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Allen & Heath has added a new Xone DJ mixer, the Xone:42 4-channel DJ mixer with USB audio interface.
The Xone:42’s feature set is built around 4 dual-input stereo channels; channels 1 and 4 are phono/line, while channels 2 and 3 are line/line. All four channels have a powerful +6dB to total kill 3-band EQ, a [...]

LastBeat.com (in German) takes a look at DJs living rooms.
Want to live large? All it takes is some well-placed gear and stacks and stacks of LPs.
Above, Richie Hawtin’s living room. Below, Ellen Allien’s living room.

Controllerism.com is a cool site that features videos and other information that helps explain how to use various types of control surfaces to create and manipulate electronic music. The website is a collection of information and resources for the controllerist community.
Controllerism - the art of manipulating sounds and creating music live using computer controllers and [...]

DJ Tech Tools takes a look at the ground breaking MBRP-101 from Fisher Price. They call it the best all in one music playback solution for mobile and club djs that need affordable and reliable performance.

Beatport has introduced a new site, Beatsource, an online digital music store specializing in urban music.
Beatsource allows DJs and fans access to high quality downloads in MP3, MP4 and WAV formats on a pay per download basis from an impressive library of the world’s leading record labels. Catering to the performer, Beatsource sells DJ-friendly acappellas, [...]

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We had a chance to see Grandmaster Flash do his thing at the Winter NAMM Show. He was demonstrating his science at the Native Instruments booth. We’ll have some video of his performance after it’s [...]

You’ve seen them teaching DJ-ing lessons in more than 1500 YouTube videos.
Now for the first time ever DJ Tutors Brian Redd of the USA and Johnathan (a.k.a. Ellaskins) Lewis of Wales will unite to present a face-to-face DJ convention/workshop, where they will share their knowledge of gear and techniques live and in person. In [...]

Livid has introduced a new DJ controller, that unlike some recently introduced music interfaces (Tenori-On cough, cough), looks to designed with the needs of DJs, VJs and electronic musicians in mind.
Ohm is a high-quality MIDI instrument designed for real-time audio and video performance. It’s backlit for use in any environment, and comes in rugged rackmount [...]

Korg has introduced two new DJ mixers with features from its Kaoss line of effects controllers. The new KM-402 and KM-202 KAOSS Mixers merge the effects and revolutionary interface from the KAOSS PAD, six different types of EQ, and an adjustable crossfader curve.

The four-channel KM-402 combines the KAOSS Pad’s effects and interface with a 24-bit [...]

Native Instruments has released Traktor Scratch 1.1, a free update for its new high-performance digital DJ system. The update includes additional functionality and a wide range of further refinements to various areas of the software, resulting in increased creative potential and optimized handling of the system.
The versatile performance effects section in Traktor Scratch now provides [...]

Livid Instruments has introduced Cell, a real-time video app designed for instant playback and performance. Cell is designed to make VJ performance a breeze, and is available directly from Livid Instruments for only $99.
Description:
Cell provides users an intuitive, touch-screen friendly interface with stunning effects and control, making video performance incredibly simple. Features include, real-time [...]

MixMeister has announced immediate availability of MixMeister Fusion and MixMeister Studio, two new options for DJs and electronic musicians.
Here are the details:
MixMeister Fusion
MixMeister Fusion is an all-new pro DJ software application designed to combine the spontaneity of live DJ performances with the pinpoint precision of the best studio production software.
Fusion lets you maintain two, three, [...]

Colleen Shannon’s website proudly proclaims that she is the world’s sexiest DJ.
She’s probably got as much right as anybody to make the claim. Shannon was chosen to be Playboy’s 50th Anniversary Playmate, she’s very active as a model, she’s appeared in music videos and she has had roles in several motion pictures.
She also happens [...]

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 [...]

The latest DJ in our series of Chicks that Mix is 23-year-old Montreal native Vivie-Ann.
Vivie-Ann says her sets cover everything house with a hint of ping or pong – anything that makes hands fly in the air. When asked to describe her sound, Vivie-Ann says it’s “bump in the night with a little dynamite,” adding [...]