DJ Gear Music tech Stories
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.
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Jazzy Jeff, Shiftee Show Us Turntable as a Musical Instrument
Serato and Native Instruments may have a fierce rivalry when it comes to tools. But at the end of the day, the leading DJ vendors exist for one reason: they’re there to support musicians. And I do mean musicians. Watching new routines from Jazzy Jeff and Shiftee, you really see the turntable emerge as a […]
Peter Kirn - April 14, 2015
Music Music tech
Epic Audiovisual Mix, Produced with VIDEO-SL
If you’re already in holiday mode, sapped by the shortest day of the year (at least if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere), and looking to kick back with some audiovisual stimulation, this should do the trick. (I know it appeals to me, after 15 hours crossing the Atlantic yesterday.) The radio show Solid Steel regularly […]
Peter Kirn - December 21, 2011
Archive Motion Music tech
Turntable Meets Cello, Sax, Laptop: How Archie Pelago Uses The Bridge and Ableton Live
Peter Kirn - September 29, 2011
Music Music tech
DJ Yoda is a Feel-Good Audiovisual Cut-Up Artist, Talented Turntablist
Peter Kirn - February 2, 2011
Archive Motion Music tech
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