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The Digital DJ Tips Podcast

The Digital DJ Tips Podcast

Phil Morse 62 Episodes Oct 22, 2026

The Digital DJ Tips Podcast offers practical advice and industry insights for DJs, covering topics like gear, music, mixing, and performing. It is the official podcast of Digital DJ Tips, the online DJ school founded by Phil Morse, who also hosts the show. The episodes are produced without ads or sponsorship, funded by the school's students.

Episodes

AI Can Mix. Here’s What It Can’t Do.
AI Can Mix. Here’s What It Can’t Do. Oct 22, 2026 00:33:45 AI can already choose the music, mix it shockingly well and keep a party going. So what's left for you as a DJ? In this month's Inside Track, recorded live in front of students from our DJ school, I share the four things I think AI can't do - and why they're the skills you should be working on now.Also in this episode: the difference between DJing and being a DJ (there is one), and whether DJing f
How To Set Up DJ Gear In A Tiny Room (+ AI Music, Gear Hacks & More)
How To Set Up DJ Gear In A Tiny Room (+ AI Music, Gear Hacks & More) Oct 8, 2026 00:42:55 Got nowhere to DJ but a corner of a small bedroom, facing a wall? In this Your Questions edition of the Digital DJ Tips Podcast I show you how to set up a DJ space when you're short on room - the right height for your controller, why a wall shelf beats a deep desk, where to put small speakers so you don't have to crank them (and annoy the neighbours), how to tidy the cables so one switch turns eve
How the DDJ-FLX4 conquered the world
How the DDJ-FLX4 conquered the world Sep 24, 2026 00:52:14 Three big DJ topics, recorded in front of our live student audience straight off the back of a few days talking shop with industry people in Munich.First, how a £300 plastic box became the default DJ controller for pretty much everyone who isn't a working pro. We go back through the gear that conquered the world before it - Technics 1210s, the CDJ-1000, the Vestax VCI-100, the Numark Mixtrack Pro,
CDJ-3000s In A Club, FLX4 At Home? Hell, Yeah!
CDJ-3000s In A Club, FLX4 At Home? Hell, Yeah! Sep 10, 2026 00:35:16 This is probably the geekiest podcast episode we've done: Why the FLX4 is a winner among cheap controllers, why Pioneer DJ / AlphaTheta's range feels so inconsistent overall, whether to leave Denon for clubs you might never play, Serato DJ 5.0's new fluid beatgrids, mechanical vs capacitive jogwheels, and how to replace a collection of poor 128kbps MP3s.Every question came from a Digital DJ Tips s
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want!"
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want!" Aug 27, 2026 00:37:23 In this Inside Track edition of the Digital DJ Tips podcast, Phil lists the things he wants the DJ industry to get right sooner rather than later. Also, we discuss why boutique companies and indie developers are the lifeblood of DJing, and whether owning a PA system is ever a good idea.  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask
"We thought we were too old to be closed down by the police!"
"We thought we were too old to be closed down by the police!" Aug 13, 2026 01:02:00 When Phil Morse and Steve Canueto from Digital DJ Tips got together to reminisce about the last 16 years running the DJ school, the stories flowed, including how they kept themselves saying livestreaming to the world through lockdown, the difficulties of teaching the value of music to students who can get their hands on anything instantly... and how they were secretly thrilled to be closed down on
"I secretly re-recorded all of Boy George's transitions!"
"I secretly re-recorded all of Boy George's transitions!" Jul 30, 2026 00:52:03 When Phil Morse and Steve Canueto from Digital DJ Tips sat down to reminisce on their 16 years of professional DJing and life in the music industry before their teaching careers, the stories flowed thick and fast!  So if you're interested in how things used to be (and some hilarious episodes from 90s and 00s clubland), we hope you enjoy this rare peak behind the curtain into the past lives of our
The end of DJing?
The end of DJing? Jul 16, 2026 00:37:31 Is DJing over? A listener wrote in with a question so good it became this entire episode: DJing feels like it's lost its value. The barrier to entry has collapsed, new DJs appear daily willing to work for nothing (some venues even expect DJs to pay to play), music is essentially free, a pocket-sized controller now outperforms a club setup that once cost thousands, and streaming apps will auto-mix
How To DJ Sports Events
How To DJ Sports Events Jul 2, 2026 00:40:57 In this month's Inside Track podcast, we look at how to DJ sports events and parties, whether the days of just playing one song after another are well and truly dead for DJs, and finally, whether digital music download stores are in danger of extinction.  As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of real-time feedback. I
"I can't get used to spinning platters!"
"I can't get used to spinning platters!" Jun 18, 2026 00:43:52 It's Your Questions time again. From how to prepare for an open decks night, to how and when if ever DJs should be using AI, to the best way to get used to spinning platters when you've previously used static jogwheels, we've got a whole range of questions from our students as they learn to DJ with us. As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a
Why DJs can no longer ignore Spotify, Apple Music etc.
Why DJs can no longer ignore Spotify, Apple Music etc. Jun 4, 2026 00:45:52 In this month's Inside Track podcast we look at why DJs can really no longer ignore streaming services in their DJing. We look at mistakes that DJs returning to the game make over and over again and how to avoid them. And we take a deep dive into the world of audio interfaces: what they are, why DJs need them, and what you should spend on one.  As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students o
Do DJs still need websites in 2026?
Do DJs still need websites in 2026? May 14, 2026 00:35:28 It's Your Questions time again. Four from the DDJT community this week, led by the one that gave the episode its name: do DJs still need a website in 2026, or has Instagram plus a Linktree made the whole thing pointless? From there we get into portable DJ controllers and what's worth looking for if you're shopping for one, how loud you should actually be playing across clubs, bars and weddings, an

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