Watch a hacked DJ technique made with karaoke tapes, by Ōedo Technica

Vinyl? CDJ? Meh. Hand-mixing and “scratching” karaoke cassette tapes on hacked machines as a new form of strange pop music DJing? Now we’re talking. Behold the YouTube channel of 大江戸テクニカ (Ōedo tekunika).

Pioneer’s new 6-channel DJ mixer could be a producer and live act favorite

Its expanded mixing and EQ section have already inspired memes, but live acts will sure be happy to see it in the booth. Pioneer, of course, faces an ongoing problem. Having taken over the world, there’s not much left to conquer. At the entry level, the strategy isn’t hard – there’s an expanding market of […]

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2020

The CDMDJ is the most ridiculous possible CDJ mod, not real

Transparent CDJs? We can top that. Meet the CDMDJ: a custom edition Pioneer CDJ so limited, none will be made.

Peter Kirn - May 30, 2019

Reloop’s new RP-8000 MK2: instrumental pitch control, Serato integration

Peter Kirn - January 10, 2019

The Technics SL-1200 is back, and this time for DJs again

Peter Kirn - January 8, 2019

Build your own scratch DJ controller

Peter Kirn - December 20, 2018

NI’s moving haptic wheels could change digital DJing: the new S4

Peter Kirn - September 6, 2018

Pioneer’s latest DJ all-in-one wants to help you get ready for clubs

Peter Kirn - September 5, 2018

Forget vinyl: here’s a DJ rig with two Amiga 1200 PCs

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2018

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