OhmIdeas, practical advice and stories from behind the decks.
In rekordbox, Smart Fader on the DDJ-FLX4 and DDJ-FLX2 moves tempo, bass and volume as you slide the faders and adds an echo. Learn what it changes, and how recording a practice set with it on and off teaches you to mix without it.
rekordbox switches off its recording function whenever streaming tracks are in use, because of restrictions set by the streaming services. Learn what is blocked, how streamed audio compares with files you own, and how to prepare a set you want to keep.
Bitwig Studio 6.1.4 now reads your rekordbox library, so tracks open with their BPM, key, Hot Cues and phrase analysis already in place. Here is what transfers, what does not, what it costs in euros, and how it fits a workflow of making edits, playing them out and recording the set.
Exhale, the !K7 album from Batu and Donato Dozzy, gets its tension from space rather than volume. How the record came together, what critics hear in it, and where its tracks belong in a long DJ set.
Ohm's iCloud Backup setting is off by default and decides whether your recordings are included in your iPhone's iCloud backup. This guide explains where to find it, what it changes, what it does not do, and how much iCloud storage your sets will use.
Around 7,000 to 8,000 records from the late JD Twitch's collection go on sale at World of Echo in London from 14 November 2026. This piece looks at why his family chose circulation over an archive, and what that says about a DJ's legacy.
Key lock keeps your tracks in key across tempo changes, but in a recording it bakes DSP artefacts permanently into your audio. This guide explains how the algorithm works in Serato, Traktor, and rekordbox, and when to leave it off for the cleanest possible recorded set.
Unofficial and downgraded firmware on Pioneer DJM mixers can silently disable the USB audio interface Ohm uses to record your set. This guide covers the mechanism, the symptoms, and how to restore official firmware before it costs you a recording.
Ohm's Live tab includes a Record to Device destination that captures camera footage, USB audio and track metadata to your iPhone. No stream, no platform account, no audience required. This guide explains exactly what gets recorded and how to use it.
The XDJ-AN has no booth output, which changes how you record from it. This article explains the USB-C situation and shows the master-out workaround that gets your sets into Ohm.
Picture's Uuuuuuuu on Short Span is the most purposeful dub techno release of 2026. Here is what makes it work in a long-form DJ set, and where it belongs in yours.
Five Digbeth venues face demolition for the Midlands Rail Hub development. On 11 October 2026, a protest block party is making the cultural case before planning decisions are locked in.