DJ TechTools

Dirtybird: What’s In Your DJ Bags?

Dan White — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:49:12 +0000

A few weeks ago we got a chance to shoot an awesome "What's In Your Bag?" segment with Claude Von Stroke, Justin Martin, Christian Martin, J. Phlip, and Worthy at their show in at Mezzanine in San Francisco - some of the key cast members in the... Read more

VCI-400 Ean Golden Edition: Now Available

Dan White — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:13:57 +0000

It's here! Ean's remastering of Vestax's flagship DJ controller is available today for preorders, and we're very excited about this one. The Ean Golden Edition of the VCI-400 features a complete redesign, our Chroma Caps, the craziest DJTT mapping... Read more

Creating Ableton Effect Chains and Randomization Controls

Chris Cartledge — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:22:20 +0000

In the light of Bento San’s excellent Mapulator patch for Max for Live, many of you will be looking just that little bit harder at Ableton Live and what it can do for you. If your interest was piqued but you’re not quite ready to take the plunge... Read more

Mapulator: An Advanced MIDI Mapping Tool for Ableton

BentoSan — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:34:29 +0000

Ableton Live's MIDI mapping is a double-edged sword: super-easy, but somewhat limiting. What if we could go beyond basic mapping? The fact is that complex MIDI translations in Live shouldn't require a doctorate in computer science to pull off, which... Read more

PowerTools Contest Winners

Dan White — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:01:03 +0000

The DJTT labs are crazy this month! We finally had a chance to watch all of the videos submitted to our PowerTools remix competition and now it's time to announce the winner of the contest. I was completely blown away by the response to this contest... Read more

Online DJ Scratch Schools Comparison: Which Is Right For You?

SmiTTTen — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:56:37 +0000

An awesome DJ set rarely comes down to which equipment you use - it’s singularly about the sound you deliver. That is, unless you want to scratch. The tools of the turntablism trade are relatively simple, the techniques have evolved at a... Read more

Mixed In Key Mashup: DJTT Staff Review

Dan White — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:09:47 +0000

Released to the public earlier this week, Mixed In Key's Mashup is a new simple audio program designed around the creation of super simple key-matched mashups. In addition to taking a look at the software's features and foibles, we challenged some... Read more

The VCI-100′s Last Hurrah: New Traktor Pro 2 Overlay

FlashFlooder — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:52:56 +0000

The VCI-100 might be dead, but we've got good news for all our faithful VCI-100 users. After some persistent requests from our passionate forum community, we decided to produce one final overlay to accommodate the official DJ Techtools VCI-100SE v4... Read more