Pioneer Livens DJ Performances With Two New DJ Machines

2008 NAMM Show: Pioneer unveiled the latest addition to its family of DJ compact disc players, the MEP-7000, Professional Multi-Entertainment Player and the SEP-C1, Professional Software Entertainment Controller. “Both the MEP-7000 and SEP-C1 correspond to the trend of laptops being utilized by professional DJs,” said Matt Dever, vice president for Pioneer’s Professional Sound and Visual… Read More Pioneer Livens DJ Performances With Two New DJ Machines

January 25, 2008January 25, 20081 Comment

Numark Introduces Three Laptop DJ Bundles

Numark introduced at the 2008 NAMM Show three bundles designed for laptop DJs: Total Computer DJ in a Box Mobile Computer DJ in a Box and Professional Computer DJ in a Box Total Computer DJ in a Box is a bundle designed with the beginning DJ in mind. The combination of CUE software and Total… Read More Numark Introduces Three Laptop DJ Bundles

January 23, 2008January 23, 20081 Comment

Numark Pro iPod Music Player

2008 NAMM Show: Numark announced immediate shipment of Fit For Sound, the first rack-mountable iPod music player to include pro-grade sound delivery, a Universal Dock for iPod, large, easy-to-read buttons, and a remote control with lanyard. Fit For Sound was designed to meet the needs of both small and large professional venues. Large, easy-to-read controls,… Read More Numark Pro iPod Music Player

January 22, 2008Leave a comment

NAMM: Novation Nocturn Controller

At the NAMM 2008 Winter Show, Novation launched Nocturn, their most affordable hardware controller to date,. Featuring the latest Automap Universal 2.0 software, exclusive to Novation controllers, Nocturn provides automatic, instant and intelligent control of all automatable plug-ins within every major sequencer, including Pro Tools. Nocturn features eight touch-sensitive rotary encoders, each equipped with a… Read More NAMM: Novation Nocturn Controller

January 22, 2008April 8, 2008Leave a comment

MixMeister Fusion and Studio 7.2 Released For Mac OS X

MixMeister Fusion and MixMeister Studio 7.2 have been updated. This release marks the first Mac versions of MixMeister. Version 7.2 of both packages includes the following: Native Mac OSX version is universal binary for PowerPC or Intel processors Improved time stretching accurately matches beats with fast or slow tempos Enhanced timeline display provides clear division… Read More MixMeister Fusion and Studio 7.2 Released For Mac OS X

January 22, 2008April 8, 2008Leave a comment

New App Rips From Vinyl And Automatically Identifies The Artist And Track

MixMeister has announced EZ Vinyl Converter 2, a new app being bundled with turntables from Numark and ION Audio which reads incoming audio from a turntable and uses Gracenote’s MusicID technology to automatically fill in the artist, album, and song information. Users need only to click the “New Track” button at the end of each… Read More New App Rips From Vinyl And Automatically Identifies The Artist And Track

January 22, 2008April 8, 2008Leave a comment

Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center

At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, Akai Professional announced the MPC5000, the first MPC to include eight-track streaming hard disk recording, a 20-voice, three-oscillator analog synthesizer with arpeggiator, a new sequencing engine with 960 PPQ resolution, pad and track muting and mixing, 64 continuous sample tracks and 12 Q-Link controllers. There is even a new… Read More Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center

January 22, 2008April 8, 20084 Comments

Crystal Method At The NAMM Show

Scott & Ken of The Crystal Method on the show floor at the 2008 NAMM Show…..after a couple of cocktails.

January 22, 2008April 8, 2008Leave a comment

BT Kidnapping & Custody Battle Update

Electronica artist BT and his daughter Kaia have found themselves in an custody battle turned ugly. Several weeks ago, BT asked for help finding his daughter. He put out this statement: BT’s daugther Kaia Nui Transeau (3,5 years old), has been abducted by her mother Ashley Duff and taken across state lines from Maryland to… Read More BT Kidnapping & Custody Battle Update

January 22, 2008April 8, 2008Leave a comment

Paul Van Dyk’s Gear List

Apple has an interesting profile on DJ Paul Van Dyk. It looks at how he’s working now, and also provides a current look at the gear he uses: “I’ve developed the same passion I have for making music as I have for DJing over the last 15 years,” he says. “It’s the ultimate thing to… Read More Paul Van Dyk’s Gear List

January 20, 2008April 8, 20083 Comments

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Category: DJ

Pioneer Livens DJ Performances With Two New DJ Machines

Numark Introduces Three Laptop DJ Bundles

Numark Pro iPod Music Player

NAMM: Novation Nocturn Controller

MixMeister Fusion and Studio 7.2 Released For Mac OS X

New App Rips From Vinyl And Automatically Identifies The Artist And Track

Akai MPC5000 Music Production Center

Crystal Method At The NAMM Show

BT Kidnapping & Custody Battle Update

Paul Van Dyk’s Gear List