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Mödek Finish CLUB Deluxe DJ Table Unveiled

, Sep 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Most people don't look at the DJ's table while they're at a party, but thanks to Spanish firm Mödek, that's probably about to change. As long as these start getting bought up, of course. Moving past the design concept stage, the Finish CLUB Deluxe DJ table is available right now, but as attractive pieces of tech usually are, this table isn't the one you'll want to look at if you're looking for a cheap option. Read The Full Story

Pioneer unveils new entry-level HDJ-500 DJ headphones

Pioneer is very big in the DJ gear market with all manner of stuff from hardware for actually making the music to headphones for listening to the tracks the DJ crafts in a noisy environment. Pioneer has unveiled the latest set of headphones for the DJ market that are aimed at the person just getting into the DJ scene called the HDJ-500. Read The Full Story

Token Multitouch Pedestal Shoves DJing Into the Future [Video]

DJs all around the world are still doing their thing, any way that they can. And that usually means mixers they can physically touch. But obviously they need to get ready for the future just like everyone else, and what's more futuristic than a touchscreen? A multitouch touchscreen, no less. Well, that's exactly what the Token multitouch pedestal is, and it's amazing. Read The Full Story

Steampunk DJ Kit Brings the Best of Both Worlds

You know by now that we have a natural love of all things Steampunk around these parts. There's just something about the amalgamation between this "alternate universe" aesthetic, mixed with the aspect of our "real world." There's lots of brass, too, and that's shiny. So, yeah. In any event, here's a DJ setup that we've fallen in love with, and it only took one glance. Read The Full Story

Pioneer debuts new CDJ-850 digital media player for DJs

Pioneer has a gob of equipment and gear for pro and amateur DJs that it offers. This includes gear like the DJM-2000 pro DJ mixer that launched back in March. Pioneer has offered up another new piece of DJ equipment called the CDJ-850 digital media player. Read The Full Story

Pioneer drops new CDJ-350 and DJM-350 DJ hardware

Pioneer has all sorts of electronic items from TVs to home theater gear. The company also makes a full range of gear for professional and amateur DJs. Pioneer's latest offerings for the DJ crowd include the CDJ-350 digital media player and the DJM-350 2-channel mixer. Read The Full Story

Pioneer DJM-2000 pro DJ mixer debuts

I once won some tickets to an event from a radio station and when I went to to pick them up the number of knobs and buttons in the studio was impressive. I could never be a DJ, I have a tendency to push buttons to figure out what they do rather than read instructions. Pioneer has a new pro DJ controller it is unveiling today for those that know what all the buttons and knobs are for called the DJM-2000. Read The Full Story

Technics axe 1200 and 1210 turntables

, Nov 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

The digital juggernaut continues its mindless destruction of analog classics, with the latest brand to throw in the towel being venerable club favorite Technics.  Manufacturing parent Panasonic has apparently issued a statement blaming "low sales globally in analogue turntables" for the demise of the Technics 1200 and 1210 decks, which it will cease producing in February 2010. Read The Full Story

Pioneer shows off new pro DJ digital turntables

One thing that I haven’t really been interested in since I spent a week being grounded for trying to scratch with my dad's Thriller album was being a DJ. If you are the DJ sort looking to take your game to the next level, Pioneer has unveiled a pair of new digital turn tables. Read The Full Story

Hercules DJ Control MP3e2: bring Ibiza to your bedroom

, Sep 11th 2009 Discuss [1]

The "sensation" of Pro DJ'ing is surely staying up to 4am, packed into a mixing booth before a sea of heaving, ketamine-fuelled bodies swinging their arms rapturously, while your ear-drums are slowly pounded out of existence by far more bass than is medically advisable.  Unfortunately, Hercules seem to have decided that their version of that sensation is actually all about tweaking your MP3s into digital mixes, and with that in mind they've launched their latest DJ control surface, the MP3e2. Read The Full Story

Tonium 3rd-gen Pacemaker Pocket DJ PMP coming early 2010

Tonium are planning to release the third-generation version of their Pacemaker Pocket DJ PMP in early 2010.  The news was confirmed by Tonium's co-founder and creative director Martin Renck, and while he refused to be drawn on specific details for the upcoming device, he did reveal that the company are considering motion-sensing controls for inclusion at some point in the future. Read The Full Story

Tonium Pacemaker Pocket DJ Review and Demo

, May 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

I wish I was a DJ. Or at least, I wish I was talented enough to use the Tonium Pacemaker Pocket DJ effectively. I play drums but I can’t mix beats, so I had to call in reinforcements. My good friend DJ T.A.I. offered to help out with taking a look at the Pacemaker, and he was able to throw together a short demo for us in the very short amount of time he had the device.

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