When engineers at Native Instruments were developing Traktor Kontrol Z1, they tried to come to the basics of Traktor DJ for iPad, trying to fit it in the same form factor as F1 and X1. Z1 has the most recognizable surface of all 3 units, with a standard...
The release of MC-505 took place in 1998. Groovebox is based on the same core as the JV series instruments are, and shares a lot with the JV/XP synthesizer lines. MC-505 is designed for aggressive genres of music, like techno, and for this purpose the...
The most budget controller DDJ-SB2 made by Pioneer appeared on the shelves in 2016. It is a follower of DDJ-SB, and has the same features, such as: chunky responsive platters, a 3-band equalizer, special filter knobs, and 16 pads. Its body is made of...
Light, compact, and far from "toy" plastic DJ-controllers, DDJ-RB from Pioneer DJ looks like a serious device. Its body, like the facade, is made of rigid plastic, and the knobs of the 3-band equalizer with the filter also made of plastic, but they do...
The basic-featured controller Korg KAOSS DJ was released in 2015. It has a built-in audio interface, and a 2-channel mixer that can function in Standalone mode (there are 4 RCA inputs for CDJ/MP3 players on the rear panel, and the signal from a...