Those madlads at Pioneer DJ (aka AlphaTheta) did it! After years of speculation, fan-made concept art, and wishful thinking, the company dropped the PLX-CRSS12 on the unsuspecting DJ community – and turntablists and hip-hop DJs collectively started salivating. Finally, there’s a turntable capable of playing vinyl with built-in DVS control without the need for needles, […]
The Pioneer parent company present their first mixer, featuring a unique combination of digital and analogue circuits. [embedded content] New from Pioneer parent company AlphaTheta, the Euphonia is the brand’s first mixer, featuring a unique rotary design with a combination of digital and analogue features. There are a few familiar Pioneer-style features here, but the […]
Sultry grooves from the Motor City veteran Alton Miller is a genuine Detroit pioneer who played the city’s earliest house parties – and decades later he is still turning out authentic and emotive deep house. ‘Am Forplay’ is the lead track of his latest three track EP for a new label out of Berlin called […]
Last updated 19 February, 2024 Looking to buy a Pioneer DJ Rekordbox controller or standalone DJ unit, but not sure which to go for? In this article, I’ll explain to you what makes Rekordbox software and Rekordbox controllers/standalones different from the pack, and then give you our six best DJ units for Rekordbox in 2024, […]
Last updated 29 January, 2024 The proposed purchase of Serato by AlphaTheta, the owners of Pioneer DJ and Rekordbox, has stirred strong feelings in the DJ world. Now, the UK Government is inviting people to submit their views to a formal investigation by its Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”). Looks like sh*t just got real! […]
AlphaTheta – Pioneer DJ’s owners and now a brand onto themselves – are taking on low-latency wireless audio. Today they’re introducing the WAVE-EIGHT, a portable wireless DJ speaker that aims to make setting up a party without running cables that much easier. [embedded content] The easiest way to explain the WAVE-EIGHT to DJs who already […]
You might have noticed quite a bit of chatter today on the web about Pioneer DJ “changing their name” to AlphaTheta. They posted a few slides on instagram that outline how that they plan to announce new products (likely this week since it’s NAMM week) under the brand AlphaTheta. They’re still going to keep making […]
Last updated 12 December, 2023 Own a Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10? Beyond the controller’s headline features like track separation, Mix Point Link, and DMX lighting, the FLX10 has a few hidden tricks many users don’t know about. Check out the video lesson above for seven “secret” features you may not have spotted. Here’s what’s covered: 0:00 […]
Last updated 30 November, 2023 Pioneer DJ has announced a reduction in the amount of cloud storage available to users of its Rekordbox Professional plan. Pioneer DJ says the changes are due to a policy change at Dropbox, the provider of storage in this plan. Users with more than 5TB must reduce their usage to […]
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