Electronic Musician

Apr 19, 2012 12:00AM

Roundup – A New Mixer Paradigm

Mixing used to mean one thing: A large piece of analog hardware with inputs, outputs, buses, and lots of controls.

Mar 15, 2012 12:00AM

Pioneer has identified an issue with a batch of DJM-900nexus mixers. Connecting certain headphones from other manufacturers with the volume set to a high level can trigger a protective circuit to unnecessarily power down the unit. This issue has now been corrected with the company's most recent production models as March 23, 2011.

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Mar 10, 2011 1:01PM

Pioneer Electronics DJM-900nexus

The DJM-900nexus mixer features a variety of advanced sound effects that allow DJs to have more creative expressions while mixing their music. Three new Sound Color FX (space, dub echo and gate/comp), two Beat Effects (Spiral and Melodic) and an X-Pad control were added to the mixer to enhance the user''s performance.

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Jan 12, 2011 3:56PM

Hercules DJ 4Set

The Hercules DJ 4Set features a slim and compact design (13.7x9.8 inches) but is also large enough for comfortable mixing, with lots of space between the controls. It also includes non-slip feet. The two large touch-sensitive jog wheels, measuring 12cm in diameter, feature touch sensors on their top surface that detect the weight of the DJ's hand and enable Touch Wheel mode, allowing the user to stop/restart playback, or engage in scratching.

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Oct 21, 2010 12:37PM

Denon DJ DN-X1600 Gets Scratch Pro Certification

Denon's digital DJ mixer has received Native Instruments™ Traktor Scratch Pro certification. “Traktor Scratch Pro”-certified products are premium-quality mixers with integrated audio interfaces (sound cards) that meet the highest standards for professional sound quality and seamless integration within a Traktor Scratch Pro setup. The certification will ensure that the DN-X1600 will work in perfect harmony with Traktor Scratch Pro.

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Oct 14, 2010 11:59AM

Allen & Heath Xone:DB4

This fully digital, high-performance DJ mixer features a unique Quad FX Core DSP engine, providing four FX bpm loop-record engines with channel EQ filters. Other features are multichannel USB audio with MIDI, analog and digital I/O, input source matrix, easy-to-read OLED display screen and USB for recalling user setups.

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