Summer NAMM 2007 Remix Report Part 3: DJ Gear
Although Summer NAMM is not known for being a big draw for DJ gear announcements, I did come across a few interesting new products, mostly from American Audio. Numark also showed their impressive new line of products, which were announced earlier but are now starting to become available.
American Audio
American Audio’s new flagship DJ mixer is the MX-1400 DSP, a 4-channel mixer with the following built-in digital effects: Echo, Auto Pan, Flanger, Manual Filter, Auto Filter, Reverb, Trans & Pitch Shifter. Any effect can be assigned to any of the inputs, which include: 3 phono, 4 lines, 4 aux and 3 mic inputs. In addition, there are balanced XLR outputs and S/PDIF digital outputs.
At a list price of $599, the 15 lb. mixer also includes a Master & Cue BPM analyzer, crossfader assign on each channel, adjustable rossfader curve, Q-Start and a recessed back panel for better access.
The MX-1400 mixer is basically the same as the MX-1400 DSP, but without the built-in digital effects. It has a list price of $419.
American Audio’s other notable recent product was the CK-1000 MP3, an all-inclusive tabletop unit that includes two CD/MP3 players with digital scratching and a mixer for $699 retail.
Numark
Numark revealed that its D2 Director rackmount dual digital music file player is now shipping. and theat the iDJ2 and hightly anticipated Total Control will be shipping withing a month.
In another piece of news, Numark is now distributing the MixMeister DJ software programs MixMeister Fusion (pictured) and MixMeister Studio. Both programs seems to bridge the difference between traditional deck-oriented DJ software and DAW programs. The MixMeister apps are made for DJs and DJing live, but using a DAW-style timeline interface to expand a person’s potential to create remixes and more creative performances. Fusion is the more full-featured of the two programs.
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