Open Labs showcased their new DBeat at MusikMesse. The DBeat marks the first product developed by Open Labs specifically for the DJ and electronic musician market by incorporating a broader range of sounds, powerful DJ hardware and software for live performance and studio capabilities. The DBeat instrument was engineered for portability and power. Encased in an...

Denon has unveiled the DN-X1700, a new digital mixer with performance features, solid sound quality, control and 32-bit digital analogue conversion. The DN-X1700 is a four-channel tabletop mixer with rubberised knobs, 60mm Alps K Series channel faders, 45mm FLEX cross fader, a color LCD display, extended 24-point LED channel and output metering, and LED ring...

Ableton has released Live 8 and Ableton Suite 8. Two new instruments, Collision and Latin Percussion are also available as part of Ableton Suite 8, or for sale individually. Live 8 and Suite 8 enhance the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with many new techniques, effects and most-wanted workflow improvements. These include a new groove engine,...

Stanton DJ has officially announced the SCS.3m, a multi-touch mixer component to their 3 series of Digital DJ controllers. The SCS.3m is a portable new MIDI controller with a control surface that emulates the layout of a traditional two channel mixer, but is completely touch-sensitive and features the StanTouch technology introduced in its deck controller...

TASCAM has premiered the M-164 series, a new line of analog mixers, combining analog and digital technology. The M-164 is a 16-channel mixer with 6 mic inputs, EQ and abuilt-in meter bridge. The M-164FX adds digital effects like reverb, delay and chorus, and the M-164UF is the first compact mixer with a built-in USB 2.0 to deliver all 16 outputs to a computer...