MediaFORM's CD-5400

MediaFORM has introduced a standalone CD-R duplicator capable of duplicating four CDs simultaneously. “One button operation” lets users copy directly from a master. Multiple masters can be stored to the CD-5400’s internal A/V rated hard drive. The unit is DVD upgradeable.
MediaFORM
400 Eagleview Blvd. Suite 104
Exton, PA 19341
(610) 458-9200
www.mediaform.com

MIDI Made Easy

Akai Musical Instrument Corporation has introduced the MPC200XL, a MIDI production center that combines a sampling drum machine and 64-track sequencer. Designed to function as the centerpiece of a MIDI studio, the MPC2000XL builds on the success of the MCP2000, according to Akai. The unit has 16-bit stereo sampling and 32-voice polyphony. It comes equipped with 2 MB RAM, expandable to 32MB. Each voice has dynamic resonant filters, new time stretch capability, graphic cut-and-paste sample editing and resampling capabilities. New software tools include timestretch, resampling, device naming capability, MIDI soft thru, multi-track recording, and simultaneous playback of a second sequence. The new unit is compatible with all MPC2000 disks, and can also load samples from Akai’s S-Series sound library. It supports Akai’s SampleVerb 4-bus digital multi-effects processor, allowing users to work with up to six different effects simultaneously. SampleVerb offers two multi-effects channels that include distortion, EQ, flanging, chorus, phrasing, stereo pitch shift, ring modulation, auto-panning, rotary speaker emulator, delay/echo and reverb. Storage options include hard drive, CD-ROM, Zip and Jaz disks.
Akai Musical Instrument Corporation
4710 Mercantile Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76137
(817) 831-9203
www.akai.com

Look Ma, No Hum

ServoDrive has introduced the new HummFree ground loop hum eliminator. The HummFree uses proprietary circuitry invented by Thomas Danley rather than active circuitry or balanced line transformers. This proprietary circuitry allows the audio signal to pass through without any alteration, allowing the frequency response to range from DC to VHF to UHF without any degradation to the signal quality. The HummFree is designed to operate anywhere ground loop occurs. The HummFree reduces 60-cycle ground loop hum by a factor of 1,000, and this reduction improves as the frequency increases.
ServoDrive, Inc.
1940 Lehigh Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 724-5500
www.servodrive.com

Where's The Party?

The new Party Gobo Lamp from American DJ Supply is a miniature rotating mirror ball gobo projector with a half mirror ball and four interchangeable gobo patterns. The mirror ball rotates 360 degrees at 3 rpm, for a reflection of gobos across walls, ceilings and other flat surfaces. The Party Gobo Lamp comes with a standard white lamp, but American DJ’s color gel filters in colors like shocking pink, electric blue, and magenta can change the mood and look of the light.
American DJ Supply
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
www.americandj.com
(800) 322-6337

Cakewalk Finds the Groove
Cakewalk has signed a licensing agreement with Italy’s IK Multimedia Production to exclusively distribute GrooveMaker and GrooveMaker MAX in North America. GrooveMaker, a loop-based mixing software for creating electronic dance music, is a real-time, random, remixable groove generator, compatible with both Macs and PCs. The MAX edition includes two additional loop library CD-ROMs. Real-time mixing allows musical samples to be loaded and mixed “on the spot” without interrupting the groove that is being played. Hailed as a “Rave-in-the-Box” by Cakewalk, the software provides samples of a variety of instruments, including bass, percussion, synthesizers, pads, vocals and effects. The Virtual Synth Arpeggiator allows users to play live along with any remix. It also offers 99 synth sounds, more than 30 presets, and a “smart-notes” function to ensure users always play in key with the current mix. The V-Mix “Virtual DJ” automatically generates hours of random remixes without repeating the same groove twice, while the GrooveSequencer module lets users arrange custom grooves into a full-length remix that can be saved as a stereo wave file or as eight individual stereo tracks.
Cakewalk
5 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 441-7870
www.cakewalk.com

