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At the Winter NAMM Show, Numark introduced the NS7 DJ Controller. The NS7 comes pre-configured to control the software of your choice, including Serato Itch and Numark’s CUE DJ software.
Description:
Two high-torque, motorized 7″ standard platters with a genuine vinyl interface provide pinpoint response with the look and feel of standard turntables. Illuminated easy-to-find controls [...]

The VCM-100 is a compact USB MIDI & audio system, designed with Vestax’s mechatronics technology developed in the past 30 years. Despite its compact size, the VCM-100 comes with 4in4out(Stereo x 2 in/out)connection, headphone output and high quality mechanical parts placed in the control section.
Having every feature fitted in to a solid metal body smaller [...]

NAMM Show Update: Stanton DJ announced the SC System, the company’s new set of digital controllers for the professional DJ.
This was one of the nicer pieces of DJ gear introduced at the Winter NAMM Show.
The Stanton SC System is comprised of the SCS.1d deck and the SCS.1m mixer; both advanced control surfaces that preserve the [...]

NAMM Update: Ecler announced a new line of NUO series mixers.
The new NUO2.0, NUO3.0 and NUO4.0 have been released as replacements for the aging NUO2, NUO3 and NUO4 mixers. The NUO series is designed for all types of DJ’s and any music style.
All new NUO mixers feature upgraded electronics for better sound quality than their [...]

2008 NAMM Show: Pioneer unveiled the latest addition to its family of DJ compact disc players, the MEP-7000, Professional Multi-Entertainment Player and the SEP-C1, Professional Software Entertainment Controller.
“Both the MEP-7000 and SEP-C1 correspond to the trend of laptops being utilized by professional DJs,” said Matt Dever, vice president for Pioneer’s Professional Sound and Visual Division. [...]

Numark introduced at the 2008 NAMM Show three bundles designed for laptop DJs:

Total Computer DJ in a Box
Mobile Computer DJ in a Box and
Professional Computer DJ in a Box

Total Computer DJ in a Box is a bundle designed with the beginning DJ in mind. The combination of CUE software and Total Control DJ software controller [...]

At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, Akai Professional announced the MPC5000, the first MPC to include eight-track streaming hard disk recording, a 20-voice, three-oscillator analog synthesizer with arpeggiator, a new sequencing engine with 960 PPQ resolution, pad and track muting and mixing, 64 continuous sample tracks and 12 Q-Link controllers. There is even a new [...]

Apple has an interesting profile on DJ Paul Van Dyk. It looks at how he’s working now, and also provides a current look at the gear he uses:
“I’ve developed the same passion I have for making music as I have for DJing over the last 15 years,” he says. “It’s the ultimate thing to be [...]

At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, Stanton DJ announced the release of the C.324, the company’s newest slot loading tabletop CD player for the professional DJ.
The Stanton C.324 is designed for digital DJs who want to scratch CDs like vinyl. It features MP3 and CD audio playback with onboard file and folder browsing, onboard pattern [...]

Tonium Laboratories has released Pacemaker, the world’s first professional pocket-sized DJ system.
Yep - now you can put a dj system in your pants.
Pacemaker allows two tracks to be played simultaneously and boasts all the functionality of a full, professional DJ set up. The intelligent software will automatically work out the BPMs (beats per minute) of [...]

American Audio has introduced two new pro audio units that let you carry your music around on an SD card: the SDJ-1 dual SD player; and the Q-SD, a 19” 4-channel mixer combined with an SD player. Both units have built-in SD slots that allow them to read MP3 files directly from SD cards [...]

Roland has expanded its SP Sampler lineup with the new flagship SP-555 Sampling Workstation. The SP-555 comes with 16 velocity sensitive pads, 37 Fantom-quality effects, a new LOOP CAPTURE function, beefed up internal sample memory, and computer integration with USB MIDI/AUDIO connectivity.

Numark is shipping its Numark TTXUSB turntable; a USB-capable version of its TTX professional turntable.
TTXUSB is a unique industrial-grade performance turntable that also makes digitizing your vinyl record collection a breeze by harnessing USB plug and play compatibility for both PC and Macintosh personal computers.
With TTXUSB, Pro DJs have a wealth of unique options available [...]

Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ is now available in stores worldwide.
The Audio 8 DJ is a performance-optimized USB 2.0 audio interface specifically designed for Traktor 3 and other professional DJ software. With an 8-in/8-out configuration, two studio-grade phono preamps, low latency, and a compact and highly robust aluminium casing, AUDIO 8 DJ meets the demands [...]

M-Audio has announced that its shipping the Torq Xponent integrated hardware/software DJ performance and production system. The Torq Xponent system brings traditional CD DJ-style control and mixing to the world of computer-based DJing.
Torq Xponent is a hardware/software system. Xponent is both an advanced MIDI control surface for Torq DJ software and a four-output USB audio [...]