OhmIdeas, practical advice and stories from behind the decks.
Corsica Studios closed at the end of March 2026. The developer has committed to soundproofing the site for a 2027 return, but the venue team hasn't said what it will do next. Here is what a room like that gives a DJ, and what to do about it.
Ohm records DJ sets as WAV in three formats: Standard, High Quality and Best. This guide gives the sample rate, bit depth and storage per hour of each, and how to choose for your set length and phone storage.
Learn how 8-, 16- and 32-bar phrases work and how to spot them by ear and on a waveform. Then use a recording of your own set as a listen-back loop to tighten your transitions.
Actress's Radical Frame ends with "Sheets", a 16:24 track featuring Rainy Miller. Here is what a piece that long asks of a DJ choosing, placing and mixing out of it.
AlphaTheta's CDJ-1500X has RCA audio outputs and no digital output, so a CDJ-1500X recording setup captures the set at the mixer. Here is what that means for booth checks, levels and routing.
Ohm streams your DJ set live to Twitch directly from iPhone, capturing post-fader USB audio, camera video, and a live chat feed from your audience. YouTube is also supported as a destination. When the stream ends, a local WAV and video file are saved automatically.
A five-step checklist covering beatgrid accuracy, gain structure, cue points, a test mix, and USB channel verification before recording your DJ set. Each step maps to a specific failure mode and takes under two minutes to check.
Ahadadream’s debut “P ★ K I” (say it “Pee Star Kay Eye”) takes back a word he grew up hearing positively in Pakistan and turns it into a celebration of South Asian diaspora identity. Out September 2026 on Island Records: eleven tracks of UK funky, dubstep bass and South Asian sounds.
AlphaTheta has confirmed a security vulnerability in PRO DJ LINK affecting CDJ and XDJ players that could allow someone on the same network to view data from connected USB drives and PCs. Here is what the risk means and the steps to take.
Most audio interface guides assume you are recording in a studio. This guide covers what DJs actually need: class-compliant interfaces that connect a mixer output to an iPhone and capture a set in clean 24-bit audio.
France designated electronic music as intangible cultural heritage in December 2025, then passed a law criminalising the underground gatherings that produced it. 350,000 people walked through Paris in protest at the September 19, 2026 Techno Parade.
The recorded DJ set has been one of electronic music's most durable formats. From rave tapes sold outside warehouse parties to livestreams watched by thousands, this is the history of how a night's music survives the night.