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.

Our good friends over at Native Instruments dropped a jem on the DJ-world earlier this week while I was sick and away in Denver for other business. Sorry I didn't get to this as fast as I should have, but better late than never! Traktor 2.5 with the new remix decks is now available for free upgrade download for current Traktor 2.0 users. Traktor 2.5 can also be bought for only $90 for users who do not currently have Traktor. We'll have the full HD-Video in-depth Review of the new Traktor 2.5 and the Traktor F1 hardware as soon as its released but check out my initial thoughts on the new update along with the video and instructions on how to go get your copy of Traktor 2.5 early!

New York deep house don Marc 'MK' Kinchen recreates his remix of Storm Queen's "Look Right Through" with Maschine. Marc uses Maschine to chop up a vocal sample and build a remix, then drags the parts straight into Traktor's Remix Decks -- ready for road testing in some of the world's top clubs. Check out the video of MK's thought process in the production realm as well as in the DJ realm inside, then head on over to our full written review to see if the Maschine will suit your production needs.

Our good friends over at Native Instruments are never ones to quit while they are ahead in the DJ software game. This is a great thing for DJ's all over the world because we get to reap the benefits of this new age of digital DJ competition and all the new digital hardware and software goodness it brings. Introducing the new Traktor Kontrol F1 Pad-Based DJ controller that was built to control the new Remix Decks included in the all new Traktor PRO 2.5 software update along with other new functions and features. Check out the full press release, info links, and Demo video inside.