Serato DJ 1.7.1 Update with Akai AMX Support

Serato has just announced that its new Serato DJ 1.7.1 update has been released to add support for the new Akai AMX modular mixing controller and for regular housekeeping bug fixes. Check out our quick first impressions video of the Akai AMX that we completed at the 2014 DJ Expo two months ago and the full press release including all of the new improvements in the Serato DJ 1.7.1 update.

Author:: DJ Blaze
Updated:: Feb 12, 2018
Original:: Oct 8, 2014

Serato has just announced that its new Serato DJ 1.7.1 update has been released to add support for the new Akai AMX modular mixing controller and for regular housekeeping bug fixes. Check out our quick first impressions video of the Akai AMX that we completed at the 2014 DJ Expo two months ago and the full press release including all of the new improvements in the Serato DJ 1.7.1 update.

We'll be sure to have the AMX and the AFX controllers in the Lab shortly for full video reviews... In the meantime, you can click the link below for the official

Serato DJ 1.7.1 update

for current users.

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