Denon’s DN-2600F

Denon’s new DN-2600F is a dual CD player featuring “Hot Start.” Designed to instantaneously change a track or cue point, Hot Start buttons can control the CD player’s Stutter mode. This mode plays momentary audio when the buttons are pressed down, but, once released, re-cues to the original point. The Effector mode lets you customize the frequency filter, reverb and flanger effects. A Tap/BPM button can synchronize the reverb and flanger effects to the music’s BPM count producing reverb decays and flange sweeps. The DN-2600F lets you write your own samples (up to 16 seconds) that can be played back anytime without the source CD. The sample’s pitch and output level can then be played in forward or reverse and its pitch, output level and other adjustment functions can manipulate its sound. The Digi-Scratch effect simulates analog vinyl scratching, while Platter Start and Stop imitate the start and stop of turntable playback. A jog dial in Platter Hold changes the pitch control, and makes it sound like a record is being sped up or slowed down. Other features include Brake Effect, Key Control and Key Adjust – all controllable through the DN-2600F’s jog dials. Pitch Bend is +/- 32-percent. Rotary Track Selector and Data Master knobs replace the number pads and the CD player’s buttons are back-lit for visibility in low-light situations. The DN-2600F’s Custom memory can store Hot Starts, A-B Loop points and Pitch percents up to 300 tracks for recall later. Ten seconds of shock-proof memory is provided for each drive, protecting the audio from bumps and other hard vibrations. A-B Seamless looping is now on two completely independent loops per drive. Next Track Reserve is designed for seamless jumping between tracks.
Denon Electronics
222 New Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 396-0810
www.del.denon.com

E-MU Upgrades Ultra Sampler
E-MU/ENSONIQ’s Emulator 4 Series samplers, which includes the E5000, E6400, E-Synth and E4XT models, now come with an RFX card. According to the company, this card is a PC board that plugs into an expansion slot inside the Ultra Sampler and adds 32-bit processing, advanced input and output mixing, preset-based multi-effects and routing and supports E-MU’s new 24-bit I/O cards. Based on the DSP-processing “R Chip,” the RFX card supports sixteen, 32-bit stereo effects and feeds any one of 15 discrete output busses. Any sample or audio input can be simultaneously assigned to up to four effects busses, each with their own send amount. Output busses include three main and 12 sub-outputs that can be routed to any output.
E-MU/ENSONIQ
1600 Green Hills Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95067-0015
(831) 438-1921
www.emu.com

Crate Conditions the Power
Crate’s two new power conditioners are designed to protect your equipment from power surges. According to the company, offering dual surge spike protection the LC5-PLC and LC6-PLCV both have EMI/RFI filtration designed to help keep the buzz out of your tone. Eight plugs are located in the front of each unit and the LC6-PCLV has a digital LCD display meter so you can read voltage fluctuation. Both units are backed by a five-year warranty.
Crate Pro Audio/ St. Louis Music, Inc.
1400 Ferguson Avenue
St. Louis, MI 63133
(314) 727-4512
www.crateproaudio.com

DJ Skratch Bags

From ACE comes DJ Skratch Bags, a line of bags designed with the traveling DJ in mind. The KDL-100 Porter comes with wheels and an extendable handle. It holds 100 LPs and is covered in water-resistant nylon. Foam lines the bag to protect your records. The KDT-10, wit its overlapping flap and heavy-duty shoulder straps, holds 50 LPs and has extra storage compartments and pockets for cell phones, record cleaners, slipmats, needles and any other DJ accessory. Ace also has three different CD cases holding 22, 100 or 120 CDs. The KDK-22 CD wallet holds 22 CDs in pockets made of self-cleaning material and has an outside zipper. The KDKW-100 holds 100 CDs, also in pockets made of self-cleaning material, has an outer, zippered accessory pocket and inner pockets for pencils and a scratch pad. Nine clear CD pages let you see your CDs. The biggest of them, the KCD-120 CD case, holds 120 CDs in between three removable partitions. Luggage-grade nylon holds extra pockets and compartments for accessories, protected by foam and a second, inner-zippered lid. Rubber feet and a shoulder strap make transportation easy.
Ace Products Group
630 Las Gallinas Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 492-9600
www.aceproducts.com

