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Numark's new iDJ Pro controller lets iPad DJs take control of the DJ booths

DJs come in all shapes and sizes and operate on all levels with varying degrees of capability. This is reflected in the wealth of equipment that is available to buy in order for DJs to do their thing. Unlike days of old, where Technics were the de rigeur kit of any professional DJ's set-up, DJs now don't have to be using the big boys' top of the range offerings to get the total pro experience.

Pioneer’s new XDJ-Aero Controller gives DJs Wi Fi capabilities, but will its hi-tech wizardry fly high or come crashing down to the earth?

Pioneer have just released one of the most intriguing and hyped pieces of DJ equipment — the Pioneer XDJ-Aero. It's not often that a product can live up to the expectations that this kind of hype generates, but Pioneer have outdone themselves and have managed to create something truly revolutionary with the XDJ-Aero.

Scarlett Pimpernel!

Read up on Focusrite’s new Scarlett Studio package and start your own musical revolution, as we offer one reader a chance to win this complete budget studio set-up…

Kings of the road

With the end of an era that came with the announcement that Technics were no longer making their undisputed industry standard turntables, the SL1200 and SL1210, a death knell rang. Finally, after so many years, all DJs have come to the realisation that vinyl is dead, right?

In depth review of the next generation of Pioneer CDJ

The release of the CDJ-2000 shook up clubland’s DJ booths and changed the way many DJs the world over prepared and played their sets — as well as bringing Pioneer to the forefront of DJ technology once again.

Will Roland’s new DJ-808 controller become a legend in its own right?

When DJ Mag Tech first heard of the Roland/Serato hook-up we were intrigued. Roland, which has cut its chops in the music technology industry for...

Pioneer DJ’s WeGO4 is the latest compact DJ controller to join the party. DJ Mag Tech takes a look...

Pioneer’s DDJ-WeGO4 is the latest edition to the affordable, entry-level DJ controller market.

It comes with all the usual frills that will keep beginner DJs...

Some of the best studio software for making those killer tunes, which one will win outright?

 

Steinberg Cubase Pro 8

£369
Hype
A fantastic set of new features, improvements to the workflow and interface that make Cubase even easier to...

This year's results are now in, check them out here!

The most wide-ranging annual survey of dance music technology and kit is back. Every year we aim to improve the way we deliver the DJ...

As one half of the duo behind behemoth label and party series Solid Grooves, UK DJ and producer PAWSA has been a quiet but powerful...

In the 2013 film The Wolf Of Wall Street, Jonah Hill’s character, Donnie Azoff, meets Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort in a diner. Donnie sees Jordan’s...

Now DJs can take it to the road with these mobile DJing applications, which one will come out tops at the finishing line?

 

Native instruments Traktor DJ

£1.49 (iPhone), £7.99 (iPad)
Hype
A full blown professional DJing App complete with FX, EQs, Filters, Freeze mode and direct...

What's in Lee Foss's record box this month

“Sometimes it does feel like a waste paying two rents but I’m happy to have the flexibility,” says Lee Foss, the DJ who still splits his life between London and LA, despite spending most of his life on the road. Having recently hit the UK charts with ‘Benediction’ as part of Hot Natured, Hot Creations, the label he runs with partner Jamie Jones, continues to consolidate its position — and live up to its name — as one of the world’s hottest house labels.

Bitwig Studio finally hits the streets, giving producers the chance to create fresh new beats...

Few if any music production software titles have enjoyed the attention and hype that has surrounded Bitwig Studio for the last few years, with a...

Mobile DJing apps that can mix it up with the big boys. Which one will come out tops?

Serato Remote and Serato Remote Mini


£3.99 (iPhone) £14.99 (iPad)
Hype
A touch-screen remote control for your Serato DJ set up allowing DJs to control...

We give the Pacemaker a proper grilling to see if it's up to the job of professional DJing.

DJmag take the new Tonium Pacemaker through it's paces to see if it can be used as a professional DJ product.

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