DJ mag Tech Award results

THE WINNING KIT

Here's the winning products in this year's DJmag Tech Awards…

Judges' Vote

With three contenders in each category, here's the kit that impressed our judges the most at the BPM show.

Tonium Pacemaker

- Most Innovative New Product

Ecler Evo5

- Best USB/FireWire DJ Mixer

Denon DN-HS5500

- Best Single Multi-Format Player

Pioneer MEP-7000

- Best Twin Multi-Format Player

Pioneer DJM-800

- Ultimate Club DJ Mixer

Pioneer SVM-1000

- Best Audiovisual Product

Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Pro

- Best Digital Vinyl System

Native Instruments Traktor Pro

- Best DJ Software

Allen & Heath Xone:2D

- Best Standalone Computer DJ Interface

Allen & Heath Xone:1D

- Best Compact DJ Midi Controller

DJ Mag readers were also given the opportunity to decide the best products in the following categories. Here's what came out on top… Ecler Nuo4.0 - Best Analogue DJ Mixer Under £500 Mixed In Key - Best DJ Tool Pioneer DJM-400 - Best Effects Mixer Under £500 Denon DN-S1200 - Best MP3 Player Under £400 Best Scratch Mixer Pioneer DJM-909 Ortofon Nightclub E MkII - Best DJ Cartridge Kam Star Cluster - Most Innovative Light Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ - Best DJ Soundcard Ableton Live 7 - Best Studio Sequencer Software Sennheiser HD-25 - Best Headphones

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NUMARK WEBCAST QUICK-ALERT

This is just a quick message about the Numark live webcast tonight. 

Here are the details:

Event: Live streaming webcast of Grand VJ
Presented by: Numark and DJS Pro Audio & Lighting
When: 7:00 pm EST Wednesday October 29, 2008
To view the live stream, click here.

Numark, Akai Profesional, ArKaos, and DJS Pro Audio and Lighting are teaming up to bring you a very special event featuring ArKaos and VJ Momo the Monster. Momo will show off the latest in cutting-edge video-mixing software, ArKaos GrandVJ that’s perfect for VJs, DJs, bands, and other performers.

Momo will demonstrate the hot software, which is distributed by Numark, using his weapon of choice, Akai Pro’s MPK49 keyboard controller. Join us tonight for the live webcast!

If you can't watch the stream live as it happens, use the same link shown above to view a replay of the stream.

Complete Kit Gives DJs Everything They Need to DJ Using A Computer

For anyone who must have everyhtiong in one box!!

Now in stock!

See the Computer DJ in a box on Quality Dj Equipment 

 Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, announces that Total Computer DJ in a Box, the perfect package for anyone who wants to start DJing, is now shipping.

 

Total Computer DJ in Box is a package consisting of Numark’s Total Control DJ controller, DJ|iO audio interface, HF125 DJ headphones and Native Instruments’ Traktor 3 LE DJ software. DJs can mix and scratch on Total Control, the scratch control surface designed expressly for computer DJs. DJ|iO enables DJs to get audio into and out of their computer for connection to PA system and for cueing with the included professional-grade HF125 headphones. The system is compatible with Mac and PC computers.

 

Total Control is laid out just like a DJ mixer or CD player, with scratch wheels, line faders, EQ knobs and a crossfader. Learning on Total Control enables DJs to move to any other DJ system with ease. Thirty-one buttons, 20 knobs and five faders give DJs powerful control capability, while USB powering frees DJs from the tethering of a wall outlet. Total Control is compatible with most DJ software and comes with pre-mapped controls for Traktor LE with no programming needed.

 

DJ|iO is a compact, rugged computer interface that gets audio into and out of a DJ’s computer on a USB connection. It has a microphone input, two sets of RCA outputs and a headphone output to handle all audio system connections. CD-grade, 24-bit, 44.1/88.2 kHz audio powered by ultra-low-latency ASIO drivers gives DJs the high-quality sound they expect from Numark.

 

HF125 DJ headphones feature seven-position adjustable earcups housing large 40mm mylar speaker drivers, a six-foot tangle-resistant cable and padding on the headband and earcups.

 

“There’s nothing that makes us happier than introducing the world of DJing to new people,” said Adam Cohen, Director of Business Development, Numark. “Total Computer DJ in a Box enables anyone to DJ, right now, with the music that’s already on their computer.”

 

MixMeister Scratch - Cool DJ scratch tool for iPhone

We all love gadgets especially dj gadgets!

This stuff looks cool.. I guess DJs would love to play around with this native app. MixMiester Scratch let’s you perform a scratch anywhere, anytime – even right on top of any song in your iPod Touch or iPhone. MixMeister Scratch is both easy to use and fun. To get started, just choose from a list of included vinyl scratch sounds and start scratching. Scratch on top of your favorite tracks by selecting music to play from your iPod or iPhone. Then load MixMeister Scratch while the music plays and you can scratch on top of your music and adjust volume of the music in real-time using the touch interface.

Key Features

• Comes with preset vinyl scratch sounds to choose from
• Scratch on top of any existing song on your iPod Touch or iPhone
• Control volume from within MixMeister Scratch
• Works with all firmware versions

To Get this Native App, you will have to fill in a form - Click here.

PLASA 2008

For the first year in many I did not make it down to Earls court for PLASA 2008!

Some of the quality DJ team stopped in past and have sent me back reports from the show.

With the advent of internet marketing, blogs and HD video the way new products are launched into the market has really changed and DJ shows like must take note!

BPM had a great start last year and looks like a different show to me it doesn't brand itself as a trade or a consumer show but does manage to cater for many different people in one weekend.

Anyway back to the new stuff we did find at plasa!

Numark is the main player showing off it's new wares with control being the buzz word of the year.

A new controller to compete with the Vestax VCI100 and some new turntable style controllers which look very familiar to some other products that we have seen on the sly recently!!



The Numark OMNI CONTROL.



The NS7 Vinyl controller / mixer et all!

NS7 Controller for Serato Itch at NAMM 2008

VCM600 on the way

The VCM-600 is a DJ MIDI controller designed with Vestax mixer technology. 160 parameters of the DJ software can be assigned to the advanced control section, and has excellent compatibility with Ableton LIVE 6 and 7.

DUE TO LAND IN THE UK END OCT/NOV 2008

RRP £ 515.18 EX VAT.

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