Standalone on beatform https://beatform.com/tags/standalone/ Recent content in Standalone on beatform Hugo -- gohugo.io en steven@beatform.com (Steven Peter) steven@beatform.com (Steven Peter) © 2026 beatform Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1000 Signal and Noise - AlphaTheta's CDJ-1500X & XDJ-AN https://beatform.com/articles/08_cdj-1500x-xdj-an/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1000 steven@beatform.com (Steven Peter) https://beatform.com/articles/08_cdj-1500x-xdj-an/ <p><em>The CDJ-1500X and XDJ-AN land a week apart to near-unanimous criticism. Strip the loudest complaints back to the spec sheet, and the units seem to be documenting something larger than themselves: a change in what a DJ unit is, and who it is for.</em></p>