Amplifiers From Hafler

The P4000, P3000 and P1500 amplifiers from Hafler are designed for studio, touring or fixed applications. According to the company, the P4000 Transnova DIAMOND (Dynamic Invariant Amplifier Optimized Nodal Drive) is a convection-cooled amplifier designed for the studio market, having 200 watts per channel at 8 ohms. Other features include a full LED display, gain controls, balanced inputs and lateral MOSFET output devices. The P1500 and P3000 Transnova are both designed for studio monitoring, touring sound and fixed installations. Both feature Transnova topology and a slew rate of 100 volts per microsecond, as well as balanced circuitry, 3.25-inch rack mountability and five-way binding post output connectors. LED indicators let you see the status of each channel. The P1500 has 75 watts per channel at 8 ohms, 85 watts per channel at 4 ohms and 170 watts per channel at 8 ohms. The P3000 has 150 watts per channel at 8 ohms, 200 watts per channel at 4 ohms and 400 watts mono at 8 ohms.
Hafler
2055 East 5th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 967-3565
www.hafler.com

Speaker on a Stick
Sennheiser has introduced the D.A.S./Sennheiser Speaker on a Stick, a complete self-contained sound system designed for compact, transportable PA applications. The system is comprised of one D.A.S DS15A self-powered loudspeaker, one Sennheiser E835 Evolution Series cardioid vocal microphone, one SS1 heavy- duty aluminum, tripod speaker stand, one PM200 high-quality microphone stand with boom-arm, and one 21' MC21 microphone cable. The D.A.S. DS15A is a two-way, biamplified loudspeaker capable of providing 121 dB SPLs with built-in crossover, equalization and limiting.
Sennheiser
1 Enterprise Drive
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-9190

Mo’ E-MU
For the project studio producer/remixer comes E-MU’s Xtreme Lead XL-1, a 64-note polyphony MIDI sound module. According to the company, its 32MB sound ROM includes leads, pads, analog synths, deep basses, drum kits, hits and signature E-MU Wall and Edge sounds. Additional features are twelfth-order filters, user-programmable arpeggiators, flexible patch cord architecture and 12 front panel, real-time controls. The XL-1 can be upgraded to include one additional 32MB sound ROM from Proteus 2000.
E-MU/ENSONIQ
1600 Green Hills Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95067-0015
(831) 438-1921
www.emu.com

Vocoder in Effect
If you’re a remixer looking to capitalize on the vocoder craze, Independent Audio will launch DAC’s new FwS VoCoder, which also functions as a 16-frequency and bandwidth filter. Each filter has its own gain setting from unity to fully off in both Filter and VoCoder modes. In VoCoder mode, the frequency content of the MODULATE input is taken and superimposed on the SOURCE input-talking guitars, guitar playing talk drumming voice, voicey strings and brassy guitars. In Filter mode, the frequency gain control settings set the level of each band from unity gain to fully off. The mode setting is continually variable between the two extremes so that the level of each frequency can be boosted to a greater or lesser extent. This is due to the content of the MODULATE input. The TRANSPOSE function takes the MODULATE input frequency content and raises or lowers it by an octave, fully balanced I/O line, mic and guitar MODULATE inputs.
Independent Audio
43 Deerfield Road
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 773-2424
www.independentaudio.com

LytequestPRO LQ-108

The LytequestPRO LQ-108 Mini Apollo White from Gemini is a reversible, slow-turning ball that has 60 white light beams. It rotates a continuous 360-degrees and comes packaged with a bulb. Designed for DJs, clubs and parties, the LQ-108 is backed by a one-year manufacturer warranty.
LytequestPRO
Gemini Sound Products
8 Germak Drive
Carteret, NJ 07008
(732) 969-9000
www.geminidj.com

