The Best Source for DJ Equipment News, Updates, and Product Announcements – DJ-Equipment.com

Popularity: 2% [?]

Popularity: 1% [?]

New Vestax VCI- 400 controller at NAMM 2012

Popularity: 1% [?]

New Rane controllers influenced by Z-Trip at NAMM 2012

Popularity: 1% [?]

NEW FROM DENON!

The Denon MC3000 DJ Software Controller is an affordable yet flexible solution for home DJs, mobile DJs and booth installations alike.

The MC3000 features a compact, portable design with 2 large touch-sensitive platters, 2-channel mixer section and an assortment of rotary encoders and switches for use with the included Virtual DJ LE software, or third-party software such as Native Instruments Traktor. The MC3000 establishes control over 4 virtual decks using its 2+2 layer feature.

The MC3000 also features a high quality soundcard with balanced and unbalanced master output, headphone monitor output, microphone input and a pair of line inputs for connecting external hardware player decks. Layer function for dual deck and 2+2 4-channel mixer control Two analog line inputs connecting external players to be used alongside computer audio 105mm touch-sensitive jog wheels and the smooth 100mm long pitch slider (with 14-bit resolution) File browse navigation keys and rotary encoder file selector knob Eight (4+4) hot cue buttons with layer bank selector key Denon “legacy” pitch bend

The Denon MC-3000 mixer sells for $599.00 with Free Shipping at Audiolines.com!

Popularity: 1% [?]

Ah, it’s NAMM time once again and Mackie is back, showing off our great new products, including the completely redesigned Mackie MRmk2 Series Powered Studio Monitors. If you are visiting NAMM, be sure to come upstairs to check out our innovative demo-room-only location in Demo Room 209A/B.

Can’t make it? A cool Facebook contest let’s you get in on the action and be entered into a contest with a chance to win a killer Mackie live sound system (2 x TH-12A / 1 x ProFX12)! Click here to check it out.

Here’s some additional info on the great new Mackie products being debuted

_____________________________________________________________________
	MRmk2 Series POWER. PERFORMANCE. CLARITY.When your studio is ready to go pro, you want a reference monitor that translates in all environments, holds up under all conditions, and isn’t painted up like a school bus. You want an investment that sounds both amazing and amazingly flat, so you don’t end up second guessing your mixes into infinity. You also want monitors you can turn up, because not every artist is “satisfied” listening to their ear-shredding guitar solos or thunderous bass tones at “nominal volumes.” And you want all of this at the right price. MRmk2 Series Studio Monitors are all that and more. With unbelievable power, performance and clarity MRmk2 Mackie Reference Monitors stand alone in their class. • All-new high-end transducers • Class-leading power via dual precision power amplififiers • Custom waveguide for superior stereo imaging and clarity • Rugged all-wood, ported cabinet design more info
_____________________________________________________________________
	TH-12A LOUD. AFFORDABLE. THUMP.The Mackie TH-12A Powered Loudspeaker delivers proven Mackie performance and quality in a portable design that delivers real-world power with superior midrange for vocal and acoustic applications. Efficient Class-D Fast Recovery™ amplification provides 400 watts of total system power, tuned to perfectly match the custom-designed 12? high-precision woofer and 1? compression driver. The TH-12A delivers the Thump you demand and all the tools you need, including user-adjustable 3-band EQ and Mackie Active electronics for total system optimization. Powerful, punchy and ultra-affordable, the TH-12A is the best powered loudspeaker option for your hard-earned money. • 400 watts of total power • Superior midrange for vocal and acoustic applications • Ultra-compact and lightweight for max portability (~30 lbs) more info
_____________________________________________________________________
	MCU AND XT PRO NOW WITH ALPS FADERS AND A NEW LOW PRICEThe industry standard MCU Pro control surface is back, now featuring brand-new Alps® faders for an ultra-smooth feel, and a new low price sure to please any studio professional. The robust new 100mm Alps faders are belt-driven, with sturdy teeth and gears for executing smooth fades with no “zipper” feeling. Also available now is the companion XT Pro, offering a bank of eight additional Alps faders and rotary encoders for those with larger setups. The best news is that we have significantly dropped the price of the MCU and XT Pro, making them not only the industry standard control surface family, but the most affordable pro controllers on the market. Now is a better time than ever to check out Mackie’s award-winning control surface solution. • 400 watts of total power • Superior midrange for vocal and acoustic applications • Ultra-compact and lightweight for max portability (~30 lbs) more info

Popularity: 5% [?]

NEW FROM AMERICAN DJ! The VMS4, the VMS2, and the VMS Bag!

The VMs4 Traktor
Just when you thought our VMS4 Digital MIDI work station couldn’t get any more popular, we’ve followed it up with a new version that comes bundled with an exclusive version of the legendary and universally acclaimed Traktor software from Native Instruments that supports 4 decks. The VMS4 Traktor has unique 4X Midilog channels that are compatible with any Midi Learn software or analog inputs. Cross fader curve adjustment, assignable touch strips, 2X mics with gain, treble, mid, and bass control are just a few of the other features that will make the VMS4 Traktor sell itself.

