Tech "It's the most influential drum machine ever created – and has likely featured on more records than any other": A history of Roland drum machines, from the TR-77 to the TR-1000 Electronic Drums ...

With two colour screens, can it blur the line between hardware and software? Promising to "redefine the software/hardware experience for professional DJs," Numark has announced the NV controller.

Like buttons? Numark at NAMM evidently thinks they are this season's DJ must have. The latest bit of kit to get the manual-input makeover? Its NS7 II Serato DJ controller. The second iteration of its ...