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2014 was a notable year for the DJ world with a lot of big stories that broke here on DJ TechTools. We have assembled the most important ones based on the number of Facebook shares, comments, and general industry impact. Enjoy and share…

Back in January at NAMM 2014 Gemini announced the release of the Slate 4 controller which would be introduced as a the company's latest affordable 4-deck controller. Until today, it was announced that the controller would come pre-mapped…

Many of our readers probably know that custom in-ear monitors are used by a number of major musicians and DJs to make their on-stage performances easier and safer - but what is it about these guys that makes them so great? Are they a…

Now that the dust has settled from last week's breakneck NAMM coverage, it's time to reflect on what we learned and delve a little deeper into the gear. In last Friday's first NAMM post we put together a master list of new DJ products;…

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZLC66vcYLjE?fs=1&hl=en_US EDM has been bathed in stutter edits for years. Ever since Aphex Twin, glitches and stutters have been the preferred form of interrupting a musical flow for artistic and rhythmic…

https://www.youtube.com/v/vOksLpUj1kk On Saturday, we bumped into the prolific Mr. Hawtin, a digital DJ pioneer and the guy who originally paved a road for much of our work today. Ironically, January 2011 is the 10-year anniversary of the…

Since January is upon us, that can only mean one thing: Winter NAMM and a fresh batch of DJ technology guaranteed to produce buyer's remorse and gear envy. We've got a crack team of writers and photographers embedded deep in the belly of…

Jumping on the momentum that yesterday's leak produced, the full details and official announcements have come from the Pioneer, Serato Audio, and Traktor camps. Our complete lack of factual information has been remedied: the Pioneer DDJ-T1…