
REVIEW: Numark Mixtrack Pro 3 Controller
Entry level DJing doesn't have to mean gimmicky rubbish. Numark's Mixtrack Pro 3 is the ideal first controller. Mark played and turned thoughts into words.
Since its inception in 1999, Serato has been at the cutting edge of audio software innovation, enabling DJs, producers and artists to take their creativity and performance to the next level. The brand’s first-ever product, Pitch ’n Time, has become the industry standard for time-stretching audio and forms the backbone of the company’s core product, Serato DJ. One of the most widely used and powerful DJ software tools available today, Serato DJ is constantly updated with new features and is revered by the most iconic DJs of our time. Serato has also established itself as a leading brand in music production with Serato Sample and Serato Studio, which have become go-to tools for Sample-based producers and beat-makers alike. In 2022 and 2023, Serato transformed the industry once again through the introduction of its real-time stem-splitting technology Serato Stems across its product range, to global and industry acclaim. Serato’s advanced suite of music production tools provides creators with endless possibilities for producing, sampling and remixing music that will continue to drive culture forward.

Entry level DJing doesn't have to mean gimmicky rubbish. Numark's Mixtrack Pro 3 is the ideal first controller. Mark played and turned thoughts into words.

Serato has rolled out a timely small update. Serato DJ 1.7.6 opens the door to Denon DJ's long awaited DS1 audio interface.

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.

Fresh out of the beta blocks is Serato DJ 1.7.4, and with it comes support for more mixers, Beat Jump, and a slew of fresh features and fixes.

Watch DJ Jazzy Jeff do his legendary Peter Piper routine, and then chat with former Serato CEO Sam Gribben for Serato's Icon series.

MixEmergency 3 from Inklen is here. But it's not about adding cool new toys, but is about making it better. Optimisation is the key to this release, with the hood being lifted and the code getting a serious tune up. Now more people can run MixEmergency than ever before. Well on Mac anyway.

When John Beez released his fretless fader project, sections of the DJ community went nuts. Some took it further, but none quite so far as Genesis Alejandro. Take a look at the FonoFaders prototype — eight faders on a sliding frame linked to a turntable. But can you work out what is going on?

Serato DJ 1.7.4 hits public beta and brings goodies like Beat Jump and Club Kit DVS support for Pioneer and Allen & Heath mixers. Download it today.

Seems that Serato is inviting more companies to eat at their table, and Gemini has been invited to bring their own particular cost effective brand into the fold. The Slate 4 controller is a fully featured offering coming with Serato DJ Intro, but that doesn't mean it isn't fully featured. Jared takes one for an extended spin, and writes a stable amount of opinion.

An incremental update is out for Serato's entry level DJ Intro software. Version 1.2.4. gets compatibility with Korg's new KAOSS DJ controller.

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.

Hercules has been plodding on with the whole MIDI controller thing for a dog's age. But their dogged determination finally has them an official seat at the Serato table. The DJControl Jogvision is a Serato DJ Intro driven controller that boasts features usually only found on top of the range devices.