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Welcome to beatform. I'm fascinated by the connection between humans and technology.

Here, I write up what I uncover digging into DJ technology. From hardware, to open-source projects and DIY builds - technical, honest, and shared for anyone chasing the same questions.

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DJ Life Simulator, Part Two: A chat with the Developer
DJ Editorial DJ Software Education
John - the solo developer behind One Day Code Games - got back to me with answers covering the engineering, the detection methodology, controller support and what’s next for the game. A closer look at DJ Life Simulator.
Teenage Engineering EP-136: Mixer or Controller?
Editorial Teenage-Engineering Ep-136 Ko-Sidekick Mixer Usb-Audio-Interface
A DJ posted their travel setup on r/DJSetups. Forty-four comments later, the thread had worked out more about the Teenage Engineering EP-136 K.O.-Sidekick than most spec sheets manage.
DJ Life Simulator: A Game That Sets Out to Teach Real Mixing
DJ Editorial DJ Software Education
A solo developer has released ‘DJ Life Simulator: Learn to DJ for Real’ into Early Access on Steam. The pitch is unusually direct for the genre: not a rhythm game, not an arcade fantasy, but a tool that claims the skills you build in-game carry over to real decks.

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Signal and Noise: AlphaTheta's CDJ-1500X & XDJ-AN
Editorial Alphatheta Cdj-1500x Xdj-An Standalone Industry
The CDJ-1500X and XDJ-AN land a week apart to near-unanimous criticism. Strip the loudest complaints back to the spec sheet, and the units seem to be documenting something larger than themselves: a change in what a DJ unit is, and who it is for.
Confirmed Features: Numark Mixtrack GO & Party Mix III Release
Hardware Desk Numark Inmusic Fcc-Leak Hardware Stems
The inMusic FCC filings we covered a few weeks back are now real. Numark made the Mixtrack GO and the Party Mix III release official this week - and they did it with a coordinated rollout.