Head’s Up


American DJ
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(800) 322-6337
www.americandj.com
American DJ’s XP-3 is a DMX-compatible fixture with a fully rotating head, designed to give you a 3D-like light show. The effect features pan and tilt, 17 gobos plus spot, six colors plus white and four multi-colors, and strobing in every color. You can also cast patterns that look like they’re hanging above clubgoers. There are four DMX channels with extra performance features like smooth stepper motors or digital displays. The stepper motors have 1.8-degree rotation designed to transition the effects quickly and smoothly. A full-focusing lens is included. The XP-3 can work with any standard DMX controller as well as American DJ’s Utopia/C controller (sold separately) to control blackout, slow scan and strobe. It can also be operated in sound activation mode and you can adjust things by using a sensitivity knob to control the intensity that the effects move to the music’s beat. The XP-3 comes with a hanging bracket or can stand on its own rubber feet.

Bagging Speakers
Gator Cases
26612 Magnolia Boulevard
Lutz, FL 33549
(813) 221-4191
www.gatorcases.com
Gator Cases’ new rolling speaker bag is designed to give you an easier way to move, protect and store your speakers. The bag is designed with a universal interior that will fit most speaker models. Thick padding protects the speaker from bumps and bruises and ergonomic handles make lifting the bag easy. If a thrown-out back doesn’t appeal to you, there’s a pull out handle and durable wheels that lets you pull the bag along. Stair slides on the bottom let you drag it up stairs and an outside pocket lets you tuck speaker cables away.

A Higher HQ

A R T
215 Tremont Street
Rochester, NY 14608
716-436-2720
www.artproaudio.com
The HQ 15 Dual Channel 15-Band EQ with FDC (Feedback Detection Circuitry) from ART uses a set of LED indicators that show you which of the EQ bands has the most energy with the brightest LED. It doesn’t fully discriminate between bands and it won’t get “stuck” on one band when there’s no signal. The indicators can also show you which band corresponds to the feedback frequency, designed so you can cut gain in that band quickly and kill the feedback without impacting the sound. FDC also acts as a simple spectrum viewer that shows you where the “hot” areas are. During system setup and sound check, you can use the FDC to help identify room and sound system resonances. The HQ 15 also features constant Q circuitry, 45mm center detent sliders with selectable boost or cut range of 6dB or 12dB, balanced XLR, ¼-inch and unbalanced RCA input and output connections. It’s got fully adjustable high pass and low pass filters, analog level metering, variable input controls, signal clip level indicators, ground lift switch, internal power supply and selectable line voltage. It also features a relay type bypass – so if there’s a sudden power loss, the signal will still be passed. The all-steel chassis takes up 2U rack spaces and can be installed into standard 19-inch equipment racks.

Chillin’

Koldwave
260 North Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
(413) 564-5520
www.koldwave.com
Koldwave’s Airmaster is a portable air conditioner designed to keep you cool in the studio, in an overheated reception hall or behind the decks. Rolling on heavy-duty casters and approved for outdoor use, it’s designed to go anywhere. Available in five sizes ranging from 10,000 to 65,000 BTUH, the unit has flexible air nozzles so you can direct cold air wherever you want it. Optional ducting kits are available for evaporator and condenser supply and return as well as drop-in ceiling panels.

Upgrading ADJ’s Jewels




American DJ
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(800) 322-6337
www.americandj.com
4 New from American DJ are the Dual Gem and Super Jewel, upgraded versions of two of its current Moonflower effects. The Dual Gem is a double version of its Gem effect that combines two moonflower effects into one fixture, so you can cover a larger area with the same effect. The Dual Gem includes an FX switch so you can use it in sound active, static or continuous rotation mode. A sensitivity knob lets you control how intensely the beams respond to the music. The Super Jewel is like ADJ’s Jewel, but is designed with sharper optics, colors and has a bigger beam spread. It has a 120V, 300-watt lamp and also has an FX switch. Other features include an EZ-Access lamp replacement door and a hanging bracket.

Down on the Delta
MIDIMAN
45 E. Saint Joseph Street
Arcadia, CA, 91006
(626) 445-2842
(800) 969-6434
www.midiman.net
M-Audio, a division of Midiman Inc., brings to you the Delta 410 audio interface. The Delta series are fully expandable, universally compatible PCI-based analog and digital audio cards for Macintosh and PC platforms. Functioning as a 4-input, 10-output digital recording/playback interface, the Delta 410 has two analog inputs and eight analog outputs plus coaxial S/PDIF I/O so you get unbalanced analog and digital I/O – all up to 24-bit data width and any sampling rate from 8kHz to 96kHz. The eight analog outputs accommodate 5.1 to 7.1 surround applications, while the S/PDIF output allows AC3 or DTS to be streamed to an external decoder, making the Delta 410 fit into a computer-based home theater companion. The Delta has a frequency response: 22-22kHz, -0.2, -0.4dB @48kHz; 22-40kHz, -0.2,-0.7dB @96kHz and a hardware sample-accurate sync lets you link of multiple Delta units.

