Tech
The new Origin synthesizer is capable of emulating classic synths, such as the Arp, Moog, Prophet VS and CS80.
French soft-synth guru's Arturia are busy developing their most ambitious product to date.
The Origin is due to arrive in autumn, is a knob laden...
Control the volume of your active speakers easily, without having to look for the volume within your software.
Active speakers are becoming the standard in home studio set-ups, and for those who don't use a mixer, adjusting the volume can sometimes be a...
A classic remade with this versatile oil lamp fixture; with a few new tricks up it's sleeve - check out the video!
The Martin Mania DC3 brings the classic psychedelic oil wheel effect up to date. Costing around £250 (martin.com) the fixture provides a focus function which...
Stanton announce a price drop for FinalScratch 2 in Feb/March, along with a new concept which bring the ScratchAmp to the masses at a discount...
Stanton have released news of a new concept based on their existing hardware interface, the ScratchAmp 2.
Since splitting with Native Instruments, Stanton is left...
NI release a new virtual vinyl system called Traktor Scratch, which has a fancy new interface which is also available independantly.
Native Instruments (NI) has just released news of two new products at this year's Winter NAMM equipment show in California.
The new Traktor Scratch package...
We expect the DJmag offices will be innundated with more and more controllers this year, but the M-Audio offering looks set to leave a lasting...
M-Audio Xponent integrated Midi controller and USB sound card.
Words: David Eserin
2007 is going to be the year of the PC...
The Korg Kaoss Pad technology is now available at almost half the price with the introduction of the new mini-KP multiple effects unit.
For those who couldn't quite afford one of the coolest effects unit's on the planet, Korg have followed up the recently released Kaoss Pad 3...
A&H hacked off the Midi portion of the expensive Xone:3D, so anyone can benefit from the Midi control, soundcard and audio/Midi synchronizer.
Allen & Heath have just released news of their follow-up to the Xone:3D DJ mixer, which combined analogue and MIDI mixing, along with a high...
Allen & Heath take the club install market by storm with the new 19" five-channel Xone:S2.
Allen and Heath have combined all their mixer expertise into this design, packing more features into 19" than ever before.
Due to be launched at...
DJmag reader Martin Bell bagged himself the 'Most Innovative DJ Product', after voting in the 2006 Tech Awards, which means he walked out of our...
DJmag reader Martin Bell is one lucky sod. He bagged himself the 'Most Innovative DJ Appliance' as revealed in the 2006 Tech Awards, after filling...
The Tech Awards is a very serious business - our judging panel consisted of DJs, VJs and producers. They spent hour after hour testing out...
A handpicked crew of DJs, VJs and producers made up our panel of judges for this year's Tech Awards, and they were really enthusiastic.
They...
A special DJ course has been launched just for girls at Point Blank music college in London.
This year only one female spinner made it into DJmag's Top 100 DJs poll, a sign that in 2006, DJing and dance music is still...
If you've got a CDJ-1000MK3 or a CDJ-8000Mk2, be sure to download this firmware upgrade from Pioneer - it'll make the CD decks run smoother...
If you've got a Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3 or a CDJ-800MK2, click on the link below to download an essential firmware upgrade for your kit.
It'll make...
The results are in for DJmag's Tech Awards 2006. Which DJ kit is the best? Here's what DJmag readers and our panel of experts said.
As DJ technology continues to develop at an astonishing rate, it's been another great year for new products.
DJmag's annual Tech Awards is a chance...
Vote for your favourite VJs in this year's Top 20 VJs poll. The poll was launched three years ago, and is considered the most important...
Now is your chance to play a vital role in deciding the outcome of the most important poll in the audiovisual scene.
Now in its...
Paul van Dyk has adopted Allen & Heath's groundbreaking Xone:3D mixer for his live sets and DJ club gigs.
Last year's Top 100 DJs poll winner, Paul van Dyk, has adopted Allen & Heath's groundbreaking new Xone:3D mixer to use in his DJ sets...
DJmag.com investigates the changing landscape of artist promotion, and the possibility that in the future there won't be any record labels.
"I think it's true to say that the record buying public want to discover new artists for themselves," states Casey Thundertone, founder of fledgling 'reggae-tronica'...
Watch a video of turntablist JFB demonstrating how to scratch using a laptop, Serato, and the Rane TTM 57SL!
Turntablist JFB agreed to film himself at home for DJmag.com, to demonstrate the awesome power of what happens when you combine software programme Serato Scratch...
In the final part of our special video Ralph Lawson bangs it out using Allen & Heath's Xone:3D mixer and Ableton Live!
Ralph agreed to let DJmag.com film him using the Xone:3D, and to share some tips and tricks with you lot.
NOTE: You...
In part three of our special video Ralph Lawson shows us how to remix on the fly using Allen & Heath's Xone:3D mixer and Ableton...
Ralph agreed to let DJmag.com film him using the Xone:3D, and to share some tips and tricks with you lot.
NOTE: You...