Rekordbox 6: Ableton Link, sync with Dropbox and Beatport and promos, find lost tracks, more

Pioneer’s Rekordbox continues its play to be the DJ software to beat – and there’s a ton of stuff in the latest release pretty much everyone will want, from cloud and mobile sync all the way up to some powerful live visual features. There’s a ton of stuff here, whether you’re primarily using Rekordbox as […]

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

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

One way to keep laptops from disappearing from DJ setups: let more laptops come to the party. Pioneer’s new US$999 flagship controller for Serato does just that, with more connections and two independent USB audio interfaces.

Peter Kirn - June 1, 2018

Serato DJ gets more modern features, no longer requires hardware

Peter Kirn - February 26, 2018

Pioneer adds Rekordbox vinyl control to any mixer

Peter Kirn - July 7, 2017

Pioneer just hit a sweet spot with their new DJ mixer

Peter Kirn - March 3, 2017

Turn a terrible toy turntable from a supermarket into a scratch deck

Peter Kirn - February 8, 2017

PiDeck makes a USB stick into a free DJ player, with turntables

Peter Kirn - October 20, 2016

Serato’s Ableton Link sync could change how you DJ

Peter Kirn - September 29, 2016