Imagine taking iconic Technics and Pioneer DJ features, putting them in a box, but also making them work. Behold the beauty of Dark Controller.
We don't often review MIDI keyboards, so the Arturia KeyStep 32 key controller with arpeggiator and step sequencer would have to be quite special to get a look in... Well, is it?
John Type's Controltablism clip from a couple of months ago has evolved to include Ableton Live, a Push 2, and a Mixars DUO mixer.
Another custom MIDI controller? Maybe. But the Tinami MD-1 Kickstarter project has retro styling, and plenty of control surface options.
If off the shelf isn't for you, but DIY and modular is your thing, the Special Waves Mine controller project has now hit Kickstarter.
Not content with the awesomeness that a Technics 1200 has, DJ Backtrack has made a kit that injects some of his own ultra pitch and MIDI awesomeness.