The Stanton SCS.4DJ is designed to provide an option for DJs that doesn't require them to take their laptop to every show. The device is well-built and has some very interesting features integrated into it that make controlling your mixes a breeze. It does have some lacking elements where supported [...]
The first thing you notice when you boot up Algoriddim's djay, $20 USD on the Mac App Store, is its simplicity. It's luxuriantly spacious - but it is a polished interface, featuring two big 1200-style platters complete with pilot lamps. These, and not the waveforms, are the focus of the [...]
In my wrap-up article for the 2012 NAMM Show, I remarked that Gemini’s new CDJ-700 is similar in both name and appearance to Pioneer’s celebrated line of CD players, and that this similarity was likely to attract many new customers to the Gemini brand, along with a much more economical [...]
Hercules is known for paying close attention to design and software integration with its DJ and Digital Music line. Crossfadr reviewed the DJ Console 4-Mx last year and was impressed with its build quality. Today we take a look at Hercules' newest budget friendly, entry level DJ controller, the DJ [...]
We’ve covered a lot of Mixvibes products here at Crossfadr. They’re a prolific little company, going head to head with a prodigious barrage of hardware, software, and apps - so far centred almost exclusively around their flagship mixing program Cross - against some titanic competition. Unlike the slower-moving juggernauts, they’ve proven [...]
If you are looking for a professional-grade DJ controller packed with all of the industry standard components, the Pioneer DDJ-S1 DJ controller is a good bet. This controller has solid user reviews and could certainly pass as a professional set-up for clubs and bigger venues. Basic Features Start [...]
Future DJ, by Romanian developers Xylio, looks great. Graphically, I mean. The icon is crisp, the GUI is clear, and the colour scheme easy on the eye. Even the animations when you press a button have a rich gleam to them, clicking in and then softly springing back into place. [...]
When the Digital DJ market exploded, everyone jumped at the possibilities of creating the best DJ Controller. But there was one small problem: they were mostly 4-channel controllers. And the simple fact is DJ's don't really rock 4 turntables and/or 4 decks using your favorite DJ software. Manufacturers [...]
Magix made their name with Samplitude in Germany in the 90s, and they’re also behind undervalued PC DAW Sequoia – so they have some credibility. In fifteen years they’ve gone from a team of five with one product to a global company with 300 staff and a portfolio that includes [...]
I know. I know. You'd rather click the 'Congratulations!' pop-up to try and win that free iPad than listen to me wax poetic on the advantages and disadvantages of two of the lowest-end controllers on the DJ market. I know! But hey, before you do, I should tell [...]