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VIDEO: Chris Karns, Skratch Bastid, JFB, and Pfel

Four giants of scratch come together to create a single video where they all contribute to a session featuring Mark Ronson's "Feel Right" track.

VIDEO: Rane TTM57 MKII in the hands of Skratch Bastid

Take one wicked scratch DJ, give him a wicked scratch mixer, and add a hot track. Skratch Bastid meets the Rane TTM57 MKII and messes with NWXRK by Nadus.

Traktor Pro 2.8 — the walls come tumbling down

The Kontrol D2 is out, and so is Traktor Pro 2.8. Out too is NI's closed door policy, which brings Rane certification and Pioneer CDJ and XDJ support.

REVIEW: Rane MP2015 Rotary Mixer

There's something magical about rotary DJ mixers that breeds lustful thoughts, even from those not needing one. I got to spend some time with the Rane MP2015, and after considering a change of identity and eloping with it, I decided instead to write words. Lots of words, and some pictures too.

FIRST LOOK: Rane TTM57mk2: optimized for cutting

The second big announcement from Rane was one that people had hoped for. The original 57SL mixer became a casualty of Serato DJ, so it's great news that Rane has reworked it in line with newer advents in Serato technology. Ray recovers from his MP2015 experience to pour out some words about the TTM57mk2.

Latest controllers supported by VirtualDJ 8

There's no stopping VirtualDJ right now. Having been rebuilt from the ground up, support for just about everything with a USB port is slowly being included. Over NAMM and beyond, a stream of DVS compatibility has been added, including the "natively supported" Traktor Kontrol Z2. I see what they did there.

FIRST LOOK: Rane MP2015 — Rotary is back!

While the rest of the industry has climbed aboard the reinvention and repurposing train, Rane is not only sticking to what it knows best, but is also looking back to simpler times. The MP2015 is an entirely rotary mixer but also embraces all that is new. Ray takes a look at NAMM 2015.