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Chris Karns Discusses His Live Setup for Pretty Lights
Chris Karns performs with Pretty Lights in Morrison, Colorado in 2016. (photo credit: Jesse Borrell)
Serato recently caught up with former DMC World Champion, Chris Karns, who’s currently on tour with the Pretty Lights band. The Denver native has been working with the group for the past three years.
Karns discussed how his approach to DJing has changed since joining the band, the various components of his setup, and how he uses Serato DJ. Specifically, Karns explained how he uses the Pitch ‘n Time expansion pack and Ableton Link.
In addition to the interview, Karns put together an eclectic hour-long set for the SeratoCast.
Watch the convo and stream the mix below.
Kendrick Lamar Drops New Track and Video, ‘Humble.’
Following last week’s surprise release of “The Heart Part 4,” Kendrick Lamar has returned with another single, “Humble.” The track features minimal, yet hard-hitting production from Mike Will Made It.
In the closing bars of “The Heart Part 4,” the Compton rapper says, “Y’all got ’til April the 7th to get ya’ll shit together.” It hasn’t been confirmed what will happen on that date, but many people have speculated that Kendrick will drop a new album. If that’s the case, then “The Heart Part 4” and “Humble.” are likely to appear on the project.
Download “Humble.” on DJcity and watch the video for it above.
Related: The Samples Behind Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’
Party Favor Selects Tracks for DJcity’s Spotify Playlist
Party Favor at Ultra Music Festival 2017 (photo source: Facebook)
Fresh off his performance at Ultra Music Festival, Party Favor has given us his picks for this week’s Spotify playlist update. The New York native recently released his track “WAWA,” which is included below.
Party Favor’s picks:
Gryffin & Illenium ft. Daya – Feel Good
GTA ft. DJ Funk – Booty Bounce
Mike Cervello & Cesqeaux – Smack!
Yellow Claw ft. Juicy J & Lil Debbie – City On Lockdown
DJcity’s picks:
Party Favor – WAWA
Check out the playlist below or within Spotify (search for “DJcity Essentials“).
Related: New Tracks Added to DJcity’s Spotify Playlist: Mar. 23
How to Live Stream a DJ Set, Part 3
On this week’s Tips and Tricks episode, Mojaxx returns with part three of his four-part tutorial on live streaming DJ sets. It looks at how to send high-quality, low-latency audio to OBS Studio in a variety of configuration scenarios.
Audio routing software:
Rogue Amoeba Loopback
Virtual Audio Cable
External audio interfaces:
Behringer UCA202
Native Instruments Traktor Scratch A10
Rane SL3
Related: How to Live Stream a DJ Set, Part 2
Watch Gucci Mane and Nicki Minaj’s ‘Make Love’ Video
Gucci Mane and Nicki Minaj have shared a video for their latest collaboration, “Make Love.” The visual was filmed at a mansion and features Gucci alongside bikini-clad women while Nicki raps on an inflatable unicorn.
The track, which is set to appear on Gucci’s upcoming album, Droptop Wop, was one of DJcity’s most downloaded songs of March.
Watch the video above and download “Make Love” on DJcity.
Related: Watch Jason Derulo’s ‘Swalla’ Video Ft. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign
SoundSwitch 1.2 Released
New Zealand company Onesixone Limited has released a significant software update to its DJ lighting platform, SoundSwitch.
Released in summer 2016, SoundSwitch enables DJs to control DMX lighting fixtures through Serato DJ with custom scripts. Lighting effects are automatically triggered when tracks are played live.
SoundSwitch 1.2 introduces additional attribute controls and an updated fixture library. There are also new drag and drop effects, as well as general stability improvements.
Download the new version here and watch the demo below.
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