With the advent of vinyl, it is no surprise that more manufacturers a jumping on the plastic wagon to bring tools to those who still pursuing vinyl, Numark is the latest to come to the table, with an announcement at the Atlantic City Dj Expo of their latest turntable the TT250USB.
Native Instruments has officially announced the Traktor Kontrol D2 along with pricing and release date. The Traktor Kontrol D2 was teased last month at WMCin performances by Dubfire, MK, and Uner but exact details were missing. Now Dj TechTools has the full scoop on the latest hardware from Berlin
Native Instruments has taken isolated the deck portion of a S8 to create a more portable and affordable Kontrol D2. For DJs that already have a 4 channel mixer, they can get the benefit of the screens and extra controls without the larger size and price tag of the Kontrol S8.
Numark made a huge statement by implying that their new Numark NV controller “changes everything”, as with many product launches these statements are usually scoffed at, so is this a serious game changer or is this just hype, we take a look at the features of this controller reflecting on features and response its getting from other major reviewers:
Firstly lets look at the features of this controller
Tweak, Play, and Sequence Samples – volca-Style
You can perform with just one unit --- the volca sample.
The volca sample is a sample sequencer that lets you edit and sequence up to 100 sample sounds in real time for powerful live performances. It’s a powerful addition to any existing volca setup, or simply on its own. The new volca lets you recapture the excitement of the first generation of samplers, in which any sound --- vocals, spoken words, ambient sound, or glitches --- becomes material for your creations! The one downfall we find with this sampler though is that one needs to Sample through the iOS app , which means you have to own an iOS device to to actually sample it , or else you pretty much out in the cold,
