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RSS FeedAbleton’s New SDK Is Bigger Than a Producer Toy Ableton has opened a new door for power users with the public beta of its Extensions Software Development Kit. The free toolkit lets Live 12 Suite...
A Windows Music Upgrade With Real DJ Consequences Microsoft’s 2026 Windows MIDI Services rollout is intended to modernize MIDI on Windows 11 with better MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 support. For music...
DJ Library Tools Are Becoming Essential Software As DJs bounce between rekordbox USB export, Serato performance rigs, VirtualDJ video sets, streaming playlists, backup drives, and record pools, the...
Autopilot Is Not Just Another DJ App Teaser Deadmau5 has been demonstrating a custom DJ platform called Autopilot, and while it is not a mass-market Serato or rekordbox rival today, it is one of the...
Mixxx’s Next Big Upgrade Is Hiding in a Skin Rebuild Mixxx has published a new Google Summer of Code 2026 development update, and it is more important than a normal theme announcement. Developer...
A Portable Sampler With DJ Workflow Implications Akai Professional’s new MPC Sample is aimed at beatmakers, but DJs should not ignore it. Announced by Akai Professional on March 24, 2026, the device...
Not Just Another Two-Channel Controller Native Instruments’ Traktor MX2 arrived as a streamlined two-channel controller, but its importance is bigger than its footprint. Native Instruments announced...
A Tiny DVS Box With a Big Idea DVS has historically meant one thing: turntables plus timecode vinyl plus a laptop running Serato, Traktor, rekordbox, VirtualDJ, or another DJ platform. Devious Pocket...
Juno Download Is Gone , and DJs Should Pay Attention One of the most important digital music stores for working electronic DJs has abruptly disappeared. Resident Advisor reported on June 1, 2026 that...
A Maintenance Build With Real Gig Value VirtualDJ’s biggest 2026 headlines have been about AI features, fluid beatgrids, visuals, lyrics, and modern effects. But the newest practical story is the...
Serato’s Multi-FX Plugin Moves Deeper Into the Studio Serato’s latest DJ software news is not only about decks and controllers. The company has also updated its production ecosystem with Serato Hex...
Midi Fighter Gets Its Biggest Utility Refresh in Years Controllerism may not dominate DJ tech headlines the way stems, streaming, and standalone players do, but DJ TechTools just delivered a reminder...