“No Deal”: New Zealand’s ComCom denies clearance for AlphaTheta’s Serato acquisition
We covered the initial news last year about how AlphaTheta (Pioneer DJ’s parent company) proposed a corporate acquisition of Serato Audio Research. Today,...
5 instances DJs gained when Serato + Pioneer DJ collaborated
This week’s surprise news of a pending acquisition of Serato Audio Research by AlphaTheta Corporation (Pioneer DJ’s parent company) riled up many DJs....
AlphaTheta (Pioneer DJ) simply obtained Serato Audio Analysis (Serato DJ)
It might read a bit like an April Fool’s joke, but no – according to a post just now on the Serato blog,...
Assessment: Traktor Professional Plus 3.8 – After 8 months, is the subscription price it?
It’s been about eight months since Native Instruments announced the Traktor Pro Plus subscription in August 2022. Traktor DJs hoping for new hardware...
MasterSounds and Union Audio unlock 4 Valve MK2 + Two Valve MK2 Rotary DJ...
MasterSounds and Union Audio have unveiled the new MK2 version of their flagship Valve range of hand-made rotary DJ mixers, the Four Valve...
The Resurgence of DJing’s Golden Age May Come With AI
For DJs who remember their history – or have read “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” – it wasn’t that long ago...
MIXO needs to become DJ Library Control with their new platform
MIXO is a new platform/app announced last week, designed to manage playlists from any device, sync with desktops, import & export between DJ...
Get In a position: The Long run of AI-Powered DJing is Closer Than You...
In my last article, I shared my vision of a golden age of DJing brought about by advancements in AI-generated music. You might...
AI Song Technology simply were given an entire lot higher
The day when you can entirely generate your own songs using AI, ready for a club play, is drawing nearer.Last week, researchers from...
Movement at once from Beatport on CDJ-3000s with the brand new StreamingDirectPlay function
A fresh firmware update – version 3.0 – arrives for Pioneer DJ’s CDJ-3000s today, and with it comes the ability to stream tracks right from...