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The Cortex Rap
NAMM demo vet James Bernard was showing off the latest Cortex dj gear when a man came up and started freestyling the Cortex rap.
If you can identify the rapper – let me know in the comments!
Freestyling at Winter NAMM
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We caught a freestyle rap that evolved out of a demo session by James Bernard at the Cortext booth.
It’s impressive the number of things that you can rhyme “Cortex” with……
Cortex has released its dMIX-300 Digital Music Control Station, a compact all-in-one iPod mixing solution for the Digital DJ.
Integrating Cortex’s patent pending USB compatible technology with a 2-channel audio mixer and a built-in iPod Dock (suitable for all iPod models), DJ’s can search, cue, play, pitch, mix and even scratch digital music files (MP3 or WAV) directly from their iPod or any other external USB storage device.
Description:
Fully CBR and VBR MP3 compatible and boasting essential features such as iTunes playlist compatibility, two Tri Mode Jog Wheels for search or pitch bend, two 80 character dot matrix playback info displays, a rear mounted USB port for storage device sharing and external CD/DVD-ROM drive option, individual RCA outputs for Master, Booth and Record, and a USB keyboard connection offering faster search and navigation, the dMIX-300 delivers optimum functionality and unmatched control of your digital music files.
The mixer section comes fully equipped with a 3-band EQ per channel with Gain Control, blue “Fluid” diffused VU meters, cue fader, Master/Cue select for headphone output, 1/4″ mic input with 2 band EQ, Auxiliary Inputs for Phono or Line devices, ultra-precise Pitch Control with a range of +/- 24% and a 45mm SuperSmooth Crossfader with selectable cross fader curve.
The dMIX-300 has a MSRP of $999.00 (street price approximately $600.00).
Cortex Updated DJ Gear
At the 2007 NAMM Show, Cortex made a variety of introductions for DJs:
HDC-1000 – New Software Update Available
The NAMM show marked the debut of the latest free software and database manager update for the HDC-1000.
V1.8.10 contains new features such as Scratch capability, Playlist Creation ability (using the new Cortex Database Manager V 2.4 (Special Edition for the HDC-1000) software), improved cue functionality and accuracy and even GREATER USB keyboard support.
Cortex will begin shipping the HDC-1000, a patent-pending USB host-controller digital music manipulation platform, to musical instrument retailers September 15, 2006.
“With the rise of portable media players and mass storage devices being a source for storing and playing music Cortex developed the HDC-1000 to utilize this technology and bring it to the DJ realm,” explains CEO Artie Cabasso. “The HDC-1000 will be the first unit in the world to manipulate music files from an external USB device and will make the DJ look differently about how they will transport their music collection.”
Using USB compatibility to give DJs the power to cue up, play, pitch, manipulate, scratch and search digital music files like never before, HDC-1000 users can access their music collections utilizing a wide array of storage devices including the iPod, external USB hard-drives and flash drives, CD-ROM, and even DVDROM drives. DJ’s can even connect and access multiple storage devices with the HDC’s device selection option. Read more…