Mixing Made EZ
IK Multimedia
5911 Hickory Drive
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
(866) 243-1718
(561) 466-9763
www.ikmultimedia.com
IK Multimedia’s EZ-Mixer is an MP3 remixing software package for both Mac and PC users. The package is designed to feel like a two-track mixing desk and includes song position controls with loop and marker points, manual and automatic crossfades and BPM counter and adapter. Other features include pitch and tempo control on each track, master, pan, bass and treble controls along with sample triggering on the keyboard. EZ Mixer gives you pre-fader cue monitoring on an audio card, or, with separate audio cards, you can have separate output support. In Compilation mode, the EZ Mixer lets you organize four, 25-song playlists so you get 100 songs per session. You can export the compilations as separate files in batch mode or as a mix, which includes time-and position-selectable crossfades. Besides MP3s, the software can also support the import and export of WAV, AIFF, Qdesign, QuickTime and direct song ripping from audio CDs. The package also comes with ten royalty-free techno, trance, house, drum-n-bass and hip-hop tracks.

Crown’s XLS Series

Crown Audio
P.O. Box 1000
Elkhart, IN 46515-1000
(219) 294-8200
www.crownaudio.com
The XLS amplifier series from Crown includes the XLS 202, 402 and 602. The amps include a selectable high-pass filter (30Hz/15Hz/Off) on each channel that is designed so that the amp works more efficiently when not being used with full-range cabinets or subwoofers, and a pair of optocoupler clip limiters helps protect loudspeakers from being overdriven. Housed in an all-steel 3U chassis, the three XLS models use a forced air fan to prevent heat from building up. Front panels sport dual precision detented level controls, a power switch and four LEDs that indicate clip for each channel, power and fault conditions. Rear panel connections include two electronically balanced XLR inputs and touch-proof binding post outputs. The XLS series is backed by Crown’s three-year, no fault warranty.

Out of the Blue

Blue Sky International Group One Ltd.
200 Sea Lane
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(631) 249-1399
www.abluesky.com
Blue Sky International’s Sky System One is its first system in a new line of near-field powered monitors. It’s a 2.1 system made up of two Blue Sky SAT 6.5 bi-amped Satellite speakers and a complementary powered Sub 12 subwoofer. The system uses Blue Sky’s computer-optimized crossover and bass management network with an on- and off-axis frequency response. The system’s heart is made up of a pair of SAT 6.5 bi-amped Satellite speakers. Each speaker has a cast aluminum frame, a 6.5-inch hemispherical driver and a 1-inch dual concentric diaphragm tweeter with integral wave guide with an off-axis response. Powered by two custom-designed 100-watt amplifiers with an optimized electronic crossover, the SAT gives you a reproduction frequency response of 80Hz to 20kHz +\-3.0 dB (200 Hz to 10 kHz +\-1.5 dB). On the rear panel there’s a power switch, gain control with an LED power indicator and a balanced XLR-type input for to interfacing the SAT 6.5 to consoles and digital workstations. The system’s Sub 12 is designed to complement the speakers. With a cast aluminum frame and 12-inch forward-firing driver with 2-inch voice coil, the Sub 12 has a dedicated 200-watt amplifier with a frequency response of 30Hz to 200Hz +\-3dB and a typical response of 20Hz to 200Hz. It has a built-in bass management system with a 4-inch order, 80Hz Linkwitz-Riley low-pass filter and 2nd order 80Hz high pass filter for the satellite. The rear panel functions include right/left in and out, sub in and out (so you can connect multiple subwoofers), mute and phrase switches, sub gain and power LED, power switch and Slo-Blo fuse.

Artful Monitoring

A R T
215 Tremont Street
Rochester, NY 14608
716-436-2720
www.artproaudio.com
ART’s SLM-1 studio monitor is, according to the company, a full-bodied, sonically neutral, passive near-field monitor designed to deliver an extremely accurate sonic picture of the aural spectrum. The monitor features a passive near-field monitor design, with 70 watts continuous program power and a frequency response of 40 Hz to 20 kHz. It has a 6½-inch shielded woofer, a 1-inch shielded soft-dome Ferrofluid-cooled tweeter, an internal crossover network, gold-plated binding posts and 2-inch tuned cylindrical ports. The SLM-1 is designed to reproduce mixes with near pinpoint accuracy and stereo imaging. Overall tonal interaction between low, mid and high frequencies is well balanced, even at different monitoring levels and a smooth response cuts down on ear fatigue.

In the Driver’s Seat

American Audio
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(800) 322-6337
www.americandj.com
New from the folks at American Audio is the Power Drive 2.2 turntable. Designed with a high torque platter motor-with forward and reverse platter direction-the turntable features three RPM speeds, tone arm height adjustment and automatic quartz lock of 0-percent speed position. The turntable is designed to work with American Audio’s DigiPro CD scratching system. The DigiPro system combines a turntable with a CD player so you use the vinyl record to “scratch” the CD. You can control the torque speed by pushing the unit’s start/stop button. An automatic quartz lock is designed to give you precise movement by holding the revolution speed to 0-percent when used in the “on” position. When it’s off, you can use the pitch adjust button to change the tone to +\-10-percent or +\-20-percent. Other features include adjustable feet for leveling, pop-up stylus target light, and an extra stylus holder.