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Carl Cox talks about the Traktor Kontrol S8

carl cox Kontrol S8 #futureofdjing

When so many younger people adopt strong anti-stances against new tech, how come the old guard can embrace new gear? Watch the latest #futureofdjing video from NI, and see how Carl Cox loves using new stuff to compliment his skills.

Dan Morse||38 comments

Gemini CDJ-700 Media Player Review

Gemini CDJ-700 Media Player Review

We all get where Gemini are coming from with the CDJ-700. But does it make a valiant attempt and flatter the one it mimics?

Jared Helfer||22 comments

Proprietary protocols: Why can't our gear just all get along?

DJ midi proprietary protocols RJ45 (2)

Why can’t all our hardware just get along? With interconnectivity open standards getting long in the tooth, all we seem to have is proprietary protocols, which is bad for us users. We need a better, more modern solution, Dan argues.

Dan Morse||39 comments

KICKSTARTER: Fong Fong's SliderKut controller

sliderkut fong fong kickstarter

While vinyl control is well established, there are other ways to control music. Thus Fong Fong has devised a more linear approach, and called it SliderKut.

Mark Settle··13 comments

The Traktor Kontrol S8 — full details

Traktor Kontrol S8 DJ Controller (6)
Finally. After the leak came the tease, and naturally following that is the full and complete word from NI HQ about their vision of the future of DJing. The Traktor Kontrol S8 kicks jogs and pitch to the kerb, and instead focussed on loops, samples, and Remix Decks in one huge controller, that ironically is…
Mark Settle··92 comments

Can't scratch? Use the Scratch Machine

Scratch Machine plugin UVI (2)

Making dance music and want to add some scratches? Buy turntables, learn the craft, and record your own like we had to before laptops. Or alternatively get Scratch Machine — essentially a scratch DJ distilled into a plugin.

Mark Settle··43 comments