Here's one for you fact fans: in the 60s a man called Francis Grasso invented a DJing technique called 'beatmixing'. People were leaving the dancefloor in the gaps between songs, so Grasso kept people ...

We've covered a few DJ apps here on GeekDad since the arrival of the iPad, including Algoriddim's DJay and IK Multimedia's DJ Rig. Both are excellent apps, and perform their required functions ...

Many modern DJs prefer to mix with an iPad instead of a laptop, and Native Instruments has just updated its Traktor Kontrol S4 and S2 decks (shown both above and below the break) to accommodate those ...

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DJing (or is that deejaying?) on the iPad is pretty rad, but what do you do about cueing up the next track? If you’ve got $20 to spend, you can buy the Traktor DJ cable, a splitter that lets you cue a ...

Whether you're spinning music for your friends at a house party or a professional DJ who doesn't always want to lug their gear to a gig, a new DJ app for iPad caters to both newbies and pros alike.

Native Instruments on Thursday announced the release of Traktor 3.3, a new version of its DJ software for Mac OS X and Windows. A free update for registered users of Traktor 3, the software costs $229 ...

We've long been fans of Traktor. More than any PC DJing software, it offers a simple route into DJing that doesn't involve any expensive hardware. It makes sense to find out if you can match a beat ...

Native Instruments noted today that its Traktor DJ software is now shipping with Stanton Magnetics Inc.’s Final Scratch technology. The Final Scratch 1.1 package, bundling Traktor FS software, was ...

Pioneer is big in the DJ gear market and has unveiled a pair of new DJ controllers that are aimed at the professional that uses Traktor or Serato software to spin their tunes. Both of the new ...