A Guide to Digital Music & DJ Technologies
Justin Sane, TMet Recordings' A&R guy has written a comprehensive guide for DJs on modern technologies, including the advantages and disadvantages of using CDJs, a list of good digital download sites for DJs to purchase tracks legitimately, the lowdown on file formats and bitrates, and DJing software.

Justin says "I’ve been an avid supporter of CDJs since being introduced to using them back in 1998, on the Pioneer DJ Course at Manchester Midi School in the UK. Soon after I purchased some Soundlab Dual Unit CDJs for use at home to use alongside my turntables, later selling them due to lack of available material at that time.

After moving to New Zealand I started promoting several hard dance events (Nitro/Tidy NZ/Fragile/Global Panic etc.) as well as DJing in clubs. I became involved with TMet Recordings (http://www.tmet.co.nz) – a New Zealand digital distribution label paving the way for independent artists to achieve success globally. I later took on a role there in A&R finding new artists and tracks.

Since then, my DJ sets each week in clubs and on the radio have quickly adopted the digital path. Over the last 8-10 months I’ve moved away from vinyl in favour of CDJs. I’ve been very outspoken online in my support of the digital movement, and have actively pushed legitimate digital download sales. I try and educate people about this new technology and encourage them not to pirate, as the last thing we need is another P2P DJ Soulseek.

With the global decline in vinyl sales over the past few years, there are alternative means which labels are actively exploring to sell their music and keep the scene alive. I hope everyone can take something away from this guide, and continue to support the music they love on whatever medium the future will bring.

Remember, music is still music regardless of which medium you play it on!

Thanks for reading."

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