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Welcome to our blog on DJ gear, digital tech and music production equipment. Written by DJs, for DJs, we'll be updating this blog as often as we can on everything that's excellent, new and worth checking out. In addition to "how to" articles and brand features, we'll be publishing product based blogs on controllers, mixers, lighting, PA speakers, DJ headphones, CDJs, turntables and related kit. If you have any other questions about anything on this blog, drop us an email or give us a call and we'll be happy to help.
Roland DJ 808: Timeless Sounds, Modern Design
Roland DJ 808 is the brand's first ever DJ controller. A model for Serato DJ, the 808 enjoys a four channel DJ controller layout along with a dru...
M-Audio Code 61: A Pleasure to Play
M-Audio Code 61 is the flagship model in the brand’s Code series of accessible keyboard controllers. The Code 61 sits above the 25 and 49 models a...
Denon DJ MC6000MK2 DJ Controller: Design for Life
Denon DJ MC6000MK2 DJ Controller is the crème de le crème of Denon DJ controller. It is quite simply the flagship DJ controller. As ever with Deno...
Numark NS6 II: Buddy up
Numark NS6 II is the next generation design of the much-loved and highly respected NS6.
Like its predecessor, it is also a highly innovative, feat...
Akai MPC Live - Compact Standalone MPC Sample: Self-Contained, Self-Assured
Akai MPC Live embodies the brand’s move to dominate the standalone controller market.
In recent years Akai has concentrated on software/controlle...
Akai LPK25 Wireless: Brilliantly portable
Akai LPK25 Wireless is, you guessed it, a wireless version of the LPK25.
It is a compact mini controller that claims to free you from the hassle ...
Akai MPC Touch: Innovative touchscreen workflow
Akai MPC Touch is a pivotal addition to Akai’s MPC family, for one crucial reason and one reason alone: its high resolution, exuberantly coloured, ...
Akai LPD8 Wireless: Lightweight portable controller pad
Akai LPD8 Wireless is exactly what is says on the tin- the Akai LPD8 in wireless form.
The wireless option to the LPD8, this pad controller can b...
Numark NVII: Serato midi controller with screens
Numark NVII allows you to lose yourself in your music, not your computer screen, which offers a fully immersive music creation experience. Numark c...
Denon DS1: Perfect substitute for the Rane SL range?
Denon DS1 is a pioneering interface that is ideal for users of the Serato Noisemap. It can be quite tricky to find a solid interface that is clean ...
Native Instruments Maschine Jam or Mashine Mk2?
Native Instruments Maschine Jam or Maschine MK2? In an already crowded market of controllers, it is difficult to know where to begin, let alone how...
Akai MPK Mini MK2 - the midi controller everyone should own
The Akai MPK Mini MK2 answers the prayers of on-the-go music producers. Sleekly shaped and lightweight, the design is effortlessly portable so can ...