The Gladiator

Martin Professional
3015 Greene Street
Hollywood, FL 33020
(954) 927-3005
www.martin.dk
The Glaciator from Jem is designed to do the work of three phase fog machines on a 13-amp power supply and a bottle of Jem Standard Heavy Fog Fluid. The Glaciator is a fully integrated, self contained, “plug-in and go” low fog generating system, which means that it doesn’t need CO2 cylinders and separate fog machines to work. Compatible with all external DMX sources, the Glaciator has an optional Power Ducting Adapter (PDA) that lets you attach ducting to the front of the machine so you can pump heavy fog to those more awkward locations, like, say, the bathrooms. The adapter has a built-in booster fan that helps project the effect along longer lengths of ducting. Other features include an on-board fog control and temperature monitoring, auto timer facility, and DMX input for external control.

Get A Grip
Setwear
8030 Remmet Avenue #14
Canoga Park, CA 91304
(877) SETWEAR
(818) 340-0540
www.setwear.com Circle RS 3
Looking for a way to protect those precious digits from the rigors of the DJ booth? Setwear has come out with its M-Pact Fingerless Gloves so you can do just that. The glove features pull-tabs so you can get into and out of your gloves easier while a gel pad in the palms and between your index finger and thumb insulates you from impact and vibrations. Neoprene knuckle panels make sure your knuckles stay flexible.

Phatta Then Your Momma

Syntaur Productions
1418 N. Walnut Avenue
New Braunfels, TX 78130
830-627-1530
www.syntaur.com
Created in a joint venture between Akai and Syntaur Productions, Akai’s latest addition to its MPC sounds library is three samples, packaged neatly in CD ROM form for your MPC2000 and MPC2000XL samplers. Titled “Drumz Phatta Than Momma,” the CD ROM holds 1,080 kicks, 900 snares and rimshots, plus 900 hi-hats and percussion sounds. Lest you think these sounds come to you untouched, Akai has already tweaked and programmed them on the MPC itself. Every pad in all four banks is programmed with a different drum sound, so you wind up with 64 different sounds per drum kit.

Primera Composer

Primera Technology
Two Carlson Parkway
North Plymouth, MN 55447-4446
(763) 475- 6676
www.primeratchnology.com
Looking for a way to copy a lot of CDs without waiting around forever? The ComposerPro Optical Disc Duplicator thinks it could be the answer to your prayers. Designed for high volume replication, the ComposerPro uses dual CD-R or DVD-R recorders and a large media input bin to record. You can print up to 100 discs of your demo per batch. You can also duplicate any digital information, including music, audio, video and photo. Just like those carnival games, a “pick-and-place” robotic arm picks up discs from the input bin and puts them in the CD-R or DVD-R recorders. After they’re recorded, discs are placed to an optional Primera Technology ink-jet or thermal transfer optical disc printer where they can be printed up in full color (up to 2400 dpi). The ComposerPro is designed so that once a job is started, you can leave it to finish by itself. ComposerPro comes with PrimoCD Pro duplication software.

Community MVP

Community Professional Loudspeakers
333 East Fifth Street
Chester, PA 19013
(610) 876-3400
www.loudspeakers.net
The new six-speaker MVP Series from Community features three full-range, two-way cabinets, a pair of floor monitors and Thermal Link high-frequency driver protection. The line is built with a low-mass, high frequency compression driver with a non-metallic diaphragm so distortion isn’t a big concern. The Thermal Link circuit is designed to automatically adjust to a changing protective threshold, based on driver temperature. Solid state and self-resetting, this network lets each enclosure run at maximum output without the risk of speaker damage. Each enclosure is made of MDF board covered with black carpeting. Rubber feet, recessed handles, Ľ-inch input connectors and perforated 16-gauge steel grilles come with all models. Interlocking corner protectors protect your speakers from the rigors of stacking and T-nut mounting points are also included.

Calling All Divas

Shure Incorporated
222 Hartrey Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202-3596
(847) 866-2200
www.shure.com
Shure’s Beta 58 Vocal Artist UHF is designed to combine the performance of the supercardioid Beta 58A with the interference-free quality of the UT Series wireless technology. The Beta Vocal Artist uses Shure’s MARCAD diversity circuitry, so reception is optimized and dropouts eliminated. The system has a transmitter range of up to 100 meters and can be used with up to eight systems at once. Shure is also making nine new UT wireless frequencies so you can take full advantage of the mic and actually use eight systems at once.

