As the video is from Native Instruments, it’s real – but it’s all they are saying just now. Stay tuned.
Pioneer have just announced the new CDJ850 CD/MP3/USB Player.
The CDJ850 is a CD/MP3/USB Media Player and controller for your favourite DJ software and Pioneers free Rekordbox software. It replaces the ever popular CDJ800 retaining all the core functionality and gaining digital media support and software control. It’s significantly cheaper than the CDJ900 model with the omission of the ProDJ Link connection and slipmode amongst others. Read on… Read the rest of this entry »
The internet has been buzzing with talk about Serato’s Bridge software which integrates Scratch Live or Itch with Ableton seamlessly. The software still isn’t available to the public yet but Serato have today announced that they are taking applications for the Bridge software closed beta. If you are interested, head over to the Serato website to apply.
Turntablism isn’t dead but it is becoming more and more niche as time passes by. While those of us who learned to DJ with vinyl have a full set of skills and talents, making the move to the world of digital DJing can seem intimidating. One of the most popular questions we are asked here at DJ Store is how to make the move from traditional to a more modern digital setup.
The first thing you need to decide is how attached you are to the traditional ‘two turntables/CD players and a mixer’ setup. This is a large determining factor in what type of product you should look at first. If you really don’t want to lose your 1210s then the first thing you should look at is a Digital Vinyl System or DVS. A DVS is a package which includes three important parts – software, a soundcard and timecoded CDs/vinyl. Firstly, you install the software and connect your turntables, mixer and computer to the soundcard. The timecoded CDs/vinyl then send a signal to the soundcard which in turn sends a signal to the computer. Effectively you use your current CD players or turntables and mixer to control your music in the included software.
There are some huge advantages to this system, not least of which is that once you have the DVS set up, everything should be very intuitive and obvious for those of you making the move. Also, a DVS will work with any normal DJ setup in any bar or club. You just need to take your laptop and soundcard and you can play virtually anywhere. The most popular DVS are Serato Scratch and Traktor Scratch Pro.
