The iPad and Serato Scratch Live
With today being the day of the full release for Apple’s latest gadget it was kind of inevitable that we’d posting about it in one way or another. Love it or hate it the iPad is going to have a pretty substantial impact on music production and digital DJing, it may not be quite the … Read more
DJ Craze Performs With Traktor Scratch Pro and a Kontrol X1
Just a quick post today… Simply to show you this amazing video of scratch DJ extraordinaire DJ Craze absolutley killing it with Traktor Scratch Pro and a Kontrol X1. It’s hard to know where to even start with this, this display of new-age turtableism is so advanced and complex that it’s pretty impossible to exactly … Read more
The MIDIPad
Regular readers of the blog may remember a post from a while back about the release of the Apple iPad and the potential possibilities for it’s application to music production, at that time all we could do was speculate and wait. But now the wait may be over. I just stumbled across this site which … Read more
Vestax VCM-600
With the current direction in which the world of DJing seems to be going, we are consistently seeing a blurring of the distinctions between producing and DJing. Software like Ableton Live has made it possible for DJs to produce, remix and edit tracks on the fly and during a performance. So now we’re also seeing … Read more
MIDI Fighter Mapping For Traktor Pro
You may be already know of the MIDI Fighter created by those clever boys over at DJ Tech Tools, but I thought I’d write a quick post to coincide with their release of a video explaining the controller’s mapping with Traktor Pro. The MIDI Fighter is a DIY MIDI controller that can be built by … Read more
Traktor Kontrol X1 Videos Tutorials
You may remember us posting some info on this bit of kit when news of it’s release first came to light a few months ago. So after coming across these vids of the Trakor Kontrol X1 I thought I’d post them along with a little intro as these vids do give a great display of … Read more
Numark V7: A Controller for Serato ITCH
Numark had recently launched the NS7, a controller unit designed to be used with Serato ITCH, however for many there was a real problem with the all-in-one design. Now Numark have showcased the V7 which is essentially the seperated deck part of the NS7, but with a whole load more features and controlling ability hosted … Read more
Ableton & Serato: The Bridge
Live maker Ableton and DJ and virtual vinyl developer Serato have announced the long-awaited results of their partnership. The collaboration seeks to bridge the gap between the way DJs perform and the way Live users perform. The result focuses on the way a performance set is assembled in the two paradigms, an attempt to guide … Read more
EKS Release the Otus RAW
If your an avid enthusiast of DJ technology and keep up to date on all the latest then you may already have some knowledge of the original EKS Otus DJ controller, however, now EKS have announced the release of the revised Otus RAW. This new revised model has taken on board the advice of professional … Read more
Pioneer SVM-1000
Pioneer has long been known as the industry standard producer of top quality DJ gear, they have long dominated the market with thier range of CDJs, in a similar way to the reign of Techniques in the days of vinyl. It has been the case for some time that Pioneer’s products are unmatched in terms … Read more
