Mix better, party smarter.

Practical guides to DJing, mixing, BPM and party planning, plus free tools: BPM tapper, Camelot wheel, DJ set planner and party drinks calculator.

One bar of a house groove at 124 BPM: kick, clap, hi-hat, percussion.

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BPM Tapper & BPM to ms Calculator

Tap along to any song to find its BPM, then get delay times in ms, note lengths, bar and phrase durations. Free tap tempo tool that runs in your browser.

Camelot Wheel: Find Compatible Keys

Interactive Camelot wheel for harmonic mixing: pick a key and see every compatible key, from safe ±1 moves to energy boosts, with musical key names.

DJ Set Planner: Tracks, Timeline & BPM

Plan your DJ set: enter set length, track time and BPM range to see how many tracks you need, a phase timeline and a track-by-track tempo plan.

Party Drinks Calculator: How Much to Buy

Work out how much beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks, water and ice to buy for your party, based on guests and hours. Get a shopping list you can copy.

Latest articles

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  1. 9 min read

    How Much Food for a Party? Amounts per Person

    How much food for a party: per-person amounts for finger food, buffets, barbecues, bread and dessert, with worked examples for 20 and 40 guests and a buffer.

    Party planning

  2. 10 min read

    How to Find the Key of a Song by Ear or with Software

    How to find the key of a song: by ear with a keyboard app, with DJ software or key analysis tools, how to tell major from minor and convert to Camelot codes.

    Music & BPM

  3. 8 min read

    How to Play a Warm-Up DJ Set: Tips for Opening DJs

    How to play a warm-up DJ set: what the opener is there for, volume, tempo and track choice, reading an empty room and a clean handover to the next DJ.

    DJ skills

  4. 8 min read

    How to Record a DJ Mix: Setup, Levels and Sharing

    How to record a DJ mix: software recorder, USB recording or audio interface, safe levels without clipping, file formats, tracklists and sharing your mix.

    Sound & gear

  5. 10 min read

    Wedding DJ Timeline: Music for Every Part of the Day

    Wedding DJ timeline: what music plays when, from ceremony and drinks to entrance, dinner, speeches, first dance and last song, with an example and a template.

    Booking a DJ

  6. 7 min read

    8 DJ Transition Techniques Every DJ Should Know

    Eight DJ transition techniques explained step by step: bass swap, long blend, cut, echo out, filter, loop, drop swap and tempo changes, with when to use each.

    DJ skills