Latest CoolEdit Pro
Syntrillium has announced the release of Cool Edit Pro version 1.2, the latest version of the multi-track mixing software that allows the user to mix up to 64 tracks with any soundcard. Major features of this latest release of include new Full Reverb, Hard Limiter, Notch Filter, and Pitch Bender effects, RealMedia G2 support, real-time preview and enhanced quality for almost all effects, and automatic silence detection and deletion. Version 1.2 also includes a set of video tutorials that demonstrate how to navigate in Cool Edit Pro and use its main features. Basic Cool Edit Pro features include Time Display, level meters, clip indicators and Mute/Solo/ Record buttons designed to be easy to see. Click and drag controls volume and pan in real time. CoolEdit features Loop, Crossfade, Zoom and Snap clips and can synchronize to video or MIDI through SMPTE or MTC. Multiple Undo and Takes lets you erase your results if you don’t like them.
Syntrillium Software Corporation
P.O. Box 62255
Phoenix, AZ 85082
(888) 941-7100
www.syntrillium.com

GliPro’s GE-15
The GE-15 Pro Series from GliPro is a 19-inch rack-mountable, dual 15-band equalizer. Weighing 8 pounds, it features level control, a low-cut and filter range switch and indicator and an EQ On switch indicator. Designed with mobile DJs in mind, the GE-15’s filter level controls a ground-link switch and input/output connectors (1/4-inch TRS-XLR-RCA) also are included.
GliPro
2691 West 15th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 946-4151

Stick To the Groove

Numark’s Phat Track is a DJ cartridge featuring a self-powered headlight. According to the company, it's tested by professional DJs, and the cobalt blue cartridge has a switch underneath the arm lift that turns on a light for 30 seconds. Weighing 19.8 grams, Phat Track has a frequency response of 20-20,000 Hz, an output voltage of 6mV and a diamond stylus tip. Designed to stick to a record’s groove, the cartridge has a recommended tracking force of 4g and a tracking force range of +/– 1g with a stray capacity of 150pF.
Numark Industries
11 Helmsman Avenue
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 295-9000
www.numark.com

Gemini ‘s UMX-7 Mixer

Gemini’s UMX Series mixer line features ProGlide crossfaders that use VGA technology to process the audio in a voltage controlled amplifier or VCA. By removing the audio processing from the crossfader and channel slides, the VCA technology is designed to lessen the audio’s traveling time and provide precise curve adjustments without sacrificing sound quality. Other features include an assignable crossfader with a curve control knob and a split cue section, gain, high, mid and low tone controls for each channel and three phono/line convertible inputs. The UMX-7 has one line input, one mic input, balanced and unbalanced master outputs, zone and record outputs and a dual mode LED display (master L-R or CH1-CH2). Also featured, among other things, are adjustable assign switches, channel slide curve control, crossfader with curve control knob, crossfader reverse switch and talkover features.
Gemini Sound Products
8 Germak Drive
Carteret, NJ 07008
(732) 969-9000
www.geminidj.com

Speakers from Space

Galaxy Audio’s 17-pound, CORE 8W wedge-shaped monitor loudspeakers have a maximum SPL of 116 dB. This makes their SPL-to-weight ratio rating 6.82. This 16- x 13- x 11.5-inch loudspeaker has a handling capacity of 150 watts at 8 ohms, a sensitivity of 96 dB at 1 watt per meter and a frequency response of 60Hz to 20 kHz. It can be positioned in one of three angles for optimum directivity and its 8-ohm bass reflex cabinet is loaded with a bullet tweeter and 8-inch woofer. The CORE 8W is covered in CORECOAT, an air, water and chemical resistant covering that also deadens sound.
Galaxy Audio
601 East Pawnee
Wichita, KS 67211
(316) 263-2852
www.galaxyaudio.com

