Packed up the decks again, for the last time, yesterday. I just don’t have the desk space to have them sitting out all the time (and my mixer is just pitiful). Why not kill two birds with one stone? Save space and not have to buy another analogue mixer? Everyone knows the future is digital anyway, don’t they?
Russ Chimes rocks a Novation Nocturn at some houseparty in Brooklyn. Pitch control? Platter control? Level control? Nah, leave it to Ableton, eight knobs and a cross-fader.
We all know Ean Golden is the champion of all things Vestax, particularly the VCI-100 modified with arcade buttons and painted black.
Felix Cartal has been known to use a UC-33 for some time. They’re getting a bit old now aren’t they?



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