Just as I'm heading out the door to drive less than an hour away to the DJ Expo in Atlantic City, Native Instruments sends me a new press release about their new Traktor DJ Cable. The Traktor DJ Cable is now available for only $19.99 and it works as a DJ splitter cable which turns one eighth-inch output into two separate output sockets. This is imperative for DJ's as one output is used to cue (or pre-listen) to the music in the headphones while the audience listens to the master output through the speakers.

The New Native Instruments Maschine Jam has now been officially released to the public we have our review unit here and we're ready to roll! The new Maschine Jam is perfect for performances and setting up grooves using the built in sequencer. The Maschine Jam sports a 64 Pad section, touch strips for control, and many more features. Check out the new Native Instruments video showing exactly what these new smart strips can do.

Late last year, we reviewed the new Native Instruments Powerful tools that allow producers to make music of all styles and genres. The Native Instruments Maschine Studio easily allows users to bang out beats on the drum pads while the Native Instruments Komplete Keyboards made it simple to add a melody to the rhythm. Now Native Instruments has integrated the Maschine Studio with the Komplete Keyboards to make an easy and intuitive workflow for production.

The Traktor DJ App for the iPad has been out for a few months now and DJ's are finally starting to find their own with the software and make some cool mashups and remixes using this compact setup. DJ Shiftee, who always does his thing on the Traktor gear videos, has now released his Demo video of him getting busy with the Traktor DJ App on the go in the streets of Berlin. Check out what DJ Shiftee was able to come up with and then get out there and come up with your own trickery on the Traktor DJ App.

The new Traktor Pro 2.5 software and Traktor Kontrol F1 Controller are set to arrive on store shelves everywhere next month. In the meantime, Native Instruments is providing us with a slew of new videos and information regarding the new 2.5 software update and F1 controller to hold everyone over until the actual release. This new video will show controllerist Moldover combining two F1 controllers with his Traktor Kontrol S4 in order to unlock the full potential of Traktor's new Remix Decks. Check out the full video inside along with a quick breakdown from yours truly.

The TRAKTOR 2.6.1 update is out now via Service Center. This update is free to all TRAKTOR PRO 2 users and lets you seamlessly sync meta data for your tracks from TRAKTOR DJ to TRAKTOR PRO and back including all BPM, beat grid and cue point information*. What’s more, this update also introduces TRAKTOR DJ’s key and downbeat detection for smooth harmonic mixing and formidable beat gridding. Check out the press release and links download inside.