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IWOOT offers Discover DJ Decks
Mix your digital music 15 December 2009 16:55 GMT TweetI Want One Of Those has unveiled the Discover DJ Decks, a USB-equipped DJ interface for mixing digital music. They come equipped with a pair of large platter wheels for accurately cueing songs and scratching.
There's also bass, treble and gain...
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Panasonic to keep Technics turntables... for now
Clarifies SL-1200 statement 7 December 2009 9:52 GMT TweetPanasonic has issued a clarification to its statement on the future of its Technics SL-1200 and SL-1210 turntables. There has been speculation about the industry standard decks since the announcement from antipodean retailers that they would be discontinued.
However,...
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Panasonic claims "no plans to discontinue Technics"
Technics brand to live on - but what about the SL-1200 and SL-1210? 1 December 2009 15:29 GMT TweetOn 27 November, Pocket-lint took a look at the rumours that were swirling around claiming that Panasonic was going to discontinue the Technics SL-1200 and SL-1210 turntables, which are the industry standard for vinyl DJing.
Well, as promised,...
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Panasonic discontinuing Technics 1200 turntables?
DJ staple could be for the chop 27 November 2009 16:50 GMT TweetWe've seen a couple of reports on message boards that seem to indicate that the iconic Technics SL-1200 and SL-1210s may be about to be discontinued. If true, it would be a surprise, as both models represent iconic turntables and are widely considered...
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Add a crossfader to YouTube
Become a VJ in your own home 12 November 2009 15:25 GMT TweetIf you don't fancy shelling out the best part of £6000 for a pair of Pioneer DVJ-X1s and a decent crossfader, here's a cheaper alternative for budding VJs. It's called "Two You Tube Videos And A Motherfucking Crossfader", and it does exactly what it...
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DJ Hero now on shelves
Spin the wheels of steel 30 October 2009 10:53 GMT TweetDJ Hero, Activision's attempt at turning its Guitar Hero franchise over to the world of electronic music, has now been released in Europe and is available to buy. The game simulates some of the fundamentals of DJing using a plastic "deck" controller,...
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Lecci Mini Mixer launched by Bluw
Crossfade between two audio sources 27 October 2009 10:25 GMT TweetWannabe DJs take note - there's a nifty little gadget that's just been released which could make it easier to play off a couple of iPods. The Lecci Mini Mixer is basically a two-channel mixer that allows you to crossfade between a couple of audio sources.
Those...
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VIDEO: Novation Launchpad controller revealed
Multifunctional touchpad interface 2 October 2009 9:48 GMT TweetNovation has come up with a new product designed for controlling Ableton Live - a popular bit of DJing and music production software. It can dynamically control almost every part of the software, from triggering samples to tweaking the mixer.
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Pioneer teases DJ release
"Dawn of a new species" 1 September 2009 12:29 GMT TweetPioneer has released a series of teaser videos for a new DJ product that it's launching on 17 September. The videos, one of which can be seen above, feature big name DJs talking about the product, dropping a few clues.
It seems like it has...