NAMM 2011 - Reloop Jockey 3 (By Skratchworx)

I really like this unit.... :) Big buttons, thick knobs, large jog-wheels and tight faders. Simply fantastic.
And the fact that you use it as a stand alone mixer without any computer connected makes it perfect to install in clubs that are looking to take a step by step upgrade into the future.

Ean Golden interview's Richie Hawtin at Namm 2011 (Future of Digital Djing)

One of my favorite digital DJs (Ean Golden) meets up with the godfather of digital DJing (Richie Hawtin) and talk about the start of it all and in what direction it is heading.

"It's not what the equipment does, but what YOU can do through it!" - Richie Hawtin, NAMM 2011 -

Pioneer DDJ-T1 Traktor Controller

The unit will be for sale in Febuary 2011 at a suggested retail price of $1299.

Big picture of the unit from digitaldjtips.com

Mission III is here!

The German hardware produser teased us about the release of a new controller at NAMM 2011. It has now been reliesed and the new controller is named Reloop Jockey 3. Not a revolutionary, but an ok controller never the less.
It is basicaly a compact, big button, small format, two channel, four deck controller with built-in soundcard.
Got to love ze Germans...

Notable Features:

• Analog mixer capabilities (Inputs can either be routed directly to faders or to soundcard)
• Adjustable drag for the touch sensitive platters
• 4 Modes for the platters: Vinyl, CDJ, Search and FX
• 4 Deck assignable (only two faders!)
• High-end 24 bit / 96 kHz audio interface with BurrBrown AD/DA converters and MIDI interface
• High res jogwheels
• Exchangable x-fader
• Channel VU-meters
• Two headphone connectors (6,3 and 3,5 mm jack)
• Dual master (6,3 mm jack and RCA) and booth output

Traktor Pro Hotkey stickers for Mac

KB Covers has done a keyboard mapping overlay for Traktor. You can use these stickers to make your keyboard much more suited for hotkeys. Sadly the stickers are only available for Macbook, Macbook Air and Macbook Pro, so the computerusers will have to look elsewhere.

Check it out here

Traktor offer extended

Native Instrument had a campain in december where they had 50% off Traktor. The offer originaly expired 31.12.2010, but it's now extended to 31.03.2011.

So if you didn't know about the original offer or just didn't get off your ass to get the worlds best DJ software. You can get it for half price untill 31.03.2011.

And for those of you who wonder if I get payed to write this... No, I don't. :)

Gemini CTRL-47

It's said to be a premium quality 4 deck controller for DJs. As I said earlier about Gemini is that in my experience (when I bought a Gemini mixer for about 15 years ago) they weren't very solid products. Hopefully this has changed.

However. The layout of the controller is in my eyes lacking a whole range of funtioncs that should be used by anyone who is wielding the mighty Traktor. So it's a four deck, dual transport midi controller with effect section and then some. I'm missing buttons for some loop functions, hotcues and beatjump. With only two buttons on transport control it's also missing quite alot on that arena aswell.

My tip:
Check out any other 4 deck controller before this one if you're thinking about going for Traktor. Don't limit your self to this controller and the simple lack of buttons and knobs.