Jazzmutant has launched version 2 of their trademark Lemur MIDI controller while also dropping the price about a thousand dollars. The colorful interface for the device can be used to control any DJ mixing software or soft synth program via MIDI, including Ableton Live and Native Instruments software such as Massive and Reaktor.
Rane's Sixty Eight, set to arrive in April, is the first DJ mixer with two high speed USB 2.0 ports, allowing for real-time connection of two computers at once.
The Novation Launchpad controller, codeveloped by Novation and Ableton, looks like an interesting entry into the growing range of MIDI controllers geared towards digital DJ mixes and live sets.
If nothing else, you have to admire the Pacemaker for its audacity. Like the iPod and the iPhone, Tonium's portable DJ mix capable MP3 player really is the first of its kind.
After pioneering DJ midi controllers with the VCI-100, Vestax has joined forces with Serato to deliver its successor. The VCI-100 was a convincing entry into the emerging world of virtual DJ midi controllers - you'd just have to find the right DJ mix software to use it with.
