Roland announced the new TR-1000 Rhythm Creator today: a $2,699 USD drum machine that blends digital sound engines and analog circuitry with new sampling abilities, all in one heavy-hitting piece of ...

We’re living in a golden age of music production gear, where pro-level sound isn’t locked behind the glass in high-end studios, it’s now right on your desk! Right now, it’s on my desk. The Scarlett ...

AlphaTheta’s newest piece of production gear has arrived: an affordable and portable groovebox, tagged with quite the catchy name to fit its style. The Chordcat is a battery-powered sequencer with 8 ...

For DJs, the choice of a USB drive can be a pretty important step in preparation. Making sure that your DJ flash drive is a reliable partner that stands up to the stresses of your DJ life is critical.

Those madlads at Pioneer DJ (aka AlphaTheta) did it! After years of speculation, fan-made concept art, and wishful thinking, the company dropped the PLX-CRSS12 on the unsuspecting DJ community – and ...

In our industry, we’ve watched many brands consolidate over the last decade. Naturally, AlphaTheta’s pending acquisition of Serato Audio Research feels like it could be an intense consolidation for ...

In the 2020s, it seems that everything costs a monthly fee, and everything is connected to the cloud. For better or for worse, DJ software is no different, with the advantages of cloud storage, music ...

Whether you’re a seasoned DJ of many years or just getting into the craft, you’ve probably struggled with organizing playlists at some point in your career (I know I have). As someone who’s been DJing ...

Spinning platter controllers and players made an unexpected comeback in the last few years. While the Numark NS7 had enjoyed three different iterations, it was always a niche product and was never ...

It seems that you may have enjoyed my last entry on the weird DJ gear out there, so I am back with a few more items that may have been forgotten through the eons of time. Today, we’ll explore four ...

To start: let’s paint a picture. You spent quarantine holed up away from shows and decided to get into synths, drum machines, samplers, and the wide world of hardware noise generators and effects. Now ...

Rane DJ is no stranger to DJ collaborations. Back in the 2000s, they released the Grand Master Flash edition of the Empath. In 2012, they released the Z-Trip edition of the Sixty-Two. Now, in 2021, ...