NAMM Update: Roland introduced a new member of the Roland MC family, the MC-808. The powerstation features eight motorized faders on its surface, a first for a groovebox. With Roland’s most sophisticated processor at its core, the MC-808 shares the same top-of-the-line sampling and sequencing features as its elder sibling, the MC-909. The MC-808 shares… Read More Roland Intros MC-808 Groovebox with Motorized Faders
NAMM Update: Edirol introduced a new hardware/software combination that they call “a breakthrough product that integrates the flexibility of software with the hands-on ease of hardware.” Edirol’s “motion dive .tokyo performance package” consists of the visual software “motion dive .tokyo” bundled with Edirol’s MD-P1, a dedicated control console that connects via USB. Together, this package… Read More 2006 Winter NAMM Update: Edirol Motion Dive .Tokyo
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark announced the X2 (X-squared) Professional Direct Drive Turntable / MP3 CD Player, a new concept in professional DJ equipment. Equipped with a full size 12-inch aluminum platter, tone arm, and CD drive, the X2 is the one piece of equipment capable of controlling a DJ’s vinyl, CD, or MP3 collection—and… Read More NAMM Update: Numark X2 Pro Turntable/MP3 CD Player
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark announced the VJ01 DVD/MP3/CD Media Player. With a compact, tabletop form factor that fits anywhere, the VJ01 enables DJs to incorporate rich multimedia as part of their performances. With a front loading disc tray and the ability to play DVDs, MP3 discs, and standard CDs, the VJ01 enables DJs to… Read More Numark Intros VJ01 DVD, MP3, CD Media Player
NAMM 2006 Winter Show Update: Numark announced the new TTUSB Turntable. Packaged with all the necessary cables to interconnect with both a computer and a stereo playback system, along with software to remove clicks, pops, and other undesirable characteristics of vinyl, the TTUSB is a comprehensive package that breathes new life into older recordings while… Read More Numark Intros USB Turntable
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark introduced the new MP302 rackmount CD player. Designed for mobile DJs and club owners in search of a compact, rackmountable solution to a wide variety of music playback requirements, the new MP302 plays both standard CD audio and MP3 CDs, provides buffered Anti-Shock memory protection, delivers seamless looping, pitch control… Read More Numark Intros MP302 Rackmount Dual MP3 CD Player
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Ableton announced the imminent release of Live 5.2 and the release of Live 6 in Q3. Both releases leverage new processor technologies to provide Live users with significant gains in audio performance (such as the capacity to simultaneously run more tracks, virtual instruments, and effects). Live 5.2 brings native support for… Read More Ableton Announces Immediate Intel-Mac Support for Live
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark announced the new MP102 rackmount CD player. Designed for mobile DJs and club owners in search of a cost-effective, rackmountable solution to a wide variety of music playback requirements, the new MP102 plays both standard CD audio and MP3 CDs, provides buffered Anti-Shock memory protection, delivers seamless looping, pitch control… Read More Numark Intros MP102 Rackmount MP3 CD Player
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark announced the HDX, a tabletop HD/CD/MP3 player with an ultra-high torque, motorized 12-inch platter that holds a vinyl record for “the ultimate in true vinyl scratch capability”. Styled after Numark’s CDX player, the HDX incorporates an onboard hard drive loadable via USB 2.0 and a slot load CD drive. “With… Read More NAMM Update: Numark Announces HDX HD/CD/MP3 player
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark showed the iDJ Mixing Console for iPod portable music players. The iDJ enables mobile DJs and iPod enthusiasts to seamlessly integrate their portable music libraries with other music and sound reinforcement systems — transforming the iPod from a personal music player into a source playback device. With its compact form… Read More NAMM Update: Numark Shipping iDJ Ipod Mixer
