Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
XDJ-1000MK2 announced by Pioneer DJ Pioneer DJ have announced the XDJ-1000MK2, an upgrade to the CD-less XDJ-1000 launched last year. You can read my review on the original here. I was very impressed with the XDJ-1000 when it was released. The XDJ-1000MK2 brings the media player up to speed with the rest of the Nexus2 range […]
#DJSLETSDANCE bedroom DJ competition could take you to Ibiza #DJSLETSDANCE is the hashtag you will need to use if you want to enter the 6th edition of the Bedroom DJ competition hosted by DJ Awards and Mixcloud. Aimed, as the name suggests, at bedroom DJs, the winner will win a trip to Ibiza where […]
Rane sells to InMusic [Numark, Denon, Akai] A brief press release this morning reveals that Rane Corporation has been bought by InMusic, owners of Numark, Denon and Akai brands. Rane are probably best known for their DJ mixers, the TTM57 and the MP2015 specifically and their close ties to Serato having developed the SL audio […]
DDJ-RZX is Pioneer DJ’s new flagship controller The DDJ-RZX is the brand new flagship DJ controller in the Pioneer DJ range and it has just been announced. The DDJ-RZX is not only packed with all the bells and whistles one would expect on the leader of the pack, this new DJ controller is also designed […]
5 Best Buy DJ headphones on a budget DJ headphones are the one essential piece of tech we can all agree on that every DJ needs. Whether you play off turntables, CDJs, laptops, use CDs, records or USB, what we all have in common are our DJ headphones. They are also, much like studio monitors, highly subjective. […]
Pioneer DJ TOUR1 System for big arenas The Pioneer DJ TOUR1 System consists of two ‘festival-ready’ Dj systems which all boast arena-grade sound quality. Arena-grade sound quality means being able to plug the DJ mixer directly in to a front-of-house system without any loss of sound quality over long distances. This is achieved by […]
Pioneer DJ DM-40 – Brand new 4 inch monitors for DJs & Producers The Pioneer DJ DM-40 is a brand new set of 4 inch loudspeakers aimed squarely at DJs and dance music producers. Tapping into the laptop generation market of DJ/producers the Pioneer DJ DM-40 are desktop monitors which boast high-quality speaker technology from […]
What’s new on the Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 The Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 is the third revision of Pioneer DJ’s flagship DJ media player. Each new version has certainly been an improvement on its predecessor, particularly the jump from the CDJ-2000 to the CDJ-2000NXS which saw the introduction of the Nexus range. The biggest enhancement from the original to […]
NI STEMS Format now available for all Traktor Pro users The NI STEMS file format can now be used by anybody who owns Traktor Pro 2 software. Read here: What is NI STEMS? This opens up digital djing to a whole new realm of possibilities for so many existing owners of Traktor controllers from the […]
NDX500 USB / CD Player from Numark – 5 things we like The NDX500 USB / CD player from Numark was reviewed by us back in January 2015 and considering the devastating effect the rand/dollar exchange has had on the cost of equipment recently, we decided to revisit it for another look, since it is […]
