Pioneer DJ has announced a public beta for an upcoming version of its Rekordbox software. Adds Cloud-Based Track Analysis 18 FEBRUARY, 2019 Pioneer DJ has announced a public beta for Rekordbox 5.4.4. The update includes the ability for DJs to download track analysis data generated by other Rekordbox users from Pioneer DJ’s [...]
New devices and workflow improvements feature in the update, which is currently being beta tested. An update to Ableton Live is on the way. The new version is currently in beta ahead of a general release and features a host of workflow improvements and new devices. The Wavetable instrument added in Live 10 now accepts user-generated [...]
Oh Technics SL-1200, you were the stuff of legends! You were always there. We never thought anything would change. And for decades, it didn’t. But like an adored band breaking up, you left us. We found ourselves in a prolonged state of denial, then shock. Life went on, though. Poor imitations stepped into your [...]
https://youtu.be/6gaqQvwKhtc Ahead of the 2019 NAMM Show, Behringer officially introduced the RD-808 drum machine. The Behringer RD-808 is expected to be available in March for US $299
Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo) At CES 2016, Panasonic revived the Technics 1200 turntable line which had last been updated with the MK6 back in 2008. The pricey Grand Class Technics SL-1200G was targeted at audiophiles, however, while the 1200’s biggest fanbase had been mostly DJs who loved its high-torque, direct-drive platter. Two years later, Panasonic announced the Technics [...]
David Michael 1/17/19 📦 Pre-order now from TheDJHookup.com It features a massive, adjustable 10” HD display which supports multi-touch gestures, rugged metal construction including the 6-inch jog wheels, 4 assignable inputs (for connecting media players or turntables), 2 dedicated XLR mic inputs with individual control, 8 performance trigger pads per side, and a suite [...]
NO STUDIO NEEDED: HOW ANYONE CAN MAKE A HIT RECORD WITH A LAPTOP The Future of Music, episode 4 By Dani Deahl@danideahl Sep 28, 2018, 9:00am EDT Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales Presented By SHARE When I walk into music producer Oak Felder’s studio in the hills of Los Angeles for episode 4 of The Future of Music, it [...]
By Teo Tormo djtechtools: Pro Link Secrets Almost every Pioneer DJ standalone device has a Pro DJ Link ethernet port on the back of it. You might know the basics, but in today’s article, DJTT contributor Teo Tormo shares some of the lesser-known features of Pro Link. Learn how to preview tracks [...]
By Dan White Made in China Many manufactured consumer products are built in China, and DJ gear is no exception. Over the last few months, we’ve been carefully watching the developing trade war between the Trump administration and China, suspecting that eventually it would impact our industry. In the last few weeks, this suspicion came [...]
A laptop DJ plays a party. But what DJ software should you choose? And why? Find out as we compare the big four and the "best of the rest". Probably more than any other question, this is the one we get asked over and over by beginners. While there’s clearly no one [...]