Phil Morse

Last updated 7 July, 2026 The Lowdown Numark has updated two of its smallest controllers at once. Party Mix III ($149) keeps the light show that made the original Party Mix a fun little device, but adds stems control and crossfader effects. MixTrack Go ($99) replaces the DJ2Go2 Touch and is the smaller of the two, dropping full EQ but keeping stems, hot cues and a filter that doubles as a bass cut.

Last updated 25 June, 2026 Juno Download, one of the original DJ-focused music download stores, has closed for good. On Monday 1 June 2026 the site stopped trading without warning, replacing its storefront with a short farewell message and pointing customers towards rival stores. There was no countdown, no closing-down sale, and no advance notice to the DJs who had been buying from it that morning.

Last updated 28 April, 2026 As VirtualDJ software actually works with pretty much all DJ gear, every year I ask the boss of VirtualDJ the same question: which five controllers do you reckon work best with your software? He has skin in the game, he knows the mappings inside out, and his picks go straight into our annual Gear Guide alongside our own recommendations for all the other platforms (you can get the latest gear guide here). This year’s five are below.