When Native Instruments first released Maschine, it was attempting to fill a gap. Computers had become powerful enough to supersede hardware-packed studios that came before...
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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.
In the past 12 months, Hot Since 82 has taken his productions to another level
His Green Velvet, Rudimental and Shadow Child reworks have become anthems in their own right and he was recently awarded Essential New Tune on BBC...
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Native Instruments’ Maschine+ is an ambitious project; remodelling the popular hardware and software groovebox combo to operate as a standalone production unit. DJ Mag's Digital...
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The gatekeeping around DJ tech has to end...
Picture the scene: You’re wrapping up an incredible set, outstretched arms are begging for sweaty high-fives from the packed dancefloor; your plus-one's grinning wildly, eyes...
Claimant, Casey Dienel, has filed to stop proceedings
Skrillex's 'Sorry' lawsuit has been dropped, with the claimant, White Hinterland— AKA singer Casey Dienel— filing papers to stop the legal action.
Dienel had stated that...
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It's his first solo release on the label since 2021's 'Sogno' EP
Bring the revolution! Stanton’s SCS 4DJ is an all-in-one funbox for the digital DJ
The Stanton SCS 4DJ got me excited when I was shown a pre-production model at Frankfurt earlier in the year. In fact, I was pretty...
KEEPING IT REAL...
Serato’s Scratch Live digital DJing software has been popular with DJs such as Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, Felix Da Housecat and Bonobo. We explore why these...
Mixed by Doorly & Nicola Bear
Resident DJs Doorly and Nicola Bear release 'Ibiza Rocks 2011' (out today on Ministry of Sound), a two disc compilation that captures the...
<p>It’s a good job Italian DJ/producer Riva Starr loves his job...</p>
The secret to a successful career in music-making, says Naples-born, London-based producer Riva Starr, must have something to do with having the ability to “surprise...
Way Out West's Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren put the new Denon DNS3700 CD decks through their paces...
Bristol’s progressive house heroes Way Out West, famed for club classics like ‘The Gift’, are back with a fresh new album ‘We Love Machine’ and...
Is the Finnish EKS company coming of age with their new Otus digital DJing interface?
The Otus comes across as a truly professional product for controlling DJ software and features a built-in six-channel Burr Brown soundcard, which sounds really fat...
Is the Finnish EKS company coming of age with this new digital DJing interface?
The Otus comes across as a truly professional product for controlling DJ software and features a built-in six-channel Burr Brown soundcard, which sounds really fat....
Can the new Hercules 4-Mx controller live up to its namesake and become a legend in its own right?
Hercules 4-MX is the latest controller in the Hercules console range to be pitched squarely at the booths of the pro digital DJ market. With...
This month, we take two DJ controllers and throw them into battle head-to-head to see who emerges victorious...
The DJ market is awash with controllers covering various price points, from bargain basement to high-end luxury, but out in the middle ground, is there really that much difference in what your money will get in regards to control and ability? We take Denon’s MC3000 and pit it head-to-head against Vestax’s VCI-400 to find out if these two controllers are worlds apart.