5 times DJs won when Serato + Pioneer DJ collaborated
This week's surprise news of a pending acquisition of Serato Audio Research by AlphaTheta Corporation (Pioneer…
AlphaTheta (Pioneer DJ) just acquired Serato Audio Research (Serato DJ)
AlphaTheta Corporation has acquired Serato Audio Research and the two companies will turn their long-standing…
MasterSounds and Union Audio release Four Valve MK2 + Two Valve MK2 Rotary DJ Mixers: Enhanced…
Discover the MasterSounds Four Valve MK2 and Two Valve MK2 analog DJ mixers, packed with innovative features like Variable-Q high pass filters and Innofader crossfaders for a top-notch mixing experience.
Review: Traktor Pro Plus 3.8 – After 8 months, is the subscription worth 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 or some next-level software features instead got another subscription sales pitch. At…
Pioneer DJ offers its own extended gear warranty: AlphaTheta Care
AlphaTheta Care – it's a mouthful of a name, and it sounds familiar on first glance (hello, Apple Care?). It's the new gear protection program for Pioneer DJ products that its parent company announced yesterday – an additional…
Hercules DJControl Inpulse T7: a motorized Serato DJ controller for $700?
It might be a bit quiet at NAMM this year in the DJ space, but one of the strong contenders for best product drop comes from Hercules DJ. They've been working hard to get their controllers on the map of DJs looking for more affordable and…
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