German DJs and producers PAN-POT about the Future of DJing
Techno duo Pan-Pot join the discussion about THE FUTURE OF DJING and share their thoughts on live remixing:
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Kush Audio Clariphonic DSP – Gearjunkies Review
Kush Audio’s Clariphonic DSP is a parallel high shelving eq, which in itself it’s a quite unique proces. The DSP code behind this plugin is made by Studio Devil. It’s an emulation of the hardware Clariphonic made by Kush Audio themselves.
WuTang Embraces Online Collaboration on Blend with New Project
Online collaboration is gaining more and more traction in all areas, and most noticeably when it comes to music creation. Many musical styles are built on borrowing and manipulating works by other musicians; Hip Hop, Ambient, EDM, Trance, Rap and many others. Originally, DJs would physically manipulate records to isolate and loop the best breaks for rappers to perform over. Later this evolved into sampling snippets of songs and reworking those elements by adding layers of production on top. Wu Tang Clan is now taking that idea one step further, putting the raw session files of a new song online for anyone to deconstruct and reassemble as they see fit.
Next Audio Labs Rekord Buddy – Gearjunkies review
Two of the larger players in DJ land are Native Instruments and Pioneer. Their DJ software programs Traktor and Rekordbox are widely used by pro’s as well as the amateurs. They have a lot of similar functionalities, although Rekordbox is only used for preparing dj sets and not for playing them. There are a lot of djs (like myself) who use Traktor as well as Rekordbox. For me it is Pioneer CDJ’s on the road and a nice timecode setup at home. Maintaining the same collection within Rekordbox AND Traktor is tedious work, with a lot of duplicate actions and wasting time.The logical question at that moment is: Can’t I just sync those libraries!?
Outdoor DJ Table Fono wins prestigious Red Dot Award.
The Dutch company Yalp has won the highly esteemed Red Dot design award. An expert jury awarded this international award to the exceptional product design of the Fono outdoor DJ Table.
Pioneer releases the PLX-1000 high-torque direct drive professional turntable
Pioneer is marking 20 years in the DJ industry with the launch of a modern classic: the PLX-1000 professional turntable.
Numark Unveils NV DJ Controller with color screens
Numark announces NV, an intelligent controller for Serato DJ. Featuring high-resolution color screens that provide extensive visualization of Serato’s flagship DJ platform and advanced interactive controls, NV opens all-new doors for the modern performing artist.
Reloop announces RHP-10 mono
The RHP-10 Mono is the latest member of the Reloop headphones family, and the first devoted to one-ear monitoring. The single ear-cup construction is designed for fast cueing of a track which, thanks to the large driver, is also possible when the ambient noise levels are high.
Kickstart project from the Netherlands – Tuna Knobs
Real knobs for your tablet to control your MIDI and DJ’s apps – Why did’t anyone think of these a few years ago… O wait, I did, buy I’m not a techician, just a blogger with G.A.S… Check out this nice Kickstart project from the Netherlands: Tuna Knobs. For me, this is the most usable gadget for tablets ever made!
Kontrol-DJ multitouch screen for DJ controllers.
The Dj controller hardware industry looks saturated and out of ideas lately. The first commercial Dj MIDI controller (KDJ-500) was released 11 years ago and things hasn’t changed very much since then. There is no doubt that nowadays we have an excellent variety of professional Dj controllers out there. Digital Dj movement has growth exponentially and it’s a mature collective inside the Dj artists.
DJTechtools MIDIFighter – Gearjunkies review
Working with electronic music can be a very static experience, whether you are a dj or a producer. During performances it can be very difficult for the spectator how tracks are created and what the performer is actually doing. With the Midi Fighter 3D a live performance dimension is possible, comparable of that of a guitar. Next to the live aspect, the MidiFighter 3D is also a valuable midi controller within your studio.
Stanton joins SAE beats and breaks battle
This year’s SAE Beats & Breaks Battles contenders are all starting on an even playing field thanks to the event organizers’ latest decision to make Stanton’s STR8.150s the exclusive turntables for the competition.
Native Instrument Traktor X event live
Music technology company Native Instruments is happy to announce a new series of events to showcase the diversity and excellence of its industry-leading Traktor DJ technology.
IK Multimedia launches iKlip Xpand and Xpand Mini
IK Multimedia announced it’s shipping iKlip Xpand and iKlip Xpand Mini, the next generation of microphone stand mounts for tablets and smartphones.
Introducing the new Glorious GigBar DJ furniture
Gloriuos designs tasteful and functional furniture for DJ and studio equipment with the aim to be more than simple storage space for turntables, CD players, mixers or DJ controllers.