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Gear coverage on RTS.FM concentrates on decisions with consequences: which companies are leaving which markets, who now owns the software DJs rely on and which standalone systems are worth buying.
- start here // 05.11.26Teenage Engineering to Stop Making Synths: What It MeansTeenage Engineering's CEO says the OP-1 maker plans to stop making synthesizers. Here's what was said, what wasn't, and how the company got here.
- 05.11.26Native Instruments Sold to inMusic: What Happens to TraktorinMusic agreed to buy insolvent Native Instruments, Traktor included, on May 8, 2026. What is confirmed, what is only reported, and what DJs should do now.
- 05.11.26Best Standalone DJ Systems in 2026: Prices and SpecsAlphaTheta's XDJ-AN and CDJ-1500X, Denon DJ's Prime 4 G2 and the XDJ-AZ compared, with dated prices, specs and what 2026 reviews say.
- 05.11.26Ableton at 25: Independence, Hardware and BehlesLive turns 25 on October 30, 2026. What Gerhard Behles says about independence, why Ableton builds hardware, and how it differs from Teenage Engineering.