GrooveMaker 2.0
For cyber-savvy DJs and studio heads comes the GrooveMaker 2.0. For MAC or Windows, this program can play, mix, randomize, load and import loops on the fly without stopping the music. Its real-time response makes it usable in the studio or live. Almost any loop, including MP3s, can be imported or resyn-chronized in real-time using pan, volume, mute, solo, group, keep and tempo/pitch. External audio sources can also be recorded in real time using your computer’s input. The Virtual Arpeggiator lets you play live synth parts along with your mix while the V-Mix module generates music automatically. Your mix can be exported in stereo or multitrack audio format, with separated tracks for fast editing in an audio sequencer.
IK MultiMedia srl
Modena, Italy
(800) 747-4546
www.groovemaker.com

Carver’s ZR Series
Carver Professional’s ZR300, ZR700 and ZR1200 are three amplifiers in its new ZR Series. All three feature Digital Power Processing (DPP), a technology designed for low THD+Noise and IM distortion levels. Engineered using both predictive and adaptive algorithms, the DPP block modulates input signals using a high-frequency switching pattern. Weighing less than 10 pounds, the ZR300 is a convection-cooled amplifier with 150-watts per channel. The ZR700, at 11 pounds, has 350 watts per channel while the ZR1200, at 13 pounds, is a two-rack space, 600-watt per channel model. It will also feature Universal voltage and switching power supply.
Carver Professional
Division of Phoenix Gold International
9300 North Decatur
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 978-3344

Elation’s El-1303 Rolling Star

The El-1303 Rolling Star and the EL-ST2K Strobe Beam are two new lighting products from Elation Entertainment Products. The El-1303 is a medium-sized merry-go-round effect featuring three, 300-watt, multi-colored balls. The Rolling Star spins continuously, casting 13 different colors on the walls. Designed for medium venues and mobile use, the El-1303 comes with a carrying handle and heavy-duty base to protect it from the wear and tear of transportation. Weighing 16 pounds and standing 21.5- x 21.5- x 11-inches, the Rolling Star is backed by a three-year warranty.
Elation Entertainment Products
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(323) 582-3322
www.elationlighting.com

Stanton’s New Mixers
The SK One from Stanton is a professional performance mixer featuring two line and two phono inputs, gain, 2-band EQ (+9/-26dB) and Pan control on each channel. The PROTEKT system is designed to hide all screws underneath the top panel for smooth fader operation. A photo coupler crossfader system features a reverse function and curve adjustment for each channel fader. Master output of TRS balanced ¼-inch and unbalanced RCA with headphone inputs with volume control and cue pan fader are other features. The SK Two has a 3 band EQ (+9/-26dB) and a phono/line three-way switch with FLASH feature. Its master output is TRS balanced ¼-inch and unbalanced RCA.
The SK Five is designed for the budget conscious. It has two channels, a photo coupler crossfader system, crossfader curve adjustment, the PROTEKT system, crossfader reverse switch and a balanced ¼-inch master output.
Stanton Magnetics
2821 Evans Street
Hollywood, FL 33020
(954) 929-8999
www.stantonmagnetics.com

American Audio’s V4000 Amp
The V4000 amplifier from American Audio has 600 watts per channel at 8 ohm, 1010 watts per channel at 4 ohm and 1650 watts at 8 ohm bridged. Taking up three rack spaces, the V4000 has speak-on and binding post connectors. Front panel LEDs let you know if the amp is in mono, bridge mono or stereo. Its signal path is handled by 80V 10,000 microfarad capacitators designed for problem-free reproduction of large transients. G10 FR4 circuit boards resist shock damage. Other features include a subcrossover switch with 20 to 200 Hz subfrequency knobs on each channel and an input that allows the amplifier to be daisy chained to other amps. Balanced XLR, ¼-inch inputs, a 10 Hz to 40kHz frequency response and power consumption of 40A@120V AC also come with the package.
American Audio
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(800) 322-6337
www.americandj.com