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.

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

Like the relaunched Technics 1200, the new Reloop decks sport digitally controlled motors. But Reloop have gone somewhere very different from Technics: platters that can be controlled at a full range of pitches, and even play scales. And the RP-8000 MK2 is a MIDI controller, too, for Serato and other software.

Peter Kirn - January 10, 2019

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

First it was dead. Then, it came back but … inexplicably cost four thousand bucks and seemed to be for audiophiles, not DJs. Now, at last, the iconic* Technics SL-1200 turntable is back, and in a newly-manufactured form that might actually suit DJs.

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

Pioneer and Serato get two-laptop B2B DJing with dual USB audio

Peter Kirn - June 1, 2018

Roland’s DJ gear has a built-in TR drum machine; here’s how to use it

Peter Kirn - February 16, 2018

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