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Those madlads at Pioneer DJ (aka AlphaTheta) did it! After years of speculation, fan-made concept art, and wishful thinking, the company dropped the PLX-CRSS12 on the unsuspecting DJ community – and turntablists and hip-hop DJs collectively started salivating. Finally, there’s a turntable capable of playing vinyl with built-in DVS control without the need for needles, […]

AlphaTheta Corporation announced the release of the company’s first-ever rotary mixer: the euphonia. The 4-channel mixer is the also the first piece of hardware from the company that features the AlphaTheta brand logo, replacing the Pioneer DJ branding. euphonia is a combination digital/analog mixer with rotary faders that features a custom-designed 3Band Master Isolator, built-in […]

You may have seen the news that in a recent Serato DJ update – the ability for Serato Stems to work with tracks streamed from TIDAL was removed. The music streaming service has also pulled access to Stems for DJs in new updates to Rekordbox DJ, Virtual DJ, djay Pro, and so on. Many DJs […]

As the DJing world continuously evolves, new gear is an inevitability. 2024 is likely to bring a solid set of new products to the DJ world, and we expect to see new gear that could transform how we mix, manipulate, and experience music. The post 7 predictions for DJ gear in 2024 appeared first on […]

Canadian-based Dillinger Labs, a subsidiary of Eleven Engineering, is making moves with the launch of the Death From Below: a new SKAA Pro battery-powered mobile subwoofer. Death From Below works with all SKAA and SKAA Pro transmitters, as well as SKAA Nadja Hubs. That includes the Soundboks 3, 4, and GO, plus virtually any full-range […]

ROLI – the company behind the original Seaboard, which came out over 14 years ago and then the Seaboard RISE more than 8 years ago – has returned with the Seaboard RISE 2. Today, we’re diving into our experience testing it out, and how it stands out in the space of MPE controllers. What is the […]

ROLI, the 2009-founded company known for its pioneering role in MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression), has returned with the launch of the Seaboard BLOCK M. It’s a refined and redesigned take on its flagship Seaboard RISE gear line, in a more portable – and notably more affordable, priced at just below $350 – form. ROLI’s reappearance may […]

We’re back with our latest How I Play guest: German artist and producer Johannes Brecht. (We’d refer to him solely as an electronic music producer, but fun fact: did you know he’s also a composer and musician with projects in jazz and contemporary classical music as well?) He recently launched his new label, 0b16a9, earlier […]

When it comes down to it, traveling with your DJ gear for gigs is unavoidable when it’s your bread-and-butter, and pulling in cash for gear rentals is always nice – so protecting your setup from thieves and damage is crucial to keep your line of work running smoothly. Because let’s face it: no one wants to […]

Audialab, the parent company behind Emergent Drums, has developed a new plug-in that uses state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence to generate unique samples constantly. The program works much like any traditional software or hardware-sampled beat machine, featuring a 16-pad layout – which is notably ideal for hooking up a USB drum pad controller. Essentially, when you load the […]

Pioneer DJ has finally made a hybrid DVS controller and vinyl deck The post PLX-CRSS12: Pioneer DJ finally made a hybrid turntable + motorized DVS controller appeared first on DJ TechTools.

On June 29, Denon DJ’s latest piece of hardware will become available to the global masses with the launch of the Prime 4+. The 4-deck controller is the first standalone to exist with a Stems separation ability, as well as built-in Wi-Fi to use major streaming services like Amazon Music, Beatport, TIDAL and more. Key […]

A fresh firmware update – version 3.0 – arrives for Pioneer DJ’s CDJ-3000s today, and with it comes the ability to stream tracks right from your Beatport library. A new StreamingDirectPlay feature has been added, which allows users that pay for a Professional or Advanced subscription plan to play tracks from their Beatport library on the gear. […]

Discover the MasterSounds Four Valve MK2 and Two Valve MK2 analog DJ mixers, packed with innovative features like Variable-Q high pass filters and Innofader crossfaders for a top-notch mixing experience. The post MasterSounds and Union Audio release Four Valve MK2 + Two Valve MK2 Rotary DJ Mixers: Enhanced Playability with VariableQ High-pass Filters, Innofader appeared […]

It’s been about eight months since Native Instruments announced the Traktor Pro Plus subscription in August 2022. Traktor DJs hoping for new hardware or some next-level software features instead got another subscription sales pitch. At least the $4.99-a-month (or $49 annually) was an optional and relatively low-priced subscription for accessing add-on and early features. Its […]

AlphaTheta Care – it’s a mouthful of a name, and it sounds familiar on first glance (hello, Apple Care?). It’s the new gear protection program for Pioneer DJ products that its parent company announced yesterday – an additional layer of security available on top of the brand’s standard one-year warranty offering. Choose your plan: Pro and Pro+ […]