DJzone DJ Magazine - DJ Tools

Pioneer to discontinue the CDJ-1000MK3 in UK

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:57:34 UT

In the UK Pioneer has announced that they are to discontinue production of their groundbreaking CDJ-1000 CD deck, which has been the industry standard for years now.

Acoustica Releases Revolutionary Mixcraft 5 Recording Software

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:54:32 UT

Acoustica Releases Revolutionary Mixcraft 5 Recording Software New Version Brings Professional Audio Features and Video Scoring To Everyone Acoustica has released Mixcraft 5, a powerful new update to their popular Mixcraft recording software. Mixcraft 5 adds video scoring as well as numerous professional audio features, and with an MSRP of US$85.95, Mixcraft 5 is priced at a fraction of the cost of competing products.

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American DJ’s ProLight + Sound Booth To Feature Expanded Revo Series, Revolutionary Lamp Technology

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:43:01 UT

American DJ has a toolchest of lighting innovations in store for those who visit its display at ProLight + Sound trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany March 24-27. The company will show two new additions to its popular Revo Series of LED moonflowers, unveil a ground-breaking moving head with revolutionary Philips 5R lamp technology, and take the wraps off one of its most unusual special effects ever – a clear, see-through fixture named after its look-alike fish!

EAW Introduces the SB1001 Subwoofer

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:36:16 UT

EAW^®, a world leader in audio system solutions, today launched the SB1001 Large-Format Dual-18-Inch-Loaded Subwoofer. The successor to EAW’s legendary SB1000, the new SB1001 is essentially an SB1002 Large Format Flyable Subwoofer without the rigging hardware. The SB1001 is perfectly suited for a wide range of non-flying applications (with rigging hardware available as an optional separate product if desired), including concert touring, arenas, houses of worship, auditoriums/theaters, stage/drum fill monitoring, large dance clubs or any other application requiring articulate, powerful low end.

Tags: EAW

CHAUVET Finds a Niche in the Barbecue Market

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:35:00 UT

CHAUVET lighting retail dealer Pablo Elizondo figured out how to cash in on Texans’ passion for barbecuing by making his own barbecue pit complete with trusses, lights, speakers, plasma TVs and a DJ stand.
“My main concern is growing my business,” said Elizondo, who owns DJ Centro in Houston. “We can rent it out for parties or do catering.”

American DJ Introduces New P64 LED With Master/Slave Capabilities

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 UT

American DJ has made its popular P64 LED par can even better! The company has added Master/Slave capabilities to this award-winning RGB-mixing LED par can with the introduction of the upgraded P64 LED Plus. Now, all it takes is a 3-pin XLR cable to link multiple units of the fixture together, and they will all follow a "master" program -- allowing users to produce a synchronized light show with ease.

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Chauvet displays five new fixtures at ProLight + Sound

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:53:11 UT

CHAUVET, a U.S. based lighting manufacturer with distributors worldwide, will bring five new products for production as well as clubs and DJs to ProLight + Sound trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany.

Denon DN-HC5000 is the world's first professional controller for Serato® ITCH(TM)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:27:00 UT

Boasting the same form factor as Denon's famous twin CD controllers for mobile DJs, the new Denon DN-HC5000 is the world's first professional controller for Serato® ITCH(TM). The DN-HC5000 provides the same control and performance capabilities as the company's long time market leading twin DJCD systems, with dedicated hardware control of Serato's leading DJ software for digital music files.

Tags: Denon, ITCH, Serato

A Little CHAUVET Mayhem Can Go a Long Way

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:44:15 UT

Make a little pandemonium on the dance floor with CHAUVET’s newest fixture, the Mayhem, an LED double barrel, DMX scanner that creates multicolored beams of light with six high-power 3W red, green and blue LEDs.

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Audio-Technica MCB4 Antenna Combiner Eliminates Clutter

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:36:16 UT

Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, offers its new MCB4 IEM Antenna Combiner. The MCB4 allows the signals of up to four A-T M3 Wireless In-Ear Monitor stereo transmitters to be combined onto a single transmitting antenna, reducing rack clutter.

Tags: Audio-Technica

American DJ WiTech 8 Wireless Controller Allows Wirefree Lighting Control

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:28:25 UT

DJs, bands, bars and clubs now have the opportunity to run light shows from anywhere in the club or onstage thanks to American DJ’s WiTech 8 Wireless controller. An 8-channel lighting controller with an included handheld remote, the WiTech 8 can control up to 8 lighting fixtures wirelessly, making it possible to put on a top-notch lighting event without the need for cumbersome wires that make maneuverability difficult.

Tags: American Dj, Lighting Controllers

Stanton introduces RM.416 Mixer For DJs

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:24:02 UT

The RM.416 is the latest in Stanton’s RM (Rack Mount) series of mixers. Stanton, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of professional audio products for DJs, has created an exceptional mixer for the most demanding mobile or club DJ.

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i-Pix launches New 4 & 6 Lamp Power Bars

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:21:11 UT

The BB1 is a sealed, low voltage, self-contained fixture, requiring only power and data, offering completely homogenised optics for the smoothest of output and available in either 20 or 35 degree beam angles. It's powerful customised RGB LED light engine has incredible colour mixing capabilities including the effortless sourcing of tungsten and daylight colour temperatures. The BB1 is fully RDM/DMX enabled, with remote address mode and detailed fixture feedback.

Tags: i-pix

YOU MAY NOW KISS THE DJ!

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:10:00 UT

When Jimmie Hontz Jr. and Rachel Welch exchanged their vows before a minister on their very special wedding day on Wednesday, February 10th, their wedding was traditional in every way; there were flowers, a tiered wedding cake, champagne, a minister and about 500 DJs!

American DJ Revo Rave Gets Rave Reviews

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:30:00 UT

DJs and clubs everywhere will soon be raving about “the Rave” � the exciting new Revo Rave from American DJ. The latest addition to ADJ’s top-selling Revo Series of RGBW LED moonflower effects, the “Rave” is one of the most compact, yet revved-up Revos to date, making it a great choice for mobile entertainers who want portability with a punch. Although it weighs only 9 lbs., the Revo Rave is packed with 162 high-powered LEDs (48 red, 36 green, 42 blue and 36 white) . . .. so it’s one petite powerhouse of an effect!

Tags: American DJ Revo Rave