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Pioneer DJ has released the latest additions to its active monitor speaker line: the VM Series. Built with musicians who are spending more time playing and producing at home in mind, three new products have made their way down the pipeline: the VM-50, VM-70, and VM-80. The VM Series offers a smooth and sleek look […] The post Pioneer DJ’s new VM Series speakers: built with at-home musicians in mind appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

Pioneer DJ have just announced the new VM range of active monitor speaker. Designed for both DJ and Producers, we take a closer look to see if Pioneer DJ have designed a KRK killer!View the full article

The frustration many creators have shown with Twitch – the streaming platform giant that became a powerful tool for musicians stuck at home during the pandemic – is no secret. The battle between creators looking to share music with the online world and the copyright that has caused endless hurdles along the way has been a massive […] The post Twitch works to smooth over creator/copyright relationship with new features appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

The time has finally come – Ableton Live 11 is here. A major update to Ableton Live rarely makes its way around, so we’ll dive into every big addition – including comping, tempo following, MPE support, new instruments, effects, Live Packs, and much more. But with that comes a few questions. How well does the new version […] The post Review: Ableton Live 11 – the uber-DAW returns, but do you need it? appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

In this edition of our How I Play at home series, we’re welcoming Møme to the fold. He’s a French DJ who’s made quite an impact in the music world over the years – you may be familiar with his popular releases like Aloha and his first album, Panorama. Møme also recently put out his latest […] The post How I Play (at home): Møme appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

The Korg NC-Q1 is a DJ headphone that provides wireless connectivity, noise-cancelling and hearing protection. We take a closer look in our full review!View the full article

Pioneer DJ has been synonymous with the CDJ and club market for over a decade. Their range of CDJs and 900NXS mixers are the de-facto installs in many clubs and festival booths worldwide. However, their 2-channel scratch offerings haven’t had the same market dominance over the years. Of all their attempts, the DJM-S9 was arguably […] The post Pioneer DJ DJM-S7 Review: the true successor to the DJM-S9? appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

Pioneer DJ today announced the release of Rekordbox mobile for Android devices. We take a closer look at the new features available. View the full article

Android users, we’ve got good news. Pioneer DJ announced today that rekordbox’s mobile app has now been extended from solely-iOS users, opening the doors to an array of smartphone users with the rekordbox for Android app. Version 3.0 of the rekordbox app allows Android users to prep music, listen to new tracks for their set, […] The post Rekordbox releases Android version of mobile app appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

Serato today announced official support for Denon's flagship SC6000 range of players. Classed as Serato official accessories, users can now use their Denon SC6000/M players with Serato DJ Pro.View the full article

The XMG DJ 15 is a custom laptop designed for ultimate audio performance. In this review we find out if it's the best laptop for DJs!View the full article

Denon DJ today announced the release of Engine 1.6 for compatible players that includes Dropbox, Stacked Waveforms, Beatsource and more!View the full article

In this review we take a closer look at the DM-40 and DM-40BT speakers by Pioneer DJ. A great speaker for bedroom DJ's and those wanting to escape laptop speakers!View the full article

One of the best parts of being a member of a DJ record pool is access to amazing tools that make life as a DJ easier. DJ edits have long been a staple way for a pool to provide value to their customers. Sometimes a pool will add intros, outros, acapellas, instrumentals, censored versions, upbeat […] The post Licensed DJ edits come to Beatsource LINK appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

When I first got my hands on the CDJ-3000s last year for a full review, one thing was clear: there were a lot of features that could be implemented, but weren’t for some reason. One of the big ones was linked track caching. Unplug the USB drive accidentally? Your track should already be in the […] The post Goodbye, Emergency Loop. A CDJ-3000 update finally added full track caching. appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

Serato today announced the launch of their official now playing Twitch extension alongside their free visual packs. Helping level up live streams for all Serato DJ Pro users.View the full article

Pioneer DJ surprised us all with the release of the new DDJ-FLX6, a $599 Serato/Rekordbox dual compatible DJ controller. The FLX6 feels like a cross between the DDJ-1000 and DDJ-400, offering four channels and full-sized jog wheels by forsaking build quality and connectivity options. Filling the midrange gap I’ve always felt that the controller market […] The post Review: DDJ-FLX6 – a feature-packed, midrange controller for $599 appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

Pioneer DJ today announced support for Macs running Big Sur OS on both Intel and M1 processors. Check if your decks are supported here!View the full article

Frank Wiedemann, a German musician and label owner of the iconic Innervisions and Bigamo Musik, is best known as one half of Âme and is also a member of electronic music acts A Critical Mass, Schwarzmann, and Howling. We sat down with him to hear about a number of exciting projects he has stirring – […] The post Frank Wiedemann talks Circle of Live, creative processes, “playing free”, & more appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

In a new turn of events this year, a massive portion of Native Instruments’ shares have been sold to the Francisco Partners investing firm. It’s been no secret that NI’s higher-ups have been debating reducing their ownerships, ever since Traktor was almost sold to Allen and Heath last year. This news might sound alarming, it’s […] The post Most of Native Instruments’ shares have sold. What could it mean for Traktor? appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

With five speaker cups, seven headbands, four pads and thirteen cables available. Is this new method of building your own flat-pack headphone really the future? We take a closer look in this review to find out!View the full article

Built by a DJ, for DJs, Prolink Tools is a free, open-source software that helps streamers display track info from external Pioneer DJ gear onto their computers. After spending years livestreaming and dealing with messages asking for track IDs from his sets, founder and creator Evan Pukhiser created the software to provide the data for […] The post Prolink Tools pulls CDJ data to enhance DJ sets, share track info into live streams appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

Get started with your Pioneer DDJ-400 in this complete setup guide and tutorial!View the full article

Berlin-based Native Instruments, the creator of Traktor DJ, has announced a take over by technology investors Francisco Partners.View the full article

Founded by longstanding DJ + producer Richie Hawtin and Andy Rigby-Jones, PLAYdifferently has stood as an intriguing brand within the music industry for years, known for its belief that a DJ’s tools should be “as creative and as unique as the artists who use them.” They first released their flagship MODEL 1 – a 6-channel […] The post PLAYdifferently releases MODEL 1.4 – a compact, 4-channel analogue mixer appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

Four years after the launch of the acclaimed and award-winning MODEL 1 DJ mixer. PLAYdifferently have returned with a smaller, more compact four channel mixer.View the full article

Denon DJ has released a new firmware update for their X1800 PRIME and X1850 PRIME mixers, offering a number of fixes and improvements and one major new feature that just made livestreaming easier: Broadcast mode. Broadcast mode allows the main output mix to stream over USB audio channels 1 & 2, which is a requirement […] The post Streaming made simple: Denon DJ’s new “Broadcast mode” appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article

Denon DJ have just introduced Broadcast Mode. A firmware update that allows OBS and other streaming services to stream the audio directly from the X1800 and X1850 mixer!View the full article

Pioneer DJ just announced the brand new DJM-S7 battle mixer. Complete with Bluetooth connectivity, a brand new Loop MIDI feature and much more, here's everything you need to know about this midrange DJ mixer! View the full article

Pioneer DJ has announced their latest mixer, and it’s looking like the much-anticipated, proper follow-up to the DJM-S9. Meet the DJM-S7, a 2-channel battle mixer that sits at $1,399 USD. A long time coming The DJM-S11 seemed more like a direct shot at the Rane Seventy-Two rather than an update to the DJM-S9. Many DJs […] The post Pioneer DJ’s DJM-S7: a 2-channel battle mixer with new “Loop Midi” feature appeared first on DJ TechTools. View the full article