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 →

There are very few rules! So what is important? That’s a tough question! Of course, you need to know the technology, the music, the code, and have a strategy, but what’s really important to be a good DJ? Over the … Continue reading →

All these previously discussed details are now to be combined into a milonga. This is the fundamental question every DJ must ask themselves when planning a milonga. There’s no hard and fast rule here, except that tanda cycles are the … Continue reading →

As a DJ, you play music; as a tango DJ, you play tango music. You play music of diverse origins and varying qualities, and the structure of a mix will differ depending on the event. The good news is that … Continue reading →

All we need to play tangos is a laptop, and that will do almost any laptop as long as it has enough power to drive the sound card and enough storage to hold the music collection. Personally, I don’t trust … Continue reading →

DJ software for PC and Mac Music playback software is used to decode and play music files. This is one of the basic tasks of every computer these days, and the range of available options is correspondingly vast. Particularly flexible … Continue reading →

Those who simply want to play music from CDs don’t need much help anymore, but it’s a bit more complicated with a computer. Here, the CD first needs to be converted into a music file. That’s exactly what this article … Continue reading →

Music recorded through a microphone is a complex mixture of vibrations with varying frequencies and amplitudes. During digitization, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) chip measures the signal strength and stores this measurement. This process is repeated at high speed (and therefore … Continue reading →

Computers and CD players convert digital information into an analog audio signal with a specific electrical voltage. This signal is then routed through a mixing console to amplifiers and speakers. This is usually a stereo signal (two channels for left … Continue reading →

In the old days, everything was much simpler. You recorded on cylinders or records and could simply play them back. With the invention of magnetic tape, you could even record and play back your own music programs. The introduction of … Continue reading →