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Tech Tools: iPhone 5. Why should I get it?

September 26, 2012 When it was introduced earlier this month, Apple’s iPhone 5 drew a disappointed reaction from the digerati. It wasn’t a revolutionary reworking of the phone that forever changed the smartphone business five years ago, but rather an incremental tweaking of its most familiar features. The collective “meh” in the tech press didn’t [...]

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Tech Tools: The Shure Whitelabel

September 17, 2012 Shure’s magnificent phono team has been recently caught infiltrating the club and party DJ scene with a new toy in tow. One early beta tester called it ‘brilliant,’ while another spilled out a string of expletives followed by the comment, ‘Look at this thing!’ One thing is clear: The future of DJ [...]

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Tech Tools: Rane Sixty-Eight

September 2, 2012 One of the first professional DJ mixers with two USB 2.0 high-speed ports with support for real-time connection of two computers. Two DJs can work in parallel and/or seamlessly transition from one DJ to another. The Rane Sixty-Eight Mixer is the winner of DJ Mag’s 2010 Tech Award for the “Ultimate Club DJ [...]

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Tech Tools: Meet the DB2 – All New DB series mixer

August 19th, 2012 Allen & Heath introduce an altogether new dimension into DJing. Becoming initially famous for the quality of their analogue kit, they used to distain their rivals’ attempts to imitate digitally their superior sound quality. This was the reason why the digital brand unveiled received contentious response first, before it was unanimously acknowledged to [...]

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Dual Monitors – From Production to Mastering

August 12, 2012 Sometimes we feel like our computers make us less productive, but did you know there is one simple and easy thing you can do to be more productive on your computer? What is this miracle application? Wise words from a productivity guru? Nope, none of those things. Extending your computer to a second screen [...]

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Tech Tools: MacBook Pro with Retina Display – A New Standard for DJs

July 15, 2012 During the June 11 2012 press conference at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the company unveiled their new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models for the next generation. These exciting new models have several new features of great benefit to consumers. This includes easy to use features, improvements to speed, power and [...]

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Tech Tools: Midi Fighter 3D

June 24, 2012   This just in from Ian Golding’s DJ Tech Tools! “Are you looking for fun, expressive and intuitive control over audio software like Ableton Live or Traktor?” The brand new Midi Fighter 3D combines 16 customizable RGB illuminated arcade buttons with high resolution motion sensors that produce mind-blowing control across each axis of [...]

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Tech Tools: Technics 1200MK5 Series

June 17, 2012 Like all Technics gear, the 1200MK5 is built to last. It comes with all the features you’ve come to know and love in earlier Technics models, plus a few extras tailored to the needs of the pro DJ. With the new drive system designed by Matsushita, direct-drive varieties are more reliable than the more [...]

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Tech Tools: Traktor Audio 10

June 10, 2012   Yet again, another amazing product from NI that sets a new benchmark for DJ audio interfaces. Successor to the highly acclaimed Audio 8, the Audio 10 has been carefully redefined into this all in one package. “This premium DJ audio interface is built on the established and award-winning design of NI [...]

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Tech Tools: Ortofon Serato S-120

June 3, 2012   In the world of DVS, having the proper cartridge can make or break a gig. With environmental factors influencing tracking quality, it is always important to carry the right unit to exceed your needs. As we all know, the market is flooded with various models and brands that make it hard [...]

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