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DJ Craze – Traktor Scratch 2 Demo

Joe Turksta — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:17:42 +0000

Check the 5 X DMC Champ give Traktor 2 a belting.

Reasons Why The I-Pad Is Great

Joe Turksta — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:00:50 +0000

Wow.. This Youtube video has blown me away.

I was searching Scratch Live 2.0 videos on Youtube and came across this gem!

The video below is an I-Pad controlling Serato Scratch Live 2.0 which is pretty amazing. Ages ago there were talks of the I-Phone doing this sort of shit, but the issue there is the screen is fucking small. The I-Pad solves this problem and by what it’s doing in the video below, it makes me want to buy one.

Check this shit out!

I-Pad Controlling Serato Scratch Live 2.0:

DJ Craze vs. Traktor Scratch Pro

Joe Turksta — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:00:44 +0000

My lord.

This one is sick as fuck. I think I prefer this one over Rafik’s routine – but that might be because I understand it more? hmm

Also, just for notes sake.. This video (and the Rafik one below) is done using Traktor Scratch Pro with a Kontrol X1 Controller add-on.

Check this one out!

DJ Craze vs. Traktor Scratch Pro:

PS: Apologies if you seen these already!

DJ Rafik vs. Traktor Scratch Pro

Joe Turksta — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:00:52 +0000

I jacked these off DJ CXL while I was browsing through my man Che Fu’s Facebook Page.

These videos are a 3 part series of DJ Rafik giving Traktor Scratch Pro a good thrash. Check ‘em out!

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

The DMC Brand In NZ Is No More

Joe Turksta — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:10:13 +0000

It’s the end of an era, but the beginning of a new one.

The DMC brand is no longer in New Zealand and instead been replaced with a new brand called “Mix Foundation”. Along with these changes we see the DMC Wellington store closed down and the Auckland store rebranded as this…

For everyone in Wellington, the DMC Store on Cuba Street closes down this Friday and they have a clearance sale on from now until then. Get down there and check it out- You might get something cool for cheap!

Welcome To The Vestax 05 Pro 4

Joe Turksta — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:30:56 +0000

This mixer is set to see the 4th generation released and my lord have they made some changes.

This mixer isn’t yet confirmed as a release and the model you’re about to see is a prototype version of this mixer. I like what I see here, and if it’s going to be released, it could very well beat my current favourite mixer – the Vextax 08 Pro.

Basic changes:

The Vestax 05 Pro 4 has MID range EQ (something the previous generations have lacked on)

Has an Auxiliary Port

Booth Volume Control

Red Faceplate & Knobs

Big Transform Switches

External knobs to control Upfaders

Fader curves controlled from the front of the mixer

Dual Headphone Ports (Big & Small)

Midi Buttons for various tasks (Scratch Live Compatible)

See the following video for a visual look of the mixer:

The Vestax 05 Pro 4:

I hope this comes into production and gets released. The Vestax 05 Pro is one of my favourite mixers to cut on. The current generations are annoying to mix on because the mid range isn’t adjustable.

Once again props to Gizmo and his team for the video hook up.

Detailed Look At How Serato & Ableton’s Product “The Bridge” Works

Joe Turksta — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:26 +0000

If you remember 8 posts back, I wrote about Serato & Ableton joining forces to bring you a product called “The Bridge”.

DJ 41 (formerly DJ 41:30 & now works for Serato) gave Gizmo and his team the exclusive run down on the product at NAMM 2010.

Check out this demo and see for yourself how awesome this product really is:

DJ 41 Give A Demo Of Serato & Ableton’s Product “The Bridge”:

I need this in my life!!!!

PS: For the record, DJ 41 (41:30) has one of the best Major Flavours scratch breaks of all time. Check out Major Flavours 1 (NZ) if you haven’t heard it!

Introducing the “Scratchophone”

Joe Turksta — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:20:24 +0000

Firstly.. Props to the dude Ric Rush for putting this up on his Facebook.

This is the “Scratchophone”

Basically a “Scratchophone” is a turntable, a mixer, and a pair of speakers built into an All-In-One unit. The “Scratchophone” is portable and can be used in whatever situation.

Check out this video of Q-Bert giving it a test run!

DJ QBert’s Scratchophone Demo At The Octagon:

Website: http://www.scratchophone.com/

A Deeper Insight Into The Rane “Sixty Eight”

Joe Turksta — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:00:09 +0000

Here is with Aroha from Serato giving a deeper demonstration of the Rane “Sixty Eight” Mixer (posted a couple of posts back).

This mixer is crazy!

Rane “Sixty Eight” Demonstration:

Serato’s NAMM 2010 Releases (Pt. 3)

Joe Turksta — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:27:35 +0000

Serato & Ableton have joined forces and have come up with something so ridiculously crazy, I predict it’s about to fuck up the purchases DJ’s make to Protools & Apple (for Logic Pro).

Introducing “The Bridge”. It’s a plugin for Serato Scratch Live to work with Ableton Live and vice verca.

There are 2 parts to this plugin- The first is Ableton working inside Serato Scratch Live and the second is Serato Scratch Live working inside Ableton.

Part 1 – Ableton Live into Serato Scratch Live:

You can have a studio session inside Ableton Live and import it into Serato Scratch Live and play with it. This is highly handy if you’re a producer who uses Ableton Live

Part 2 – Serato Scratch Live into Ableton Live:

This part is the bit which is going to change the mixtape game completely. You can record your Serato Sessions (Your DJ Sets) into Ableton Live. This means you’re able to record all your sets into mixtapes on the fly without a lot of effort.

Now along with these comes a price. “The Bridge” as a plugin is Free Of Charge. However if you don’t have Ableton Pro you’re going to have to purchase it for this feature to work. Of course you’re going to have Serato Scratch Live with Hardware – But I’m sure you already own that side of it.

Check the video below and the link underneath for more information:

Serato Scratch Live & Ableton Live Integration:

Link: http://www.ableton.com/thebridge