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In 1999, Rane released their first rotary DJ mixer, the MP 2016. Modeled after the popular Urei 1620 and the legendary Bozak CMA line of rotary mixers, absolute favorites within the House Music community. The MP 2016 was designed to fill the rotary mixer void created by the late great Bozak mixer series and the discontinuation of the Urei 1620 in 1993. Just like Urei mixer before...

In The Beginning: Rane's Introduction to the DJ Industry Rane first entered the DJ mixer market upon request from Richard Long of Richard Long & Associates (RLA). Richard Long was a famous sound designer for the biggest names in disco. He designed systems for Paradise Garage, Studio 54, Annabels (London), Regines (a chain of 19 clubs scattered around the world from Paris and New...

Its that time of the year again. Kids are back in school, the end of summer is around the corner, and the buzz of one of Seattle’s best weeks of music, the Decibel festival, is cascading across the lips of ravers and club goers everywhere. On its 11th year, the Decibel festival has grown to be one of the biggest...

Over the past few years, the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) has held events in dozens of countries and nearly every State within the United States. Providing the soundtrack for fight fans along the way has been AL3, a proud and long time user of Rane mixers. AL3 (Albert Lineses III ) joined the production team for the UFC in 2009...

Rane has an exuberant amount of pride in great customer support. If you’ve ever needed someone to talk to regarding an issue with your Serato software when coupled with a Rane unit you would know this. In the continued spirit and ongoing devotion to great support we thought it a good time to inform the public on how support channels...

This article has been kicking around the forums at Serato.com for some time now, but we felt it could use a revival. If you're new or old to digital DJing, at some point in your DJ career, you will inevitably need to move your Serato Software library to another computer or to another hard drive. This article covers the following common scenarios...

Are you a fan of the Rane Sixty-Four and/or Sixty-Two and its tight integration with Serato software but prefer using Traktor? Fear not, we're here to make your life a little easier by sharing a mapping we whipped up which gives you control of Traktor's main functions right at your fingertips. What you may or may not need The Sixty-Four and...

Gone are the days of needing to use store-bought CDs, control discs, or even USB sticks to play your jams. The HID protocol present in many CD players has made things a lot more functional and enjoyable for DJs who use them as their weapon of choice. This article will walk you through getting your CD players communicating with your...

More DJs than ever before are reaching out to us and asking, "How can I become an official Rane DJ?” This is a very good question and one we want to openly discuss with all you Rane gear lovers. While a small few of these inquiries are DJs looking for free gear, the vast majority want to get involved, help...

As many of you may know, the National Association of Music Merchants, aka, NAMM is held in Annaheim California in January each year and showcases the latest and greatest in music gear. The Rane booth has always historically been an exciting stop on the convention floor. This year was nothing short of awesome with the release of our Sixty-Four mixer...