The DJ world is a weird place filled with some even weirder people. And before everyone gets upset with us, we mean some people – even this industry has a couple of vaguely normal...
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The AI genie isn’t going back in its bottle! A thousand musicians were asked what tools they used the most in music-making – and the winner is… ChatGPT!
Technology has been instrumental in changing music, literally. Such a statement shouldn’t be remotely controversial, yet even uttering these words brings out all the Luddites engaged in a battle against reality. What else explains...
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What was that you said about leaving the digital world behind again? DJ Sneak (quietly) embraces digital as six-track The Son Of Chicago EP from the man himself goes on sale in January…
As we begin another Christmas Eve here at Ears To The House, there might be slightly more sweets and alcohol involved than on a normal working day – but what ultimately underpins this site...
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So how DO you create a hit song these days? Oslo University scientists reckon you should play things in yourself, stop quantising everything, and actually put in some work…
Since the beginning of time, music producers have asked one particular question over all others – what does it take to create a song that’s going to be a hit? Let’s face facts –...
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No, this genie isn’t going back in its bottle! Majority of music fans polled by IFPI think AI shouldn’t be used to copy human artists – but there’s one rather big flaw in this argument…
Yesterday, Ears To The House covered the subject of AI – something which is having a lot more influence on music than anyone admits. We reported on the development of Unison Midi Wizard 2.0,...
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This can’t simply be magicked away! Unison’s Midi Wizard 2.0 has AI generated chord progressions – so is this dumbing down music or just the latest advance in technology?
When house music first emerged during the 1980s, there were plenty of questions by inquisitive journalists – and one of those was what they were using to make this stuff. After all, no one...
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Homer Simpson singing Born Slippy? Sounds absurd – but thanks to AI, the legendary Simpsons character can now “perform” Underworld’s 90s hit track…
As it’s been a bit of a heavy week of content so far at Ears To The House – we can only report what’s happening, you know – we thought we’d have a look...
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Is there ANYONE straight in this business? Now Detroit’s very own Carl Craig admits to having “borrowed” hardware over the years that he’s never returned…
Dance music’s history is one of those things that grinds our gears – mostly because our predecessors did an utterly appalling job of documenting it. Yes, we all know a lot of people were...
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It’s part of the future, like it or not! Pioneer confirm their CDJ-3000 players WILL support direct streaming from Beatport – but will the wi-fi in nightclubs be up to scratch?
Music technology has always been in a state of evolution – let’s face it, someone is probably working on the next one right now. In the same way that vinyl gave way to the...
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Would it be easier to cover who ISN’T making sample packs? Now Sandy Rivera joins the bandwagon…
Life used to be simple if you were in the dance music business. The majority of people either played music or made music – a few David Morales or Todd Terry types did both,...
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Rebekah did a livestream for HÖR Berlin – the end went a bit wrong…
It’s been a bit of a heavy week on our return to the online airwaves, so Ears To The House is pleased to see this one arrive in the inbox for some light relief....
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Pioneer launch controller for beginners – so most of the top DJs, then!
Recently, Pioneer launched a brand new two-channel controller aimed at beginners. The DDJ-FLX4 has Rekordbox and Serato compatibility, works with services like Spotify and Beatport, connects to almost any device you can think of...
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Aphex Twin launches sample masher – with free Comic Sans included!
Music producers these days live in a world where they’re absolutely surrounded by equipment choices. There’s truly no end of software, hardware and VSTs to pick from – indeed, the sheer abundance of choice...
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Has deadmau5 identified a reason for dance music being stale?
Let’s get one thing clear here before the Twitter mob gets angry. Ears To The House loves dance music in all its various forms – but there’s no point in pretending things aren’t terribly...
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Mixmag think you should spend almost £1500 on equipment…
If there’s one thing which can always be said of the dance music press, it’s that they show a lack of self-awareness which is staggering – even by the levels typically seen in this...
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Playing vinyl on a smartphone? Yamaha are trolling us…
Well, there it is. The most ridiculous things we’ve seen all day – no, scratch that. The most ridiculous thing we’ve seen in months, and there’s no shortage of competition. This was the unanimous...
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