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Taylor
April 16, 2013

Numark Mixtrack Pro 2 Review

There’s no denying that Numark are at the forefront of the affordable/entry-level DJ controller market. Their Mixtrack series of controllers sparked many other companies to follow suit with their own designs to reach a mass market. While the Numark Mixtrack Pro 2 may not have all the features and cachet of the more popular, expensive, and professional DJ controllers, it does have a solid build quality, all the functionality you need to hone your craft, and it’s gig ready.

There are some great features on the Numark Mixtrack Pro 2, but there are also some limiting attributes which make it best suited for a particular DJ.

Construction

The overall build quality of the Mixtrack Pro 2 is plastic. The knobs, faders, platters (except for the brushed metal Numark logo), and buttons all have the same hard plastic feel from the first generation Numark Mixtrack Pro. The one exception are the MPC …

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UniqueSquared
December 20, 2012

MixVibes Video Plug-In Review

Having the ability to mix videos as well as songs, live, is something I liken to owning a pair of 3d glasses. You might be able to watch your movies in 3d or watch you video games in 3d, but at the end of the day you don’t really need it. My reasons are my own, and may not agree with yours, which is why there are still so many VDJs out there. Serato Video SL has been available as a plug in for Serato users, but now other companies are starting to integrate video mixing in to their DVS packages.

Virtual DJ was once of the first DVS solutions to actually dabble with video mixing. In reality, it never worked out smoothly but the idea has since been around. MixVibes is an alternative to other more popular DVS solutions like Serato, and has slowly been transforming into a larger …

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Taylor
November 7, 2012

Pioneer DDJ-WeGO Overview

Pioneer has certainly been busy in the past few months releasing a series of controllers that fit the needs of different DJ’s from the active professional controllerist like the Pioneer DDJ-SX, to the casual, mobile, bedroom DJ with the Pioneer XDJ-Aero. The Pioneer DDJ-WeGO falls into the latter category with all of the features that you can come to expect from an affordable DJ controller, but with the build quality and attention to detail that comes from Pioneer DJ products. Some DJ’s may scoffingly wave this controller off or wonder why Pioneer, the company responsible for the most used professional DJ equipment, would release a controller like this. Others will view this as a release from a company looking to capitalize on a flourishing low priced DJ controller market. The fact of that matter is that the DDJ-WeGO is made for the beginner or mobile DJ looking to pick up …

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Taylor
October 31, 2012

DJ Controller Comparison: Numark MixTrack Pro, Hercules RMX 2, and Pioneer DDJ-WeGo

With only a few months left before Winter NAMM many companies in the DJ controller market have decided to hold off before releasing anything new and fresh. The exception of course being Pioneer who will be releasing the Pioneer DDJ-SX in November. You can expect a full review of the DDJ-SX as soon as we get our hands on it. In addition to the DDJ-SX, Pioneer has also released a controller that fits into the affordable and portable DJ market with the Pioneer DDJ-WeGo.

For this reason we decided to compare Pioneer’s latest addition into the affordable DJ controller market with some of the more popular DJ controllers within the same price range. It seemed appropriate to compare it to the ever popular Numark MixTrack Pro and the Hercules RMX 2 as these were in the same price range and come bundled with the same software. While all three controllers lock in …

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UniqueSquared
October 8, 2012

Virtual DJ 8 Will Be Multi-Platform & Multi-Touch

There’s gig new for Virtual DJ users. Those patiently waiting for the 8^th version to be released will be happy to know that it will be worth the wait. Atomix, the creator of VDJ, has announced that their software will be fully compatible with touch screen devices. It might seem like there’s already enough iOS DJ applications out there, but a full sized DVS from the big boys has never been accomplished like this.

Even better, VDJ 8 will be offering to all operating systems – this means that android and non iOS devices will also be able to harness it’s new multi-touch powers.…