In what could accurately be described as a one-hit-wonder of DJ gear land, Zomo pushed out the very Pioneeresque MC-1000 controller. It deserved to do better.
Imagine taking iconic Technics and Pioneer DJ features, putting them in a box, but also making them work. Behold the beauty of Dark Controller.
The internet is a exponentially expanding swathe of information. But books retain their relevance by focussing on specific areas of that data. And Kim Bjørn follows up PUSH TURN MOVE with a volume about modular synthesis, suitably titled PATCH & TWEAK.
When NI released the Traktor Kontrol X1, the DJ world was changed forever, never the same again, or some other clickbaity headline. It was definitely important though.
We reviewed Humpter stands and loved them. And now UK users will be able to get them thanks to being distributed in the UK by Monacor.
Making music doesn't mean selling body parts first. The minijam studio is a killer set of ultra affordable and capable units, and is on Kickstarter now.