Gemini Intros Anti-Shock CD

Gemini Sound Products’ new CD-240 dual transport CD player offers 20 seconds of anti-shock with its buffer memory, ensuring that vibrations from bass cabinets and jolts to the unit will not cause skipping or missed beats. A Robo start control button gives automatic sequencing playback between both transports. When the track on transport one ends, the track on transport two automatically kicks on. The unit also offers digital output, variable pitch 4-, 8-, and 16-percent, frame accurate jobwheel search, cue to music, direct access, single-auto cue/continuous play, three position time display and pitch bend.
Gemini Sound Products Corp.
8 Germak Drive
Carteret, NJ 07008
(732) 969-9000
www.geminidj.com

Management Software for Mobiles
Neodyn, Ltd. has released DJ Pro 3.0 for Windows 95/98. Rewritten from the ground up, this update to DJ Pro 2.5 offers client and event management, among other tasks it can perform. The software will look up client, schedule events, track accounts receivable and generate custom contracts and letters. The software also includes Media Pro, a database tool to manage song lists.
Neodyn
935 N. Main Street
Naperville, IL 60563
(630 369-5688
www.djpro.net

Technology EONs Ahead

JBL Professional has introduced the latest in the EON Series of portable loudspeaker systems, the EON1500. The EON1500 uses a 15-inch two-way speaker system with a molded one-piece baffle and integral 60-by-90-degree constant directivity horn. The newest EON also has a liquid cooled titanium-diaphragm compression driver and JBL’s patented Sonic Guard circuitry to protect the driver from overpowering. The system can be used as a main PA speaker or a floor monitor. The unit has dual Ľ-inch phone jack inputs and integral 35-mm pole mount receptacle with securing thumbscrew.
JBL Professional
8500 Balboa Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91329
(818) 894-8850
www.jblpro.com

Headphones From Sony

Sony Electronics, Inc. has introduced the MDR-V700DJ studio monitor series DJ headphones. These headphones have swivel earcups for DJ and remix applications that are reversible for added flexibility. The 50-mm diameter driver has reference quality sound, and high-energy neodymium magnets. The headphones offer 3000-mw power handling, and include a stereo unimatch plug for phone jacks and minijacks.
Sony Electronics, Inc.
1 Sony Drive
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
www.sony.com

Triple the Fog

American DJ has just introduced three new foggers – the Volcano, the Stallion and the Dyno-Fog – designed to fill a wide range of fogging needs. All three units are ETL and ETLC listed and designed for 120V operations. The Volcano is a continuous output fog haze machine that distributes 2,500 cubic feet of smoke per minute evenly throughout a room. The machine uses Electronic Thermo Sensing to produce a thinner, whiter fog. The Volcano has an initial warm-up time of four minutes, and includes a remote timer for output and interval control. The Stallion, a high-volume fog machine designed for large venues, produces 10,000 cubic feet of fog per minute. The Stallion has a 1300-W heater and also uses ETS technology for continuous heating regulation. The unit has an initial warm up time of five minutes, and holds two liters of fog fluid in a removable container.
The Dyno-Fog is a lightweight, medium-duty unit designed with the mobile DJ in mind. This 10-pound machine produces 4,000 cubic feet of fog per minute with a 1,000-W heater, and has a warm up time of five minutes. The unit comes with a hanging bracket for easy mounting.
American DJ Supply
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, CA 90058
( 800) 322-6337
www.americandj.com

Computer Mixing
Fidelity Media announced the release of MegaSeg 1.1 music mixer, which supports MP3 playback via Quicktime 4. The latest version adds new CD- and file-importing features, faster audio starts and improved user interface. MegaSeg allows DJs to put large music libraries on iMac or PowerBook computers, eliminating the need to transport CDs and players to gigs.
Fidelity Media
1 Henson Place, Suite A
Champaign, IL 61820
(877) 634-2734
www.megaseg.com