Archive for March, 2010
Musikmesse 2010: Mixvibes VFX demo
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
While Mixvibes didn't have an actual stand at Musikmesse this year (the prices were truly astronomical), they did have a suite in a nearby hotel. And this is where I finally got to see their video rocking VFX package in action - and highly impressed I was as well.
Musikmesse 2010: DJ Eskei83 on Video-SL
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Video-SL always seems to be an underplayed card to me. I know there's some really cool stuff being done but it just doesn't get the coverage it deserves (Woody Madera post coming). So it was really good to see DJ Eskei83 using the Rane Sixty Eight with Video-SL on 3 decks - all 18 minutes of it.
UPDATE: Traktor Pro v1.2.5
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Just last week, Pioneer brought out the DJM-2000, and with it dragged the laptop back into the booth. So now the new species of CDJs are quite happy to play nice with rekordbox created USB devices as well as talking directly to your laptop of choice. But there is a third way, and one that will welcome DVS users into the Pioneer dominate booth too - HID. And the DJ software that owns all others - Traktor - is now all HID'd up and also playing nice with the CDJs too. Say hi to v1.2.5 of Traktor.
Rodec’s Patch Live – product with a punchine
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
There's a hot topic doing the rounds of manufacturers right now and that's how to swap from one digital DJ to another without awkward silences between sets. Last week we saw the Allen & Heath Patchbay make an appearance. This week, Rodec bring out their own solution to this thorny issue - the hilarious yet aptly named Patch LiveĀ
geddit?UPDATE: Added some pictures.
New Denon DNX1600 Released
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010The ever evolving Denon DJ have been showing off their new line of mixers at Musikmesse 2010 and with that came the mid-budget Denon DN-X1600.
Built with the quality Denon powder-coated feel that we’re all used to this new mixer has been welcomed by Denon fans who are calling it “well overdue”.
Over the last few years Denon have released a few mixers which either lacked specification or were simply priced too high with not enough specification and subsiquently priced themselves out of the market.
Now, with the Denon DN-X1600, Denon have come back with what looks like a promising turn around.
As well as it’s sexy Denon design and powder-coat finish, the Denon DNX1600 also features mini control. We managed to tarck down this demo video courtesy of agiprodj:
References:
- Denon DN-X1600 @ Skratchworx
- Denon DN-X1600 @ DenonDJ.com
- Denon DN-X1600 @ discostudio.co.uk
- Denon DN-X1600 Press Release @ create-music.net
This page: http://blog.discostudio.co.uk/2010/03/new-denon-dnx1600-released/
Musikmesse 2010: Pioneer CDJ-350 and DJM-350 demo
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
After the nervous breakdown suffered by the perhaps too new Pioneer CDJ-350 and DJM-350 on the the first day of Musikmesse 2010, the text came in on Thursday - "we have 350 up and running". So off we trotted AV'd to the hilt only to discover the same people looking stressed hunched over the same units. Thankfully everything was working as described and we managed to shoot a full demo courtesy of Martin Dockree from Pioneer UK.
Musikmesse 2010: Rane Sixty Eight performances
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Star of the show at NAMM was the Scratch Live v2 loving Rane Sixty Eight mixer. And while I didn't get a chance to give it my fullest attention (I'd have been drawn in for hours), we did manage to get a handful of performances from Jeff Milligan and DJ Big Wiz. 3 videos follow...
Musikmesse 2010: Numark X5 and V7 demo
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
One of the key Numark releases at Musikmesse was the X5 mixer. While the X7 drags itself from the R&D dungeon into the realms of production reality, the X5 makes the perfect mixer for those not wanting 4 channels but do want scratch performance from a cosmetically akin family member. DJs Chainsaw and another DJ were on hand to demo the hardware partnership.
Serato’s shiny stuff
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Serato is such an important company and brand in the scene, that anything tagged remotely "limited edition" causes a global drain on the internet as record shops are hammered hard with pre-orders. The Serato Pressings range has seen eBay prices spiral with some stupid money changing hands. But some of it just isn't available to the general public. And I was blessed enough to get some of this booty for my efforts with skratchworx.
Musikmesse 2010: Albino OTUS
Monday, March 29th, 2010
In yet another of my fly-by visits between meetings (a detailed whinge about that another time), I spied something I hadn't seen before. Being accustomed to the darkside of OTUS controllers, this rare Albino version made an appearance at Musikmesse, alongside the still to released RAW version too.