Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Pioneer DDJ-1000 – dedicated rekordbox DJ controller The Pioneer DDJ-1000 is a new 4-channel pro performance DJ controller designed specifically for use with rekordbox. What makes the Pioneer DDJ-1000 different to previous controllers from the tech giant is that it takes advantage of the new features in latest 5.1 version of rekordbox. Pioneer’s press release […]
Denon Conversion Utility converts rekordbox library to Engine Prime It had to happen and it has; someone has created an app called the Denon Conversion Utility (DeCU) which will seamlessly pull your entire rekordbox collection into Denon DJ’s Engine Prime music management software- or better still – simply add SC5000 Prime compatibility to a rekordbox […]
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 […]
Pioneer PLX-500, a more affordable turntable The Pioneer PLX-500 is the DJ tech giant’s affordable turntable that you can use in your home and also for DJ-ing. The Pioneer PLX-500 also includes a USB port that allows audio input into a computer, so that you can rip vinyl to digital. This new turntable takes the […]
Rekordbox 4.2.1 now includes Vinyl & CD ripping Rekordbox 4.2.1 has been released and it comes with some interesting new enhancements. The most significant update in Rekordbox 4.2.1 is the fact that you can now record from an external sound source such as a CDJ or a turntable and these digital files will automatically update […]
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 […]
Engine Software – Denon DJs Music Manager unveiled The Engine Software was announced at the same time as the brand new Denon DJ MCX800 standalone DJ controller in January this year. This is Denon DJs music management software much like the familiar Rekordbox for Pioneer DJ users. So far it is compatible with the new […]
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 […]
Rekordbox DJ Tour kicks off this week in SA Pioneer DJ South Africa kicks off their Rekordbox DJ Tour throughout South Africa this week. On Wednesday 10 February the first of the Rekordbox DJ Tour workshops will take place at Pro Audio in Edenvale. The second workshop will be hosted in Cape Town at […]
Pioneer DJ Nexus Next Generation Announced The next generation of Pioneer DJ Nexus has been announced and so far there are two brand new models that will be released first. These are the flagship CDJ-2000NXS2 media player and DJM-900NXS2 DJ mixer. The new Pioneer DJ Nexus range, they say, is a result of years of […]