VMS2
Our new 2-channel MIDI Controller offers more features, more performance, and more value than any product in its class. The VMS2 comes bundled with the always-popular Virtual DJ Software and features 2x Midilog channels compatible with any MIDI software or analog inputs, giving it great versatility to go along with its value and performance.

VMS Bag
Our new soft bag protects your gear better than ever. Extra pads mean this bag can hold a variety of MIDI controllers as well as one laptop up to 17 inches. There’s a pocket for extra cables and power adapters, plus an extra strap to fir on rolling bags. This is perfect for entertainers on the go!

Check out the American Audio website for more info: www.americanaudio.us

Popularity: 11% [?]

New from NAMM: New Solid State Recorders from Tascam

Popularity: 17% [?]

Play, scratch, and effect CDs, MP3s, USB, and software.

NDX800 is high-performance control for DJs who blend different kinds of music sources. Whether your music is on CDs, MP3 CDs, USB flash drives, or your computer, you can play and manipulate it with NDX800. This digital deck has the feel and layout you’re used to, with a twist of Numark innovation.


FLEXIBLE FORMATS

NDX800 has a large touch-sensitive platter for controlling, cueing, and scratching your music. NDX800′s smooth, fast, reliable, slot-loading drive works with both CDs and MP3 CDs. You can also connect a USB flash drive for access to thousands of MP3s without taking a computer or CDs to the gig.

But this advanced deck isn’t just an MP3/CD player – you can also use it to control software. Just connect NDX800 to your Mac or PC with a single USB cable and you’re seamlessly controlling the music on your computer. MIDI communication enables you to easily map virtually any DJ software for direct connection from your fingers to software.


DYNAMIC DECK

NDX800 has an advanced platter that is touch-sensitive for superb accuracy and smooth control of tracks on discs, flash drives, and software. The big, seven-inch platter is surrounded by an illuminated ring that acts as a position display, just like putting tape on vinyl. The platter’s touch sensitivity is adjustable so you can optimize its performance for the way you like it.

You’ll appreciate NDX800′s smooth, quick, slot-loading disc action. The deck has our Anti-Shock™ electronically buffered skip protection to keep the music playing reliably when the floor get packed. You can also adjust NDX800 to perform just like vinyl on turntables thanks to start and stop-time controls.

The deck has Auto Cue, Instant Start, and Stutter Start for quickly and easily playing the track the way you like. Track selection is a breeze with a rotary control, and you can play back tracks in single, continuous, program, and shuffle modes. Fader Start enables NDX800 to start playing the track you have cued up when you move the crossfader on a compatible mixer for effortless transitions.


FX FLAVOR

On top of playing all kinds of music media, NDX800 enables you to add flavor to your performances with integrated, beat-synced DSP effects that include chop, echo, filter, flanger, pan, and phaser. Each is completely adjustable and a dedicated wet-dry fader controls them all.


PITCH POWER

NDX800 contains a set of beat and pitch tools that will help you with beat matching and harmonic mixing. Start playing a track and NDX800 automatically analyzes its BPM (tempo), and displays it on screen. There’s also a Tap tempo button for manual BPM entry. You can alter the track’s BPM by ±6, 12, 25, and 100% using the pitch fader. For each of those ranges, you can also engage Key Lock, which holds the pitch of the track while you independently manipulate its BPM. There’s also a set of pitch-bend buttons on each track for quick tweaks and you can adjust pitch in half steps (semitones).


REAL TIME REMIXING

NDX800 gives you a complete range of remixing tools for on-the-fly creativity. NDX800 has an internal sampler with overlay and reverse settings so you can easily grab samples while you work and trigger them on the three sample/hot cue trigger pads whenever you want. NDX800 also has seamless looping on a set of easy-to-understand controls including adjustable loop-out point. Numark’s familiar Bleep/Reverse gives you the ability to keep time moving forward while you cut or reverse the track. Five stutter starts and cue point memory storage round out this powerful deck’s remix capabilities.


VIVID VIEW

NDX800 features a large, backlit display for keeping tabs on the deck even in poorly lit conditions. You can monitor BPM, CD and MP3 text ID3 tags, navigate folders, and keep an eye on effect status on this big, bright screen.


NDX800 is the powerful, versatile deck for playing and controlling all kinds of music media. Whether you play parties, clubs, events, or in a group, NDX800 gives you the feel you like, the look a professional demands, and the utility of built-in effects, remixing, looping, and sampling. Pair a couple of NDX800s with your favorite Numark mixer and start making some hips move.

The NDX800 is available for preorder at Audiolines.com for $399.99

Popularity: 18% [?]

New from NAMM – Tascam DR08 portable recorder

Popularity: 2% [?]