Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Join Phil Morse of the Digital DJ Tips DJ school as he answers another batch of student questions about their DJing.

EPISODE NOTES
From a quick explanation of why Pioneer DJ has got a storm on its hands with disappearing playlists, to helping a student who is dealing with a severe case of imposter syndrome, to keeping tidy cables at the back of your DJ gear, we've got a varied and fun mailbag this week. It's all here on this Your Questions edition of our podcast.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:14 Episode overview
01:47 Why are DJ playlists disappearing on CDJ-3000s?
05:07 Do you need a subwoofer for mobile DJing?
06:52 How to deal with knee pain when DJing?
09:12 Tips for overcoming performance anxiety and imposter syndrome?
14:33 Advice for reading a crowd without pre-prepared playlists?
18:42 How to mix songs you don't know?
25:32 How best to hide cables behind DJ gear?
28:25 Where to find dance remixes of pop songs?
33:58 What music should you play at Christmas parties?
35:32 Can you use one music library on multiple computers?
39:57 Will old CDJs read modern USB exports?

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