We are very happy to announce the first Dj TechTools digital dj competition. This is a chance for you to show off your skills to a wider audience and win some incredible prizes.
Grand Prize:
A week long residency with Ean Golden at the 5 star Karma resorts on the island of Bali. Your flight and hotel will be paid for courtesy of Karma Resorts, all you need to do is show up, relax and rock the islands best outdoor parties and day time chill out events.
Runner Up:
A Novation Nocturn and a subscription to Remix Magazine, Dj TechTools T-shirts and stickers.
Third Place
A subscription to Remix Magazine, Dj TechTools T-Shirt and stickers
All 3 winners will be featured in a story right here on Dj TechTools.com
How to Enter:
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When M-audio first introduced the Oxygen 8 25-key MIDI controller, few could have predicted how widespread and popular it would become. By all accounts, that early model looked like a toy keyboard aimed squarely at bedroom producers. The strange thing was, it worked well, lasted forever and seemed to creep into just about everyone’s collection. So when I heard that M-Audio would be releasing a full-size MIDI DJ controller, it did not surprise me that it also looked a tad bit toyish. The only question was if it would be as handy and reliable as my Oxygen 8, which ironically was recently retired to keyboard heaven after nearly three years of destructive use as a dedicated DJ controller. Although it will take a few years and a lot of gigs to really put an Xponent to the test of time, first impressions are good, and it appears that it is just the tool to have in your arsenal of DJ weaponry.
Read the entire review here
For the past year I have been harping on the team at Ableton to include dj style song nudging in their software. Finally, when Live 7 hits selfs at the end of 2007, you will be able to do just that. This means that you can gently massage tracks together with a midi controller instead of using the mouse to manually adjust warp markers in the middle of a gig.
Another common dj complaint about Live has been the quality of its sound especially when several tracks are pushed to the max. To adress this and other requests they have wisely included a new series of vintage style studio compressors. If these new compressors live up to the hype you should be able to get the loud warm sound out of Live that people expect in the club.
If these new tools are implemented effectively, don’t be surprised to see a large group of djs that are currently straddling the fence jump over to using Ableton Live full time.
Ean Golden
Yes, the much anticipated Numark IDJ2 is here. This radical jump in technology officially bridges the gap, allowing just about everyone to dive into the dj pool and test the waters. Look for a full review in Remix magazine soon but for now check out this short video that explains some of the basic features.
“The Dj Jammer”
Apparently, they have been working on this since 2002 but it looks like a really bad corporate super bowl ring to me. The Dj Jammer allows you to scratch in the air and jump to different points of the song using hand movements. Sick!! Some folks have also been working on this idea but using the Nintendo WII platform as a dj tool.
Wondering what exactly does the VCI-100 do? Here is a quick break down I shot for Vestax:
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