
The tables have turned — rekordbox DVS out now
The final piece of the puzzle has been put in place. Rekordbox DVS has been released today, but you'll need Pioneer DJ vinyl to run it.
The final piece of the puzzle has been put in place. Rekordbox DVS has been released today, but you'll need Pioneer DJ vinyl to run it.
Rane had the monopoly on Serato's affections, until they decided to spread their love. The Denon DJ DS1 DVS interface is small, cheap, and wallet friendly.
As Serato DJ edges towards v2, the bug fixing of the current version continues. Serato DJ 1.8.1 breaks out the swatter and despatches a solid number.
Gibson finally shows the fruits of its recent purchases, with Stanton and Deckadance joining forces to deliver Deckadance 2.5.
Atomix ventures north of the border into Canada to visit DJ All Good and his Turntemple mobile DJ school, and delivers a short set with VirtualDJ's DVS.
We predicted it ages ago, but now it's here. Rekordbox 4 evolves into full software via rekordbox DJ, and you can expand it with plugins for video and DVS.
Atomix has been out on the road in the USA again, this time stopping by Atlanta's DJ Jaycee who gives VirtualDJ's DVS a good testing.
Atomix has put out the next video in its Power Room DVS showcase series, this time with an a cool performance from DJ Lazyboy on a Rane Sixty-Two.
You might like to think that Serato and Traktor have the DVS game sewn up between them. But Atomix isn't having any of that, and is pitching VirtualDJ 8 as a solid DVS alternative. The twist is that you can use pretty much any DVS capable hardware and timecode vinyl, and Atomix would love for you to try it out.
The symbiosis between Serato and its hardware partners often means that new shiny is dependent upon our friends in New Zealand getting their ducks in a row and having everything ready for multiple partners. Such is the case with Serato DJ 1.7, which delivers Flip and DVS capability for a number of manufacturers. Read all about it after the jump.
This week has seen some big announcements from the Serato camp. A lot of this is around the new Serato DJ DVS add-on that lets suitable partner controllers run Serato DJ DVS without the need of external interfaces. You just plug in your turntables and media players and you're off. But we're still not sure how much of a need there is. Serato will have done their homework, but we'd like you to tell us if the need is real, perceived, or non-existent.
While Denon's MC6000mk2 might not easily sit alongside flagship units from Numark and Pioneer, it is still a very capable controller. And having snapped up by their unstoppable acquisition juggernaut, inMusic is keen to demonstrate commitment to the Denon brand, and has decided to ship all future MC6000mk2 units with the full Serato DJ package, and as announced previously, it will also be DVS expansion pack ready.