In 2012, today’s professional DJs tend to be equally practiced in music production and the creation of their own tracks and sounds as in DJ mixing itself.

Mixing has quickly moved from vinyl turntables to CDJs and now, the latest DJ Controllers are proving to be highly creative, popular and useful tools.

2012 Ideal DJ Setup

So as the new year dawns so does the new age of the Digital DJ where the ideal DJ Setup is part mixing, with a high quality DJ Controller like the Traktor Kontrol S2 or S4 and part music production with Ableton Live and a Keyboard Midi Controller like the Novation SL MkII.

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I have to admit that for quite some time I saw Beats by Dr. Dre headphones as all style and marketing and no substance but that was before I actually put a pair of Beats on my ears and gave them a good listening to.

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There is a lot to love about the new Pioneer DDJ-ERGO DJ Controller and if I were a beginner DJ just starting out, I can easily see the ERGO being my first DJ hardware purchase.

Let’s start with the overall look. It’s really cool and beautiful looking and I can easily see the Pioneer DDJ-ERGO selling like hotcakes out of Apple stores everywhere. In fact, it’s designed with a laptop dock so that it sits over the keyboard with the screen in the same view as the controller itself. That’s a real space saver and I think it just really makes sense for ease of use for the controller to integrate with the laptop so well.

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DJ Controllers are quickly becoming a very popular choice for Beginner DJ’s and Professional DJ’s alike.

With the recent introduction of high quality DJ Controllers from Native Instruments and Pioneer, the quality and features you’ll find in the newest and best DJ Controllers are top-notch. A DJ Controller is an excellent way to get started DJing because it gives you all of the same control you would have with a CD Player or Turntable and Mixer set-up, and more in some cases, but with one piece of equipment that you can use directly with a DJ Software program and access your entire music collection directly from your computer.

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Producing your own music has become the key for any DJ who wants to further their creativity behind the decks and further their career.

Making your own beats has never been as accessible as it is today. Create quality tracks with Ableton Live or Logic Studio and a keyboard right on your MacBook, iMac or PC!

Novation SL MkII USB Midi Controller Keyboard

The Novation SL MkII gives you complete control over your music making software that is both intuitive and intelligent.

The Novation SL MkII puts the power and fun of making your own music with Ableton right into your fingertips.

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