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Best of show: walk NAMM with us in a gear-mas gallery
Who stood out at this year’s NAMM show, that festivus of gear that brightens our winters from Anaheim? We’ve given you some idea with NAMM and LA’s Buchla & Friends. Here, in images, are our favorites from NAMM, as captured by LA photographer Mehdi Hassine and veteran Berlin hardware guru Gösta Wellmer.
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Your Eurorack rig is now another deck: Pamela’s Disco does PRO-DJ LINK
Pam’s back in town, and she’s learned a new language. ALM/Busy Circuits’ “Pamela’s Disco” sports an Ethernet jack for PRO DJ-LINK — that’s the sync format found on CDJs and other Pioneer DJ/AlphaTheta equipment and compatible gear. You read that right: now your modular has a sync button.
Peter Kirn - December 4, 2025
DJ Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
CDJ-3000X: first CDJ to go online; expanded usability, sound quality
AlphaTheta, the company that DJs will probably never stop calling “Pioneer,” has a major update for their flagship deck. It starts to make the CDJ-3000 seem more like a foundation for this: expanded media access, online connectivity, and some welcome usability, reliability. and sound improvements.
Peter Kirn - September 9, 2025
DJ Gear Music tech Tech
Rekordbox 7.0.6 arrives with one very important feature
Peter Kirn - December 5, 2024
DJ Music tech Software Tech
Throwback Thursday: Kerri Chandler DJing on reel-to-reel tape is a joy
Peter Kirn - June 27, 2024
Gear Music Music tech Tech
Rekordbox 7: cleaner UI, “vastly improved” CPU, easier prep
Peter Kirn - May 14, 2024
DJ Music tech Software Tech
Pioneer has added Beatport streaming to the CDJ-3000 – even if we’ll still carry USB sticks
Peter Kirn - June 27, 2023
DJ Music tech Tech
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