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Mac users waiting to upgrade their operating systems to Big Sur, and those who have or are thinking of buying the new M1 Macs, have some good news today: Both Pioneer DJ and Traktor have announced that their DJ software and hardware is fully compatible with the latest Mac OS.

Software such as rekordbox and project creators for both the TORAIZ SP-16 and DJS-1000 now also work with Big Sur, and require updated software. Big Sur was released late last year, and although it brought with it some exciting new additions such as the.

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• Rekordbox, TORAIZ SP-16 & DJS-1000 are now also working with Big Sur, but need to see their software updated. Released late last year, Mac OS Big Sur is the first Apple Software made for Apple’s new M1 chips, it also offer the feature to port iOS apps over to desktop, but in the same time, it was also a big issue for audio manufacturers.

Pioneer DJ/Rekordbox users

For Pioneer DJ and Rekordbox users, all hardware and software works with both Big Sur and the M1 Macs following the announcement.

The only thing to bear in mind is that if you use a driver with your hardware, you’ll need to update that driver to the Big Sur version – but apart from that, you’re good to go.

Traktor users

Meanwhile, Traktor has announced Traktor Pro 3.4.1, which broadly brings the same thing for Traktor users.

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Traktor software and hardware is now compatible with both Big Sur and the Apple M1 Macs, but note that if you’re a Traktor Kontrol S4 Mk3 owner, you’ll need to be running Big Sur 11.2 or higher – all other Traktor hardware works fine with any version of Big Sur.

Other DJ software

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Virtual DJ and Algoriddim’s djay Pro AI users have had compatibility since last year for both Big Sur and the M1 Macs – but Serato DJ users should still hold off pending an official announcement from Serato, before making a hardware or software switch.

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