TECH

Denon’s new controller the DJ MC2000 is going to make a superstar DJ out of you but won’t break the bank in the process…

Let your fingers do the talking! With these beauties you can wirelessly control your phone. Once again Burton rise to the top with their clever designs and neat clobber.

Oyaide Neo d+ are the be-all-and-end-all when it comes to computer and audio cables, making USB and phono cables for DJs, producers and club installs. These top-shelf cables are designed for high-end audio systems and are made from space-age materials to deliver the ultimate in sound or data transfer.

Scotland's electronic warlord Colin Bailey, AKA Drums of Death, has delivered the final installment of ‘Waves Odyssey’ – a double A-sided release, 'This Night/Bang The...

Ra Ra Riot weren’t afraid to use mistakes and accidents to create their killer sound for their new album ‘Beta Love’. Wes Miles tells us more…

Deep house maestro Jozif is swinging by the Point Blank Studios this afternoon for a Logic masterclass.

Fresh from the announcement of his new Balance...

Logitech’s new headphones are out to stamp their mark on the dance music scene…

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.

DJs and producers who play gigs with keyboards should look at Monobags' new keyboard range of cases for on-the-road protection.

Reloop have released their Wave 5 and Wave 8 active studio monitors specifically for DJs and producers. The Waves come with 5” or 8” drivers, as the names suggest, and feature three different types of input so that three sound sources can be connected at the same time and individually selected with the handy speaker remote control that comes with either monitor.

Steinberg’s most famous product Cubase hardly needs an introduction with many of the best tracks of the dance scene having being written and produced using this incredibly popular piece of software. The release of Cubasis for the iPad is going to make an awful lot of people in the world of music very happy indeed.

Rob Papen is known in production circles as a guru when it comes to synthesis. Now he shares his knowledge with all DJ/producers looking to create their own sounds with his new book and DVD, The 4 Element Synth. Covering the basics right up to advanced techniques, this is a must-have for anyone wanting to get hands-on.

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.

Apogee makes the fantastic Duet2 soundcard, which DJs and producers have cited as one of their favourite bits of kit ever, but now they have released the Quartet — a four-input, eight-output MIDI interface. This beautifully designed soundcard has a host of high-end features and the usual Apogee professional sound quality, and can be combined with some of the other Apogee soundcards to give extra inputs and outputs if so desired.

When it comes to listening to music in the great outdoors while simultaneously performing strenuous activities and extreme sports, what you really need is something durable for the job. Face it, ending up on your arse with your headphones breaking your fall is common practice. Philips have released a solution to this problem in the Bend Headphones. Strong and flexible with extra oomph in sound quality. Coming with reinforced cables and safe release cans for a tempting

In Texas, big is best, but when it comes to audio interfaces for DJs, the exact opposite is true, and small becomes beautiful. The UDJ6 from ESI comes in as one of the smallest and most stylish DJ interface packages yet, and would even fit in the pocket of a hipster’s skinny jeans — yes, it’s that small! The all metal casing is curved with a lovely champagne anodised finish, which gives the UDJ6 a very classy and stylish look and feel.

Studio apps on the iPad are coming out thick and fast, and as they do, are just getting better. The newest app for producers to look at is Synergy Studio from 4PocketsAudio. They also made the Meteor Multi-Track recorder and StompBox guitar effects rack apps.


Deadmau5 and speaker company Kitsound have just released a portable mini speaker version of the famous Deadmau5 head.

In a revealing blog post, DVS heavyweights Serato have published a collection of photos from their pressing factory!

This is where they make the...

Novation have today announced the launch of a new series of hardware software series.

The launchkey range features a 25, 49 or 61 note keyboard...