Steinberg's In NUENDO

Steinberg North America
21354 Nordoff Street #110
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 678-5106
www.us.steinberg.net
Steinberg´s NUENDO DD8 converter is a compact 1U 19-inch rack-mounting device that converts digital signals in ADAT, TDIF and AES/EBU. With its eight channels of AES/EBU input and output and switchable 24-bit sample rate converters (SRC), it’s designed to allow for both highest quality sample rate conversion and clock unlinking of all AES/EBU inputs. The DD8’s three basic functionalities are conversion between digital formats, sample rate conversion and digital patch bay functionality for splitting digital signals. All of the DD8’s digital I/Os support 96kHz/24-bit. As ADAT optical and TDIF are usually restricted to 48kHz, the DS mode (double speed) lets two channels be used for the transmission of one channel’s data. The sample split algorithm used is compatible to S/MUX and Double Wide, and is also used in the Nuendo 8 I/O, Nuendo 8 I/O 96k and the Nuendo 96/52 PCI audio card so you can use the Nuendo DD8 with any of the Nuendo hardware components. Other features include Intelligent Clock Control (ICC), SyncCheck, SyncAlign, Bitclock PLL, digital patchbay functions, and active jitter reduction through SD-PLL and 96kHz/24bit sample rate conversion. AES/EBU to ADAT/TDIF and ADAT/TDIF to AES/EBU work both entirely independently and intelligently coupled. Dedicated LEDs display the state of the incoming and outgoing signals and all operations currently running inside the device.

The Studio Collection

Native Instruments Software
Schlesische Strasse 28
Berlin, D-10997 Germany
(49) 30 611035
(800) 665-0030
www.native-instruments.com
Native Instruments’ Studio Collection gives you virtual instruments for both RTAS and DigiDesign’s newly developed HTDM interface. Featuring the B4 organ with a new software extension that gives the B4 the sound of a Vox, Farfisa, and a Harmonium, the collection also includes the PRO-52 vintage synth and the drum sampler Battery. RTAS and HTDM interfaces integrate Native Instruments’ software into ProTools. Its plug-ins support recall of settings, full automation (including ProControl and Control 24 remote control support), and multiple instantiation. The NI RTAS/HTDM plug-ins are processed by the host computer and operate transparently with Pro Tools TDM and LE systems.

Axis DMX Lighting Controller

Axis Entertainment
910 John Page Drive
San Antonio, TX 78228
(210) 738-2947
www.axisdmx.com
Axis Entertainment introduces a revolution in computerized lighting control. The Axis DMX Controller software package allows users to create automatic organized random sequences at the touch of a button. Other features include live manipulation of fixture properties, MIDI input, Lighting and Media scheduler, built in strobe console, and many other features found in higher priced hardware consoles. At an extremely competitive price the package is available with a USB, ISA, or PCI slot hardware interface.

Vinyl Toolbox

American Audio
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
800 333-0644
www.americandj.com
American Audio has aspiring turntablists in mind. The DJ Tool Kit includes two American Audio TTD-2500 MKII turntables, a two-channel XDM-250T mixer and an instructional video that features DJ Skilz. The turntable features touch start/stop control, 33 rpm and 45rpm buttons with LEDs, strobe illuminator, retractable guide lights, +\- 10 pitch control and adjustable tonearm, in addition to the customary dust cover, slip mat 45-rpm adapter and cartridge. The XDM-250T mixer includes American Audio’s Feather Fader Plus, designed, according to the company, for smoother and faster crossfades. The fader uses a VCA voltage control to operate the fader, rather than sliders, so it doesn’t wear out as quickly. The mixer also gives you three kill switches for bass, mid and treble on each channel so you can shut off your music instantly. Other features include a two-band equalizer, high output headphone, cue mixing, split cue monitoring and clean signal to noise ratio.

Basketcase
Peavey Electronics
711 “A” Street
Meridian, MS 39301
(601) 483-5365
www.peavey.com
If you’re the proud owner of a Peavey Black Widow or Scorpion woofer, Peavey’s field-replaceable baskets are designed to give you an easy and cost-effective method to quickly get blown speakers back into action. These durable, self-operational baskets are designed to be quick and easy to replace — all that’s required of you is removing three screws and lifting the magnet structure off the basket frame. After cleaning and lowering the magnet structure down into the new basket assembly, align the screws and tighten. Voila! You have a working speaker.