MIDI



TouchOSC is a handy little App that will appeal to hardcore tweakers and the less technical alike by providing an interface for iPads and iPhones to connect to pretty much any MIDI or OSC compatible music software or hardware

ESI’s new MAYA 44 soundcard offers four inputs and four outputs all in a compact casing for use with all major music and DJ applications

Canadian bespoke controller designers Livid are back with their all-new Base compact controller

New to the controller scene is American company Electrix, with their all-new tasty, compact Tweaker controller. Tweaker can be used with Ableton Live, Traktor, Serato etc.

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.

Korg have kindly offered DJ Mag readers the chance to win a selection of their rather cool limited edition microKEY controller keyboards as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations.

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.

Pioneer’s XDJ Aero has gone down a storm since it was first released late last year, and to acknowledge this fine bit of DJ kit...

Once upon a time DJs roamed the planet with boxes filled with enough vinyl to cripple a sherpa and synthesisers that were so big and heavy they required two roadies to wrestle them onto the stage. Fortunately, these days, all it takes is a laptop with a couple of controllers plugged into the USB ports to do the job. Korg have been around since the beginning of the electronic music revolution, and while once they were manufacturers of hardware behemoths, they have kept abreast of the times by releasing a wide range of products in both hardware and software formats, from bulky workstation synthesisers designed to live in a studio to their micro range of keyboards, which are the perfect size and weight to be taken on the road.

Serato’s new high-end digital DJing software for DJ controllers has now entered the public domain with version 1.1.1, available for DJs to download and take advantage of the all-new feature sets.

Vestax’s evolution in the VCI series takes the controller range to a whole new level...

The battle of the budget controllers has really hotted up, with news from Pioneer of their latest controller to hit the market, the DDJ-WeGo. Fantastic news for anyone who is looking to buy such a controller at the moment.