJ, and I listened to the music of the DJ there (who, by the way, did an excellent job). What I found interesting was that he was … Continue reading
29/05/2025
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on Information about tango songs can be found at: Tango.Info.
A DJ’s job is to compile music. Interestingly, this also requires good documentation of the tracks in their collection. Knowing the title and orchestra is particularly important, which is usually not a problem. It becomes more complicated when an orchestra … Continue reading
18/05/2025
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on Audio cable: RCA to XLR
Normally, as a DJ, you have tons of cables in your toolbox. Last week, however, I ran into the problem of connecting a device with a balanced XLR input to my setup, which has an RCA output (phono jack). Finding … Continue reading
16/03/2024
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on The demise of the music CD?
A few years ago, the world was still alright. We had CDs as storage media for our tango music. Now, a worrying development is underway that may revolutionize our music world and potentially even endanger our music infrastructure. Let’s look … Continue reading
05/03/2018
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on Automatic tags for tango CDs
When scanning and tagging my CDs, I always feel like Sisyphus, having to roll the boulder uphill every time. CDs rarely provide all the information a tango DJ needs, especially the recording date. Much of it has to be gathered … Continue reading
05/03/2018
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on Information for DJs from the organizer of a milonga.
Yahoo! We’ve been booked. A new event organizer has entrusted us with the music for his milonga. What now? Make a playlist right away? Definitely not. First, we need to gather some information; without it, we can’t get started. So … Continue reading
24/02/2018
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on Addendum: New filenames and tagging conventions in my collection
Sometimes you wonder what you were doing and writing down just a few years ago. My file naming convention is a good example; I handled it differently five years ago. The big question here is: where do the singer and … Continue reading
17/02/2018
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on System for classifying the flavour of tangos
Originating from the well-known tango DJ Stephen Brown from Texas [1]. The orchestras of the EDO can be divided into five style categories (not taken into account here are the categories proposed there for music before and after the EDO): … Continue reading
20/01/2018
by Richard Stoll
Comments Off on Lacey, the search engine for streaming music
Some time ago, I explained here how to record internet radio as music files using software. Through automatic recording (with special software), you can legally save hundreds of tracks within just a few days and listen to them conveniently on … Continue reading