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Want To Help Design The New Numark MPC DJ Controller?

Numark MPC DJ

The Numark MPC DJ is one of the more exciting new controllers on show at NAMM 2012... and now you've been given the chance to influence its final feature set.

One of the more exciting new controllers here at NAMM 2012 so far has been the Numark MPC DJ. Combining high quality digital turntables (think NS7FX) with basically an MPC production controller, this large, heavy, metal-built unit is potentially a significant step forward for digital DJing.

How can we say that? Well, apart from its obvious combining of production and DJing in one unit, it is going to come with a mysterious piece of software, “MPC DJ software”.

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Video: Reloop Terminal Mix 4 DJ Controller For Serato

Reloop Terminal Mix 4

Big six-inch low-slung jogwheels give the new Reloop Terminal Mix 4 a professional look.

As covered here last week, European pro audio manufacturer Reloop has just announced its latest controller, the Terminal Mix 4, which it is displaying here at NAMM 2012.

It’s the first controller the company has made to work with Serato software, although it is currently only supplied with Serato DJ Intro, which means you can only currently use two of its four channels (as Intro is a two-channel package).

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SCS3 & Virtual DJ: Stanton Tightens Up Its Portable DJ Offering

Stanton SCS.3 System review

'DaScratch' is no more as Stanton tightens up and simplifies its SCS3 portable Dj solution.

Stanton’s forward-thinking SCS.3 system is a modular DJ control surface which while critically acclaimed, failed to take off like maybe the company hoped it would. One of the issues was the over-complicated manner in which it interfaced with Traktor LE, the supplied software.

Now Stanton has revamped the product ready for a relaunch, and switched to a custom version of Virtual DJ, ditching its unloved “DaRouter” interface and Traktor LE, tightening up software control, and overall considerable improving the user experience of the product. What’s more, the supplied version of Virtual DJ has been radically engineered to give clear visual feedback of how to performing DJ is using the SCS.3′s touchpad jogwheels.

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Video: New American Audio VMS Touch

American Audio VMS Touch

The American Audio VMS touch is a small DJ controller with a built-in audio interface and a novel control area.

American Audio has come up with something a little bit different for the latest DJ controller to be added to its range, the VMS Touch, which is being shown here at NAMM 2012.

The VMS Touch is a metal-chassised, two-deck, two-channel DJ controller with lit, touch-sensitive jogwheels, and a large control area that comprises almost entirely of touch-sensitive controls, similar to the Stanton SCS.3.

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Video: DJ-Tech Dragon 2 DJ Controller & Standalone Mixer

DJ-Tech Dragon 2

The DJ-Tech Dragon, as teased a couple of months ago. Now we have the full video...

DJ-Tech announced and had on display its latest product, the flagship Dragon 2 DJ controller, at its stand in NAMM 2012.

The controller offers four deck control of Virtual DJ; touch-sensitive platters with ring rotation lighting; and hardware filters that work with both analogue and digital input.

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Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V Now Supports Algoriddim’s djay 4

Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V djay 4

Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V will soon be compatible with Algoriddim's djay 4.

Pioneer has today at NAMM 2102 announced that its beginner’s controller, the DDJ-ERGO-V, will soon be compatible with Algoriddim’s increasingly popular djay platform for Mac from Algoriddim.

That means that not only does the DDJ-ERGO-V now come with Virtual DJ and Serato Intro in the box, and Traktor Pro 2 compatibility via its own mapping, but it also now works with arguably the fourth largest DJ software as well.

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