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Your ultimate guide to the year's hottest DJ and production kit...
The results are in for this year’s DJ Mag Tech Awards and once again we have had an unprecedented amount of votes, all courtesy of...
What was the first piece of kit you ever bought?
“I bought a pair of KRK 6 monitors when I was 12 or 13...
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...
It’s all about attention to detail when it comes to this category, sounds like this could get messy!
Funktion-One SB210A
TBA
Hype
Plug and play, self powered, two extra amplifier channels
Gripe
Something of a jack of all trades but possibly a...
Sounds like we have a fight on our hands, these boxes of joy deliver that all-important crucial sound.
Novation Audiohub 2x4
£149
Hype
A top quality audio interface perfect for DJs and musicians complete with a three port USB hub.
Gripe
Our...
These are the hubs of desire that make your studio experience a total dream.
M Audio Code Keyboards
£182
Hype
Inexpensive, master control keyboard with plenty of pads, knobs and sliders to control all your studio software.
Gripe...
Top flight DJ toys offering professional performance for today’s superstar DJs
Reloop Terminal Mix 8
£499
Hype
Full sized four channel controller for Serato DJ with high quality components and lovely jog wheels that just...
Every year this is the category that just gets harder to judge, it’s not called Ultimate Club DJ mixer for nothing.
Allen & Heath XONE:DB4
£1800
Hype
A fantastic sounding mixer with a huge arsenal of FXs and input options to make mixing more of...
This is what it is all about top end gear for the ultimate club DJ experience. These decks can play music from any source –...
Pioneer PLX-1000
£599
Hype
Up to +/-50% pitch control, removable power and audio cables as well as fantastic noise dampening features.
Gripe
There are...
DJ Mag grabs Ryan Crosson for a moment of his time...
Ryan Crosson DJ/Producer/Label Head is one part of the Visionquest crew, he has circumvented the globe in pursuit of his trade, residing in many of...
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...
DJs delight as Akai announce a revamp to their APC range consisting of three spanking new controllers
Akai is a name that is nothing short of legendary in the dance music scene, with a pedigree that stretches back to well before the...
Vote for your favourite kit!
After many years of judging the categories live with an expert panel, we remixed the format last year - putting the decision squarely in your hands! Over 100,000 votes were cast, making this far and away the biggest test of DJ kit anywhere in the world!
Sounds of the Underground
Newcomers to the music production scene could be forgiven for thinking that Novation only make controllers and MIDI keyboards due to their huge presence in this market. However Novation started out making synths like their Bass Station, Drum Station and SuperNova synthesisers, the latter being a huge smash with dance producers worldwide, but in recent times they have turned their attention to making various ranges of keyboards and MIDI controllers with much success.
The New King of the Digital Beats
In recent times Pioneer have gone from a company that seemed to be ignoring the surge in demand for hardware controllers, instead concentrating on their CDJs and mixers to now becoming arguably one of the rulers of the roost in the DJ Controller market with options to suit every budget as well as all of the most popular DJ software titles around.