Like me, are you annoying tapper wherever you are? Don’t worry — the new Melodics Controller app for iOS has your finger drumming training covered.

Post-NAMM, the DJWORX team and Elliot Marx tried to cram his new Mini Innofader into a Pioneer DDJ-SX and Vestax VCI-400. And DJ Zo tried them out.

DIY and modding are key tenets of the portabism scene. Normally it’s hardware tweaks, but established player Bihari Designs has made the snappily named “The Ahhh Fresh “Print It Yourself” Picture Disc” — a clear 45 full of the scratch sound standards, with a self adhesive back, ready for you own printouts.

Drawing a line under recent uncertainty and clearing the road ahead, Pioneer DJ parent company AlphaTheta has been bought by Japanese manufacturer Noritsu Koki.

Having already seen the Rane brand relaunched at the DMC USA final last weekend, it’s just a matter of confirming that the new Rane SEVENTY TWO is real, and puts them very firmly back on the battle and wider DJ map. While a good deal of what you wanted to know is already out there,…

Brand blinkers have no place on DJWORX. So judging the Urbanears Zinken DJ headphones on merit only, Dan Morse really likes what he finds.