Guess what time of year it is? Even though NAMM 2021 is technically cancelled (yes, there's a virtual replacement for it this year), early-to-mid January will still be full of gear news, leaks, and first looks. 2021 is no exception. In the last day, multiple leaks of the Rane One, a new DJ!-->…
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Dan White is the DJ TechTools managing editor. He's been DJing for over ten years, starting on Virtual DJ, then Serato Scratch Live, then Traktor Pro, and then CDJs. He also promotes and is a resident DJ for San Francisco's Zero Fucks.
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DJ Streaming Tips with DJ Kue
Streaming DJ sets has become one of the most reliable ways to play "out" regularly as a DJ these days. But for many DJs, it can be hard to see how exactly to get started streaming, or what a really nice professional setup might consist of.!-->…
15 minute rapid tests: the light at the end of the tunnel for events?
Imagine: you roll up to the festival gates for the first time in what feels like a lifetime. You're ready to hand over your tickets, but first, medics come up to the car in protective equipment. Everyone in your car gets a quick nose swab,!-->…
DJM-V10-LF: a longer fader, no crossfader edition of the 6-channel Pioneer DJ mixer
Here's a bit of a November surprise: Pioneer DJ is announcing yet another new product, following up the DDJ-FLX6. This time it's the DJM-V10-LF, a long fader version of their flagship top-end V10 mixer. Pioneer DJ has handily!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Guitar Center in Chapter 11, PSSL out of business – but DJs should shop locally
Two large US-based music gear vendors - Guitar Center and PSSL - on the rocks after an incredibly challenging year for retail sales of professional music gear. The reality is that a lot of companies have suffered this year in our industry,!-->…
Yes, you can now play DOOM on a XDJ-RX2
Well, this wasn't exactly the type of hack that we thought someone might do to DJ gear, but we're here for it. In a video uploaded to YouTube by a guy named Andy, or TheRasteri, you can see the original DOOM running directly on a Pioneer!-->…
Building a standalone DDJ-400 with a Raspberry Pi and Mixxx
When DJTT contributor DJ Soo shared his recent article about assembling clever portable DJ setups, I noticed one reply Reddit that stood out to me. It was a DJ from the Netherlands who had built his own standalone DJ setup with a DDJ-400!-->…
CDJ-3000 vs 2020: review + analysis of Pioneer DJ’s new player
What improvements have been made on the CDJ-3000 vs CDJ-2000NXS2? Why is Pioneer DJ releasing a new CDJ now, and what's still missing on these $2,299 media players?